Kaden Honeycutt delivers a perfect drive at IRP for his second ARCA Menards Series win of 2026

www.arcaracing.com July 24, 2026

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Kaden Honeycutt wants the world to know just how good Cook Racing Technologies really is.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular has raced for team owner Bruce Cook on the ARCA platform multiple times since 2023. Each time he climbs behind the wheel of Cook’s No. 17, he has been a threat to win.

That story didn’t change Friday evening at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as Honeycutt held off a determined Carson Brown through lapped traffic to collect his second ARCA Menards Series win of the season in the LiUNA! 150 presented by IDEAL Garage Door.

“I’m just so proud of everyone at Cook Racing Technologies,” Honeycutt said. “This is all for Bruce Cook. These guys, I don’t know if that shows them enough that they can come compete at this level and beat these guys.”

RELATED: Full results from Lucas Oil IRP

Honeycutt qualified seventh for Friday’s 150-lap event that served as a combo race with the ARCA Menards Series East. He spent the first half of the race battling inside the top five while polesitter Brown held the lead. Following the race break at Lap 72, Honeycutt began his charge and started challenging Brown for the lead.

Despite Brown’s best efforts to the contrary, Honeycutt moved past him for the lead on Lap 78. Multiple caution periods followed, which kept the battle for the lead between Honeycutt and Brown close.

Brown managed to briefly regain the lead with 12 laps left as he and Honeycutt worked through slower traffic, but Honeycutt turned the tables on Brown and used the same traffic to his advantage to get the lead back a lap later.

Kaden Honeycutt
Kaden Honeycutt had to manage slower traffic throughout Friday’s ARCA Menards Series event before taking the checkered flag. (Photo: Tanner Pearson/ARCA Racing)

Moments later, Brown’s engine inexplicably shut off for a moment, allowing Honeycutt to pull away to his second ARCA Menards Series victory of the season and his career.

“Me and Carson had a hell of a race,” Honeycutt said. “I don’t know what happened to him, but I hate that happened. It was wild through lapped traffic. I had to body slam one guy and I’m very sorry for that, but I had to go.

“It was so awesome. Gained some really good experience for a couple hours.”

Honeycutt after the ARCA race turned his attention to the evening’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. The last time he competed in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on the same day at Watkins Glen International, he took home both trophies.

“It’s going to be tougher,” Honeycutt said. “We had a good practice. It wasn’t great, but I have no doubt that Scott Zipadelli and my guys are going to give the best adjustments to start off this race here in a couple hours.”

Thomas Annunziata finished second at Lucas Oil IRP and gained pivotal ground in his pursuit of the ARCA Menards Series championship. As a result of Jake Bollman’s seventh-place finish, Bollman now leads Annunziata by just three points with seven races left in the season.

Brown finished third after leading the most laps Friday evening, followed by Gavan Boschele and Isaac Kitzmiller.

The ARCA Menards Series is off next week, but the ARCA Menards Series East is back in action Saturday, Aug. 1 for the running of the Sunbelt Rentals 150 at Michigan’s Flat Rock Speedway. Fans can catch every lap live on FloRacing starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.