2026 AARN Cup Series Season

AARN Season

2026 AARN Cup Series Season

AARN-SN-CUP-2026-01Active Season

Series AARN Cup Series

Season Year 2026

Season Label Season 1

Season Details

Start Date: February 1, 2026
End Date: November 22, 2026
Regular-Season Races: 26
Championship / Playoff Races: 10

Season Overview

The 2026 AARN Cup Series season brings AARN’s premier drivers together for a full championship campaign of NASCAR-style competition. Across a demanding schedule of superspeedways, intermediates, short tracks, and road courses, teams and drivers will battle for race wins, playoff positions, and the 2026 AARN Cup Series Championship.

With fixed setups, strategic race management, competitive broadcasts, and a season-long points chase, every event carries weight as drivers work toward earning their place among AARN’s top competitors.

Schedule

Round1

February 1, 2026

Daytona 250

Daytona International Speedway

100 laps · 65% fuel · 4 tires · 1 repair

Regular SeasonComplete

Round—

February 8, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round2

February 15, 2026

Boosted Safe 200

EchoPark Speedway

130 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 1 repair

Regular SeasonComplete

Round3

February 22, 2026

Happy Pet HQ 200

Dover Motor Speedway

200 laps · 55% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round4

March 1, 2026

Phoenix 156

Phoenix Raceway

156 laps · 70% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round5

March 8, 2026

GameChanger 200

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

134 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round6

March 15, 2026

Darlington 200

Darlington Raceway

147 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round7

March 22, 2026

Boosted Safe 105

Martinsville Speedway

200 laps · 50% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round8

March 29, 2026

Bristol 250

Bristol Motor Speedway

250 laps · 50% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round9

April 5, 2026

Kansas 200

Kansas Speedway

134 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round10

April 12, 2026

Boosted Safe 265

Talladega Superspeedway

100 laps · 65% fuel · 4 tires · 1 repair

Regular SeasonComplete

Round11

April 19, 2026

MX Wraps 250

Texas Motor Speedway

134 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round—

April 26, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round12

May 3, 2026

JAM Coffee & Tea 150

Watkins Glen International

45 laps · 80% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round13

May 10, 2026

North Wilkesboro 140

North Wilkesboro Speedway

225 laps · 55% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round14

May 17, 2026

Charlotte 300

Charlotte Motor Speedway

200 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round—

May 24, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round15

May 31, 2026

Happy Pet HQ 150

Nashville Superspeedway

113 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonScheduled

Round—

June 7, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round16

June 14, 2026

Michigan 200

Michigan International Speedway

100 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round17

June 21, 2026

Boosted Safe 200

Pocono Raceway

80 laps · 70% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round18

June 28, 2026

Bullydog Coffee 140

Sonoma Raceway

55 laps · 80% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round—

July 5, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round19

July 12, 2026

Boosted Safe 200

Chicagoland Speedway

134 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonScheduled

Round20

July 19, 2026

All-Star Race

Dover Motor Speedway

200 laps · 55% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round21

July 26, 2026

Happy Pet HQ 200

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

80 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round22

August 2, 2026

Iowa 175

Iowa Speedway

175 laps · 55% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round23

August 9, 2026

Richmond 200

Richmond Raceway

200 laps · 55% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round24

August 16, 2026

New Hampshire 150

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

150 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round25

August 23, 2026

Michigan 200

