2017 ARCA Racing Series
The 2017 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 65th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 18 with the Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire and ended on October 20 with the Kansas 150. Austin Theriault, driving for the Ken Schrader Racing team, won the drivers' championship on the strength of seven wins. Dalton Sargeant, winner of three races, was runner-up to Theriault.
| 2017 ARCA Racing Series | |||
| Previous: | 2016 | Next: | 2018 |
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Austin Theriault, the 2017 ARCA champion.
Dalton Sargeant finished second behind Theriault in the championship.
Shane Lee finished third in the championship.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Bret Holmes Racing | 23 | Bret Holmes (R) |
| Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 78 | Kyle Weatherman 7 | |
| Tyler Roahrig 1 | |||
| Cole Anderson 1 | |||
| Ryan Repko 1 | |||
| Trevor Noles 1 | |||
| Justin Haley 2 | |||
| Chase Purdy 2 | |||
| Sheldon Creed 2 | |||
| Myatt Snider 1 | |||
| Blaine Perkins 1 | |||
| Ford | Cole Custer 1 | ||
| Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Shane Lee | |
| 77 | Dalton Sargeant | ||
| James Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith | |
| Max Force Racing | 9 | Thomas Praytor | |
| RFMS Racing | 27 | A. J. Fike 15 | |
| Travis Braden 4 | |||
| P. J. Jones 1 | |||
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Matt Tifft 1 |
| Riley Herbst (R) 19 | |||
| Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Leilani Münter 1 | |
| Christian Eckes 10 | |||
| Spencer Davis 2 | |||
| Kyle Benjamin 1 | |||
| Noah Gragson 3 | |||
| Tanner Thorson 1 | |||
| Cole Rouse 2 | |||
| 25 | Tom Hessert 5 | ||
| Raphaël Lessard 3 | |||
| Natalie Decker 6 | |||
| Spencer Davis 4 | |||
| Tanner Thorson 1 | |||
| Christopher Bell 1 | |||
| 55 | Noah Gragson 2 | ||
| Zane Smith (R) 11 | |||
| Frankie Kimmel 2 | |||
| Bo LeMastus 2 | |||
| Tom Berte 1 | |||
| Natalie Decker 1 | |||
| Spencer Davis 1 | |||
| Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Gus Dean | |
| 33 | Justin Fontaine (R) 13 | ||
| Mason Mingus 2 | |||
| Terry Jones 1 [N 1] | |||
| Tyler Dippel 3 | |||
| Austin Wayne Self 1 | |||
| Chevrolet 2 Ford 14 Toyota 4 |
Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Austin Theriault (R) |
| Chevrolet 9 Ford 11 |
Hixson Motorsports | 2 | Eric Caudell (R) |
| Chevrolet 17 Ford 3 |
Hixson Motorsports 17 Ciccarelli Racing 1 Universe Racing 2 |
3 | Mike Senica 5 |
| Steve Fox 3 [N 2] | |||
| Ray Ciccarelli 1 [N 3] | |||
| Bobby Dale Earnhardt 3 | |||
| Rick Tackman 3 | |||
| Ron Cox 1 | |||
| Joe Cooksey 2 | |||
| Darrell Basham 1 | |||
| Richard Hauck 1 | |||
| Chevrolet 5 Dodge 12 Ford 3 |
Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Con Nicolopoulos 14 |
| Don Thompson 2 | |||
| Mark Meunier 3 | |||
| James Swanson 1 | |||
| Chevrolet 19 [N 4] Ford 1 |
06 | Scott Edwards 1 | |
| Mark Blasingim 1 | |||
| Mark Meunier 11 | |||
| Don Thompson 1 | |||
| Dale Matchett 2 | |||
| Con Nicolopoulos 4 | |||
| Chevrolet 2 Toyota 9 Dodge 1 Ford 8 |
Fast Track Racing 19 Hillenburg-Schrader Racing 1 |
10 | Ed Pompa 7 |
| Rick Clifton 1 | |||
| Tony Mrakovich 1 | |||
| Austin Nemire 1 | |||
| James Swanson 1 | |||
| Morgen Baird 1 | |||
| Dick Doheny 2 | |||
| Zach Ralston 3 | |||
| A. J. Fike 1 | |||
| Tyler Speer 2 | |||
| Ford 9 Chevrolet 1 |
Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ricky Sanders 2 |
| Will Kimmel 8 | |||
| Toyota | Nick Higdon 9 | ||
| Bo LeMastus 1 | |||
| Ford 4 Chevrolet 16 |
Mullins Racing 4 Darrell Basham Racing 16 |
34 | Willie Mullins 4 |
| Mike Basham 16 | |||
