Each year, the ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice session at Daytona International Speedway serves as teams’ first chance to test the equipment they’ve spent all winter preparing. In 2022, that opportunity arrives Jan. 14-15.
Well ahead of the ARCA Menards Series season-opener at the 2.5-mile superspeedway, scheduled for Feb. 19, more than 60 drivers will test race cars over the span of two days.
RELATED: Entry list for pre-race practice at Daytona
Live timing and scoring during the ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona will be available on ARCARacing.com.
Below is all you need to know about this year’s ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona.
Schedule: ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice Daytona
- Thursday, Jan. 13
Time | Event |
3 – 6 p.m. ET | Credentials open on Dunn Avenue |
- Friday, Jan. 14
Time | Event |
6 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET | Credentials open on Dunn Avenue |
6:30 a.m. ET | ARCA Menards Series Haulers Enter |
7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET | ARCA Menards Series Garage Open |
9 a.m. ET | Driver and Spotter Meeting; attendance required prior to on-track |
Post-meeting | Rookie rides (drivers only) |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET | Practice (single car and limited pack drafting) |
- Saturday, Jan. 15
Time | Event |
8 – 9:30 a.m. ET | Credentials open on Dunn Avenue |
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET | ARCA Menards Series Garage Open |
9 a.m. ET | Driver and Spotter Meeting; attendance required prior to on-track |
Post-meeting | Rookie rides (drivers only) |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET | Practice (single car and limited pack drafting) |
Sunday, Jan. 16 is reserved as a weather day in the event practice on Friday or Saturday must be rescheduled.
Should a test session get bumped to Sunday, the schedule would mirror that of Saturday, with the garage closing at 5:30 p.m. ET.
ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona: Format and rules
The ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona is an open session, meaning teams can send cars to the track whenever they want during the duration of the session each day. Limited pack drafting is allowed.
As a general guideline, teams must limit the number of laps to 10 each time a car is on the track before returning to the garage.
Below are a few more rules for the open test sessions.
- All cars must be ARCA legal (all heights, springs, restrictor plate, etc.) for on-track activity.
- If a team uses a non-compliant part at any time, the crew chief will be held responsible, and the car owner will be fined a minimum of $1,000 and have the equipment confiscated and time disallowed.
- A team must have a spotter on top of the control tower, a functioning race safe system and two-way radio communication whenever its race car is on track.
ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona: Entry list
The practice’s entry list, which features more than 60 drivers, includes the four “Road to Daytona” drivers — Hunter Jack, Luke Fenhaus, Jake Drew and Mason Diaz — who were invited to the session as a result of their recent success in the ARCA Menards Series East and West, the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour.
Below is the list of drivers registered for the pre-race practice at Daytona.
Car No. | Driver | Hometown | Team | Car make | Engine |
2 | Nick Sanchez | Miami, FL | Rev Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
3 | Willie Mullins | Fredricksburg, VA | Mullins Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
3C | Logan Clark | Mechanicsville, VA | Mullins Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
3B | Cole Bruce | Fredericksburg, VA | Mullins Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
3A | Brayton Laster | Greenwood, IN | Mullins Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
3O | Blake Lothian | Wellesley, MA | Mullins Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
3P | Brad Perez | Hollywood, FL | Mullins Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
3R | Robert Bruce | Fredericksburg, VA | Mullins Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
5 | Dale Quarterly | Westfield, MA | BGR | Chevy | Ilmor |
