2025 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | September 20, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 28th Annual Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 | ||
| Location | Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.555 miles (0.893 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 111 mi (178 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 111 mi (178 km) | ||
| Average speed | 90.963 mph (146.391 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 17.301 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 111 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Brenden Queen | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS2 | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2025 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Brenden Queen, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would take advantage of a late restart, and led the final 23 laps of the race to earn his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win.[5] To fill out the podium, Andrew Patterson, driving for Nitro Motorsports, and Leland Honeyman, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Max Reaves dominated the majority of the event, after leading a race-high 111 laps from the pole position, but lost the lead to Lavar Scott before the second halfway break. Scott led a career-high 66 laps before losing the lead after a late-race caution that took out Reaves. Queen executed on the final restart and led the final 23 laps to win. Scott suffered damage after hitting the wall, and fell back to finish fourth.[6]
Report
Background
Salem Speedway is a .555-mile (0.893 km) long paved oval racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, United States, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, September 20, at 3:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[7] Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.342, and a speed of 115.212 mph (185.416 km/h).[8]
| Pos.[9] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.342 | 115.212 |
| 2 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.397 | 114.847 |
| 3 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.578 | 113.665 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 20, at 5:15 PM EST.[7] The qualifying procedure used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[10]
Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 17.301, and a speed of 115.485 mph (185.855 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 200 | 23 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 4 | 70 | Andrew Patterson | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Leland Honeyman | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 66 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 6 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 9 | 25 | Mason Mitchell | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 8 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 95 | Conner Popplewell | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 12 | 67 | Ryan Vargas | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 10 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 189 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 16 | 31 | Chase Howard | Rise Motorsports | Toyota | 185 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 13 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 19 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 176 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 174 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 1 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 173 | 111 | Accident | 29 |
| 19 | 18 | 86 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 145 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 14 | 9 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 21 | 03 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 14 | 0 | Mechanical | 23 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. December 3, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 20, 2025). "Qualifying results: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 20, 2025). "Late restart at Salem propels Brenden Queen to seventh ARCA win of 2025". ARCA. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (September 21, 2025). "Lavar Scott Leads Laps at Salem, Fails to Win 1st ARCA Race". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. March 10, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 20, 2025). "Practice results: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 15, 2025). "PIT BOX: The high banks of Salem Speedway are the next challenge for ARCA Menards Series contenders". ARCA. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (September 20, 2025). "Max Reaves To Lead ARCA Field To Green at Salem". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025.