2026 Atlas 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | August 28, 2026 | ||
| Location | Madison International Speedway in Rutland, Wisconsin | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.500 miles (0.850 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160.934 km) | ||
| Average speed | 68.913 miles per hour (110.905 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Pinnacle Racing Group | ||
| Time | 18.218 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Laps | 105 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Time | 18.627 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 77 | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARN | ||
The 2026 Atlas 200 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Friday, August 28, 2026, at Madison International Speedway in Rutland, Wisconsin. Contested over 200 laps on the 0.500-mile (0.805 km) short track, it was the 16th race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the second running of the event.
Tristan McKee, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, took the lead from Max Reaves shortly after halfway, and led the remaining laps while surviving late restarts to earn his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his third of the season.[6] Pole-sitter Carson Brown finished second, and Reaves finished third. Jake Bollman and Thomas Annunziata rounded out the top five, while Isaac Kitzmiller, Isabella Robusto, Will Robinson, Jason Kitzmiller, and Tony Cosentino rounded out the top ten.
Report
[edit]Background
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Madison International Speedway is a half-mile paved oval racetrack in the Town of Rutland near Oregon, Wisconsin, United States. With 18-degree banked turns, the track is billed as "The Track of Champions" and "Wisconsin's Fastest Half Mile." The weekly program at the track runs on Friday nights under NASCAR Local Racing Series sanction.
The track holds events in the ASA Midwest Tour and ASA Late Model Series Northern Division. In 2011, the track held its first ARCA Racing Series race since 1973. The track regularly held American Speed Association events before the national touring series ended. The United States Super Trucks, Mid-American Stock Car Series, the HOSS series, the USAC midgets, the ASA National Tour, the NASCAR Midwest Series and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series have appeared in the past.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 28, at 3:30 PM CST, and lasted for 45 minutes.[7]
Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.422 seconds, and a speed of 97.709 miles per hour (157.247 km/h).[8]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Carson Brown (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 18.422 | 97.709 |
| 2 | 18 | Max Reaves (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 18.658 | 96.473 |
| 3 | 77 | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 18.715 | 96.180 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, August 28, at 5:15 PM CST.[7] The qualifying procedure used was a single-car, two-lap based system. Drivers were on track by themselves and had two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.[9]
Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, qualified on pole position with a lap of 18.218 seconds, and a speed of 98.803 miles per hour (159.008 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Laps: 200
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 77 | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 200 | 105 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Carson Brown (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Max Reaves (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 95 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 5 | 20 | Jake Bollman (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 6 | 79 | Isaac Kitzmiller | ACR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 8 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 10 | 25 | Will Robinson | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 12 | 12 | Takuma Koga | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 195 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 14 | 91 | Austin Vaughn | Maples Motorsports | Ford | 193 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 18 | 06 | Daniel Sasnett | Wayne Peterson Motorsports | Ford | 186 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 16 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 184 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 9 | 42 | Taylor Mayhew | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | Mechanical | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | 86 | Jeff Maconi (R) | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 183 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 15 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 7 | 36 | Ty Fredrickson | Team 36 | Toyota | 156 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 19 | 81 | Kevin Campbell | KC Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 21 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | Mechanical | 23 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 3 among 2 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 36 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 1 hour, 27 minutes and 0 seconds
- Average speed: 68.913 miles per hour (110.905 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ↑ "ARCA Menards Series announces 2026 schedule; All 20 races to air live on FOX Sports". ARCA. October 4, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA. November 24, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry list: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA. August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA. August 28, 2026. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Race results: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA. August 28, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
- ↑ Sonderman, Steve (August 28, 2026). "Tristan McKee Holds Off the Field for the ARCA Win at Madison". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
- 1 2 "Schedule of events: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA. January 20, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice results: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA. August 28, 2026. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
- ↑ White, Brandon (August 24, 2026). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series drivers return to pavement this weekend at Madison". ARCA. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (August 28, 2026). "Carson Brown Scores 4th Career ARCA Pole at Madison". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 28, 2026.