Limited schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Allgaier Motorsports | 16 | Grant Enfinger | 1 |
| Ferrier Racing | John Ferrier | 1 | ||
| Bayird Motorsports | 45 | Peyton Taylor | 1 | |
| Brother-In-Law Racing | 57 | Bryan Dauzat | 4 | |
| Frankie Kimmel | 1 | |||
| Chad Finley Racing | 51 | Chad Finley | 6 | |
| Ebert Racing | 19 | David Sear | 1 | |
| Finney Racing Enterprises | 04 | Scott Reeves | 2 | |
| Hixson Motorsports | 31 | Mike Senica | 1 | |
| Josh Williams Motorsports | Josh Williams | 1 | ||
| MacZink Racing | 65 | Jeffery MacZink | 1 | |
| Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 28 | Michael Self [N 5] | 2 | |
| 88 | Kaz Grala | 1 | ||
| Brandon Lynn | 1 | |||
| Mason Mitchell | 1 | |||
| Michael Womack | 1 | |||
| Michael Self | 1 | |||
| Chase Purdy | 1 | |||
| 98 | Quin Houff | 1 | ||
| Leilani Münter [N 6] | 1 | |||
| Our Motorsports | 02 | Andy Seuss | 3 | |
| Reese Motorsports | 62 | Chris Reese | 1 | |
| Wayne Peterson Racing | 88 | Con Nicolopoulos [N 7] | 2 | |
| Wayne Peterson | 1 | |||
| 90 | James Swanson | 1 | ||
| Dodge | Derrick Lancaster Racing | 83 | Derrick Lancaster | 1 |
| ESP Motorsports | 71 | Gene Paul | 1 | |
| Ford | Braden Racing | 01 | Travis Braden | 1 |
| Ciccarelli Racing | 38 | Ray Ciccarelli | 1 | |
| Clubb Racing | 97 | Alex Clubb | 1 | |
| Cunningham Motorsports | 99 | Ty Majeski | 5 | |
| Austin Cindric | 2 | |||
| Empire Racing | 43 | Sean Corr | 1 | |
| 46 | 2 | |||
| Thad Moffitt | 3 | |||
| John Ferrier | 2 | |||
| Kimmel Racing | 08 | Ricky Sanders | 1 | |
| Kevin Hinckle | 3 | |||
| Lira Motorsports | 6 | Michael Lira [N 8] | 2 | |
| 58 | Clint King | 1 | ||
| MBM Motorsports | 66 | Mark Thompson | 2 | |
| Mullins Racing | 28 | Robert Bruce [N 9] | 1 | |
| Mystic Motorsports | 07 | Dan Bainey | 1 | |
| Brian Kaltreider | 1 | |||
| 96 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | 1 | ||
| Kevin Kromer | 1 | |||
| Norm Hutton Racing | 37 | David LeBeau | 2 | |
| Toyota | Hendren Motorsports | 24 | Ryan Unzicker | 2 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 81 | Riley Herbst (R) | 1 | |
| MDM Motorsports | 12 | Sheldon Creed | 4 | |
| Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Zane Smith (R) | 2 | |
| Tom Berte | 1 | |||
| Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Terry Jones | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | Brother-In-Law Racing 1 Hillenburg-Schrader Racing 2 Fast Track Racing 1 |
11 | Bryan Dauzat [N 10] | 1 |
| Toyota | Tony Mrakovich | 2 | ||
| Brandon Grosso | 1 | |||
| Chevrolet | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Benny Chastain | 1 |
| Toyota | A. J. Henriksen | 1 | ||
| Chevrolet 8 Ford 1 |
Bobby Gerhart Racing | 5 | Bobby Gerhart | 9 |
| Dodge 2 Toyota 3 |
Crosley Sports Group | 42 | Bo LeMastus | 5 |
| Ford 4 Chevrolet 1 |
Dale Shearer Racing 4 [N 11] Dick Karth Racing 1 |
94 | Dale Shearer | 3 |
| Mark Meunier | 1 | |||
| Dick Karth [N 12] | 1 | |||
| Dodge 1 Chevrolet 2 |
Dream Team of Pasco | 67 | Cody Lane | 3 |
| Chevrolet 2 Dodge 1 Ford 1 |
Finney Racing Enterprises | 80 | Caesar Bacarella | 2 |
| Brian Finney | 2 | |||
| Dodge 2 Chevrolet 6 |
Grant County Mulch Racing | 7 | Codie Rohrbaugh | 8 |
| Toyota 2 Chevrolet 3 |
MDM Motorsports | 8 | Vinnie Miller | 1 |
| Brandon Jones | 3 | |||
| Zane Smith (R) | 1 | |||
| Toyota 11 Chevrolet 3 |
28 | Michael Self | 3 | |
| Sheldon Creed | 5 | |||
| Travis Miller | 1 | |||
| Justin Haley | 1 | |||
| Harrison Burton | 1 | |||
| Kyle Benjamin | 1 | |||
| Matt Tifft | 1 | |||
| Zane Smith (R) | 1 | |||
| Toyota 8 Chevrolet 1 |
41 | Vinnie Miller | 5 | |
| Kaz Grala | 1 | |||
| Brian Wong | 1 | |||
| Kyle Benjamin | 1 | |||
| Zane Smith (R) | 1 | |||
Notes
- Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Rette Jones Racing.
