2025 Bush's Beans 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 17 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series Race 8 of 8 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
| Date | September 11, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 6th Annual Bush's Beans 200 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.553 miles (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 204 laps, 108 mi (175 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 106 mi (171 km) | ||
| Average speed | 82.651 mph (133.014 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 15.076 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 204 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 Bush's Beans 200 was the 17th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a 0.553 mile (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 204 laps, extended from 200 laps due to a green-white-checkered finish. Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was able to pull off a dominating performance, leading every lap from the pole position to earn his sixth career ARCA Menards Series win, his third career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his fifth win of the season. With his win, he clinched the 2025 East Series owner's championship for JGR.[5] To fill out the podium, Tristan McKee and Brenden Queen, both driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
With an eighth-place finish, Isaac Kitzmiller of ACR Motorsports clinched the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East championship, 17 points ahead of Tyler Reif. This was Kitzmiller's first championship, and the first for his family-owned ACR Motorsports.[6]
Report
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Besides holding racing events, the track has hosted the Battle at Bristol, a college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Tech Hokies on September 10, 2016 and the MLB Speedway Classic, a MLB baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds from August 2-3, 2025.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 11, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[7] Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.092, and a speed of 127.140 mph (204.612 km/h).[8]
| Pos.[9] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.092 | 127.140 |
| 2 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 15.137 | 126.762 |
| 3 | 82 | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 15.223 | 126.046 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 11, at 2:00 PM EST.[7] The qualifying procedure used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[10]
Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.076, and a speed of 127.275 mph (204.829 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 204 | Running | 98 |
| 2 | 6 | 82 | Tristan McKee | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running | 91 |
| 4 | 8 | 20 | Leland Honeyman | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 204 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 204 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 4 | 23 | Tyler Reif | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running | 88 |
| 7 | 7 | 15 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 204 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 79 | Isaac Kitzmiller (R) | ACR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running | 86 |
| 9 | 12 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running | 85 |
| 10 | 10 | 25 | Patrick Staropoli | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 204 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | Running | 83 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lanie Buice | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 18 | 40 | Andrew Patterson | Andrew Patterson Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 16 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 14 | 51 | Carson Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | 30 | Garrett Mitchell | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 21 | 10 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | Mechanical | 76 |
| 19 | 13 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 192 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 22 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | Running | 74 |
| 21 | 28 | 86 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 185 | 0 | Running | 73 |
| 22 | 27 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 185 | 0 | Running | 72 |
| 23 | 26 | 67 | Austin Vaughn (R) | Maples Motorsports | Ford | 184 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 24 | 33 | 0 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 184 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 25 | 15 | 9 | Logan Misuraca | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 26 | 19 | 95 | Jackson McLerran | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Mechanical | 18 |
| 27 | 29 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 129 | 0 | Mechanical | 67 |
| 28 | 31 | 34 | Corey Aiken | VWV Racing | Toyota | 129 | 0 | Mechanical | 16 |
| 29 | 30 | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 127 | 0 | Mechanical | 65 |
| 30 | 24 | 31 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | Rise Motorsports | Toyota | 85 | 0 | Accident | 14 |
| 31 | 23 | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 70 | 0 | Mechanical | 63 |
| 32 | 32 | 03 | Josh White | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 49 | 0 | Mechanical | 12 |
| 33 | 25 | 12 | Takuma Koga | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 34 | 0 | Accident | 61 |
| 34 | 34 | 01 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 | Mechanical | 10 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. December 3, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 11, 2025). "Brent Crews secures another East Series owner's title for Joe Gibbs Racing with a dominant Bristol win". ARCA. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 11, 2025). "Isaac Kitzmiller's clean, methodical rookie season translates to an East Series championship". ARCA. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. March 10, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Practice results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Bush's Beans 200 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 8, 2025). "PIT BOX: East Series champion will be crowned inside The Last Great Coliseum". ARCA. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ^ Altmayer, Jake (September 11, 2025). "Brent Crews Takes Bristol ARCA Pole". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Bush's Beans 200 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Bush's Best 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. September 11, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.