The 2026 JR & CO. 150 was an ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East combination race held on Friday, August 7, 2026, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Contested over 150 laps on the oval, it was the 14th race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, the 7th race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th running of the event.
Tristan McKee, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, pulled off a dominating performance, holding off teammate Carson Brown and leading a race-high 125 laps from the pole position to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series win, his second of the season, and his fourth career ARCA Menards Series East win. Brown finished second, and Jake Bollman finished third. Max Reaves and Isaac Kitzmiller rounded out the top five, while Gavan Boschele, Thomas Annunziata, Andy Jankowiak, Ryan Vargas, and Jade Avedisian rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch. The track hosts the NTT IndyCar Series and NASCAR events.
After the 2020 race was canceled due to the pandemic, the race was removed from the 2021 schedule. In 2024, it was announced that the Xfinity Series would return to Iowa with a Cup Series race.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
DriverTeamMake0Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet01Tony MusolinoFast Track RacingToyota03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford06Ben PetersonWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota7Kadence DavenportCCM RacingChevrolet10Craig Pellegrini Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingToyota11Chase BuscagliaFast Track RacingFord12Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota13Brian WeberIntegrity AutosportsToyota15Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota18Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord20Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota25Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota28Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet34Brian BarbarowVWV RacingToyota38Esteban RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord55Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota70Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota71Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet77Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet79Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet81Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevrolet83Brayton LasterClubb Racing Inc.Ford85Quinn Davis (R)City Garage MotorsportsFord86Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford89Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet90Ty FredricksonTeam 36 with Nitro MotorsportsToyota91Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord95Jackson McLerran (R)MAN MotorsportsToyota97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 7, at 2:30 PM CST, and lasted for 45 minutes.
Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.507 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime128Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet23.507134.003277Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet23.522133.917379Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet23.761132.570Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 7, at 3:30 PM CST. 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 the session won the pole.
Tristan McKee, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, qualified on pole position with a lap of 23.383 seconds, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime177Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet23.383134.713228Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet23.514133.963379Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet23.657133.153470Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota23.793132.392520Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota23.890131.854618Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.943131.562715Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota24.026131.108890Ty FredricksonTeam 36 with Nitro MotorsportsToyota24.087130.776925Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota24.159130.3861097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet24.235129.9771171Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota24.238129.9611255Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota24.256129.8651395Jackson McLerran (R)MAN MotorsportsToyota24.510128.5191491Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord24.619127.9501538Toro RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota24.674127.6651610Craig Pellegrini Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingToyota25.091125.5431785Quinn Davis (R)City Garage MotorsportsFord25.149125.2531812Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota25.556123.2591989Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet25.744122.3592013Brian WeberIntegrity AutosportsToyota25.885121.6922101Tony MusolinoFast Track RacingToyota26.123120.5832248Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord26.293119.8042399Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet26.471118.9982419Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord26.614118.3592503Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford27.392114.9972606Ben PetersonWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota27.600114.1302734Brian BarbarowVWV RacingToyota27.792113.3422886Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford27.813113.2562983Brayton LasterClubb Racing Inc.Ford28.287111.359300Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet32.28297.5783181Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevrolet41.81975.3253211Chase BuscagliaFast Track RacingFord——337Kadence DavenportCCM RacingChevrolet——Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Laps: 150 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1177Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet150125Running492228Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet15025Running433520Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1500Running414618Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1500Running405379Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running396925Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1500Running387470Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota1500Running3781171Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1500Running3691491Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord1500Running3510715Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota1480Running34111255Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota1480Running3312890Ty FredricksonTeam 36 with Nitro MotorsportsToyota1480Running32131538Toro RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota1470Running31141610Craig Pellegrini Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingToyota1460Running30151785Quinn Davis (R)City Garage MotorsportsFord1460Running29161989Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet1450Running28172013Brian WeberIntegrity AutosportsToyota1440Running27182101Tony MusolinoFast Track RacingToyota1420Running26192419Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord1410Running25202399Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1410Running24212734Brian BarbarowVWV RacingToyota1400Running23222503Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1390Running22232911Chase BuscagliaFast Track RacingFord1380Running21242886Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford1380Running20251097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1330Accident19262606Ben PetersonWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota1330Running18271812Takuma KogaFastt Track RacingToyota1310Running17281395Jackson McLerran (R)MAN MotorsportsToyota680Mechanical16292248Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord640Accident1530300Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet190Mechanical14312983Brayton LasterClubb Racing Inc.Ford120Mechanical13323181Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevrolet30Mechanical1233337Kadence DavenportCCM RacingChevrolet20Mechanical11Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 2 among 2 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 46 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 33 minutes and 49 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jake Bollman 623 2 Thomas Annunziata 616 (–7) 1 3 Isabella Robusto 512 (–111) 1 4 Jason Kitzmiller 510 (–113) 5 Takuma Koga 476 (–147) 6 Michael Maples 437 (–186) 7 Alex Clubb 426 (–197) 8 Bobby Dale Earnhardt 410 (–213) 1 9 Andy Jankowiak 366 (–257) 1 10 Brad Smith 364 (–259)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 1 Tristan McKee 340 1 2 Max Reaves 338 (–2) 3 Isaac Kitzmiller 322 (–18) 4 Craig Pellegrini Jr. 283 (–57) 1 5 Quinn Davis 262 (–78) 1 6 Jackson McLerran 260 (–80) 7 Austin Vaughn 256 (–84) 1 8 Carson Brown 233 (–107) 1 9 Nate Moeller 231 (–109) 10 Michael Maples 208 (–132)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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