The 2025 ARCA Menards Series East will be the 39th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will begin on March 22 with the Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway and will end on September 11 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
2023 and 2024 champion William Sawalich will move up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[1]
Teams and drivers
editComplete schedule
edit| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Rise Motorsports | 31 | Rita Goulet | TBA | [2] |
| Sigma Performance Services | 23 | Tyler Reif (R) | TBA | [3] | |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Max Reaves (R) | TBA | [4][5] |
Limited schedule
edit| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Maples Motorsports | 99 | Michael Maples | TBA | 4 | [6][7] |
| Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Steven Dawson | 4 | [8] | |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | TBA | 4 | [9] |
| TBA | Brad Smith Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith | TBA | 4 | [citation needed] |
| City Garage Motorsports | 85 | Becca Monopoli | TBA | 1 | [10] | |
| Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Nate Moeller | 4 | [11][12][13] | |
| TBA | TBA | Michael Klein | TBA | 1 | [citation needed] |
Schedule
editThe full schedule was announced on December 6, 2024.[14] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on September 27.[15]
Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.
| No | Race title | Track | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pensacola 150 | Five Flags Speedway | Pensacola, Florida | March 22 |
| 2 | TBA[16] | Rockingham Speedway | Rockingham, North Carolina | April 18 |
| 3 | Music City 150 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | May 3 |
| 4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Flat Rock Speedway | Ash Township, Michigan | May 17 |
| 5 | General Tire 150 | Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | July 18 |
| 6 | Circle City 200 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana | July 25 |
| 7 | Atlas 150 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | August 1 |
| 8 | Bush's Beans 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 11 |
Schedule changes
edit- Milwaukee Mile will not return.[17]
- Rockingham Speedway will return to the schedule.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Srigley, Joseph (October 21, 2024). "William Sawalich Added to 2025 Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ^ Rita Goulet (December 24, 2024). "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
I'm thrilled to be able to announce that I'm racing full time in the @ARCA_Racing East Series for 2025, thanks to the @NatPoliceAssoc!
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 30, 2024). "Tyler Reif Running Full ARCA East Schedule for Sigma Performance Services". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "Cook Out named sponsor for Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
In addition, Max Reaves, son of Cook Out Co-Owner Jeremy Reaves, will drive the No. 18 Cook Out Toyota in ARCA Menards Series East events this year.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Colby Evans. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
JGR's ARCA program will now have Max Reaves piloting the #18 Cook Out Toyota full time in the East division this season, Reaves will be the first ARCA driver to run who was born in the 2010s (Jan 7, 2010). Along with FT East, Reaves is expected to follow a similar schedule to Sawalich and run the ARCA Main division races that his age allows him to run in the #18 as well.
- ^ "Michael Maples starting new team for 2025, adding Ryan Roulette to driver lineup". ARCARacing.com. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 2, 2025). "Michael Maples Forming Own ARCA Team, Ryan Roulette To Drive 2nd Car". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 4, 2024). "Brenden Queen to Run Full ARCA Schedule with Pinnacle Racing Group". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Chasing History, Isabella Robusto, Sets Sights on 2025 ARCA Championship with Venturini Motorsports – Venturini Motorsports". 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (October 31, 2024). "Becca Monopoli Wants to Improve in Increased 2025 ARCA Schedule". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (October 30, 2024). "Brayton Laster Running Full-Time 2025 ARCA Season with Wayne Peterson Motorsports". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Brayton 'The Pizza Man' Laster joins Wayne Peterson Motorsports for full 2025 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Brayton Laster Running Full 2025 ARCA Schedule". Frontstretch. 30 October 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series East and West schedules for 2025 set". ARCARacing.com. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2025 announced". ARCARacing.com. September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series East to race at Rockingham Speedway as part of 2025 NASCAR weekend". ARCARacing.com. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Truck Series will not return to Milwaukee Mile in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. August 26, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.