2026 Ashley Furniture 150
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | July 3, 2026 | ||
| Location | Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
| Average speed | 119.947 miles per hour (193.036 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Nitro Motorsports | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Laps | 71 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Time | 31.641 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Kurt Becker (1–2) and Tim Catalfamo (3–4) | ||
The 2026 Ashley Furniture 150 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 100 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt oval, it was the eleventh race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 20th running of the event and the first since 2019.
Connor Mosack, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, made a three-wide pass on Thomas Annunziata and Lanie Buice for the lead early in the event, and led the remaining 71 laps in dominating fashion to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season.[6] Buice finished second, becoming only the fifth female driver in series history to finish runner-up in ARCA competition. Landon S. Huffman finished third, with Daniel Dye and Annunziata rounding out the top five. Jade Avedisian, Andy Jankowiak, Jake Bollman, Jason Kitzmiller, and Kyle Steckly rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
The race marked the ARCA Menards Series' return to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 3, at 1:00 PM CST, and lasted for 1 hour and 20 minutes.[7]
Thomas Annunziata, driving for Nitro Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.981 seconds, and a speed of 174.300 miles per hour (280.509 km/h).[8]
Practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 30.981 | 174.300 |
| 2 | 24 | Daniel Dye | SPS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.648 | 170.627 |
| 3 | 20 | Jake Bollman (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 31.729 | 170.191 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Starting lineup
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, July 3, at 2:35 PM CST, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.[7][9] The starting lineup was determined by practice speeds. As a result, Thomas Annunziata, driving for Nitro Motorsports, was awarded the pole position.[10]
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Laps: 100
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 71 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 4 | 77 | Lanie Buice | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 5 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | Landon S. Huffman | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 24 | Daniel Dye | SPS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 24 | Running | 41 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Jade Avedisian | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 71 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 3 | 20 | Jake Bollman (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 5 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 2 | Kyle Steckly | RAFA Racing Team | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 14 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Tim Richmond Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 7 | 25 | Gavan Boschele (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 13 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 18 | 91 | Morgen Baird | Maples Motorsports | Ford | 98 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 69 | Landon Brown | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 16 | 12 | Takuma Koga | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 93 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 23 | 10 | Dustin Hillenburg | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 22 | 86 | Jeff Maconi (R) | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 90 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 89 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | Rise Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 20 | 06 | Brayton Laster | Wayne Peterson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 17 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 25 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 29 | 0 | Mechanical | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | 11 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 26 | 0 | Mechanical | 21 |
| 24 | 8 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 25 | 0 | Accident | 20 |
| 25 | 26 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 8 | 0 | Mechanical | 19 |
| 26 | 24 | 19 | Matt Kemp | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Mechanical | 18 |
| 27 | 27 | 83 | Nate Moeller | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 1 | 0 | Mechanical | 17 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 2 among 3 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 3 for 17 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 1 hour, 15 minutes and 2 seconds
- Average speed: 119.947 miles per hour (193.036 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "ARCA Menards Series announces 2026 schedule; All 20 races to air live on FOX Sports". ARCA. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Chicagoland Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Ashley Furniture 150 at Chicagoland Speedway". ARCA. November 24, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting lineup: Ashley Furniture 150 at Chicagoland Speedway". ARCA. July 3, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Race results: Ashley Furniture 150 at Chicagoland Speedway". ARCA. July 3, 2026. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- ↑ Sonderman, Steve (July 3, 2026). "Connor Mosack Cruises to Victory in ARCA's Return to Chicagoland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- 1 2 "Schedule of events: Ashley Furniture 150 at Chicagoland Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice results: Ashley Furniture 150 at Chicagoland Speedway". ARCA. July 3, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ White, Brandon (June 29, 2026). "PIT BOX: For first time since 2019, the ARCA Menards Series is back at Chicagoland". ARCA. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Sonderman, Steve (July 3, 2026). "Thomas Annunziata Earns ARCA Pole After Qualifying Is Canceled at Chicagoland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 3, 2026.