Michigan International Speedway

100 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

Regular SeasonComplete

Round26

August 30, 2026

Boosted Safe 250

Daytona International Speedway

100 laps · 65% fuel · 4 tires · 1 repair

Regular SeasonComplete

Round—

September 6, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round27

September 13, 2026

Darlington 200

Darlington Raceway

147 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

ChaseScheduled

Round28

September 20, 2026

Gateway 150

World Wide Technology Raceway

120 laps · 55% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

ChaseScheduled

Round—

September 27, 2026

Bye Week

Off WeekOff Week

Round29

October 4, 2026

Bristol 250

Bristol Motor Speedway

250 laps · 50% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

ChaseScheduled

Round31

October 18, 2026

Atlanta 200

EchoPark Speedway

130 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 1 repair

ChaseScheduled

Round32

October 25, 2026

Charlotte Roval 125

Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

55 laps · 80% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

ChaseScheduled

Round33

November 1, 2026

Phoenix 156

Phoenix Raceway

156 laps · 60% fuel · 4 tires · 0 repairs

ChaseScheduled

Round34

November 8, 2026

Talladega 265

Talladega Superspeedway

100 laps · 65% fuel · 4 tires · 1 repair

ChaseScheduled

Round35

November 15, 2026

Martinsville 200

Martinsville Speedway

200 laps · 50% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

ChaseScheduled

Round36

November 22, 2026

Championship Race

Homestead-Miami Speedway

134 laps · 60% fuel · 3 tires · 0 repairs

ChampionshipScheduled

Standings

Rank1

Shawn Hughes #75

Starts: 26
Wins: 2
Top 5: 11
Top 10: 22
Pts: 982
Avg. Fin.: 7.00

Rank2

Zackery King #51

Starts: 26
Wins: 2
Top 5: 13
Top 10: 18
Pts: 967
Avg. Fin.: 7.21

Rank3

Chris Romano #44

Starts: 24
Wins: 3
Top 5: 13
Top 10: 19
Pts: 953
Avg. Fin.: 5.63

Rank4

Coulter Clark #54

Starts: 23
Wins: 8
Top 5: 16
Top 10: 19
Pts: 922
Avg. Fin.: 5.14

Rank5

Casey Gross #77

Starts: 25
Wins: 0
Top 5: 8
Top 10: 14
Pts: 858
Avg. Fin.: 10.40

Rank6

Douglas Scalice #16

Starts: 26
Wins: 0
Top 5: 3
Top 10: 11
Pts: 847
Avg. Fin.: 11.40

Rank7

Jordane Whyte #83

Starts: 22
Wins: 6
Top 5: 10
Top 10: 19
Pts: 844
Avg. Fin.: 5.71

Rank8

Elijah Maupin #66

Starts: 25
Wins: 0
Top 5: 4
Top 10: 11
Pts: 830
Avg. Fin.: 12.04

Rank9

Gregory Vadnais #24

Starts: 25
Wins: 0
Top 5: 4
Top 10: 14
Pts: 808
Avg. Fin.: 11.57

Rank10

Kameron M Combs #15

Starts: 25
Wins: 3
Top 5: 10
Top 10: 11
Pts: 790
Avg. Fin.: 11.44

Rank11

Corey Powell #92

Starts: 26
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 3
Pts: 779
Avg. Fin.: 14.38

Rank12

Chad Fox #12

Starts: 24
Wins: 0
Top 5: 2
Top 10: 6
Pts: 680
Avg. Fin.: 15.36

Rank13

Marc Bender #33

Starts: 21
Wins: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 5
Pts: 617
Avg. Fin.: 14.05

Rank14

Mike Rovillo #2

Starts: 22
Wins: 0
Top 5: 3
Top 10: 4
Pts: 612
Avg. Fin.: 15.86

Rank15

Thaddeeus Freel #98

Starts: 17
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 9
Pts: 570
Avg. Fin.: 11.06

Rank16

Robert Hissong #29

Starts: 17
Wins: 0
Top 5: 5
Top 10: 8
Pts: 543
Avg. Fin.: 10.64

Rank17

Chris Winstone #37

Starts: 14
Wins: 0
Top 5: 9
Top 10: 9
Pts: 535
Avg. Fin.: 7.79

Rank18

Kristopher Foote #21

Starts: 15
Wins: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 7
Pts: 463
Avg. Fin.: 12.31

Rank19

Michael Alley #22

Starts: 16
Wins: 1
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 5
Pts: 444
Avg. Fin.: 16.07

Rank20

Chris Perry #34

Starts: 17
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 2
Pts: 408
Avg. Fin.: 17.86

Rank21

Austin Adams #27

Starts: 15
Wins: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 3
Pts: 405
Avg. Fin.: 15.08

Rank22

Matthew McMeekin #4

Starts: 11
Wins: 0
Top 5: 2
Top 10: 3
Pts: 313
Avg. Fin.: 10.43

Rank23

Joseph Konen #72

Starts: 9
Wins: 0
Top 5: 2
Top 10: 4
Pts: 299
Avg. Fin.: 11.11

Rank24

Joseph Essenberg #10

Starts: 8
Wins: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 2
Pts: 272
Avg. Fin.: 10.38

Rank25

Justin Young #20

Starts: 12
Wins: 1
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 3
Pts: 271
Avg. Fin.: 16.00

Rank26

Tony Creager #19

Starts: 8
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 4
Pts: 263
Avg. Fin.: 11.63

