2025 Music City 150

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2025 Music City 150
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4]
Race 3 of 8 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East
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DateMay 4, 2025
Official name 5th Annual Music City 150
Location Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.596 miles (0.959 km)
Distance 150 laps, 89 mi (143 km)
Scheduled distance 150 laps, 89 mi (143 km)
Average speed 80.520 mph (129.584 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 147
Winner
No. 18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2025 Music City 150 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, but was postponed to Sunday, May 4, due to inclement weather. [5] The race was held at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would be unstoppable throughout the event, leading all but three laps to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series East win in his second start, becoming the third driver in series history to win in their first two career starts. [6] To fill out the podium, Tyler Reif, driving for Sigma Performance Services, and Hunter Wright, driving for MAN Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Report

Background

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, the track where the race was held. Music City Motorplex.jpg
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. [7] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.

The speedway is currently an 18 degree banked paved oval. The track is 0.596 mi (0.959 km) long. Inside the larger oval is a 14 mi (0.40 km) paved oval.[ citation needed ]

The track was converted to a 12 mi (0.80 km) paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972. The track was repaved between the 1995 and 1996 seasons.

Practice

The first and only practice session was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 3, at 2:00 PM CST, but was postponed due to constant rain showers. [8] The session was moved to Sunday, May 4, at 1:00 PM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.853, and a speed of 108.074 mph (173.928 km/h). [9]

Pos. [10] #DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.853108.074
295 Hunter Wright MAN Motorsports Toyota 19.962107.484
323 Tyler Reif (R) Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 20.109106.698
Full practice results

Starting lineup

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 3, at 4:15 PM CST, but was cancelled due to constant rain showers. [11] [12] The starting lineup would be determined by last season's owners points. As a result, Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, will start on the pole. [13]

Starting lineup

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
118 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
211 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota
310 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota
49 Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Ford
506 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota
612 Takuma Koga (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota
731 Quinn Davis Rise Motorsports Toyota
895 Hunter Wright MAN Motorsports Toyota
948 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford
1023 Tyler Reif (R) Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet
1101 Rita Goulet Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
1296 Jackson McLerran MAN Motorsports Toyota
1386 Jeff Maconi Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
1485 Becca Monopoli City Garage Motorsports Ford
1579 Isaac Kitzmiller (R) ACR Motorsports Chevrolet
1634 Austin Vaughn (R) VWV Racing Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin [14] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118Max ReavesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota150147Running49
21023Tyler Reif (R)Sigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1503Running43
3895Hunter WrightMAN MotorsportsToyota1500Running41
41579Isaac Kitzmiller (R)ACR MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running40
5211Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1500Running39
61296Jackson McLerranMAN MotorsportsToyota1490Running38
7612Takuma Koga (R)Fast Track RacingToyota1460Running37
81485Becca MonopoliCity Garage MotorsportsFord1460Running36
9731Quinn DavisRise MotorsportsToyota1450Running35
10506Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1360Running34
11948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1340Running33
121386Jeff MaconiClubb Racing Inc.Ford1320Running32
13310D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota990DNF31
141634Austin Vaughn (R)VWV RacingFord510DNF30
1549Mike BashamFast Track RacingFord90DNF29
161101Rita GouletWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet20DNF28
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. "Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. December 6, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  2. "Entry list: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. April 30, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. "Starting lineup: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  4. "Race results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  5. "Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway postponed until Sunday, May 4". ARCA. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. Hansen, Christopher (May 4, 2025). "Max Reaves Unstoppable in Dominant ARCA East Series Win at Nashville Fairgrounds". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. Pogue, Greg (April 4, 2013). "Fairgrounds Speedway primed for 55th season". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  8. "Schedule of events: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. "Practice results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  10. "2025 Music City 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  11. "Schedule of events: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. Fenwick, Adam (April 29, 2025). "PIT BOX: East Series ready to make beautiful music at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  13. Kendall, Logan (May 3, 2025). "Nashville ARCA East Qualifying Cancelled, Max Reaves On Pole". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  14. "2025 Music City 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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