2025 Rockingham ARCA 125

{{Short description|2nd race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East}}

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The 2025 Rockingham ARCA 125 was the second stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 1st running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, a {{Convert|0.94|mi|km}} permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would have an incredible performance, winning the pole and leading all but four laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=April 19, 2025 |title=Brent Crews Dominates ARCA East Event at Rockingham |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar-regional/brent-crews-dominates-arca-east-event-at-rockingham/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=TobyChristie.com}} To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, also driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Eloy Sebastián, driving for Rev Racing in his series debut, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

This was the first ARCA Menards Series East race to be held at Rockingham since 2012.

Report

= Background =

File:NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Rockingham Speedway 2012.jpg, the track where the race will be held.]]

Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a {{Convert|1.017|mi|km|adj=on}} D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, including the NASCAR Cup Series from 1965 to 2004, and currently the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series East. It has a 32,000-seat capacity as of 2012. Rockingham Speedway is owned by Rockingham Properties, LLC and led by Rockingham Properties majority owner Dan Lovenheim.

Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965 under the control of attorney Elsie Webb. Initially opening as a flat 1-mile (1.6 km) oval, in 1969, the track's dimensions were changed to make the bankings steeper. After Webb's death in 1972, NASCAR team owner L. G. DeWitt took over control of the facility. Renovations on the speedway remained slow for decades. Despite a push to make renovations and seating additions after Roger Penske bought the facility in 1997, due to a lack of amenities, poor attendance, and NASCAR's expansion towards bigger markets, NASCAR left the facility in 2004 in the wake of the Ferko lawsuit. With the exception of a brief period of racing under the ownership of Andy Hillenburg, the facility was left desolate for most of the 2010s. In 2018, a group of investors led by Dan Lovenheim bought and renovated the facility into a multi-use complex, with NASCAR returning in 2025 under Lovenheim's leadership.{{clear}}

== Entry list ==

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

00

|Corey Aiken

|VWV Racing

|Toyota

|Vaughn Wilcox & Vaughn Racing

01

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|Creed & Garner Roofing / Pearsons Truck Svc.

2

|Lanie Buice

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

06

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|Peterson Motorsports

6

|Lavar Scott

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

9

|Blaine Donahue

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Putting Dragon / Lazarus Entertainment

10

|Eloy Sebastián

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

11

|Zachary Tinkle

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Scouting America

12

|Takuma Koga (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Macnica Yit Ikedo / CKB

18

| nowrap="" |William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Starkey

20

|Jake Finch

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

| nowrap="" |Phoenix Construction

23

|Tyler Reif (R)

| nowrap="" |Sigma Performance Services

|Chevrolet

|SPS / Vegas Fastener Manufacturing

24

|Spencer Gallagher

|Sigma Performance Services

|Chevrolet

|SPS / Allegiant Travel Company

25

|Patrick Staropoli

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Syfovre

28

|Austin Green

|Pinnacle Racing Group

|Chevrolet

|OVERPLAY

31

|Tim Goulet

|Rise Motorsports

|Toyota

|Rise Motorsports

34

|Austin Vaughn (R)

|VWV Racing

|Ford

|Safford Trading Company

39

|Caleb Costner

|CW Motorsports

|Toyota

|Performance Cleaners

40

|Andrew Patterson

|Andrew Patterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|WinSupply

48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|Gary's Speed Shop

56

|Timmy Hill

|Hill Motorsports

|Toyota

|Hill Motorsports

73

|Andy Jankowiak

|KLAS Motorsports

|Toyota

|Dak's Market / Whelen

76

|Kole Raz (R)

|AM Racing

|Ford

|Cyclum Nextgen Travel Centers

79

|Isaac Kitzmiller (R)

|ACR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|A.L.L. Construction / Carter Cat

81

|Brent Crews

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Mobil 1

86

|A. J. Moyer

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|River's Edge Cottages & RV Park

93

|London McKenzie (R)

|CW Motorsports

|Ford

|McKenzie Real Estate

colspan="5" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/15/entry-list-rockingham-arca-125-at-rockingham-speedway/ Official entry list]

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 19, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2025 |title=Schedule of events: Rockingham ARCA 125 at Rockingham Speedway |url= https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/03/19/schedule-of-events-rockingham-arca-125-at-rockingham-speedway/ |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=ARCA Racing |language=en-US}} Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.118, and a speed of {{Convert|152.998|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2025 |title=Practice results: Rockingham ARCA 125 at Rockingham Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/19/practice-results-rockingham-arca-125-at-rockingham-speedway/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=ARCA}}

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!Pos.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2025 |title=2025 Rockingham ARCA 125 Practice Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/practice-results/2025-02/AE/1 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|81

|Brent Crews

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|22.118

|152.998

2

|28

|Austin Green

|Pinnacle Racing Group

|Chevrolet

|22.521

|150.260

3

|6

|Lavar Scott

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|22.666

|149.299

colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/19/practice-results-rockingham-arca-125-at-rockingham-speedway/ Full practice results]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 19, at 10:35 AM EST. The qualifying system 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 in the session will win the pole.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=April 14, 2025 |title=PIT BOX: Stacked East Series field ready for historic return to Rockingham Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/14/pit-box-east-series-returns-rockingham-speedway/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=ARCA}}

Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.256, and a speed of {{Convert|152.049|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Calloni |first=Josh |date=April 19, 2025 |title=Brent Crews on Pole for ARCA East at Rockingham |url=https://frontstretch.com/2025/04/19/brent-crews-on-pole-for-arca-east-at-rockingham/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Frontstretch.com}}

