Shore Lunch 250
| ARCA Menards Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Elko Speedway |
| Location | Elko New Market, Minnesota, United States |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Paved |
| Length | .375 mi (0.604 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Elko Speedway, in Elko New Market, Minnesota during numerous seasons and times of year since 2012.
Current race
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Elko Speedway |
| Location | Elko New Market, Minnesota |
| Corporate sponsor | Shore Lunch (title sponsor) Dutch Boy (presenting sponsor) |
| First race | 2012 |
| Distance | 93.750 mi (150.876 km) |
| Laps | 250 |
| Previous names | Akona 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) Menards 250 (2021–2023) |
| Most wins (team) | Venturini Motorsports (4) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (8) |
| Circuit information | |
| Length | .375 mi (0.604 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints is a 93.750-mile (150.876 km), 250-lap annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Max Reaves is the defending race winner.
History
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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.
In 2024, the race would be held in August for the first time and Shore Lunch, previously the title sponsor of the race in 2017, returned as title sponsor, replacing Menards.[2] In 2025, the race was held back in June.[3]
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | June 2 | 25 | Brennan Poole | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 75 (120.701) | 1:00:44 | 74.090 | Report | [4] | |
| 2013 | June 1 | 44 | Frank Kimmel | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:17:00 | 73.051 | Report | [5] | |
| 2014 | June 21 | 90 | Grant Enfinger | Team BCR Racing | Ford | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:16:51 | 73.200 | Report | [6] | |
| 2015 – 2016 |
Not held | |||||||||||
| 2017 | June 3 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Ken Schrader Racing | Toyota (2) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:28:51 | 63.311 | Report | [7] | |
| 2018 | July 14 | 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet (2) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:29:54 | 62.570 | Report | [8] | |
| 2019 | July 13 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports (2) | Toyota (3) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:30:25 | 62.212 | Report | [9] | |
| 2020 | July 11 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021 | July 10 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports (3) | Toyota (4) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:20:07 | 69.274 | Report | [10] | |
| 2022 | June 25 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota (5) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:19:07 | 71.098 | Report | [11] | |
| 2023 | June 24 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports (4) | Toyota (6) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:34:19 | 59.64 | Report | [12] | |
| 2024 | August 3 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota (7) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 1:25:54 | 65.483 | Report | [13] | |
| 2025 | June 21 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) | Toyota (8) | 250 | 93.750 (150.876) | 01:27:3 | 64.261 | Report | [14] | |
Multiple winners (teams)
[edit]| # Wins | Team | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Venturini Motorsports | 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| 2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2024, 2025 |
Manufacturer wins
[edit]| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Toyota | 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021–2025 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 2012, 2018 |
| 1 | Ford | 2014 |
Former race
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series West | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Elko Speedway |
| Location | Elko New Market, Minnesota, United States |
| First race | 2007 |
| Last race | 2007 |
| Distance | 56.2 (105.733 km) |
| Laps | 150 |
| Previous names | Minnesota 150 (2007) |
| Most wins (driver) | Sean Caisse (1) |
| Most wins (team) | Andy Santerre Racing (1) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (1) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Paved |
| Length | .375 mi (0.604 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Minnesota 150 was a combination onetime ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West event held at Elko Speedway. Sean Caisse was the lone winner of the event.
History
[edit]In 2007, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West held a lone combination race. Sean Caisse was the only winner of the event.
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| 2007 | May 18 | 44 | Sean Caisse | Andy Santerre Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 56.2 (90.526) | 1:11:26 | 49.137 | Report | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "ARCA Menards Series Revises Schedule Through End of August". ARCARacing.com. July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2024 announced". ARCARacing.com. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2025 announced". ARCARacing.com. September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ "2012 Akona 200". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2013 Akona 200". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2014 Akona 200". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2017 Shore Lunch 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2018 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2019 Menards 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2021 Menards 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2022 Menards 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2023 Menards 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Shore Lunch 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Shore Lunch 250". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2007 Minnesota 150". Racing References. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Elko Speedway race results at Racing-Reference