2026 Kansas Speedway Starting Lineup: Giovanni Ruggiero on Pole & Starting Grid — September 25

Giovanni Ruggiero starts P1, with Carson Brown alongside in P2 for the Kansas Speedway at Kansas Speedway. The listed field contains 27 starters.

Pole position

Giovanni Ruggiero

No. 18 · Toyota

Outside pole

Carson Brown

No. 28 · Chevrolet

Field

27 starters

ARCA Menards Series

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Grid briefing

Giovanni Ruggiero leads the Kansas Speedway starting lineup

How the front row was set

Giovanni Ruggiero and Carson Brown occupy row one in the latest available starting order. The table below preserves the listed start-position order, car number and manufacturer supplied for the event.

What track position means at Kansas Speedway

Kansas is a progressive-banked 1.5-mile oval with several grooves and a fast upper lane near the wall.

Kansas Speedway grid watch

ARCA fields contain varied experience levels, making traffic judgment and full-distance consistency critical. Watch restart lane choice, wall-riding speed and aggressive tire calls. Late-season pressure raises the cost of a low finish in the season-long points race. For this event, the season role is the ARCA national championship finale.

Starting-order facts checked against ARCA Menards Series. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Kansas Speedway starting positions

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Giovanni Ruggiero	No. 18	Toyota	First Auto Group Toyota
1	2	Carson Brown	No. 28	Chevrolet	Whelen Chevrolet
2	3	Jake Bollman	No. 20	Toyota	Nitro Motorsports Toyota
2	4	Lanie Buice	No. 77	Chevrolet	Sunoco/Chevrolet Performance Chevrolet
3	5	Thomas Annunziata	No. 70	Toyota	JBL Toyota
3	6	Gavan Boschele	No. 25	Toyota	Toyota Racing Toyota
4	7	Austin Vaughn	No. 91	Ford	Maples Motorsports/WAV Racing Ford
4	8	Jason Kitzmiller	No. 97	Chevrolet	A.L.L. Construction/Carter CAT Chevrolet
5	9	Isabella Robusto	No. 55	Toyota	Mobil 1 Toyota
5	10	Takuma Koga	No. 12	Toyota	Macnica/Fast Track Toyota Racing Toyota
6	11	Ed Pompa	No. 10	Chevrolet	Hy-Torc of NY/Double H Ranch Chevrolet
6	12	D.L. Wilson	No. 11	Ford	Wilson Traditional Metals Ford
7	13	Alex Clubb	No. 03	Ford	Nexgen Advanced Detailing Products Ford
7	14	Michael Maples	No. 99	Chevrolet	Maples Motorsports/Castle Packs Power Chevrolet
8	15	Nate Moeller	No. 06	Chevrolet	Jake’s Lettering and Graphics Chevrolet
8	16	Jeff Maconi	No. 86	Ford	Maconi Setup Shop Ford
9	17	Brad Smith	No. 48	Ford	Gary’s Speed Shop Ford
9	18	Bobby Earnhardt	No. 89	Chevrolet	Copeland Insurance Agency Chevrolet
10	19	Landon Brown	No. 15	Toyota	University of Kentucky Toyota
10	20	Landon S Huffman	No. 9	Chevrolet	Lyle’s Tires & Wheels Chevrolet
11	21	Andy Jankowiak	No. 71	Chevrolet	Phillips 66 Lubricants Chevrolet
11	22	Will Kimmel	No. 69	Ford	Avsky/Aviation Technology Ford
12	23	Mike Christopher Jr	No. 42	Toyota	Mohawk Northeast Toyota
12	24	Kevin Campbell	No. 81	Chevrolet	1st Phorm Chevrolet
13	25	Esteban Rodriguez	No. 38	Toyota	MCM Racing Development/EMWA/Collino Toyota
13	26	Brayton Laster	No. 83	Ford	RexRacingCo.com/Underground Case Breaks Ford
14	27	Charles Weslowski	No. 32	Chevrolet	WesTrans Chevrolet

27 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the Kansas Speedway winner started

Carson Brown won after starting P2

Carson Brown moved from P2 to the win, a net gain of 1 positions. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

Kansas Speedway starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the Kansas Speedway?

Giovanni Ruggiero is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Giovanni Ruggiero starts P1 and Carson Brown starts P2.

How many cars are in the Kansas Speedway starting lineup?

The listed field has 27 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

1
Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.
2
Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.
3
Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:

An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.