How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Talladega

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 Talladega Superspeedway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

NASCAR Cup Series

1^st – Carson Hocevary
2^nd – Chris Buescher
3^rd – Alex Bowman
4^th – Chase Elliott
5^th – Zane Smith
6^th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7^th – Ross Chastain
8^th – Austin Cindric
9^th – Noah Gragson
10^th – Kyle Busch

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1^st – Corey Day
2^nd – Brent Crews
3^rd – Sheldon Creed
4^th – Sammy Smith
5^th – Jeremy Clements
6^th – Dean Thompson
7^th – Jesse Love
8^th – Brandon Jones
9^th – Parker Retzlaff
10^th – Austin Green