Chase Elliott
(Photo: David Jensen/Getty Images)

How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Martinsville

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

Since its inception back 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 Martinsville Speedway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

Chase Elliott
A winner across all three ARCA Menards Series divisions, Chase Elliott picked up his 22nd NASCAR Cup Series victory on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. (Photo: Adam Fenwick/NASCAR)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Chase Elliott
2nd – Denny Hamlin
3rd – Joey Logano
4th – Ty Gibbs
5th – William Byron
6th – Ryan Blaney
7th – Christopher Bell
8th – Austin Cindric
9th – Kyle Larson
10th – Josh Berry

Justin Allgaier
The 2008 ARCA Menards Series champion, Justin Allgaier now has three victories in seven NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts this season. (Photo: David Jensen/Getty Images)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1st – Justin Allgaier
2nd – Corey Day
3rd – Sammy Smith
4th – Sheldon Creed
5th – Lee Pulliam
6th – Austin Hill
7th – Dean Thompson
8th – Ross Chastain
10th – Brent Crews