2019_ARCA_Menards_Series

2019 ARCA Menards Series

2019 ARCA Menards Series

67th season of the ARCA Menards Series

The 2019 ARCA Menards Series was the 67th season of the ARCA Menards Series. Christian Eckes of Venturini Motorsports won the championship over teammate Michael Self. Eckes became the first champion since Tim Steele in 1997 to win the title after missing a race during the season.

Christian Eckes, the 2019 ARCA Menards Series champion.
Michael Self finished second behind Eckes in the championship by just 25 points.
Bret Holmes finished third in the championship.

On February 9, 2019, hours before the season-opening Lucas Oil 200, ARCA announced that the series would be renamed to the ARCA Menards Series for at least 2019 and 2020. Menards had previously been a presenting sponsor for ARCA.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Notes

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    It was a Dale Shearer Racing entry using Kimmel Racing's owner points.

Changes

Teams

  • On Point Motorsports has announced plans to enter the series part-time in 2019.[2]
  • GMS Racing announced a re-entry into ARCA for 2019 with Sam Mayer as driver.[3]
  • KBR Development announced a full schedule for 2019 with technical support from GMS, up from a three-race venture in 2018 with a renumbered 28 car. To help the effort, KBR purchased some assets of MDM Motorsports.[4]

Drivers

  • On October 24, 2018, it was announced that Christian Eckes will run full-time for Venturini Motorsports in 2019. Eckes had run part-time with VMS in 2016, 2017 and 2018.[5]
  • On October 26, 2018, Corey Heim announced a schedule of thirteen events for the 2019 season in the No. 22 for Chad Bryant Racing.[6]
  • On November 2, 2018, it was announced that Chandler Smith would return to Venturini Motorsports for the 2019 season for 11 races. Smith will run mostly short track events due to age restrictions.[7]
  • On November 24, 2018, it was announced that Carson Hocevar and KBR Development will run the Sioux Chief Short Track Challenge in 2019.[8]
  • On November 30, 2018, it was announced that Natalie Decker will run a partial schedule with DGR-Crosley in 2019. She ran full-time for Venturini Motorsports in 2018.[9]
  • On December 6, 2018, Sam Mayer and GMS Racing announced a seven-race partnership.[3]
  • On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Harrison Burton will drive the Venturini Motorsports No. 20 Toyota for five races in 2019. Burton drove for MDM Motorsports in 2018.[10]
  • On January 11, 2019, Michael Self announced a full-season schedule with Venturini Motorsports in the organization's No. 25 entry. Self ran half the 2018 schedule with Venturini.[11]
  • Connor Okrzesik announced that he will make his ARCA debut in the race at Five Flags Speedway on March 9.[12]
  • On March 1, 2019, it was announced that Hailie Deegan signed a six-race deal to drive for Venturini Motorsports in the 2019 season.[13]
  • On March 22, 2019, Chad Bryant Racing announced that Ty Majeski would be in their No. 22 car for 5 races. Majeski ran a part-time season with Roush-Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2018.[14] Majeski would later add Talladega to his schedule.
  • On March 26, 2019, Venturini Motorsports and Gavin Harlien confirmed a 3 race deal in the No. 55 entry.[15]
  • In April 2019, it was revealed that Tommy Vigh Jr. would run the full season with Fast Track Racing in the No. 10 car and run for Rookie of the Year after running a partial schedule with the team in 2018.[16]

Crew chiefs

Schedule

Field at Madison
Cars at Elko

The full schedule was released on November 21, 2018.[20] The schedule remains largely unchanged from 2018. Although some tracks swapped dates throughout the season, the only track from 2018 to be excluded in 2019 was Berlin Raceway. In turn, the only track to be added to the schedule was Five Flags Speedway. For the first time in series history, every race was aired live.[21] 12 races were broadcast on MAVTV, while 6 were covered by FS1 and the last 2 was covered by FS2.[22][23][24]

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Results and standings

Races

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Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

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See also

References

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    "Menards Becomes Title Sponsor of ARCA Series". Speed Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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    Wilson, Steven B. "Christian Eckes, Venturini Motorsports Together Again for Full ARCA Slate in 2019". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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    Krall, Charles. "Corey Heim Teams With Chad Bryant Racing for 2019 Sioux Chief Short Track Challenge Title". arcaracing.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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    Krall, Charles. "Chandler Smith Re-Signs for 11 Races with Venturini Motorsports in 2019". arcaracing.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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    Krall, Chalres. "Decker Teams With DGR-Crosley for Mixed Schedule in 2019". www.arcaracing.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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    "Harrison Burton signs on for five-race ARCA deal with Venturini Motorsports". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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    Weaver, Matt. "Michael Self, Sinclair Oil to chase ARCA championship with Venturini Motorsports". Autoweek. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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    Krall, Charles. "Connor Okrzesik Wins ARCA/CRA SpeedFest in Cordele; ARCA Racing Series Debut Set for Five Flags". arcaracing.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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    "Hailie Deegan joins Venturini Motorsports for six ARCA Menards Series events". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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    Krall, Charles. "ARCA Midwest Tour Champion Ty Majeski to Make Five ARCA Menards Series Starts with Chad Bryant Racing". arcaracing.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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    "Off-Road Racing Star Gavin Harlien Set To Make Jump to ARCA Series with Venturini Motorsports". ThePitLane.org. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
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    Soquet, William. "ARCA: Oil pump issues sideline Brad Smith in historically short ARCA race". LASTCAR. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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    "Joe Gibbs Racing sets crew chief lineup, Gabehart to lead No. 11 team". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
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    "News and notes from the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards test session at Daytona International Speedway". arcaracing.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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    Bonkowski, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Wayne Carroll to serve as Landon Cassill's crew chief, Tony Furr moves to ARCA team". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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    "2019 ARCA schedule released". RacingNews.co. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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    Weaver, Matt (January 29, 2019). "Every ARCA race will air live on TV in 2019". Autoweek. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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    Radebaugh, Don. "ARCA, MAVTV Announce Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement". arcaracing.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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    Krall, Charles. "ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Schedule Released; 20 Races at 18 Tracks on Tap for 2019". arcaracing.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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    Krall, Charles. "Fox Sports Announces 2019 ARCA Broadcast Dates". arcaracing.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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