Mexican driver Andrés Pérez de Lara of Rev Racing fashioned a remarkably consistent season in becoming the first foreign-born driver to win the ARCA Menards Series championship, beating teammate and Bounty rookie of the year Lavar Scott by 41 points.
“I’m just super proud of what all this means,” said Pérez de Lara, who posted 10 top fives and 17 top 10s in 20 starts to claim the title. “I’m just trying to enjoy it and take some cool pictures. It means a lot — the whole year’s work.
“I think this ARCA championship means a lot in terms of my career and how many opportunities it can bring me. There’s very good stuff coming, moving into the NASCAR world. I’m not able to say more details right now, but it’s definitely a good thing.”
Scott finished second and Kris Wright was third as none of the top nine drivers in the standings won a race during the 20-event campaign.
William Sawalich won a series-best nine races in 14 starts and finished 10th in the standings.
Connor Zilisch won five times in eight starts.
Tanner Gray was the only other driver with multiple victories, winning two races.
Sawalich topped the ARCA Menards Series East, while Sean Hingorani earned a second consecutive ARCA Menards Series West crown.
The Points
- Andres Perez 956
- Lavar Scott 915
- Kris Wright 877
- Toni Breidinger 837
- Christian Rose 831
- Amber Balcaen 786
- Cody Dennison 740
- Michael Maples 733
- Alex Clubb 702
- William Sawalich 640
Winners
William Sawalich 9
Connor Zilisch 5
Tanner Gray 2
Jake Finch 1
Gus Dean 1
Connor Mosack 1
Brent Crews 1