Joey Logano
(Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Bristol

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

Joey Logano
Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano continued a strong second half to 2026 by earning his third victory of the season on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, which was also his 40th overall in the NASCAR Cup Series. (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – Joey Logano
2nd – Kyle Larson
3rd – Carson Hocevar
4th – Christopher Bell
5th – Ty Gibbs
6th – Josh Berry
7th – Bubba Wallace
8th – Denny Hamlin
9th – William Byron
10th – Ryan Preece

Sheldon Creed
Sheldon Creed, the 2018 ARCA Menards Series champion, earned his second NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win in the last three races on Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

1st – Sheldon Creed
2nd – William Sawalich
3rd – Brent Crews
4th – Justin Allgaier
5th – Corey Day
6th – Taylor Gray
7th – Sam Mayer
8th – Parker Retzlaff
9th – Dean Thompson
10th – Sammy Smith

Jake Garcia
In his 94th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start, Jake Garcia picked up his first victory on Thursday evening at Bristol Motor Speedway: (Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1st – Jake Garcia
3rd – Stewart Friesen
4th – Justin Haley
5th – Tristan McKee
6th – Gio Ruggiero
7th – William Sawalich
8th – Kaden Honeycutt
9th – Ty Majeski
10th – Grant Enfinger