Tristan McKee tames Toledo Speedway for his second ARCA Menards Sequence victory of the season on Saturday within the Owens Corning 200.
TOLEDO, Ohio — One would possibly say Saturday’s Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway was selected lap six of 200, when the important thing second of the sixth race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Sequence occurred.
Tristan McKee Tames Toledo
After setting the most effective lap in observe and securing the Sioux Chief PowerPEX Pole Award earlier Saturday, Max Reaves took the inexperienced flag in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in acquainted style — a seemingly straightforward path to the lead from the entrance row.
Tristan McKee, although, made clear within the first few laps that his No. 77 Pinnacle Racing Group effort can be a worthy problem. He reached Reaves’ again bumper on that pivotal lap six and slid beneath coming into the third flip. Contact ensued, the results of which was a flat left rear tire on the No. 18 machine. Reaves spun, and he in the end by no means recovered from the sequence.
McKee, then again, cruised to his second ARCA Menards Sequence victory and his first on a brief monitor. The 15-year-old Spire Motorsports improvement driver left little question, profitable the race by greater than three seconds over second-place Thomas Annunziata.
“Simply going for it, attempting to get monitor place early,” McKee mentioned when requested concerning the early incident with Reaves. “I don’t know if my aspect skirt hit him or what. Sorry to him; didn’t imply that. I feel we simply lower his tire down. Didn’t actually slam or something like that.
“That was a enjoyable race. This monitor is superior. It’s a enjoyable, rhythm monitor.”
To his credit score, Reaves almost mounted a comeback. After working his means again to the lead lap, he discovered himself on the skin of the entrance row — alongside McKee — for a restart with 40 laps to go. He skilled an obvious mechanical situation on that restart, although, and pale by means of the sector, in the end ending eleventh and a pair laps down.
Thomas Annunziata, who entered Saturday’s Toledo race fourth within the ARCA Menards Sequence championship standings, charged on the previous couple of laps for a second-place end. Carson Brown settled for third after spending all the night racing within the prime 5.
Jake Bollman, the ARCA Menards Sequence factors chief, confirmed a number of flashes of power racing towards the likes of McKee, Reaves, and Brown on Saturday. He completed fourth. Caden Kvapil, who made his ARCA Menards Sequence debut Saturday night time, completed fifth.
Isabella Robusto overcame a blown engine in observe to complete sixth after beginning behind the pack. Jason Kitzmiller, Wesley Slimp, Ryan Vargas, and Craig Pellegrini Jr. completed seventh by means of tenth, respectively.
Jake Bollman now leads Ryan Vargas by 17 factors within the ARCA Menards Sequence level standings. Thomas Annunciata is 20 factors from the chief. Andy Jankowiak and Jason Kitzmiller spherical out the highest 5.
Within the ARCA East Sequence, Tristan McKee has a 20-point benefit over second-place Max Reaves within the level standings. Isaac Kitzmiller is third and 33 factors behind the chief. Craig Pelligrini Jr and Jackson McLerran spherical out the highest 5.
Subsequent Up
The ARCA Menards Sequence will get a number of weeks off earlier than it returns to motion June 5 at Michigan Worldwide Speedway. The ARCA Menards Sequence East, which competed alongside the nationwide ARCA Menards Sequence at Toledo on Saturday, will get a protracted break earlier than its July 24 occasion at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
