ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway: Pre-Race Practice Driver Roster

The annual kickoff to the ARCA Menards Series season is nearly upon us as teams and drivers prepare to travel to Daytona International Speedway for the annual pre-race practice session ahead of the Feb. 14 running of the Daytona ARCA 200.

The ARCA pre-race practice at Daytona serves as the unofficial launch of the season and is the first chance for new driver-team pairings to get on track to work on both their chemistry and their race cars. Teams will work on single-car and drafting speed during the pre-race practice as they look to join the exclusive list of teams and drivers to win an ARCA event at the World Center of Racing.

More than 50 drivers are expected to hit the track during the two-day practice on Jan. 9-10. The list includes several familiar names as well as rising stars from across the grassroots racing world.

Live timing and scoring for the ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona will be available on ARCARacing.com.

Below is everything to know ahead of the 2026 session.

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How to watch the ARCA pre-race practice at Daytona

The 2026 ARCA pre-race practice at Daytona will not be televised, and the grandstands are not open to the general public.

However, live timing and scoring can be tracked via ARCA’s race center page.

Additionally, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will air driver interviews during Friday morning’s session.

ARCA pre-race practice schedule

• Thursday, Jan. 8

• Friday, Jan. 9

• Saturday, Jan. 10

Sunday, Jan. 11 is reserved as a weather day in the event practice on Friday or Saturday must be rescheduled.

Should a test session get bumped to Sunday, the schedule would mirror that of Saturday.

Format and rules

The ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona International Speedway is an open session, meaning teams can send cars to the track whenever they want during the duration of the session each day. Limited pack drafting is allowed.

As a general guideline, teams must limit the number of laps to 10 each time a car is on the track before returning to the garage.

• All cars to be ARCA legal (all heights, springs, restrictor plate, etc.) for on-track activity.
• If the use of non-compliant parts is found at any time, the offending crew chief will be held responsible, and the car owner will be fined at minimum $1,000 and have equipment confiscated and time disallowed.
• Teams must have a functioning race safe system and a spotter in the spotter stand with two-way radio communication whenever its race car is on track.

ENTRY LIST

As is the norm each season for the annual pre-race practice at Daytona International Speedway, drivers from across the racing world will head to Daytona Beach, Florida, to turn laps at the historic venue.

Below is the current list of drivers entered in the pre-race practice at Daytona.