July 18, 2025 | By Brandon White, ARCARacing.com

Brenden Queen masters the Monster Mile for fourth ARCA victory of 2025

DOVER, Del.—A busy weekend for Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen got off to a perfect start during Friday’s General Tire 150 at Dover Motor Speedway, the first of four combination events between the national ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East this season.

Queen controlled the race from the opening green flag, pulling away to secure a commanding, wire-to-wire victory. The triumph was not only Queen’s fourth victory on the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, but also his first with the East Series.

The day was not without some tribulations for Queen, who briefly had to nurse a broken track bar during the middle portion of the General Tire 150. Once the issue was repaired during the second race break, Queen returned to his dominant form and finished off his stellar performance in Victory Lane.

“This team is so bad to the bone,” Queen said. “I thought it was over. I never give up, but I something broke there, but these guys knew what it was and got it fixed. Just a bad to the bone race car tonight.”

With Queen’s closest competition, Brent Crews, getting knocked out of the event shortly before the first race after a crash caused by a flat tire, he could afford to be more conservative as he diagnosed the issue with his car.

Maintaining the top spot required diligence for Queen during the second stage. Camden Murphy, who was making his ARCA Menards Series debut with Nitro Motorsports, rapidly closed in on the lead, but Queen managed to do enough with his wounded car to stay in front at the second race break.

Efficient repairs by PRG, combined with Murphy losing track position on two consecutive restarts, enabled Queen to re-establish his rhythm during the final 40 laps. By the time the checkered flag waved, Queen nearly had a straightaway advantage over Murphy, who rebounded to finish second.

Along with his victory, Queen also enjoyed a successful points day at Dover Motor Speedway. Lavar Scott and Lawless Alan, his closest pursuers in the ARCA Menards Series stadnings, endured separate tire issues during the General Tire 150, relegating them to several laps down in the running order and costing both significant ground to Queen in the ARCA Menards Series standings.

Queen’s current focus is on the next race in front of him, a crown jewel Late Model Stock event and the second round of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown, Hampton Heat at his home track, Langley Speedway. The defending Hampton Heat winner, Queen enters that race with momentum on his side following Friday’s victory.

With Dover’s iconic Miles the Monster trophy accompanying him to Langley, Queen would love to compliment his fourth ARCA Menards Series victory with his fourth Hampton Heat checkered flag.

“I told [my team] I wanted a Monster to take back to Hampton for the Hampton Heat tomorrow night,” Queen said. “That bad boy is going on a road trip tonight.”

Following Murphy in the running order was Isabella Robusto, who matched her career-best finish of third. ARCA Menards Series East points leader Isaac Kitzmiller finished fourth following a late pass on fifth-place finisher Tyler Reif, who trailed Kitzmiller by six points entering Dover.

Timmy Hill, Jake Finch, Jason Kitzmiller, Zachary Tinkle and Andrew Patterson completed the top 10.

Next weekend’s LiUNA! 150 presented by Dutch Boy at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is another combination event between the national ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East. The green flag will wave at 5:30 p.m. ET on Friday, with FS1 providing live coverage.


ARCA RACE RESULTS
Dover Mootor Speedway
Dover, Del. 

Friday, July 18, 2025

Pos. No. Name Sponsor Laps Diff.
1 28 Brenden Queen* BRC 150 —
2 70 Camden Murphy* Dreamer 150 7.13
3 55 Isabella Robusto* Mobil 1 150 10.538
4 79 Isaac Kitzmiller* A.L.L Construction/Carter Cat 150 12.576
5 23 Tyler Reif Vegas Fastener/Sigma Performance Services 150 15.379
6 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports 150 22.721
7 25 Jake Finch Phoenix 150 23.083
8 97 Jason Kitzmiller A.L.L. Construction/Carter Cat 150 25.453
9 11 Zachary Tinkle Racing for Rescues/Fast Track Racing 148 2 Laps
10 40 Andrew Patterson* Win Supply/SCS Gear Box 146 4 Laps
11 6 Lavar Scott Max Siegel Inc 143 7 Laps
12 20 Lawless Alan AUTOParkIt 140 10 Laps
13 99 Michael Maples Don Ray Petroleum/Maples Motorsports 140 10 Laps
14 34 Austin Vaughn* Safford Trading Company 140 10 Laps
15 12 Takuma Koga Macnica Yit Ikedo/CKB/Fast Track Racing 137 13 Laps
16 06 Brayton Laster* PeerlessPump.com 136 14 Laps
17 67 Ryan Roulette VFW 125 25 Laps
18 03 Alex Clubb Race Parts Liquidators 102 48 Laps
19 86 Corey Aiken* Clubb Racing 79 71 Laps
20 48 Brad Smith Gary’s Speed Shop 55 95 Laps
21 18 Brent Crews* JBL 44 106 Laps
22 10 Tony Cosentino Double H Ranch 11 139 Laps
23 9 Blaine Donahue* Vatland Automotive/Universal Tech Institute 8 142 Laps
24 01 Matt Kemp* ECHDetailing.com 5 145 Laps