The

ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are h ...

has held several races at

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over the years.

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won the inaugural event in 1973. In 2024, it was announced that the

would return as a support race of the

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and

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races.

History

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Rockingham Speedway 2012

During the inaugural race,

led 285 laps out of 295 to win ahead of

Charlie Blanton Charlie Blanton (December 29, 1935 – October 17, 2018) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver who raced from 1973 to 1978.

, who was two laps down. Before the race, only 13 cars were able to qualify before rain moved into the area, causing the remainder of the grid lined up according to sign-in time at the track. From 1987 to 1992, the

NASCAR Busch Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...

(now Xfinity Series) combined with the

Busch North Series The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are hel ...

(now the ARCA Menards Series East). In 2008, the race returned to Rockingham and was won by

Joey Logano Joseph Thomas Logano (born May 24, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No.22 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for NASCAR operations of Tea ...

after taking the

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and leading 257 laps out of 312. In 2009

Sean Caisse Sean James Caisse (born January 30, 1986) is an American former stock car racing driver. Career Caisse rose through the ranks of karting to full-size stock cars at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire. He progressed from Hobby Stocks to Late M ...

won the spring event, and

Parker Kligerman Parker Lindsley Kligerman (born August 8, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver, color commentator for ''NASCAR on The CW'', studio talent for ''NASCAR on TNT Sports'', and pit reporter for ''NASCAR on NBC''. He competes part-t ...

won in the fall. The final race in the main ARCA series was held in 2010, and was won by

Ty Dillon Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. He has also competed in what is now the ARCA Mena ...

. In 2012, the

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are hel ...

raced their championship race and was won by

Tyler Reddick Tyler George Reddick (born January 11, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing. He is a two-time champion i ...

. In October 2024, it was announced that the

would return to Rockingham as a support race of the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races, and it was confirmed in the calendar in December 2024.

Past winners

References

External links

Racing-Reference.info – Rockingham Speedway
{{ARCA Menards Series East and West races ARCA Menards Series races NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway 1973 establishments in North Carolina