- Fox drove for Hixson Motorsports at Salem in April and at both Pocono races for Universe Racing in a collaboration with Hixson.
- It was a Ciccarelli Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
- Initially at Iowa, the No. 0 car was a Chevrolet and No. 06 was a Dodge. The Dodge suffered an engine failure, so the team ran the No. 06 as a Chevrolet in the race while the No. 0 withdrew.
- It was a Mason Mitchell Motorsports entry using MDM Motorsports' owner points.
- Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Venturini Motorsports.
- It was a Wayne Peterson Racing entry using Mason Mitchell Motorsports' owner points.
- Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Josh Williams Motorsports.
- It was a Mullins Racing entry using MDM Motorsports' owner points.
- It was a Brother-In-Law Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
- Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Darrell Basham Racing.
- It was a Dick Karth Racing entry using Darrell Basham Racing's owner points.
Changes
Teams
- Joe Gibbs Racing returned in the ARCA series with Riley Herbst in the No. 18 Toyota Camry full-time. Herbst was ineligible to race at Daytona, which was raced instead by Matt Tifft[1]
Drivers
- Zane Smith drove in 11 races for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 Toyota Camry. Smith was ineligible to race at Daytona and Talladega, which were raced instead by Noah Gragson.[2]
- Gus Dean drove for Win-Tron Racing full-time in the No. 32 Toyota Camry.[3] Dean drove for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in 5 races in and won at Talladega in his second start.
- Dalton Sargeant drove for Cunningham Motorsports full-time in the No. 77 Ford Fusion, replacing champion Chase Briscoe, who moved to Brad Keselowski Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sargeant drove 15 races for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 and won the Berlin race in 2016.[4]
- Quin Houff drove the No. 98 at Daytona for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in his ARCA debut.[5]
- Shane Lee drove full-time for Cunningham Motorsports in 2017.[6]
Schedule
Results and standings
Races
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Theriault | 5330 |
| 2 | Dalton Sargeant | 5030 |
| 3 | Shane Lee | 4735 |
| 4 | Gus Dean | 4595 |
| 5 | Riley Herbst | 4555 |
| 6 | Bret Holmes | 4450 |
| 7 | Thomas Praytor | 3790 |
| 8 | Brad Smith | 3530 |
| 9 | Zane Smith | 3305 |
| 10 | Eric Caudell | 3220 |
| 11 | Con Nicolopoulos | 2985 |
| 12 | A. J. Fike | 2970 |
| 13 | Mike Basham | 2745 |
| 14 | Justin Fontaine | 2180 |
| 15 | Sheldon Creed | 2050 |
| 16 | Christian Eckes | 1980 |
| 17 | Mark Meunier | 1865 |
| 18 | Bobby Gerhart | 1360 |
| 19 | Codie Rohrbaugh | 1285 |
| 20 | Spencer Davis | 1280 |
| 21 | Chad Finley | 1240 |
| 22 | Bo LeMastus | 1190 |
| 23 | Natalie Decker | 1150 |
| 24 | Michael Self | 1135 |
| 25 | Nick Higdon | 1100 |
| 26 | Will Kimmel | 1075 |
| 27 | Kyle Weatherman | 1040 |
| 28 | Vinnie Miller | 1020 |
| 29 | Ty Majeski | 1005 |
| 30 | Tom Hessert | 900 |
| 31 | Travis Braden | 845 |
| 32 | Ed Pompa | 845 |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | 695 |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 685 |
| 35 | Justin Haley | 680 |
| 36 | Kyle Benjamin | 615 |
| 37 | Bryan Dauzat | 590 |
| 38 | Mike Senica | 555 |
| 39 | Chase Purdy | 540 |
