After mixing it up at the Monster Mile in Dover, the ARCA Menards Series travels to the heartland of America and are set to kick it at Kansas Speedway for the Tide 150.
Dating back to 2001, the 1.5-mile oval has been part of the series with winners like Jason Jarrett, Shelby Howard, Chad Blount, Frank Kimmel, Scott Speed, Parker Kligerman, Chase Briscoe, Mason Mitchell, Ty Gibbs, and last year’s ARCA Menards Series champ Jesse Love.
Heading into this weekend, the No. 28 Pinnacle Racing Chevy will look to double down this weekend after winning the General Tire 150 at Dover with rookie driver and full-time ARCA Menards Series East driver Connor Zilisch. Taking the wheel this weekend though is fellow Connor, Mosack who took home his first ARCA Menards Series win last fall in Kansas while driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.
The 25-year-old will have tough competition though, as Talladega winner Jake Finch gets back behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports looking for his second win on the year.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Dean Thompson is joining him for the VMS stable this weekend, making his ARCA Menards Series season debut in the No. 55 machine.
Kris Wright, Toni Breidinger, and Amber Balcaen will also continue their full-time runs. Balcaen revealed today on social media that she will be racing with an injury after she crashed at Dover.
“Last week at Dover I got caught up in a wreck and sustained injuries to my left foot. Thankfully, NASCAR has still cleared me to race this weekend,” the 32-year-old said in the post.
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Tanner Gray also returns to the series for this first start since the season opener at Daytona to pilot the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Also making her return to the series since Daytona, Mandy Chick, and her family team are set to return her No. 74 machine to her home track and looking to rebound.
Other notables set to clean up the track for the Tide 150 include the Rev Racing teammates of Andres Perez the points leader, Lavar Scott, Marco Andretti, Will Kimmel, Christian Rose, Tanner Reif, Ryan Roulette, and several others.
You can catch these drivers and more in the rinse cycle as the ARCA Menards Series hits the track on Saturday, May 4th, live at 2 P.M. on FS1.
Official Entry List for the Tide 150 at Kansas Speedway
| Entry | No. | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andres Perez | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | Glenn Parker |
| 2 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | Danny Johnson |
| 3 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing Enterprises Williamsburg Contracting / Shenco Ford | Nathan Davis |
| 4 | 11 | Cody Dennison | Fast Track Racing EnterprisesTimcast.com Ford | Chris Vanscoy |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing Enterprises Bellator Recruiting Academy / VFW Ford | Jeremy Petty |
| 6 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports FNB Corporation Toyota | Larry Balsitis |
| 7 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies Group 1001 / MMI Services / Sunwest Construction Chevrolet | Sean Samuels |
| 8 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing JGR Toyota | Matt Ross |
| 9 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports Phoenix Construction Toyota | Shannon Rursch |
| 10 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports ICON Corporation Toyota | Dave Fuge |
| 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports VMS Toyota | Cayden Lapcevich |
| 12 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Performance Chevrolet | Shane Huffman |
| 13 | 31 | Brayton Laster | Rise Motorsports @Cyber_Fox_onX.com / CarAggio.com Chevrolet | Tim Goulet |
| 14 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing West Virginia Department of Tourism Ford | Ryan London |
| 15 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing Auto Parkit Ford | TBA |
| 16 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Van Alst Motorsports CB Fabricating Ford | Jim Long |
| 17 | 42 | Tanner Reif | Cook Racing Technologies Vegas Fastener Manufacturing Chevrolet | Jerry Babb |
| 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports Copraya.com Ford | Jeff Smith |
| 19 | 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | Kevin Reed Jr |
| 20 | 68 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing Ford | Bill Kimmel |
| 21 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing Melton McFadden Insurance / Donna’s Donuts Toyota | Bill Kimmel |
| 22 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports DAK’s Market Toyota | Mike Dayton |
| 23 | 74 | Mandy Chick | Chick Engineering Dynamic Drivelines / FK Rod Ends / Fragola Perf Chevrolet | Steve Chick |
| 24 | 99 | Michael Maples | Fast Track Racing Enterprises Don Ray Petroleum LLC / Maples Motorsports Chevrolet | Mike Sroufe |
| 25 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Race Parts Liquidators Ford | Brian Clubb |
| 26 | 06 | Kevin Hinckle | Wayne Peterson Racing KH Automotive Ford | Nate Moeller |
