The 2026 ARCA Menards Series West is the 73rd season of the ARCA Menards Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on February 28 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway with the Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame and will end with the NAPA 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]
Note: If a driver is listed as their own crew chief for a particular race, that means that their entry in that race was a start and park.
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Hailie Deegan | Mario Isola | [2] |
| 19 | Mason Massey | Ty Joiner | [3] | ||
| Ford | High Point Racing | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | Jeff Schrader | [4] |
| Jan's Towing Racing with Kennealy Keller Motorsports | 1 | Robbie Kennealy | Brian Kizer | [5] [6] | |
| 71 | Cole Denton (R) | Chris Greaney | |||
| Toyota | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Sean Hingorani 1 | Michael Muñoz | [7] [8] |
| Taylor Reimer 1 | |||||
| TBA 11 | |||||
| Jerry Pitts Racing | 5 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Dustin Ash | [9] | |
| 7 | Gavin Ray (R) | R. J. Johnson | [10] | ||
| Nitro Motorsports | 15 | Mia Lovell (R) | Ryan London | [11] [12] | |
| 25 | Julian DaCosta (R) | Danny Johnson | [13] [14] [12] | ||
Notes
The full schedule was announced on December 2, 2025. [31] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on October 4. [32]
Notes:
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | Jade Avedisian | Sean Hingorani | Mason Massey | Chevrolet | 19 | Bill McAnally Racing | Report |
| 2 | General Tire 150 | Carson Brown | Carson Brown | Carson Brown | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
| Reference: [33] | ||||||||
Notes:
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.