Podium finishers
- P1 · Max Reaves · No. 18
- P2 · Jake Bollman · No. 20
- P3 · Will Kimmel · No. 69
Max Reaves won at Salem Speedway. See how the race was decided and review the supplied result details below.
Race date
6:00 PM ET
Local time
Winner
Max Reaves
Car 18 · Toyota
Track
Salem Speedway
Salem, IN
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Podium finishers
Most laps led
Led 216 laps · finished P1.
Biggest mover
Started P8, finished P2 · gained 6.
Field report
6 listed as a retirement or non-running finish.
Race recap
Max Reaves put on a dominant display at Salem Speedway, starting from the pole and leading all 216 laps to score his fourth win of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season. Jake Bollman finished second after starting eighth, while Will Kimmel rounded out the podium in third. Reaves earned maximum points with 49, extending his season total to 483 and climbing to 10th in the current standings.
Reaves' statistical perfection was the story: he started first, finished first, and led all 216 laps. No other driver led a single lap. His 49-point haul was the highest of the race, seven more than runner-up Jake Bollman, underscoring a flawless performance from green to checkered.
The win is Reaves' fourth in 12 starts, pushing him to 483 points and 10th in the current standings. While he remains 353 points behind the leader, the victory reinforces his status as a consistent front-runner and a threat to climb further as the season progresses.
Race outcome and turning point checked against Racing-Reference ARCA race results. The table below is maintained from the race results feed.
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Started 1 · Led 216 laps · Earned 49 points
| Finish | Driver | Car | Mfr | Start | +/− | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Reaves 🏁 | 18 | Toyota | 1 | 0 | 216 | 216 | running | 49 |
| 2 | Jake Bollman | 20 | Toyota | 8 | +6 | 216 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | Will Kimmel | 69 | Ford | 4 | +1 | 216 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | Landon Huffman | 97 | Chevrolet | 7 | +3 | 216 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | Isabella Robusto | 55 | Toyota | 6 | +1 | 216 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | Tristan McKee | 77 | Chevrolet | 2 | -4 | 216 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | Thomas Annunziata | 70 | Toyota | 5 | -2 | 216 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | Gavan Boschele | 25 | Toyota | 9 | +1 | 216 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | Austin Vaughn | 91 | Ford | 11 | +2 | 216 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | Carson Brown | 28 | Chevrolet | 3 | -7 | 215 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | Mike Basham | 11 | Toyota | 14 | +3 | 208 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | Ed Pompa | 10 | Ford | 13 | +1 | 207 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | Takuma Koga | 12 | Toyota | 12 | -1 | 204 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | Michael Maples | 99 | Chevrolet | 15 | +1 | 201 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | Jeff Maconi | 86 | Ford | 20 | +5 | 194 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | Brad Smith | 48 | Ford | 17 | +1 | 191 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | Quinn Davis | 89 | Chevrolet | 16 | -1 | 177 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | Taylor Mayhew | 42 | Chevrolet | 10 | -8 | 172 | 0 | mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | Ben Peterson | 06 | Ford | 18 | -1 | 143 | 0 | crash | 25 |
| 20 | Alex Clubb | 03 | Ford | 19 | -1 | 57 | 0 | mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | Kevin Campbell | 81 | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | mechanical | 23 |
| 22 | Nate Moeller | 68 | Ford | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | mechanical | 22 |
| 23 | Matt Kemp | 79 | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | mechanical | 21 |
Starting grid
Car 18 · Toyota
Car 20 · Toyota
Car 69 · Ford
Car 97 · Chevrolet
Car 55 · Toyota
Car 77 · Chevrolet
Car 70 · Toyota
Car 25 · Toyota
Car 91 · Ford
Car 28 · Chevrolet
Car 11 · Toyota
Car 10 · Ford
Car 12 · Toyota
Car 99 · Chevrolet
Car 86 · Ford
Car 48 · Ford
Car 89 · Chevrolet
Car 42 · Chevrolet
Car 06 · Ford
Car 03 · Ford
Car 81 · Chevrolet
Car 68 · Ford
Car 79 · Chevrolet
Quick answers
The race is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2026. The green-flag time above converts automatically to your local timezone.
The listed start is 6:00 PM ET; use the automatically converted time at the top of this page for your location.
The current broadcast listing is FS2. Recheck near race day in case the network moves coverage.
The event is at Salem Speedway, Salem, IN. It is listed as a short track.
Max Reaves won the 2026 Salem Speedway. The decisive sequence and result context are summarized in the race recap above.
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