‘We Build Champions’: How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished in NASCAR races at Darlington

Almost every driver competing across NASCAR’s top three divisions today has some form of experience on the ARCA Menards Series platform.

Since its inception in 1953, the ARCA Menards Series has prided itself on being a developmental platform for drivers with NASCAR ambition. With diverse schedules that include superspeedways, short tracks, road courses and dirt tracks, the ARCA Menards Series has everything necessary for drivers to refine their skills behind the wheel.

Below is a breakdown of which previous champions and alums of the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West finished inside the top 10 at Darlington Raceway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

In this case, ARCA alums filled the entire top 10 in all three races.

NASCAR Cup Series

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Ryan Blaney
4. Carson Hocevar
5. Austin Cindric
6. Ty Gibbs
7. Daniel Suarez
8. William Byron
9. Chris Buescher
10. Erik Jones

MORE: Complete Cup results

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1. Justin Allgaier
2. Brandon Jones
3. Christopher Bell
4. Kyle Larson
5. Carson Kvapil
6. Corey Day
7. Sheldon Creed
8. Parker Retzlaff
9. Sammy Smith
10. Sam Mayer

MORE: Complete O’Reilly results

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1. Corey Heim
2. Ross Chastain
3. Christian Eckes
4. Kaden Honeycutt
5. Connor Mosack
6. Christopher Bell
7. Grant Enfinger
8. Giovanni Ruggiero
9. Daniel Hemric
10. William Sawalich

MORE: Complete Trucks results