Menards 250 (Elko)

The Menards 250 is a 93.750-mile (150.876 km), 250-lap annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota.

Menards 250
ARCA Menards Series
VenueElko Speedway
LocationElko New Market, Minnesota
Corporate sponsorMenards
First race2012
Distance93.750 mi (150.876 km)
Laps250
Previous namesAkona 200 presented by Federated Car Care (2012)
Akona 250 Presented by Federated Car Care (2013–2014)
Shore Lunch 250 (2017)
Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250 (2018)
Menards 250 Presented by MatrixCare (2019)
Most wins (team)Venturini Motorsports (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (3)
Circuit information
Length0.375 mi (0.604 km)
Turns4

History

ARCA debuted at the track in 2012, running at the track for three consecutive years. After 2014, the race was taken off the calendar for the next two seasons, before being added back for the 2017 season, where it has remained since.

In 2020, the race was cancelled and moved to Toledo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] With this race off the schedule, Menards also moved their title sponsorship to the new Toledo race.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report
Laps Miles (km)
2012 June 2 25 Brennan Poole Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 200 75 (120.701) 1:00:44 74.090 Report
2013 June 1 44 Frank Kimmel ThorSport Racing Toyota 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:17:00 73.051 Report
2014 June 21 90 Grant Enfinger Team BCR Racing Ford 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:16:51 73.200 Report
2015

2016
Not held
2017 June 3 52 Austin Theriault Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:28:51 63.311 Report
2018 July 14 32 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:29:54 62.570 Report
2019 July 13 20 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:30:25 62.212 Report
2020 July 11 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 July 10 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:20:07 69.274 Report
2022 June 25 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:19:07 71.098 Report
2023 June 24 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 93.750 (150.876) 1:34:19 59.64 Report

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
3 Venturini Motorsports 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
5 Toyota 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
2 Chevrolet 2012, 2018
1 Ford 2014

References

  1. "ARCA Menards Series Revises Schedule Through End of August". ARCARacing.com. July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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