6 | Rajah Caruth | Washington, D.C. | Rev Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
7H | Kevin Hinkle | Shawnee, KS | CCM | Ford | Ilmor |
7W | Matt Wilson | Springdale. AR | CCM | Ford | Ilmor |
7P | Thomas Pacheco | Wamego, KS | CCM | Ford | Ilmor |
10K | Arnout Kok | Westville, South Africa | Fast Track Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
10C | Benny Chastain | Tallahasse, FL | Fast Track Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
10V | Brandon Varney | Richmond, MI | Fast Track Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
10H | Zach Herrin | Glendale, CA | Fast Track Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
11G | Jon Garrett | Athens, TX | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
11M | Tim Monroe | Chillicothe, IL | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
11C | Tony Cosentino | Mansfield, OH | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
12 | Tanner Allen | Lisbon, IA | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
12 | Ed Pompa | Ballston Spa, NY | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
12 | Chuck Hiers | Jacksonville, FL | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
12 | Marc Aigeldinger | Mountaintop, PA | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
15 | Parker Chase | New Braunfels, TX | VMS | Toyota | Ilmor |
18A | Drew Dollar | Atlanta, GA | JGR | Toyota | Ilmor |
18B | Sammy Smith | Johnston, IA | JGR | Toyota | Ilmor |
20A | Corey Heim | Marietta, GA | VMS | Toyota | Ilmor |
20B | Jesse Love | Redwood City, CA | VMS | Toyota | Ilmor |
25 | Toni Breidinger | Hillsborough, CA | VMS | Toyota | Ilmor |
30 | Amber Balcaen | Winnipeg, Manitoba | RJR | Ford | Ilmor |
32G | Max Gutierrez | Mecxico City, Mexico | RJR | Chevy | Ilmor |
32B | Logan Bearden | Leander, TX | AM Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
35 | Greg Van Alst | Anderson, IN | Van Alst Motorsports | Chevy | Ilmor |
40T | Dean Thompson | Anaheim, CA | Niece Motorsports | Chevy | Ilmor |
40C | Tyler Carpenter | Parkersburg, WV | Niece Motorsports | Chevy | Ilmor |
40L | Alen, Lawless | Van Nuys, CA | Niece Motorsports | Chevy | Ilmor |
42 | Christian Rose | Martinsburg, WV | CRT | Chevy | Ilmor |
43 | Daniel Dye | Deland, FL | GMS | Chevy | Ilmor |
44F | John Ferrier | Middletown, NY | Ferrier McClure Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
44L | Mark Lowrey | Concord, NC | Ferrier McClure Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
44R | Layne Riggs | Bahama, NC | Ferrier McClure Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
44D | Devon Rouse | Burlington, IA | Ferrier McClure Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
44V | Ron Vandermeir, Jr | Sheridan, IL | Ferrier McClure Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
55 | Gus Dean | Bluffton, SC | VMS | Toyota | Ilmor |
60L | Michael Lira | Port Orange, FL | JW Motorsports | Ilmor | |
60M | Logan Misuraca | Sanford, FL | JW Motorsports | Ilmor | |
60E | Daniel Escota | Leon, Mexico | JW Motorsports | Ilmor | |
63 | Dave Mader III | Irvington, AL | Spraker Racing | Chevy | Ilmor |
69 | Scott Melton | Rockford, MI | Kimmel Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
69R | Gage Rodgers | Coldwater, MI | Kimmel Racing | Ford | D3 |
69M | Jason Miles | Monroe, NC | Kimmel Racing | Ford | D3 |
73J | Andy Jankowiak | Tonawanda, NY | AJ Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
73M | Mason Maggio | Palm Beach, FL | AJ Racing | Ford | Ilmor |
94H | Bryce Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | Haugeberg Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
97 | Jason Kitzmiller | Petersburg, WV | CR7 Motorsports | Chevy | Ilmor |
01 | Mason Diaz | Manassas, VA | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
01 | Luke Fenhaus | Wausau, WI | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
01 | Jake Drew | Fullerton, CA | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
01 | Hunter Jack | Butler, IN | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ilmor |
02 | Chuck Walker | Concord, NC | Young Motorsports | Chevy | Ilmor |
06T | Zachary Tinkle | Speedway, IN | Peterson Motorsports | Ford | D3 |
06M | Moyer, AJ | Tampa, FL | Peterson Motorsports | Ford | D3 |
Muniz, Frankie | Ridgewood, NJ | Fast Track Racing | Ilmor |