KLAS Motorsports is doubling up for Daytona as the ARCA Menards Series gets ready for the start of its 2026 campaign with the running of the ARCA Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway (FL) on Saturday, February 14th. In addition to their #71 entry with Andy Jankowiak at the wheel, the team will also field the #07 entry for Massachusetts driver Glen Reen.
Reen’s most recent outing with the KLAS Motorsports team resulted in a fourth-place finish in August’s ARCA event on the road course at Watkins Glen International. Now he will be joining the team for the biggest event on the series schedule.
“It’s wild when you think about it,” said Reen. “Every young aspiring driver in racing has the goal of racing at Daytona and that is finally going to come true for me.”
“Glen did a great job for us last year,” said KLAS Motorsports Managing Partner Andy Seuss. “He really elevated our road course program. He’s a great fit with our team and we all get along. When we sat down and compared our goals for 2026, going to Daytona with him really made sense. We appreciate his faith in the expansion of KLAS Motorsports.”
Although Reen is thought of as a road course ringer because of his Watkins Glen finish, his background is mostly in oval track competition. He was the underdog winner of the Thompson 300 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Thompson International Speedway in 2011. He has quite a background in Modified competition and most recently has been racing in a limited schedule in the newly rebranded NASCAR O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Series.
“I laugh about it when people call me a road course guy,” said Reen. “That Watkins Glen ARCA race was only my seventh road course race ever. I think that I’ve adapted well to that type of racing because I’ve built and understand the racecars. It comes from working on the cars, the engines and the rear ends. I understand the mechanics of what wheel hop is so I can adapt to that in the racecar when it happens.”
One of Reen’s road course races was at Daytona as an opening act to the famed Rolex 24 at the track. He raced a Mustang in the Koni Challenge Series during the 2009 Fresh from Florida 200.
“That was an awesome experience,” said Reen. “It helps to have been there before. I feel even more comfortable on the oval than the road course too.”
Reen turned laps at the Daytona oval during the 2009 ARCA test at the track when he worked with the family team of then reigning ARCA champion at the time Justin Allgier.
“Taking part in that test was a great experience,” said Reen. When practice started, I was quickest in drafting practice and eighth quickest in the single car session. This time is going to be even more special knowing that I will also be racing.”
Reen is still finalizing his 2026 racing plans and is actively looking for marketing partners to maximize his schedule.
“I’m still just a kid who doesn’t have much money,” said Reen. “I’m just irresponsible with what I do earn and I use that to go racing. I’m not looking at building my retirement cushion, I just want to get to the track. We need some help though and we have a lot to offer our marketing partners in return. I want to keep this momentum going.”
The #07 will be sponsored by New Wave Bath at Daytona and opportunities are available for other marketing partners to join the effort.
The ARCA Menards Series will visit Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026. The race will kick off the 2026 season and will be televised live on the Fox television network.