Max Reaves

Max Reaves
Born	(2010-01-06) January 6, 2010 (age 15) Trinity, North Carolina, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
5 races run over 1 year
ARCA no., team	No. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
First race	2025 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin)
Last race	2025 Southern Illinois 100 (DuQuoin)
First win	2025 Shore Lunch 250 (Elko)
Last win	2025 Badger 200 (Madison)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 5 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	10th (2025)
First race	2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last race	2025 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock)
First win	2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last win	2025 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock)
Wins Top tens Poles 3 3 2
Statistics up to date as of August 31, 2025.

Max Reaves (born January 6, 2010) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Racing career

Reaves has previously competed in series such as the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, where he won the championship in 2024, the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, and the INEX Summer Shootout. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2024, Reaves joined Joe Gibbs Racing as a development driver. ^{[4] [5]}

On January 2, 2025, it was revealed that Reaves will run a partial schedule in both the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. ^{[6] [7] [8]} He became the first driver born in the 2010s to compete in an ARCA race. ^[9]

ARCA Menards Series East

On March 22, 2025, Reaves became the first driver born in the 2010s to win an ARCA race, winning on his East Series debut at Five Flags Speedway after starting from pole position. ^{[10] [11] [12]} After missing the race at Rockingham, he won the next two races at Nashville Fairgrounds and at Flat Rock, becoming the first and only the second driver since Will Rodgers to win in their first three starts in the East Series. ^{[13] [14]}

ARCA Menards Series

Reaves scored a runner up finish in his first race in the series at Berlin ^[15] before winning the following week at Elko after overtaking Brenden Queen and Lavar Scott. ^[16] He also won at Madison after leading all but one lap from the pole.

Personal life

Reaves is the son of Jeremy Reaves, who is the co-owner of Cook Out, and grandson of franchise founder Morris Reaves. ^[6] He is the older brother of Roo Reaves, who also competes in racing. ^[17]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2025	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Toyota	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	MCH	BER 2	ELK 1	LRP	DOV	IRP	IOW	GLN	ISF 6	MAD 1*	DSF 10	BRI	SLM	KAN	TOL	-*	-*	[18]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2025	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Toyota	FIF 1*	CAR	NSV 1*	FRS 1*	DOV	IRP	IOW	BRI	10th	146	[19]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	CLMSCTC	Pts	Ref
2024	Sellers Racing Inc.	18	Toyota	SNM	HCY	AAS	OCS	ACE	TCM	LGY	DOM	CRW	HCY	NWS	ACE	WCS	FLC	SBO	TCM 10	NWS	N/A	0	[20]
2025				AAS 28	WCS	CDL	OCS	ACE	NWS	LGY	DOM	CRW 25	HCY	AND	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS			-*	-*	[21]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	CPLMTC	Pts	Ref
2024	RooMax Racing	88	Toyota	SNM	HCY 22	OCS 7	ACE 14	TCM	CRW 14	HCY	NWS	ACE 6	FLC	SBO	TCM 12	NWS 5	14th	151	[22]
2025	RooMax DLP Motorsports Racing	18		AAS	CDL	OCS	ACE	NWS 24	CRW	HCY	HCY	AND	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS	-*	-*	[23]

References

1. "Max Reaves". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
2. "Coffey and Reaves Find Checkered Flags Under the Tree on Christmas in July Night at Cook Out Summer Shootout". Charlotte Motor Speedway. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
3. "Kaden Honeycutt Wins CARS PLM Finale, Championship at North Wilkesboro". Racing America. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
4. "Joe Gibbs Racing Signs Max Reaves as Developmental Driver". Speedway Digest. 13 February 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
5. "Joe Gibbs Racing Signs 14-Year-Old Max Reaves to Multi-Year Development Deal". Motorsports Wire. 13 February 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
6. "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.
7. "Cook Out named entitlement partner for Clash events at Bowman Gray Stadium". NASCAR . January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
8. Srigley, Joseph (January 8, 2025). "Joe Gibbs Racing Reveals Four-Driver ARCA Lineup for 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
9. "(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.
10. Srigley, Joseph (March 22, 2025). "Max Reaves Charges to First ARCA East Win on Debut at Five Flags". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
11. "Max Reaves prevails at Five Flags in his debut ARCA Menards Series East appearance". ARCA Racing.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
12. "Max Reaves Wins First Career ARCA Race at Five Flags". Frontstretch. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
13. Wayman, Declan (May 4, 2025). "Max Reaves Continues Undefeated Performance At Nashville Fairgrounds". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
14. Wayman, Declan (May 17, 2025). "Max Reaves Makes ARCA East History With Dominant Win at Flat Rock Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
15. White, Brandon (June 14, 2025). "O Canada! Treyten Lapcevich secures dominant first ARCA Menards Series victory at Berlin". ARCA. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
16. Fenwick, Adam (June 21, 2025). "Max Reaves masters Elko Speedway for first ARCA Menards Series victory". ARCA. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
17. "Racing Builds Brotherhood, At Home and On the Track". Charlotte Motor Speedway. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
18. "Max Reaves – 2025 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
19. "Max Reaves – 2025 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
20. "Max Reaves - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
21. "Max Reaves - 2025 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
22. "Max Reaves - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
23. "Max Reaves - 2025 Season Results - zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

External links

• Max Reaves driver statistics at Racing-Reference