2025 ARCA Menards Series East

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William Sawalich, the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East champion. William Sawalich Sonoma 2024.jpg
William Sawalich, the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East champion.

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 not return to the East Series full-time in 2025 and go for a three peat as he has moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time. [1]

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRef
Chevrolet A.L.L. Construction Racing [N 1] 79 Isaac Kitzmiller (R) Frank Kimmel 4
Doug Howe 4		 [2] [3] [4]
Sigma Performance Services 23 Tyler Reif (R)Tom Ackerman [5]
Ford Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Brad Smith Carlos Leon [6]
CW Motorsports 93 London McKenzie (R)Darrel Krentz [7] [8]
Toyota 39 D. L. Wilson Riley Higgins [9]
Fast Track Racing 11 Zachary Tinkle Chris Vanscoy [10] [11] [12] [13]
12 Takuma Koga (R) Dick Doheny [14]
Hill Motorsports 56 Timmy Hill Terry Elmore [15]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Max Reaves 3Matt Ross [16] [17] [18]
William Sawalich 1
Brent Crews 4
Rise Motorsports 31 Rita Goulet Matthew Wright [19]

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRacesRef
Chevrolet Andrew Patterson Racing 40 Andrew Patterson Tony Ponkauskas5 [20] [21]
CR7 Motorsports 97 Jason Kitzmiller Frank Kimmel 4 [22]
Hettinger Racing 4 Carson Brown Bruce Cook1 [23] [24] [25]
Maples Motorsports 99 Michael Maples TBA4 [26] [27]
Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Connor Mosack Steven Dawson1 [23]
Brenden Queen 4 [28]
Rev Racing 6 Lavar Scott TBA4 [29]
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Michael Klein TBA1 [30]
Ford AM Racing 76 Kole Raz Ryan London1 [23]
City Garage Motorsports 85 Becca Monopoli Tom Monopoli3 [31] [32]
Fast Track Racing 01 E. J. Tamayo Ethan Hutchins6 [33] [34]
10 Mike Bahsam Joseth Carabantes1 [35]
Ed Pompa 1 [36]
VWV Racing 34 Austin Vaughn Brandan Elter1 [37]
Toyota Fast Track Racing 9 Cody Dennison Mike Sroufe1 [35]
Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Brent Crews TBA1 [18]
MAN Motorsports 95 Hunter Wright David Noble1 [38] [39]
Jackson McLerran 4 [23] [40]
96Mark Noble1
Nitro Motorsports 46 Thad Moffitt TBA4 [41]
Venturini Motorsports 20 Lawless Alan TBA4 [42]
25 Jake Finch TBA3 [43] [44]
55 Isabella Robusto TBA4 [45]
TBA Patrick Staropoli TBA1 [46]
Mason Mitchell 1 [47]
VWV Racing 00 Corey Aiken John Kennedy1 [48]
Toyota 1
TBA 4		 Wayne Peterson Racing 06 C. W. Lemoine Nate Moeller 1 [35]
Brayton Laster 4 [49] [50] [51]

Notes

  1. ↑ Entries are fielded in a collaboration with CR7 Motorsports.

Schedule

The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2024. [52] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on September 27. [53]

Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.

NoRace title Track LocationDate
1 Pensacola 150 Five Flags Speedway Pensacola, Florida March 22
2 TBA [54] 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

Results and standings

Race results

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning teamReport
1 Pensacola 150 Report
Reference: [56]

Drivers' championship

Notes:

