ARCA Menards Series – The 20-race ARCA Menards Series, founded in 1953, a mix of national-series combination events at venues such as Daytona International Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as short tracks like Madison International Speedway in Wisconsin and the Illinois and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds mile dirt tracks.
ARCA Racing Series Showdown – The new championship will see 10 races within the larger ARCA Menards Series — essentially a championship within a championship — that will feature the best of the three series (competitors from the Menards Series as well as Menards East and Menards West) coming together to crown a Showdown champion.
2020 ARCA MENARDS SCHEDULE
| Date | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona, FL |
| Mar 6 | ISM Raceway | Phoenix, AZ |
| Apr 19 | Salem Speedway | Salem, IN |
| Apr 24 | Talladega Superspeedway | Talladega, AL |
| May, 21 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, NC |
| May 29 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| June 5 | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Mich. |
| June 18 | Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, IL |
| June 25 | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, PA |
| July 3 | Lucas Oil Raceway | Brownsburg, Ind |
| July 11 | Elko Speedway | Elko, Minn. |
| July 17 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| Aug 1 | WWT Raceway at Gateway | Madison, IL |
| Aug 7 | Madison International Speedway | Madison, Wisc. |
| Aug 14 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY |
| Aug 23 | Illinois State Fairgrounds * | Springfield, IL |
| Sept 5 | DuQuoin Stae Fairgrounds * | DuQuoin, IL |
| Sep 17 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, TN |
| Sept 26 | Memphis International Raceway | Millington, TN |
| Oct 16 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, KN |
*1 Mile Dirt Track
All 20 races are scheduled for live television coverage; eight races will be televised on FS1 and FS2 and 12 races will be televised on MAVTV.
The following races will also count toward the ARCA Showdown championship:
2020 ARCA Showdown Schedule
| Date | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | ISM Raceway | Phoenix, AZ |
| Apr 19 | Salem Speedway | Salem, IN |
| May 29 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| July 3 | Lucas Oil Raceway | Brownsburg, Ind |
| July 11 | Elko Speedway | Elko, Minn. |
| July 17 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| Aug 1 | WWT Raceway at Gateway | Madison, IL |
| Aug 14 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY |
| Sep 17 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, TN |
| Sept 26 | Memphis International Raceway | Millington, TN |
