ARCA, the Temperance, Michigan-based sanctioning body, has released the ARCA Menards Series East schedule for 2026.

The 2026 calendar features an eight-race slate, including a new event at Hickory Motor Speedway and a return to Toledo Speedway for the first time since 2020.

The East Series schedule will once again feature four standalone races and four combination races with the ARCA Menards Series. The season will open with a standalone race at Hickory on March 28 and will conclude with the traditional finale at Bristol Motor Speedway, a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series.

"The eight races that make up the ARCA Menards Series East schedule include tracks that will be very familiar to the series but will also see the addition of the first-ever ARCA race at Hickory Motor Speedway, and a return to Toledo Speedway for the first time since 2020," said ARCA President Ron Drager. "The race at Hickory, one of the most legendary and tradition-rich tracks in stock-car racing, already has a lot of energy and excitement around it, and we'll follow with a much-anticipated return to Rockingham Speedway for the second consecutive year the very next weekend. We look forward to another competitive season and the championship coming down to the final laps of the final race of the year at Bristol Motor Speedway in September."

For more information, visit arcaracing.com.

See the full 2026 ARCA Menards Series East schedule below: