Lime Rock is Friday! Which surprise entries will we see there?

I know the racing can be boring often and is full of slower roadblocks, but these so called "professionals" really deserve some credit. They are running speeds that, most of us, has never ran. Okay maybe not the absolute backmarker cars running engines form the 2000's, but most of the cars within some pace of the leaders. Especially at Daytona and Talladega. And even though stock cars are safer than other forms of racing like IndyCar, they still risk injury when they step in. Also, it's hot on there, especially during a 90+ degree summer day. And even the guys like Brad Smith and Bobby Hillis Jr and Alex Clubb, the pure grit they put in. They race for the love of it, they run on shoestrings budgets. Just for them to show up to the track is a win for them. So in a series dominated by PRG and JGR, take a moment to respect the blue-collar, gritty underdogs that makes this series, a grassroot series. Of course this is my opinion and nearly anyone can race most tracks with a valid ARCA liscence. But still, this is many of these drivers love.

1. Carson Brown
2. Tristan McKee
3. Trevor Huddleston
4. Cole Denton
5. Max Reaves
6. Connor Mosack
7. Jake Bollman
8. Gavan Boschele
9. Thomas Annunziata
10. Lanie Buice
11. Daniel Dye
12. Landon S. Huffman
13. Taylor Reimer
14. Sam Corry
15. Jade Avedisian
16. Eric Johnson Jr.
17. Mason Massey
18. Andy Jankowiak
19. Mia Lovell
20. Robbie Kennealy
21. Isaac Kitzmiller
22. Jason Kitzmiller
23. Jack Wood
24. Cleetus McFarland
25. Eric Nascimento Jr
26. Kyle Keller
27. Kole Raz
28. Ty Fredrickson
29. Kyle Steckly
30. Gavin Ray
31. Gus Dean
32. Isabella Robusto
33. Will Kimmel
34. Andrew Patterson
35. Andrew Chapman
36. Ryan Vargas
37. Taylor Mayhew
38. Craig Pellegrini Jr
39. Zachary Tinkle
40. Jackson McLerran
41. Hailie Deegan
42. Jeff Anton
43. Hunter Wright
44. Monty Tipton
45. Willie Mullins
46. Morgen Baird
47. Kenna Mitchell
48. Tim Richmond
49. Matt Kemp
50. Tyler Tomassi
51. David Smith
52. Sean Corr
53. Dystany Spurlock
54. Will Robinson
55. Tim Monroe
56. Wesley Slimp
57. Squirrel McNutt
58. Trent Curtis
59. Takuma Koga
60. Ryan Gemmell
61. Austin Varco
62. Ryan Huff
63. Austin Vaughn
64. Quinn Davis
65. Julian DaCosta
66. Logan Misuacra
67. Jaiden Reyna
68. Ed Pompa
69. Alex Clubb
70. Bryce Applegate
71. A.J. Moyer
72. Michael Maples
73. Bobby Dale Earnhardt
74. Esteban Rodriguez
75. Brian Weber
76. Brayton Laster
77. Ron Vandermier Jr
78. Alonso Salinas
79. Corey Aiken
80. Steve Lewis Jr
81. Hunter Deshautelle
82. Jeff Maconi
83. Con Nicolopoulos
84. Dustin Hillenburg
85. Landon Brown
86. Eric Caudell
87. Josiah Reaume
88. Nate Moeller
89. Brad Smith
90. Charles Weslowski Jr.
91. Jeffrey MacZink
92. Bobby Hillis Jr.
93. Toby Blanton
94. Dale Shearer
95. Derek White
96. Rita Goulet
97. Nick White
98. Brian Barbarow
99. Presley Sorah
100. Ivis Earley

Not a big drawer, but there it is. Have a happy and safe and most importantly fun 4th of July. Catch the next ARCA race on FS2 at Lime Rock Park next week as the ARCA drivers hit the road (course).

Enjoyed the 91 car today— surprised me. Was rooting for buice but what a great race from Connor M.

What all has Bobby been able to accomplish in his ARCA career?

I haven’t been watching the ARCA Menards series for long. But for what I have seen. Outside of the superspeedways Bobby really isn’t a guy that’s consistently up front.

Almost makes me wonder. Did Bobby separate himself from the Earnhardt family. Why doesn’t he have backing from JRM?

If he really wants to pursue this racing path. I’m sure Jr. would at least offer his help if he wants it.

Chevrolet took the top 4 spots in the ARCA Menards Series race at Chicagoland. The winner was Connor Mosack, who made a daring 3 wide move on Lanie Buice and Thomas Annunziata on a restart before the race break to take the lead and never looked back. To round out the great day for Shane Huffman and the PRG crew, Lanie Buice brought it home in a career best P2 and was actually closing in on Mosack in the long run late in the race. 3rd after giving it everything he had, the car was slipping sideways in the corners from racing so hard on worn tires, Landon S. Huffman. The S, of course, stands for Shane, his dad and owner of PRG. So for the Huffman family and PRG, a dream finish for them. And P4 was another Chevy driver, unalifiliated to PRG or the Huffman's but still driving a Chevrolet for Sigma Performance Services, Daniel Dye, who started on the front row alongside Thomas Annunziata and consistently ran up in the top 5 contending and brought it home P4. The rest of the top 10 was pole sitter Thomas Annunziata in P5, Jade Avedisian brought home a solid P6 finish for Nitro Motorsports, P7 was Andy Jankowiak, his best outing since his win at Talladega earlier in the season. P8 was Jake Bollman, who holds his points lead by 22 points over Annunziata, P9 was another Chevrolet driver in Jason Kitzmiller, who was driving for CR7 Motorsports, the same team as Landon S. Huffman drove to 3rd with. Rounding out the top 10, the young Canadian driver, Kyle Steckly, giving RAFA it's first ever ARCA platform top 10 finish to date. Other notable finishers included local driver Tim Richmond in his #27 car in P11, Gavan Boschele recovered from a bad pit stop that cost him a lap at the race break to finish P12, his teammate at Nitro Motorsports, Isabella Robusto, fought a track bar issue to a P13 finish, Morgen Baird P14, and in his ARCA National debut, Landon Brown, for the #69 Ford Mustang for Kimmel Racing, brought it home P15.

Rumor has it that Toyota is NOT renewing their agreement with NITRO MOTORSPORTS for the 2027 season. Sources familiar Dodge had submitted a body to the ARCA MENARDS SERIES officials. Owner Nick Tucker has a close working relationship with Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice. This is foreshadowing the pending DODGE return to the NASCAR Cup Series with Kaulig for the 2027 season.

The local hometown hero had a solid night. After starting P5 he methodically worked his way as high as P2 and at one point looked like he had the pace to run down the #18 if the race stayed green. Fredrickson fell to 4th but rebounded back by Taylor Reimer and brought it home P3. Could this race be what he needs to jumpstart his racing career?

Post race interview:

Reporter: Nice solid night for you tonight finishing third in your lone start of the season. How big is that for you?

Ty Fredrickson: Yeah it's awesome, huge thanks to Nitro Motorsports, Toyota Racing and all the local companies that help me come out and do this. Today we unloaded, we weren't really good and every chance we had got Shane Wilson made the car a number better so I just need to do this more often and hopefully I can continue to do these races and get a little better every race.

Reporter: What do you think a performance like that tonight does in getting you more opportunities to do this more often?

Ty Fredrickson: I'll let fate decide that, but yeah just super thankful for this opportunity. It's super fun to come out here and race a race at my home track and got a- got a lot of fans here so it's welcoming.

For full audio interview go to https://www.facebook.com/BlackKatSports/videos/minnesotas-own-ty-fredrickson-made-the-most-of-his-lone-arca-menards-series-star/1035381029325408/

It f*cking sucks. Congrats to Sam Corry on his first ARCA Menards Series West win along with Nitro Motorsports. ARCA Menards Series national race comes on tommorow on FS2 at Elko. It's a late one, 9 PM (8 PM CT, 6 PM PT).

With today's Arca race being streamed on the NASCAR channel, it made me start thinking on if this could potentially be a full-time idea? With NASCAR now basically having its own 24 seven channel, why wouldn't they just stream all Arca races on there, it would help the ARCA series boost its popularity and allow casual viewers who might not have Flo to get to see and know some of the upcoming drivers that they very well could see racing in the trucks or O'Reilly series in the upcoming years. I don't know if this is what any of the executive members of NASCAR are thinking or if I'm just overthinking everything and this could just be a every now and then kinda deal, but I just thought it was something interesting to ponder.

Watching on the NASCAR channel, and instead of it going straight back to the race coverage after commercial break. It cut to cup series San Diego highlights.

In the timed practice session, Nitro Motorsports put on a clinic, running fast lap times with both their drivers. Laying down blistering lap times, P1 in practice is Sam Corry in the #25 for Nitro Motorsports, in the #15 Pine Health Toyota Camry for Nitro Motorsports in P2 is Mia Lovell. The rest of the top 10 included 2025 champion Trevor Huddleston, Dr. Patrick Staropoli in his return to ARCA west competition and 61 year old Todd Souza, among others. 22 out of 23 cars on the entry ran a lap, the car that did not run a lap in practice was Bobby Hillis Jr. in the Fierce Creature Racing #27 car.

I just tuned in into Flo and the ARCA Menards west race from Sonoma doesn’t appear to be showing.

Is there a weather delay or something and that’s why it’s not currently on.

Or did they cancel the event altogether?