2026 Salem Speedway Starting Lineup: Max Reaves on Pole & Starting Grid — September 12

Max Reaves starts P1, with Tristan McKee alongside in P2 for the Salem Speedway at Salem Speedway. The listed field contains 23 starters.

Pole position

Max Reaves

No. 18 · Toyota

Outside pole

Tristan McKee

No. 77 · Chevrolet

Field

23 starters

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Saturday, September 12, 2026

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Grid briefing

Max Reaves leads the Salem Speedway starting lineup

How the front row was set

Max Reaves and Tristan McKee 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 Salem Speedway

Salem is a high-banked abrasive half-mile where speed near the wall carries tire wear and little margin.

Salem Speedway grid watch

ARCA fields contain varied experience levels, making traffic judgment and full-distance consistency critical. Watch right-side tires, wall traffic and late-restart aggression. Late-season pressure raises the cost of a low finish in the season-long points race. For this event, the season role is ARCA national race 18 of 20.

Starting-order facts checked against Racing-Reference (NASCAR Digital Media). 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

Salem Speedway starting positions

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Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Max Reaves	No. 18	Toyota	Cook Out
1	2	Tristan McKee	No. 77	Chevrolet	Spectrum
2	3	Carson Brown	No. 28	Chevrolet	Grizzly Coolers
2	4	Will Kimmel	No. 69	Ford	Aviation Tech / Burger Foundation
3	5	Thomas Annunziata	No. 70	Toyota	JBL
3	6	Isabella Robusto	No. 55	Toyota	Mobil 1
4	7	Landon Huffman	No. 97	Chevrolet	Hoosier Daddy / Hoosier Momma Car Care Produc
4	8	Jake Bollman	No. 20	Toyota	Nitro Motorsports
5	9	Gavan Boschele	No. 25	Toyota	Toyota Racing
5	10	Taylor Mayhew	No. 42	Chevrolet	MMI
6	11	Austin Vaughn	No. 91	Ford	TMI Gifts / Wood Sales Inc
6	12	Takuma Koga	No. 12	Toyota	Yamada Infra Tech / Fast Track Toyota Racing
7	13	Ed Pompa	No. 10	Ford	HYTORC of NY / Double H Ranch
7	14	Mike Basham	No. 11	Toyota	Sandy Basham
8	15	Michael Maples	No. 99	Chevrolet	Maples Motorsports
8	16	Quinn Davis	No. 89	Chevrolet	Hepaws Garage / BullSnot
9	17	Brad Smith	No. 48	Ford	Gary's Speed Shop
9	18	Ben Peterson	No. 06	Ford	Peterson Motorsports
10	19	Alex Clubb	No. 03	Ford	CRI0386.com / Wallis Farms
10	20	Jeff Maconi	No. 86	Ford	CRI0386.com / Maconi Setup Shop
11	21	Kevin Campbell	No. 81	Chevrolet	1st Phorm
11	22	Nate Moeller	No. 68	Ford	Kimmel Racing
12	23	Matt Kemp	No. 79	Chevrolet	A.L.L Construction / Carter CAT

23 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the Salem Speedway winner started

Max Reaves won after starting P1

Max Reaves moved from P1 to the win. 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

Salem Speedway starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the Salem Speedway?

Max Reaves is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Max Reaves starts P1 and Tristan McKee starts P2.

How many cars are in the Salem Speedway starting lineup?

The listed field has 23 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.