By ARCA Staff Report
Tristan McKee can win the Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway for his third ARCA Menards Series victory in 2026.
OREGON, WISC. — There were moments when the results of Friday night’s Atlas 200 j Madison International Expressway were in doubt—many times, in fact.
Tristan McKee Powers to Victory
One came when a late spin prompted a caution and restart with nine laps to go, while Tristan McKee held a fragile lead over his Pinnacle Racing Group teammate Carson Brown, with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Max Reeves lurking in third.
McKee, however, left no doubt about the eventual restart. As the leader had done on every restart of the event, McKee took the top line and brought his 77 Chevrolet to the checkered flag. his third ARCA Menards Series (National) win of the season and the fourth of his career.
The win marked McKee’s first win at Madison in an ARCA car.
“It feels good,” McKee said in Victory Lane. “We had some problems in practice, so we kind of fell behind at the start and finished second, which wasn’t bad after not getting a mock (qualifying run in practice). The guys made some good adjustments in the breaks and made the car better.”
McKee said he felt comfortable on the final restart of the race because of all the previous restarts leading up to that point.
Brown said he needed “a little bit more.”
Reeves, who led several laps in the first half of the race after 12 laps, said he wasn’t sure what his car needed.
“We’ll definitely come back next year and figure it out and come back with what we need,” Reaves said after finishing third behind McKee and Brown. “Congratulations to Tristan, he had a good race.”
The move that became the winning pass came on lap 109, just over halfway through the 200-lap event. Reeves and McKee fired side-by-side on the restart and held the position for an entire lap before Reeves locked his wheels entering the first turn. This allowed McKee to gain the position he held for the remainder of the race.
Jake Bollman and Thomas Annunziata, the Nitro Motorsports teammates who entered Madison first and second in ARCA Menards Series points, respectively, rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth. Bollman now leads Annunziata by five points in the standings.
Isaac Kitzmiller, Isabella Robusto, Will Robinson, Jason Kitzmiller and Tony Cosentino finished sixth through tenth, respectively.
Next
The ARCA Menards Series returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 6 with the Audubon Park 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, the second and final dirt race on the 2026 schedule.
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