The 2026 ARCA Menards Series East season is set to kick off this weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway.
There are a total of 24 cars entered for the race.
The drivers who will start their full-time ARCA Series East campaigns this weekend are the following.
This season features a variety of drivers attempting the full eight-race schedule, including Craig Pellegrini Jr., Max Reaves, Austin Vaughn, Brad Smith, Tristan McKee, Isaac Kitzmiller, Quinn Davis, Michael Maples and Toby Blanton. Of the group, Pellegrini will be making his first start in any ARCA Menards Series event.
Additionally, the No. 13 of Integrity Autosports and No. 28 of Pinnacle Racing Group have currently announced plans to run the full schedule, albeit with a variety of drivers. Brian Weber and Derek Kneeland will be in the cars at Hickory, with Kneeland making his ARCA platform debut.
Other debuts in the race include George Siciliano for Rette Jones Racing, Landon S. Huffman for CR7 Motorsports, Brian Barbarow for VWV Racing, Esteban Rodriguez for MCM Racing and Dystany Spurlock for MBM Motorsports.
ARCA Hickory Entry List
The ARCA Menards Series East is set to take the green flag for the Cook Out 200 on Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on FloRacing and The NASCAR Channel with radio coverage provided by ARCA Race Center.
