William Byron
(Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

How ARCA Menards Series graduates finished at Martinsville

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

William Byron
William Byron snapped a 35-race winless streak in the NASCAR Cup Series with his dominant victory at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. (Photo: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series

1st – William Byron
2nd – Chase Elliott
3rd – Ty Gibbs
4th – Josh Berry
5th – Shane van Gisbergen
6th – Denny Hamlin
7th – Austin Dillon
8th – Bubba Wallace
9th – Kyle Larson
10th – Christopher Bell

Carson Kvapil
A clutch victory for Carson Kvapil at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday kept his hopes of a NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series title alive heading into the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo: David Jensen/Getty Images)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

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

Chandler Smith
In his penultimate race with Front Row Motorsports, Chandler Smith scored his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of the season and his fifth overall with the organization. (Photo: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1st – Chandler Smith
2nd – Ben Rhodes
4th – Ty Majeski
5th – Tristan McKee
6th – Andres Perez
7th – Tyler Ankrum
8th – Gio Ruggiero
9th – William Sawalich
10th – Christian Eckes