2025 Shore Lunch 250
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | June 21, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 10th Annual Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints | ||
| Location | Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.375 miles (0.604 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 93 mi (150 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 250 laps, 93 mi (150 km) | ||
| Average speed | 64.261 mph (103.418 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Pinnacle Racing Group | ||
| Time | 14.716 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brenden Queen | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Laps | 148 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS2 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2025 Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints was the 8th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota, a 0.375 miles (0.604 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would make a late charge to the lead from Lavar Scott with 46 laps to go, and led the remaining laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win in his second start.[5] To fill out the podium, Brenden Queen, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Lawless Alan, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Queen started on the pole and after losing the lead on the start, he regained it on lap 39 and eventually led a race-high 148 laps. He lost the lead after lap 185 and settled with a second-place finish. Scott took over the lead late in the event, leading 18 laps until he fell off on speed, finishing 7th.
Report
[edit]Background
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Elko Speedway is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city.
The ARCA racing series held the Akona 200, their first ever race in Minnesota, at Elko Speedway on June 2, 2012.[6] The series returned in 2013 and 2014 for the Akona 250, adding 50 laps to the event. Elko is the shortest track ARCA currently races on.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 21, at 3:40 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[7] Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.755, and a speed of 91.494 mph (147.245 km/h).[8]
| Pos.[9] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.755 | 91.494 |
| 2 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 14.876 | 90.750 |
| 3 | 20 | Lawless Alan | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.919 | 90.489 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 21, at 5:20 PM CST.[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]
Brenden Queen, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.716, and a speed of 91.737 mph (147.636 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 250 | 84 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 250 | 148 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Lawless Alan | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Ty Fredrickson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 6 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 18 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 8 | 70 | Taylor Reimer | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 249 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | Willie Mullins | Mullins Racing | Toyota | 248 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 239 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | 31 | Quinn Davis | Rise Motorsports | Toyota | 238 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 12 | 10 | Tony Musolino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 237 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 18 | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 14 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 215 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 10 | 85 | Becca Monopoli | City Garage Motorsports | Ford | 148 | 0 | Fatigue | 28 |
| 17 | 15 | 7 | Kadence Davenport | CCM Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | Overheating | 27 |
| 18 | 24 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 81 | 0 | Overheating | 26 |
| 19 | 16 | 67 | Casey Budd | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | Mechanical | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | 86 | Brian Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 39 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 19 | 9 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | Mechanical | 23 |
| 22 | 22 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 13 | 0 | Too Slow | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | 5 | Michael Clayton | City Garage Motorsports | Ford | 11 | 0 | Mechanical | 21 |
| 24 | 20 | 12 | Trevor Ward | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 5 | 0 | Mechanical | 20 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. December 2, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway". ARCA. June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway". ARCA. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway". ARCA. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (June 21, 2025). "Max Reaves masters Elko Speedway for first ARCA Menards Series victory". ARCA. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "Elko Speedway Up Next for ARCA Teams, Drivers".
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. March 10, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Practice results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway". ARCA. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Shore Lunch 250 Presented by Dutch Boy Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (June 17, 2025). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series heads to Elko Speedway for another short-track race in the Great Lakes region". ARCA. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (June 21, 2025). "Brenden Queen Scores ARCA Pole at Elko". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Shore Lunch 250 Presented by Dutch Boy Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. May 9, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Shore Lunch 250 Presented by Dutch Boy - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.