The 2026 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Pocono Raceway in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania. Contested over 60 laps on the oval, it was the eighth race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 39th running of the event after a two-year hiatus.
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, put on a blistering performance, leading a race-high 51 laps after starting second to earn his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fourth of the season. Ruggiero won the race by 14.342 seconds, the largest margin of victory in the series since Brent Crews at Springfield in 2023. Gavan Boschele finished second, and Carson Brown finished third. Jake Bollman and Lanie Buice rounded out the top five, while Thomas Annunziata, Daniel Dye, Jade Avedisian, Jason Kitzmiller, and Ryan Vargas rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
DriverTeamMake03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford06Brayton LasterWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet10Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet11Dustin HillenburgFast Track RacingFord12Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota15Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota18Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota22Nick WhiteWhite MotorsportsChevrolet24Daniel DyeSPS RacingChevrolet25Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota28Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord55Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota66Dystany SpurlockMBM MotorsportsFord70Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota77Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet79Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet86Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford89Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet91Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 12, at 12:00 PM EST, and lasted for 45 minutes.
Gavan Boschele, driving for Nitro Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.185 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime125Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota54.185166.098277Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet54.199166.055370Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota54.343165.615Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 12, at 1:00 PM EST. The qualifying procedure used was a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers were on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever set the fastest time in that session won the pole.
Lanie Buice, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, qualified on pole position with a lap of 54.024 seconds, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime177Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet54.024166.593218Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota54.158166.180325Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota54.444165.307424Daniel DyeSPS RacingChevrolet54.523165.068528Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet54.641164.711670Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota54.908163.911755Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota55.297162.757820Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota55.399162.458915Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota55.758161.4121079Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet55.987160.7521197Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet56.698158.7361266Dystany SpurlockMBM MotorsportsFord57.091157.643138Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet57.142157.5021412Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota58.650153.4531510Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet59.076152.3461606Brayton LasterWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet1:00.882147.8271711Dustin HillenburgFast Track RacingFord1:01.641146.0071803Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1:02.995142.8681986Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford1:04.470139.6002099Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1:04.834138.8162191Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord——2289Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet——2348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord——2422Nick WhiteWhite MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Laps: 60 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6051Running482325Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota600Running423528Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet600Running414820Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota600Running405177Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet601Running416670Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota600Running387424Daniel DyeSPS RacingChevrolet606Running388915Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota600Running3691197Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet600Running35102191Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord602Running35111079Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet600Running33121412Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota590Running3213755Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota580Running31141510Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet580Running30151803Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford560Running29161986Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford560Running28171606Brayton LasterWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet540Running27182099Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet530Running2619138Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet160Mechanical25201711Dustin HillenburgFast Track RacingFord140Mechanical24212422Nick WhiteWhite MotorsportsChevrolet120Mechanical23222348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord70Mechanical22232289Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet40Accident21241266Dystany SpurlockMBM MotorsportsFord30Accident20Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 4 among 3 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 3 for 13 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 16 minutes and 0 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jake Bollman 348 2 Thomas Annunziata 321 (–27) 3 Ryan Vargas 315 (–33) 1 4 Isabella Robusto 288 (–60) 1 5 Jason Kitzmiller 278 (–70) 1 6 Takuma Koga 264 (–84) 3 7 Andy Jankowiak 263 (–85) 8 Michael Maples 249 (–99) 2 9 Gio Ruggiero 231 (–117) 10 Alex Clubb 224 (–124)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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