2017 ARCA Racing Series

The 2017 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 65th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 18 with the Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire and ended on October 20 with the [Kansas Automobile Racing Club of America|ARCA 150|Kansas 150]. Austin Theriault, driving for Ken Schrader Racing, won the drivers' championship on the strength of seven wins. Dalton Sargeant, winner of three races, was runner-up to Theriault.

Teams and drivers

Changes

Teams

Joe Gibbs Racing returned in the ARCA series with Riley Herbst in the No. 18 Toyota Camry full-time. Herbst was ineligible to race at Daytona, which was raced instead by Matt Tifft

Drivers

Zane Smith drove in 11 races for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 Toyota Camry. Smith was ineligible to race at Daytona and Talladega, which were raced instead by Noah Gragson.
Gus Dean drove for Win-Tron Racing full-time in the No. 32 Toyota Camry. Dean drove for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in 5 races in and won at Talladega in his second start.
Dalton Sargeant drove for Cunningham Motorsports full-time in the No. 77 Ford Fusion, replacing champion Chase Briscoe, who moved to Brad Keselowski Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sargeant drove 15 races for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 and won the Berlin race in 2016.
Quin Houff drove the No. 98 at Daytona for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in his ARCA debut.
Shane Lee drove full-time for Cunningham Motorsports in 2017.

