The 2025 ARCA Menards Series East was the 39th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on March 22 with the Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway and ended on September 11 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
2023 and 2024 champion William Sawalich did not return to the East Series full-time in 2025 and go for a three peat as he moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time. [1]
At the conclusion of the season, Isaac Kitzmiller of ACR Motorsports won the championship. [2]
Note: If a driver is listed as their own crew chief for a particular race, that means that their entry in that race was a start and park.
Notes
The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2024. [81] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on September 27. [82]
Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.
No | Race title | Track | Location | Date |
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1 | Pensacola 150 | Five Flags Speedway | Pensacola, Florida | March 22 |
2 | Rockingham ARCA 125 [83] | Rockingham Speedway | Rockingham, North Carolina | April 18 |
3 | Music City 150 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | May 4 [a] |
4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Flat Rock Speedway | Ash Township, Michigan | May 17 |
5 | General Tire 150 | Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | July 18 |
6 | LiUNA! 150 | 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 |
No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | Report |
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1 | Pensacola 150 | Max Reaves | Max Reaves | Max Reaves | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
2 | Rockingham ARCA 125 | Brent Crews | Brent Crews | Brent Crews | Toyota | 81 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
3 | Music City 150 | Max Reaves | Max Reaves | Max Reaves | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Max Reaves | Max Reaves | Max Reaves | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
5 | General Tire 150 | Brenden Queen | Brenden Queen | Brenden Queen | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
6 | LiUNA! 150 presented by Dutch Boy | Brenden Queen | Brenden Queen | Brent Crews | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
7 | Atlas 150 | Brent Crews | Brenden Queen | Brenden Queen | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
8 | Bush's Beans 200 | Brent Crews | Brent Crews | Brent Crews | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
Reference: [86] |
Notes:
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
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.
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.
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.
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!