Joey Logano
(Photo: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at North Wilkesboro

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 North Wilkesboro Speedway this past weekend across the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Joey Logano
On Sunday evening, Joey Logano won the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series event at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996. (Photo: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Joey Logano
2nd – Denny Hamlin
3rd – Chase Briscoe
4th – Ty Gibbs
5th – Shane van Gisbergen
6th – Bubba Wallace
7th – Brad Keselowski
8th – Todd Gilliland
9th – Daniel Suarez
10th – Ryan Preece

Chandler Smith
A 10-time ARCA Menards Series winner, Chandler Smith scored his second straight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: David Jensen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1st – Chandler Smith
3rd – Shane van Gisbergen
4th – Christian Eckes
5th – Landen Lewis
6th – Gio Ruggiero
7th – Chase Elliott
8th – Stewart Friesen
9th – Corey Heim
10th – Ty Majeski