= Qualifying results =

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!Pos.{{Cite web |title=2025 Rockingham ARCA 125 Qualifying Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2025-02/AE/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|81

|Brent Crews

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|22.256

|152.049

2

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|22.392

|151.125

3

|23

|Tyler Reif (R)

|Sigma Performance Services

|Chevrolet

|22.611

|149.662

4

|28

|Austin Green

|Pinnacle Racing Group

|Chevrolet

|22.636

|149.496

5

|2

|Lanie Buice

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|22.722

|148.931

6

|20

|Jake Finch

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|22.753

|148.728

7

|25

|Patrick Staropoli

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|22.789

|148.493

8

|6

|Lavar Scott

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|22.791

|148.480

9

|76

|Kole Raz (R)

|AM Racing

|Ford

|22.874

|147.941

10

|10

|Eloy Sebastián

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|22.932

|147.567

11

|79

|Isaac Kitzmiller (R)

|ACR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|22.972

|147.310

12

|73

|Andy Jankowiak

|KLAS Motorsports

|Toyota

|22.975

|147.291

13

|24

|Spencer Gallagher

|Sigma Performance Services

|Chevrolet

|23.075

|146.652

14

|56

|Timmy Hill

|Hill Motorsports

|Toyota

|23.266

|145.448

15

|40

|Andrew Patterson

|Andrew Patterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.615

|143.299

16

|11

|Zachary Tinkle

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|24.196

|139.858

17

|9

|Blaine Donahue

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|24.491

|138.173

18

|12

|Takuma Koga (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|24.867

|136.084

19

|34

|Austin Vaughn (R)

|VWV Racing

|Ford

|25.212

|134.222

20

|01

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|25.444

|132.998

21

|31

|Tim Goulet

|Rise Motorsports

|Toyota

|25.569

|132.348

22

|86

|A. J. Moyer

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|27.461

|123.229

23

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|27.823

|121.626

24

|00

|Corey Aiken

|VWV Racing

|Toyota

|27.846

|121.526

25

|06

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|31.261

|108.250

26

|39

|Caleb Costner

|CW Motorsports

|Toyota

|–

|–

27

|93

|London McKenzie (R)

|CW Motorsports

|Ford

|–

|–

colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/19/qualifying-results-rockingham-arca-125-at-rockingham-speedway/ Official qualifying results]

Race results

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!Fin{{Cite web |title=2025 Rockingham ARCA 125 - The Third Turn |url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/2025_Rockingham_ARCA_125 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=The Third Turn}}

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|1

|81

|Brent Crews

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|125

|121

|Running

|49

2

|2

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|125

|4

|Running

|43

3

|10

|10

|Eloy Sebastián

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|125

|0

|Running

|41

4

|7

|25

|Patrick Staropoli

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|125

|0

|Running

|40

5

|12

|73

|Andy Jankowiak

|KLAS Motorsports

|Toyota

|125

|0

|Running

|39

6

|11

|79

|Isaac Kitzmiller (R)

|ACM Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|125

|0

|Running

|38

7

|9

|76

|Kole Raz (R)

|AM Racing

|Ford

|125

|0

|Running

|37

8

|5

|2

|Lanie Buice

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|125

|0

|Running

|36

9

|8

|6

|Lavar Scott

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|123

|0

|Running

|35

10

|13

|24

|Spencer Gallagher

|Sigma Performance Services

|Chevrolet

|123

|0

|Running

|34

11

|16

|11

|Zachary Tinkle

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|121

|0

|Running

|33

12

|4

|28

|Austin Green

|Pinnacle Racing Group

|Chevrolet

|119

|0

|Running

|32

13

|19

|34

|Austin Vaughn (R)

|VWV Racing

|Ford

|116

|0

|Running

|31

14

|20

|01

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|116

|0

|Running

|30

15

|18

|12

|Takuma Koga (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|114

|0

|Running

|29

16

|17

|9

|Blaine Donahue

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|113

|0

|Running

|28

17

|3

|23

|Tyler Reif (R)

|Sigma Performance Services

|Chevrolet

|75

|0

|Accident

|27

18

|15

|40

|Andrew Patterson

|Andrew Patterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|70

|0

|Engine

|26

19

|21

|31

|Tim Goulet

|Rise Motorsports

|Toyota

|44

|0

|Parked

|25

20

|14

|56

|Timmy Hill

|Hill Motorsports

|Toyota

|43

|0

|Accident

|24

21

|22

|86

|A. J. Moyer

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|38

|0

|Parked

|23

22

|26

|39

|Caleb Costner

|CW Motorsports

|Toyota

|21

|0

|Handling

|22

23

|25

|06

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|18

|0

|Parked

|21

24

|23

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|16

|0

|Fire Extinguisher

|20

25

|24

|00

|Corey Aiken

|VWV Racing

|Toyota

|7

|0

|Valve Seal

|19

26

|6

|20

|Jake Finch

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|2

|0

|Accident

|18

27

|27

|93

|London McKenzie (R)

|CW Motorsports

|Ford

|0

|0

|DNS

|17

colspan="10" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/19/race-results-rockingham-arca-125-at-rockingham-speedway/ Official race results]

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Isaac Kitzmiller

| style="text-align:center;"| 77

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Kole Raz

| style="text-align:center;"| 74 (-3)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Tyler Reif

| style="text-align:center;"| 68 (–9)

align="left"| 10px 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Zachary Tinkle

| style="text-align:center;"| 67 (–10)

align="left"| 10px 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Takuma Koga

| style="text-align:center;"| 62 (–15)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| Timmy Hill

| style="text-align:center;"| 61 (–16)

align="left"| 10px 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Austin Vaughn

| style="text-align:center;"| 60 (–17)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| London McKenzie

| style="text-align:center;"| 53 (–24)

align="left"| 10px 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| Max Reaves

| style="text-align:center;"| 48 (–28)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Brent Crews

| style="text-align:center;"| 48 (–28)

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  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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References

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