Current ARCA Menards Series points leader Michael Self (No. 25 Sinclair Oil Toyota) will return to Joliet, Illinois to defend last year’s dramatic late race ARCA victory in Thursday night’s Bounty 150 event under the lights at Chicagoland Speedway.

Self, the current points leader in the ARCA Menards Series started Saturday night’s race from the pole and led a race high 41 laps before a broken rear axle ended the 28-year-old’s day early relegating him to a disappointing 13th place finish.

Self will make another career first start this Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The 1.25-mile track just outside of St. Louis features flat corners that are shaped differently at each end with long straightaways in between. Though Self has never made a lap at WWT Raceway, he spotted for Justin Hayley in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series at the track in 2016.

Venturini Motorsports’ Michael Self and his Sinclair Oil backed team lead the way sitting atop of the ARCA Menards Series point standings going into the second half of the season. With 10 races down and 10 to go, the second half push for Self begins Saturday, June 22 with the Day to Day Coffee 150 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

Michael Self (No. 25 Sinclair Oil Toyota) turned in another strong performance over the weekend finishing second behind teammate Chandler Smith in a thrilling race at Madison International Speedway. With another stellar performance Self increased his series’ lead in the point standings over Bret Holmes.

Self and the Sinclair Oil Dino Racing team will head back to the short track scene this weekend for Self's inaugural start at Madison International Speedway. Though Self has never made a lap at the .5-mile Oregon, WI based track, Venturini Motorsports has captured four wins with four different drivers at Madison since 2011.