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

Pos	Driver	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	MAD	IOW	IRP	POC	WIN	ISF	ROA	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN	Points
1	Austin Theriault	1	4	5	4*	6	1	9	2	1*	2	4	8	3	2	1	1	1*	2	1*	25	5330
2	Dalton Sargeant	4	9	1	27	2*	8	6	3	6	1	1	5	16	10	8	8	3	6	4	5	5030
3	Shane Lee	3	12	4	5	22	7	28	15	4	11*	9	13	6	5	4	6*	9	8	5	4	4735
4	Gus Dean	32	23	2	6	7	5	5	5	9	10	6	7	5	11	9	3	5	14	18	15	4595
5	Riley Herbst	Wth	7	12	8	5	3*	1*	16	3	12	13	2	17	16	2	16	17	13	7	9	4555
6	Bret Holmes	6	13	7	22	24	4	14	4	7	9	8	14	8	20	10	12	7	10	21	10	4450
7	Thomas Praytor	29	28	14	12	14	15	24	19	13	18	17	22	14	13	19	11	16	30	14	20	3790
8	Brad Smith	17	21	17	17	17	17	31	20	16	17	24	24	19	17	24	21	21	26	26	22	3530
9	Zane Smith	Wth	10	6	Wth	4	6	4	23	2	13	7	3	15				2		2	3	3305
10	Eric Caudell	36	22	20	35	27	18	26	18	18	19	28	30	21	26	28	17	20	20	24	23	3220
11	Con Nicolopoulos	39	26	19	21	20	20	33	24	17	22	27	DNQ	20	25	22	DNS	18	27	20	DNQ	2985
12	A. J. Fike	34	15	15	11	16	9	18	13	12	15	15	20	12	8		22	8				2970
13	Mike Basham			16		15		23	27	14	16	16	25	13	15	20	15	13	18	23	18	2745
14	Justin Fontaine	13					11	21	26	11	23	22	26	9				11	15	10	14	2180
15	Sheldon Creed		6					8	17		3	5			4		2		31	3	19	2050
16	Christian Eckes		3	8*		8	2			5	8	10		2	6			19				1980
17	Mark Meunier			21		18	21		25	19	DNS	19		DNQ	19	23	20	22	25	27	26	1865
18	Bobby Gerhart	15	24		7	13		17				12	19	18		17						1360
19	Codie Rohrbaugh	14			14			12	8				11						29	16	8	1285
20	Spencer Davis				3			11	9		7	14								15	7	1280
21	Chad Finley		1			3			12			3*							5		11	1240
22	Bo LeMastus	25			10	12								11	22	13		12		25		1190
23	Natalie Decker					11	13	27					10			7				12	12	1150
24	Michael Self	27						3			4	2							17		1	1135
25	Nick Higdon		19			26		22	11		20		12						21	22		1100
26	Will Kimmel			18	33		22			20		26			9		7	10				1075
27	Kyle Weatherman	8	2*	3	32			16	14*		5											1040
28	Vinnie Miller		25			9		10	10		6									13		1020
29	Ty Majeski							7	6										7	6	2	1005
30	Tom Hessert III	5			9										14		10	15				900
31	Travis Braden	22												4					11	9	17	845
32	Ed Pompa	30			24			19					16			26		14			24	845
33	Brandon Jones							2	1										3			695
34	Noah Gragson	26			30								9			25			4			685
35	Justin Haley				1								1								6	680
36	Kyle Benjamin								7					1					12			615
37	Bryan Dauzat	38			23								18						17		16	590
38	Mike Senica	23	29									20	29	DNQ					23			555
39	Chase Purdy													7				6		17		540
40	Tony Mrakovich		8	9				15														530
41	Willie Mullins	40	17		16		14															485
42	Sean Corr	11			15								17									475
43	Tyler Dippel					25									3		18					460
44	Andy Seuss	20			2														24			460
45	Thad Moffitt		16			23						11										440
46	Frankie Kimmel							13							24		13					440
47	Ricky Sanders	7			29											18						420
48	Kaz Grala	10											4									405
49						21	19	25														390
50	Mason Mingus		5	11																		385
51	Raphaël Lessard		33	13										10								370
52	John Ferrier	18						20					22									360
53	Tyler Speer														7		14					355
54	Joe Cooksey														12		9					355
55	Cole Rouse																			11	13	340
56	Ryan Unzicker														21		4					340
57	Rick Tackman								28	15						27						340
58	Matt Tifft	12														15						335
59	Kevin Hinckle										21	29									21	335
60	Dale Shearer		30									18			23							335
61	Zach Ralston										24	25							22			335
62	James Swanson						16							QL					28	28		330
63	Tanner Thorson									10							19					320
64	Tom Berte												15						16			305
65	Austin Cindric											23				12						305
66	Ray Ciccarelli	21			13																	290
67	Terry Jones	2*			36																	280
68	Steve Fox			22				DNS					21									270
69	Dick Doheny									21										19		260
70	Cody Lane	DNQ	27		19																	255
71	Grant Enfinger														1*							245
72	Christopher Bell																		1			240
73	Harrison Burton					1																240
74	Leilani Münter	19			28																	225
75	Don Thompson				20			32					DNQ									225
76	P. J. Jones															3						220
77	Josh Williams																	4				210
78	Brandon Grosso																5					205
79	Michael Womack															5						205
80	Austin Wayne Self															6						200
81	Brian Finney		11																			200
82	Michael Lira	37	18																			185
83	Ryan Repko									8												185
84	Clint King	9																				185
85	Blaine Perkins																			9		185
86	Travis Miller			10																		185
87	Scott Reeves		14																			185
88	Myatt Snider																		9			185
89	Cole Anderson						10															180
90	Tyler Roahrig					10																180
91	Cole Custer															11						175
92	Caesar Bacarella	33			25																	170
93	Robert Bruce						12															170
94	Mason Mitchell										14											160
95	Brian Wong															14						155
96	A. J. Henriksen															16						150
97	Derrick Lancaster	16																				150
98	Mark Thompson	31			31																	145
99	Brandon Lynn				18																	145
100	Alex Clubb														18							140
101	Austin Nemire					19																140
102	Rick Clifton		20																			130
103	Morgen Baird								21													125
104	Dick Karth															21						125
105	Trevor Noles											21										125
106	David Sear								22													120
107	David LeBeau	35			34																	115
108	Darrell Basham																	23				115
109	Brian Kaltreider												23									115
110	Peyton Taylor																23					115
111	Scott Edwards	24																				110
112	Ron Cox										25											105
113	Benny Chastain				26																	105
114	Dale Matchett							30					DNQ									105
115	Kevin Kromer												27									95
116	Quin Houff	28																				95
117	Dan Bainey							29														85
118	Wayne Peterson								29													85
119	Mark Blasingim		31																			75
120	Chris Reese		32																			70
	Richard Hauck																			DNS		25
	Gene Paul	DNQ																				25
	Jeffery MacZink								Wth													25