Carson Brown Wins ARCA Audubon Park 100 at DuQuoin
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Carson Brown has done it.
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The young star drove his No. 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet to victory Sunday night in the Audubon Park 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, picking up a major win in his impressive 2026 ARCA Menards Series season.
Brown entered the night as one of the drivers to watch, and he backed up that expectation with a strong performance on the DuQuoin dirt. Earlier in the day, Brown topped both practice and qualifying, showing just how fast his Klean Freak Chevrolet was around the historic one-mile dirt oval.
Brown Sets the Pace
Brown’s weekend couldn’t have started much better.
He was fastest in practice with a lap of 34.147 seconds at 105.427 mph before returning to the track for qualifying and putting his No. 28 Chevrolet on the pole. His qualifying lap of 34.431 seconds was enough to beat Gavan Boschele by just 0.007 seconds.
That speed translated into the race.
DuQuoin presented one of the biggest challenges of the ARCA season, with the dirt surface creating constantly changing track conditions and making every lap a battle for grip.
Brown managed those conditions better than the rest of the field.
Another Big Win for Brown
The victory gives Brown another major accomplishment during his rookie ARCA campaign.
He previously won at Phoenix Raceway earlier this season, and his consistency has been one of the biggest stories surrounding the Pinnacle Racing Group driver. Brown had finished inside the top three in eight of his previous nine ARCA starts heading into DuQuoin.
Now, he has another trophy to add to the collection.
The win also continues a strong stretch for Pinnacle Racing Group. The organization had already captured the previous ARCA race at Madison with Tristan McKee, while Brown finished second in that event.
A Driver to Watch
Brown’s development has been one of the most intriguing storylines in ARCA this season.
The young Chevrolet driver has consistently put himself near the front of the field, and performances like Sunday’s show why he is considered one of the promising young drivers climbing the NASCAR ladder.
With more races still remaining on the 2026 ARCA schedule, Brown has plenty of opportunities to add to his win total.
Carson Brown came to DuQuoin as one of the favorites, and he delivered. The No. 28 Chevrolet conquered the dirt and gave Brown another huge victory in what is quickly becoming a breakout season.