Chase Briscoe
(Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Chicagoland

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 Chicagoland Speedway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

Chase Briscoe
Chase Briscoe previously won an ARCA Menards Series race at Chicagoland Speedway during his championship season in 2016.

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Chase Briscoe
2nd – Christopher Bell
3rd – Denny Hamlin
4th – William Byron
5th – Alex Bowman
6th – Bubba Wallace
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Ty Gibbs
9th – Corey Heim
10th – Riley Herbst

Brandon Jones
During his time in the ARCA Menards Series, Brandon Jones earned 10 victories between the platform’s three divisions. (Photo: Bryan Bennett/ARCA Racing)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1st – Brandon Jones
2nd – Chase Elliott
3rd – Jesse Love
4th – Brent Crews
5th – Austin Hill
6th – Justin Allgaier
7th – Taylor Gray
8th – Sam Mayer
9th – Cole Custer
10th – Connor Zilisch