TEMPERANCE, Mich. — The ARCA Menards Sequence West schedule has been introduced, with 13 races set at 11 tracks unfold throughout six states.
The ARCA Menards Sequence West calendar will broaden from 12 races to 13 in 2026, probably the most since 2019.
Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway will open the season and, for the primary time since 2018, shut the season, whereas the mixture race with the ARCA Menards Sequence at Phoenix Raceway strikes to a Thursday night time slot the week after the opener.
“The ARCA Menards West Sequence continues with its established mixture of high-profile main occasions together with the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence and NTT IndyCar Sequence, plus races at tradition-rich brief tracks throughout the west area,” stated ARCA President Ron Drager. “Since 1954 the West Sequence has delivered high quality inventory automobile racing at a few of the most well-known and revered venues and the 2026 schedule guarantees extra of the identical.”
The ARCA Menards Sequence West will open and shut at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, with the opener on February 28 and the finale on October 31. It marks the second consecutive 12 months and fourth total that the season will begin on the half-mile oval in Bakersfield, California, and the third time the monitor has hosted the season finale.
Brief tracks proceed to make up the majority of the schedule, with Shasta Speedway returning after a 12 months off, becoming a member of Tucson Speedway, Colorado Nationwide Speedway, Tri-Metropolis Raceway, All-American Speedway, Madera Speedway, and The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Two highway course races are once more on the schedule, with the occasion at Sonoma Raceway joined by the annual cease at Portland Worldwide Raceway.
Phoenix Raceway will host two races, with the primary being the sequence’ solely mixture race with the ARCA Menards Sequence. Each the March race and the October race will likely be together with the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence.
California will host six races, and Arizona is subsequent with three. Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada will host one every.
has turn into custom, a number of brief monitor occasions will likely be supported by Ken Clapp’s West Coast Inventory Automobile Motorsports Corridor of Fame, together with races at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, Shasta Speedway, Madera Raceway, All American Speedway, and The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Races at Phoenix Raceway, Sonoma Raceway, and The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will likely be together with the NASCAR nationwide sequence; the race at Portland Worldwide Raceway will likely be held together with the NTT Information IndyCar Sequence, which additionally joins the March Phoenix weekend.
2026 ARCA Menards Sequence West Schedule
Feb. 28 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway Bakersfield, Calif.
March 5 Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Ariz.
April 11 Tucson Speedway Tucson, Ariz.
Might 2 Shasta Speedway Shasta, Calif.
Might 23 Colorado Nationwide Speedway, Dacono, Colo.
June 6 Tri-Metropolis Raceway West Richland, Wash.
June 26 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif.
Aug. 8 Portland Worldwide Raceway Portland, Ore.
Sept. 5 All-American Speedway Roseville, Calif.
Sept. 26 Madera Speedway Madera, Calif.
Oct. 2 The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, Nev.
Oct. 17 Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Ariz.
Oct. 31 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway Bakersfield, Calif.