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

PosDriver FIF CAR NSH FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI Points
Tyler Reif (R)
Max Reaves
Zachary Tinkle
D. L. Wilson
Takuma Koga (R)
London McKenzie (R)
Rita Goulet
Mike Basham
Kole Raz
Timmy Hill
Connor Mosack
Andrew Patterson
Jackson McLerran
Hunter Wright
Becca Monopoli
Cody Dennison
Isaac Kitzmiller (R)
E. J. Tamayo
Brad Smith
Carson Brown
Austin Vaughn
Corey Aiken
C. W. Lemoine
Reference: [58]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (October 21, 2024). "William Sawalich Added to 2025 Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (March 6, 2025). "(X post)". X . Retrieved March 6, 2025. Per @FiveFlagsSpeed on Facebook, Isaac Kitzmiller, the 15-year-old son of ARCA full-timer Jason Kitzmiller, will run the ARCA East season-opener. Kitzmiller will drive the No. 79 for CR7 Motorsports / A.L.L. Construction Racing.
  3. ↑ "Isaac Kitzmiller and A.L.L. Construction Racing set for full ARCA Menards Series East season". ARCA Racing.com. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Wayman, Declan (March 17, 2025). "Isaac Kitzmiller Set for Full ARCA East Slate with A.L.L. Construction Racing". TobyChristie.com.
  5. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (December 30, 2024). "Tyler Reif Running Full ARCA East Schedule for Sigma Performance Services". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ↑ "ARCA 2025 Schedule". Brad Smith Motorsports Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Wayman, Declan (February 26, 2025). "London McKenzie To Drive Full Time For CW Motorsports In ARCA East". TobyChristie.com.
  8. ↑ "London McKenzie joins CW Motorsports for the full 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season". ARCA Racing.com. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ Wayman, Declan (March 12, 2025). "D.L. Wilson Returns To CW Motorsports Full Time For 2025 ARCA East Title Quest". TobyChristie.com.
  10. ↑ "Scouting America partnership has roots with Zachary Tinkle and Andy Hillenburg". ARCA Racing.com. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Zachary Tinkle back with Fast Track Racing for full ARCA Menards Series East season". ARCA Racing.com. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (February 28, 2025). "Zachary Tinkle Back for Full ARCA East Schedule". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ Wayman, Declan (February 28, 2025). "Zachary Tinkle Returns To Fast Track Racing For Third Full Time Season". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ Wayman, Declan (January 30, 2025). "Takuma Koga Running Full-Time ARCA East, Daytona for Fast Track Racing". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ Wayman, Declan (February 18, 2025). "Timmy Hill, Hill Motorsports Running Full ARCA East Schedule". TobyChristie.com.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "(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.
  18. 1 2 Srigley, Joseph (January 8, 2024). "Joe Gibbs Racing Reveals Four-Driver ARCA Lineup for 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  19. ↑ 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!
  20. ↑ "Andrew Patterson's venture into team ownership begins with an eight-race ARCA Menards Series schedule". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ Wayman, Declan (February 21, 2025). "Andrew Patterson Forms ARCA Team for Eight-Race Schedule in 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 27, 2025). "Jason Kitzmiller Running Full ARCA Schedule". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "PIT BOX: East Series season launches Saturday with annual trip to Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Carson Brown joins Hettinger Racing for ARCA debut Saturday at Five Flags Speedway". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  25. ↑ Christie, Toby (March 19, 2025). "Carson Brown Contesting ARCA East Debut with Hettinger Racing at Five Flags". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Michael Maples starting new team for 2025, adding Ryan Roulette to driver lineup". ARCARacing.com. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  27. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 2, 2025). "Michael Maples Forming Own ARCA Team, Ryan Roulette To Drive 2nd Car". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  28. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (December 4, 2024). "Brenden Queen to Run Full ARCA Schedule with Pinnacle Racing Group". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  29. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona: 2025 schedule, entry list, format and more". ARCARacing.com. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  30. ↑ Wayman, Declan (March 18, 2025). "Michael Klein To Make ARCA Debut With Wayne Peterson at IRP". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  31. ↑ Kristl, Mark (October 31, 2024). "Becca Monopoli Wants to Improve in Increased 2025 ARCA Schedule". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  32. ↑ "City Garage Motorsports announces partnership with veteran crew chief David Ifft". ARCA Racing.com. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Fast Track Racing, E.J. Tamayo unite for partial ARCA Menards Series East season". ARCA Racing.com. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  34. ↑ Wayman, Declan (March 18, 2025). "E.J. Tamayo Joins Fast Track for Six ARCA East Races". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  35. 1 2 3 "Entry list: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCA Racing.com. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  36. ↑ "Ed Pompa returns to Fast Track Racing for Daytona and additional ARCA platform events". ARCA Racing.com. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  37. ↑ "Austin Vaughn making ARCA Menards Series East debut at Five Flags". Seriouslyfastmotorsports.com. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  38. ↑ "MAN Motorsports Wants Lead-Lap Finishes in Limited 2025 ARCA Schedule". Frontstretch. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  39. ↑ Release, Press (January 23, 2025). "Jackson McLerran to compete in at least five ARCA Menards Series East races for MAN Motorsports". ARCA. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  40. ↑ Release, Press (January 23, 2025). "Jackson McLerran to compete in at least five ARCA Menards Series East races for MAN Motorsports". ARCA. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  41. ↑ Release, Press (January 7, 2025). "Thad Moffitt and Nitro Motorsports set for full 2025 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  42. ↑ "Lawless Alan Signs with Venturini Motorsports for 2025 ARCA Title Chase – Venturini Motorsports". January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  43. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (January 8, 2025). "Jake Finch Returns to Venturini for Six ARCA Races". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  44. ↑ "Jake Finch back with Venturini Motorsports for six ARCA events in 2025". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  45. ↑ "Chasing History, Isabella Robusto, Sets Sights on 2025 ARCA Championship with Venturini Motorsports – Venturini Motorsports". December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  46. ↑ "Patrick Staropoli On Call with Venturini Motorsports for Select ARCA Races in 2025". Venturini Motorsports. March 3, 2025.
  47. ↑ "Mason Mitchell Running 3 ARCA Races for Venturini". Frontstretch. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  48. ↑ "DELTA Airline and Former Air Force Pilot To Drive in ARCA 150 Here". MyRacePass.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  49. ↑ Christie, Toby (October 30, 2024). "Brayton Laster Running Full-Time 2025 ARCA Season with Wayne Peterson Motorsports". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  50. ↑ "Brayton 'The Pizza Man' Laster joins Wayne Peterson Motorsports for full 2025 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  51. ↑ "Brayton Laster Running Full 2025 ARCA Schedule". Frontstretch. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  52. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series East and West schedules for 2025 set". ARCARacing.com. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  53. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2025 announced". ARCARacing.com. September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  54. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series East to race at Rockingham Speedway as part of 2025 NASCAR weekend". ARCARacing.com. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  55. ↑ "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.
  56. ↑ "2025 ARCA MENARDS SERIES EAST SEASON STATS, RACE RESULTS". racing-reference.info. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  57. 1 2 "ARCA Menards Series Changes Points System". Motor Racing Network . January 24, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  58. ↑ "ARCA MENARDS SERIES EAST STANDINGS FOR 2025". racing-reference.info. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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