The 2026 Lime Rock Park ARCA 100 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut. Contested over 68 laps on the asphalt road course, it was the twelfth race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the second running of the event.
Thomas Annunziata, driving for Nitro Motorsports, pulled off a dominating performance, leading a race-high 59 laps after starting in the second position to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series win, his first of the season, and his second consecutive win at Lime Rock. Andrew Ranger finished second, and pole-sitter Carson Brown finished third. Max Reaves and Jake Bollman rounded out the top five, while Ryan Gemmell, Tristan McKee, Isaac Kitzmiller, Dawson Sutton, and Jeff Anton rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Built in 1956, it is the nation's third oldest continuously operating road racing venue that is behind Road America (1955) and Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (1953). The track was owned by Skip Barber from 1984 to April 2021, a former race car driver who started the Skip Barber Racing School in 1975. They are now owned by the Lime Rock Group, LLC. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
DriverTeamMake01Graham JacobsonFast Track RacingToyota03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford3Alex Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota11Chase BuscagliaFast Track RacingChevrolet12Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota15Will RobinsonNitro MotorsportsToyota17Stewart FriesenCook Racing TechnologiesToyota18Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Corey AikenMaples MotorsportsFord20Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota25Peter PortanteNitro MotorsportsToyota28Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet29Ryan GemmellNEMCO MotorsportsToyota42Dawson SuttonCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet44Jeff Anton1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord53Andrew RangerNDS MotorsportsChevrolet55Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota70Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota71Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord77Tristan McKeePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet79Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet86Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford89Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet91Ty FredricksonMaples MotorsportsFord97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 10, at 1:00 PM EST, and lasted for 1 hour.
Thomas Annunziata, driving for Nitro Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 55.049 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed170Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota55.04996.656277Tristan McKeePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet55.09196.582355Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota55.39696.050Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 10, at 2:15 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.
Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, qualified on pole position with a lap of 54.345 seconds, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime128Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet54.34597.908270Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota54.40997.793377Tristan McKeePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet54.62997.399420Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota54.80897.081555Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota54.93896.851625Peter PortanteNitro MotorsportsToyota55.12496.524718Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota55.47095.922853Andrew RangerNDS MotorsportsChevrolet55.47995.907917Stewart FriesenCook Racing TechnologiesToyota55.74695.4471029Ryan GemmellNEMCO MotorsportsToyota55.77295.4031144Jeff Anton1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet55.98395.043123Alex Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet56.10494.8381342Dawson SuttonCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet56.12394.8061479Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet56.15994.7451515Will RobinsonNitro MotorsportsToyota56.18894.6961671Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord56.27194.5571701Graham JacobsonFast Track RacingToyota56.33994.4431891Ty FredricksonMaples MotorsportsFord56.38594.3661911Chase BuscagliaFast Track RacingChevrolet58.11591.5562097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet58.22191.3902112Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota58.96990.2302219Corey AikenMaples MotorsportsFord1:01.74586.1742389Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet1:02.30585.3992403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1:04.17582.9112599Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1:05.54181.1832606Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota1:11.13274.8022748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1:14.97170.9712810Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota——2986Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford——Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Laps: 68 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1270Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota6859Running482853Andrew RangerNDS MotorsportsChevrolet680Running423128Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet680Running424718Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota680Running405420Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota683Running4061029Ryan GemmellNEMCO MotorsportsToyota680Running387377Tristan McKeePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet686Running3881479Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet680Running3691342Dawson SuttonCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet680Running35101144Jeff Anton1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet680Running3411625Peter PortanteNitro MotorsportsToyota680Running33121515Will RobinsonNitro MotorsportsToyota680Running3213917Stewart FriesenCook Racing TechnologiesToyota680Running31141671Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord680Running30151891Ty FredricksonMaples MotorsportsFord680Running29161701Graham JacobsonFast Track RacingToyota680Running28172097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet680Running27181911Chase BuscagliaFast Track RacingChevrolet680Running26192112Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota680Running25202389Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet660Running2421123Alex Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet640Running23222403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford610Running22232599Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet600Running21242606Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota590Running2025555Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota500Running19262219Corey AikenMaples MotorsportsFord100Mechanical18272748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord10Mechanical17282810Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota00Did Not Start16292986Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford00Did Not Start15Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 3 among 3 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 3 for 15 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 21 minutes and 18 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jake Bollman 545 2 Thomas Annunziata 537 (–8) 3 Isabella Robusto 465 (–80) 4 Jason Kitzmiller 463 (–82) 5 Takuma Koga 434 (–111) 6 Michael Maples 398 (–147) 7 Bobby Dale Earnhardt 382 (–163) 8 Alex Clubb 380 (–165) 2 9 Andy Jankowiak 330 (–215) 10 Brad Smith 329 (–216)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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