| 40 | Tony Mrakovich | 530 |
| 41 | Willie Mullins | 485 |
| 42 | Sean Corr | 475 |
| 43 | Tyler Dippel | 460 |
| 44 | Andy Seuss | 460 |
| 45 | Thad Moffitt | 440 |
| 46 | Frankie Kimmel | 440 |
| 47 | Ricky Sanders | 420 |
| 48 | Kaz Grala | 405 |
| 49 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | 390 |
| 50 | Mason Mingus | 385 |
| 51 | Raphael Lessard | 370 |
| 52 | John Ferrier | 360 |
| 53 | Tyler Speer | 355 |
| 54 | Joe Cooksey | 355 |
| 55 | Cole Rouse | 340 |
| 56 | Ryan Unzicker | 340 |
| 57 | Rick Tackman | 340 |
| 58 | Matt Tifft | 335 |
| 59 | Kevin Hinckle | 335 |
| 60 | Dale Shearer | 335 |
| 61 | Zach Ralston | 335 |
| 62 | James Swanson | 330 |
| 63 | Tanner Thorson | 320 |
| 64 | Tom Berte | 305 |
| 65 | Austin Cindric | 305 |
| 66 | Ray Ciccarelli | 290 |
| 67 | Terry Jones | 280 |
| 68 | Steve Fox | 270 |
| 69 | Dick Doheny | 260 |
| 70 | Cody Lane | 255 |
| 71 | Grant Enfinger | 245 |
| 72 | Christopher Bell | 240 |
| 73 | Harrison Burton | 240 |
| 74 | Leilani Munter | 225 |
| 75 | Don Thompson | 225 |
| 76 | P. J. Jones | 220 |
| 77 | Josh Williams | 210 |
| 78 | Brandon Grosso | 205 |
| 79 | Michael Womack | 205 |
| 80 | Austin Wayne Self | 200 |
| 81 | Brian Finney | 200 |
| 82 | Michael Lira | 185 |
| 83 | Ryan Repko | 185 |
| 84 | Clint King | 185 |
| 85 | Blaine Perkins | 185 |
| 86 | Travis Miller | 185 |
| 87 | Scott Reeves | 185 |
| 88 | Myatt Snider | 185 |
| 89 | Cole Anderson | 180 |
| 90 | Tyler Roahrig | 180 |
| 91 | Cole Custer | 175 |
| 92 | Caesar Bacarella | 170 |
| 93 | Robert Bruce | 170 |
| 94 | Mason Mitchell | 160 |
| 95 | Brian Wong | 155 |
| 96 | A. J. Henriksen | 150 |
| 97 | Derrick Lancaster | 150 |
| 98 | Mark Thompson | 145 |
| 99 | Brandon Lynn | 145 |
| 100 | Alex Clubb | 140 |
| 101 | Austin Nemire | 140 |
| 102 | Rick Clifton | 130 |
| 103 | Morgen Baird | 125 |
| 104 | Dick Karth | 125 |
| 105 | Trevor Noles | 125 |
| 106 | David Sear | 120 |
| 107 | David LeBeau | 115 |
| 108 | Darrell Basham | 115 |
| 109 | Brian Kaltreider | 115 |
| 110 | Peyton Taylor | 115 |
| 111 | Scott Edwards | 110 |
| 112 | Ron Cox | 105 |
| 113 | Benny Chastain | 105 |
| 114 | Dale Matchett | 105 |
| 115 | Kevin Kromer | 95 |
| 116 | Quin Houff | 95 |
| 117 | Dan Bainey | 85 |
| 118 | Wayne Peterson | 85 |
| 119 | Mark Blasingim | 75 |
| 120 | Chris Reese | 70 |
| 121 | Richard Hauck | 25 |
| Jeffery MacZink | ||
| Gene Paul |
See also
References
- "Rookie Riley Herbst joins Joe Gibbs Racing for ARCA ride in 2017". ARCA Racing. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Venturini Motorsports signs Zane Smith for 2017 season". ARCA Racing. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Gus Dean, GREE join Win-Tron Racing for full '17 ARCA season". ARCA Racing. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Ford Performance names Cunningham Mtrsprts driver development partner for '17". ARCA Racing. December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Rookie Quin Houff, Mason Mitchell Motorsports partner for Daytona". ARCA Racing. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- http://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2004870-shane-lee-joins-cunningham-motorsports-for-17-season
- "2017 ARCA Racing Series Schedule". The Pit Lane. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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