73rd season of the ARCA Menards Series West
Trevor Huddleston , the defending ARCA Menards Series West champion.The2026 ARCA Menards Series West will be the 73rd season of theARCA Menards Series West , a regionalstock car racing series sanctioned byNASCAR in the United States. The season will begin on February 28 atKevin Harvick's Kern Raceway with theWest Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 and will end with theNAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at the same track on October 31.
Trevor Huddleston entered the season as the defending series champion.[ 1]
All other teams that ran full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2025 have yet to announce their 2026 plans.
The full schedule was announced on December 2, 2025.[ 27] [ 28]
Notes:
The race at Phoenix in March is a combination race with theARCA Menards Series (highlighted in gold). Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed. No Race title Track Location Date 1 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway Bakersfield ,California February 28 2 General Tire 150 Phoenix Raceway Avondale ,Arizona March 7 3 ARCA Menards Series West 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame Tucson Speedway Tucson ,Arizona April 11 4 Shasta 150 Shasta Speedway Anderson, California May 2 5 Colorado 150 Colorado National Speedway Dacono ,Colorado May 24 6 NAPA Auto Care 150 Tri-City Raceway West Richland ,Washington June 6 7 General Tire 200 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma ,California June 26 8 Portland 112 Portland International Raceway Portland ,Oregon August 8 9 NAPA Auto Parts 150 All American Speedway Roseville ,California September 5 10 Madera 150 presented by Madera Ford and the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame Madera Speedway Madera ,California September 26 11 Star Nursery 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring Las Vegas ,Nevada October 2 12 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona October 19 13 NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway Bakersfield ,California October 31
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