Rank27

Mark Helsel #45

Starts: 11
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 234
Avg. Fin.: 21.22

Rank28

Chris Fahner #23

Starts: 10
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 1
Pts: 232
Avg. Fin.: 16.00

Rank29

Howard Peeples #28

Starts: 5
Wins: 0
Top 5: 2
Top 10: 2
Pts: 178
Avg. Fin.: 9.80

Rank30

Dakoda Cydrus #64

Starts: 5
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 1
Pts: 139
Avg. Fin.: 16.20

Rank31

Charles Allen #97

Starts: 4
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 2
Pts: 127
Avg. Fin.: 12.50

Rank32

Jason Thomas #88

Starts: 4
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 111
Avg. Fin.: 16.50

Rank33

Daniel Dunaway #1

Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 1
Pts: 62
Avg. Fin.: 13.50

Rank34

Andrew Cardinale #41

Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 1
Pts: 58
Avg. Fin.: 15.50

Rank35

Gerrad Essenberg #04

Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 55
Avg. Fin.: 16.50

Rank36

Joshua Stoudt #9

Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 1
Pts: 42
Avg. Fin.: 2.00

Rank37

Shane Morris #69

Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 1
Pts: 35
Avg. Fin.: 10.00

Rank38

Clifford Allison #5

Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 29
Avg. Fin.: 15.00

Rank39

Matt Richardson #3

Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 24
Avg. Fin.: 20.00

Rank40

Nick Steinseifer #81

Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 19
Avg. Fin.: 25.00

Rank41

Dennis Lane #19

Starts: 0
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 0
Avg. Fin.: —

Rank42

Mccoy Behnke #35

Starts: 0
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 0
Avg. Fin.: —

Rank43

Nicolas Deal #26

Starts: 0
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Pts: 0
Avg. Fin.: —

Driver Roster

Daniel DunawayIndependent#1 · Points Eligible
Mike RovilloDirt Poor Racing#2 · Rookie · Points Eligible
Matt RichardsonIndependent#3 · Points Eligible
Matthew McMeekinIndependent#4 · Points Eligible
Clifford AllisonScalice-Bender Racing#5 · Points Eligible
Joshua StoudtIndependent#9 · Points Eligible
Joseph EssenbergIndependent#10 · Points Eligible
Chad FoxIndependent#12 · Points Eligible
Kameron M CombsIndependent#15 · Points Eligible
Douglas ScaliceScalice-Bender Racing#16 · Points Eligible
Dennis LaneIndependent#19 · Points Eligible
Tony CreagerIndependent#19 · Points Eligible
Justin YoungDirt Poor Racing#20 · Points Eligible
Kristopher FooteIndependent#21 · Points Eligible
Michael AlleyDirt Poor Racing#22 · Points Eligible
Chris FahnerIndependent#23 · Points Eligible
Gregory VadnaisIndependent#24 · Points Eligible
Nicolas DealIndependent#26 · Points Eligible
Austin AdamsScalice-Bender Racing#27 · Points Eligible
Howard PeeplesIndependent#28 · Points Eligible
Robert HissongIndependent#29 · Points Eligible
Marc BenderScalice-Bender Racing#33 · Points Eligible
Chris PerryIndependent#34 · Points Eligible
Mccoy BehnkeIndependent#35 · Points Eligible
Chris WinstoneWhiplash Racing#37 · Points Eligible
Andrew CardinaleWhiplash Racing#41 · Points Eligible
Chris RomanoIndependent#44 · Points Eligible
Mark HelselIndependent#45 · Points Eligible
Zackery KingIndependent#51 · Points Eligible
Coulter ClarkWhiplash Racing#54 · Points Eligible
Elijah MaupinIndependent#66 · Points Eligible
Shane MorrisIndependent#69 · Points Eligible
Joseph KonenIndependent#72 · Points Eligible
Shawn HughesIndependent#75 · Points Eligible
Casey GrossIndependent#77 · Points Eligible
Nick SteinseiferIndependent#81 · Points Eligible
Jordane WhyteWhiplash Racing#83 · Points Eligible
Jason ThomasLucky Dog Racing#88 · Points Eligible
Corey PowellIdeal Racing#92 · Rookie · Points Eligible
Thaddeeus FreelIndependent#98 · Points Eligible
Gerrad EssenbergIndependent#04 · Points Eligible · Inactive
Dakoda CydrusIndependent#64 · Points Eligible · Inactive
Charles AllenIndependent#97 · Points Eligible · Inactive