Denny Hamlin
(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Dover

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 ambitions. 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 Dover Motor Speedway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin is now one of three drivers to win the All-Star Race between two different tracks, joining Kyle Larson and Joey Logano. (Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Chase Briscoe
3rd – Erik Jones
4th – Austin Dillon
5th – Connor Zilisch
6th – Austin Cindric
7th – William Byron
8th – Michael McDowell
9th – Alex Bowman
10th – Brad Keselowski

Corey Day
Corey Day has come up clutch between his two NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victories this year, as he took the lead for the first time inside the final five laps in each of them. (Ed Zurga/ARCA Racing)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1st – Corey Day
2nd – Justin Allgaier
3rd – Sam Mayer
4th – William Sawalich
5th – Austin Hill
6th – Brandon Jones
7th – Carson Kvapil
9th – Sammy Smith
10th – Anthony Alfredo

Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch reached another milestone during his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory at Dover Motor Speedway, as he became the first driver to lead 1,000 laps at any track in the division. (Photo: Susan Wong/NASCAR)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1st – Kyle Busch
2nd – Ty Majeski
4th – Kaden Honeycutt
5th – Christopher Bell
6th – Brandon Jones
7th – Christian Eckes
8th – Corey LaJoie
9th – Jake Garcia
10th – Justin Haley