Daniel Suarez
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How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Charlotte

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

Daniel Suarez
During his time on the ARCA Menards Series platform, Daniel Suarez won three East Series events between 2013-14. (Photo: Krista Jasso/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Daniel Suarez
2nd – Christopher Bell
3rd – Denny Hamlin
4th – Tyler Reddick
5th – Kyle Larson
6th – Ty Gibbs
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Joey Logano
9th – William Byron
10th – Zane Smith

Ross Chastain
Saturday’s rain-shortened victory for Ross Chastain at Charlotte Motor Speedway was his third in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and his first since 2019. (Photo: Adam Fenwick/NASCAR)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1st – Ross Chastain
2nd – Jesse Love
3rd – Austin Hill
4th – William Sawalich
5th – Corey Day
6th – Connor Zilisch
8th – Cole Custer
9th – Carson Kvapil
10th – Rajah Caruth

Kaden Honeycutt
Although he did not win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sunday morning at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kaden Honeycutt did maintain his points lead. (Photo: Bryan Bennett/ARCA Racing)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2nd – Kaden Honeycutt
3rd – Connor Zilisch
4th – Ben Rhodes
5th – Gio Ruggiero
6th – Christian Eckes
7th – Brandon Jones
8th – Tanner Gray
9th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
10th – William Sawalich