Brenden Queen survives one-lap shootout to win ARCA Tide 150 at Kansas Speedway
Photo by Todd Surprise
Kansas City, Kansas—Brenden “Butterbean” Queen proved Friday night that he’s more than a side dish. The mullet-wearing regional short-track ace from Chesapeake, Va., is the main entre of the ARCA Menards Series in 2025. He captured his second win of the season in the Tide 150 and also took home his first career win at Kansas Speedway.
Queen’s No. 28 Chevrolet held off the hard-charging Toyota of William Sawalich on the final restart to take the checkered flag. He began the season with a win at Daytona International Speedway and dominated at Phoenix Raceway before Brent Crews bested him on the final turn.
“I really don’t know what I need to win at all these types of tracks,” said Queen, the 2024 CARS Late Model Tour champion. “I come from the backyard cornfields racing. I’m not used to being on the big stage. Tonight is such a big night for me moving forward, because now I know what I need to win when the sun goes down. It’s kind of like my late-model days. Once I figured it out, I was able to win some races.”
Iowa’s Mason Mitchell finished third, followed by pole-winner Lawless Alan and Lavar Scott, who entered the night with the ARCA Menards Series lead.
Friday’s race provided race fans with a foretaste of what’s to come at Kansas Speedway this weekend. On Saturday, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will practice and qualify for Sunday’s AdventHealth 400, while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series caps off the day with the Heart of Health Care 200 at 6:30 p.m.
Fans are urged to get their tickets now by visiting www.kansasspeedway.com.
TIDE 150 RACE RESULTS
Pos. No. Name Sponsor Laps Diff.
1 28 Brenden Queen * bestrepair.net Chevrolet 105 —
2 18 William Sawalich Starkey Toyota 105 0.275
3 25 Mason Mitchell Pro-Seed USA Toyota 105 0.718
4 20 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Toyota 105 1.012
5 6 Lavar Scott Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet 105 1.178
6 73 Andy Jankowiak Klas Motorsports Toyota 105 1.254
7 97 Jason Kitzmiller A.L.L. Construction Chevrolet 105 1.352
8 2 Lanie Buice* Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet 105 1.691
9 23 Spencer Gallagher SPS Chevrolet 105 2.606
10 67 Ryan Vargas Maples Motorsports Ford 104 1 Lap
11 69 Miguel Gomes* Simthunder Ford 102 3 Laps
12 99 Michael Maples Don Ray Petroleum/Maples Motorsports Chevrolet 100 5 Laps
13 55 Isabella Robusto * Mobil 1 Toyota 99 6 Laps
14 31 Tim Goulet Rick Havenridge Principal Financial Toyota 93 12 Laps
15 06 Brayton Laster Peterson Motorsports Chevrolet 92 13 Laps
16 46 Thad Moffitt Nitro Motorsports Toyota 91 14 Laps
17 0 Kevin Hinckle Peterson Motorsports Chevrolet 86 19 Laps
18 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc./Race Parts Liquidators Ford 33 72 Laps
19 11 Mike Basham Double H Ranch Ford 21 84 Laps
20 12 Matt Kemp* ELHDetailing.com/Fathom Realty 10 95 Laps
21 9 Presley Sorah* Health Market/Newtz Auto Services Ford 8 97 Laps
22 17 Patrick Staropoli * 131 MotorSports Park Toyota 5 100 Laps
23 48 Brad Smith Gary’s Speed Shop Ford 4 101 Laps
24 10 Nate Moeller FastTrackRacing.com Toyota 3 102 Laps
25 68 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 2 103 Laps
26 86 Brian Clubb Race Parts Liquidators Ford 0 DNS
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