Denny Hamlin
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How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Nashville

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 Nashville Superspeedway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Denny Hamlin
Now at 62 career NASCAR Cup Series victories, Denny Hamlin needs one more to tie Kyle Busch. (Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Christopher Bell
3rd – Chase Briscoe
4th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5th – Shane van Gisbergen
6th – Tyler Reddick
7th – Chase Elliott
8th – Ryan Blaney
9th – Zane Smith
10th – Carson Hocevar

Justin Allgaier
The 2008 ARCA Menards Series champion, Justin Allgaier earned his 32nd NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday. (Photo: Jeff Curry/ARCA Racing)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1st – Justin Allgaier
2nd – Brent Crews
3rd – William Sawalich
4th – Sam Mayer
5th – Brandon Jones
6th – Corey Day
7th – Carson Kvapil
8th – Kyle Larson
9th – Taylor Gray
10th – Sammy Smith

Rajah Caruth
Rajah Caruth came one spot short of defending his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory at Nashville Superspeedway from 2025. (Photo: Luke Hales/ARCA Racing)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2nd – Rajah Caruth
3rd – Chandler Smith
4th – Ross Chastain
5th – Tyler Ankrum
7th – Grant Enfinger
8th – Christian Eckes
9th – Gio Ruggiero
10th – Daniel Dye