Familiar Shoes
After a short break from stock car racing to pursue open-wheel competition, Hailie Deegan is back with familiar faces. The Temecula, Calif., native will return to the ARCA Menards Series West (AMSW) with Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) for the 2026 season. Deegan launched her progression through the NASCAR ranks at BMR, where she took her first major step on the national radar from 2017-19. The pairing produced three wins and 13 top-five finishes across two AMSW seasons. Deegan’s return to BMR is a strategic move to reestablish comfort and compete to win races on a weekly basis.
Kern Raceway (CA)
ARCA Menards Series West at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway: Oil Workers 150 Pres. by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame
ARCA Menards Series West
THE RACE: Oil Workers 150 Presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame
THE PLACE: Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway
THE DATE: Saturday, February 28, 2026
THE TIME: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
TV: FloRacing, Live
Hailie Deegan Rejoins BMR to Compete for ARCA Menards Series West Title in 2026
(Statesville, N.C.) – Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) announced today that the 11-time ARCA Menards Series West (AMSW) championship-winning organization will welcome Hailie Deegan back to the team’s stable in 2026. Deegan will pilot the No. 16 Chevrolet SS to vie for her first AMSW title and compete in all 13 events. The No. 16 returns to competition after a one-year hiatus as Deegan looks to claim the eighth title for the number under BMR’s umbrella.
ARCA Menards Series West 2026 Schedule Announced; 13 Races Set at 11 Tracks
TEMPERANCE, Mich. – (December 2, 2025) – The ARCA Menards Series West schedule has been announced, with 13 races set at 11 tracks spread across six states.
The ARCA Menards Series West calendar will expand from 12 races in 2025 to 13 in 2026, the most since 2019.
Go West, Young Woman: Sprint Car Racer McKenna Haase is Going Pavement Late Model Racing in California
DALLAS (April 16, 2025) – McKenna Haase has always blazed her own trail en route to becoming a professional sprint car racer. But after more than a decade of traversing a dirt-covered career path, the 28-year-old has decided to pave that path with asphalt. Haase is making a career change from 900-horsepower sprint cars to pavement-pounding late model stock cars.
Bill McAnally Racing Announces 2025 ARCA West Driver Lineup
Declan Wayman of TobyChristie reports that Bill McAnally Racing has announced the driver lineup for the No. 19 Chevrolet SS for the remainder of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season. Jake Bollman will drive at all the remaining oval races, while current NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Christian Eckes will take the wheel at two road courses.
Bollman’s schedule will consist of nine races at Phoenix Raceway (March 7), Tuscon Speedway (April 5), Colorado National Speedway (May 24), the second trip to Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (June 14), Tri-City Speedway (August 9), All American Speedway (September 13), Madera Speedway (September 27), The Bullring at Las Vegas (October 10), and capping hit off in the season-finale at Phoenix Raceway (November 1). (more…)
ARCA Menards Series West at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 Post-Race Notes
Trevor Huddleston (No. 50 High Point Racing/Racecar Factory Ford) scored his third win in his last five ARCA Menards Series West starts in the season-opening West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Huddleston has been dominant in each of those victories, leading 145 out of 150 laps at Madera Speedway and all 150 laps at All American Speedway at the end of the 2024 season, and 144 of the race’s 150 laps on Saturday. (more…)
FloRacing to Stream West Coast Mega Event with Kevin Harvick
AUSTIN, TX (January 23, 2025) – A mega event showcasing the best of short track racing on the West Coast will be in the national spotlight this Saturday, January 25. The SoundGear 400, featuring the season openers for the ARCA Menards Series West and CARS Tour West at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, will be streamed live on FloRacing. (more…)
Schedule of Events: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway
Schedule of events: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (more…)
Kevin Harvick Announces NASCAR Racing Comeback In Surprise Retirement U-Turn
Kevin Harvick is making a return to racing, much to the delight of fans. (more…)