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The Menards 250 is a 93.750-mile (150.876 km), 250-lap annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota.
| ARCA Menards Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Elko Speedway |
| Location | Elko New Market, Minnesota |
| Corporate sponsor | Menards |
| First race | 2012 |
| Distance | 93.750 mi (150.876 km) |
| Laps | 250 |
| Previous names | Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care (2012) Akona 250 Presented by Federated Car Care (2013–2014) Shore Lunch 250 (2017) Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250 (2018) Menards 250 Presented by MatrixCare (2019) |
| Most wins (team) | Venturini Motorsports (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (3) |
| Circuit information | |
| Length | 0.375 mi (0.604 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
History edit
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ARCA debuted at the track in 2012, running at the track for three consecutive years. After 2014, the race was taken off the calendar for the next two seasons, before being added back for the 2017 season, where it has remained since.
In 2020, the race was cancelled and moved to Toledo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] With this race off the schedule, Menards also moved their title sponsorship to the new Toledo race.
Past winners edit
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | June 2 | 25 | Brennan Poole | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 75 (120.701) | 1:00:44 | 74.090 | Report | ||
| 2013 | June 1 | 44 | Frank Kimmel | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:17:00 | 73.051 | Report | ||
| 2014 | June 21 | 90 | Grant Enfinger | Team BCR Racing | Ford | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:16:51 | 73.200 | Report | ||
| 2015 – 2016 |
Not held | |||||||||||
| 2017 | June 3 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Ken Schrader Racing | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:28:51 | 63.311 | Report | ||
| 2018 | July 14 | 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:29:54 | 62.570 | Report | ||
| 2019 | July 13 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:30:25 | 62.212 | Report | ||
| 2020 | July 11 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021 | July 10 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:20:07 | 69.274 | Report | ||
| 2022 | June 25 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:19:07 | 71.098 | Report | ||
| 2023 | June 24 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:34:19 | 59.64 | Report | ||
Multiple winners (teams) edit
| # Wins | Team | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Venturini Motorsports | 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
Manufacturer wins edit
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Toyota | 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 2012, 2018 |
| 1 | Ford | 2014 |
References edit
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series Revises Schedule Through End of August". ARCARacing.com. July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
External links edit
- Elko Speedway race results at Racing-Reference