2025 Shore Lunch 250
{{Short description|8th race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|First_Driver=Max Reaves|Announcers=Brent Stover and Phil Parsons|Distance_mi=93|Year=2025|Race_Name=Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints|Scheduled_mi=93|Course_mi=0.375|Distance_laps=250|Scheduled_laps=250|Distance_km=150|Scheduled_km=150|Avg={{Convert|64.261|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Car=18|Location=Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota|Most_Driver=Brenden Queen|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_laps=148|Most_Team=Pinnacle Racing Group|Pole_Time=14.716|Pole_Team=Pinnacle Racing Group|Date=June 21|Network=FS2|Pole_Driver=Brenden Queen|Description=Race 8 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series|Official_name=10th Annual Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints|Course_km=0.604|Radio=ARCA Racing Network|Details_ref={{cite web|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/12/02/arca-menards-series-at-elko-speedway-3/ |title=Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway |date=December 2, 2024 |access-date=June 16, 2025 |website=ARCA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/17/entry-list-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-elko-speedway/ |title=Entry list: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway |date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=ARCA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/qualifying-results-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ |title=Qualifying results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway |date=June 21, 2025 |access-date=June 21, 2025 |website=ARCA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/race-results-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ |title=Race results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway |date=June 21, 2025 |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=ARCA}}}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=June 21, 2025 |title=Max Reaves masters Elko Speedway for first ARCA Menards Series victory |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/max-reaves-elko-speedway-first-arca-menards-series-victory/ |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=ARCA}} 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
= Background =
File:ElkoSpeedway2019ARCAMenards250.jpg, the track where the race was held.]]
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.{{cite web |title=Elko Speedway Up Next for ARCA Teams, Drivers |url=http://www.arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=13065}} 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.
{{clear}}
== Entry list ==
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 03
|Ford |Race Parts Liquidators |
| 3
|CW Metals / Crow Wing Recycling |
| 5
|Ford |
| 06
|Brayton Laster (R) |Ford |LG Trucking / Vet2Track |
| 6 |
| 7
|Kadence Davenport |
| 9
|Ford |CIS Agency / ELHDetailing.com |
| 10
|Tony Musolino |AGNT Real Estate Media |
| 11
|Ford |North Dakota State University / Brenco |
| 12
|Trevor Ward |
| 18 |
| 20
| nowrap="" |Venturini Motorsports |AutoParkIt.com |
| 25
|Fredrickson Masonry / Nortec Equipment |
| 28
|Brenden Queen (R) |BestRepair.net |
| 31
|BullSnot! |
| 48
|Ford |Gary's Speed Shop |
| 55
|Isabella Robusto (R) |
| 67
| nowrap="" |Casey Budd |
| 70 |
| 85
|Ford |
| 86
|Ford |Yavapai Bottle Gas |
| 97
|A.L.L. Construction / Carter Cat |
| 98 |
| 99
|Don Ray Petroleum / Maples Motorsports |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/17/entry-list-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-elko-speedway/ Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 21, at 3:40 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2025 |title=Schedule of events: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/03/10/schedule-of-events-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ |access-date=June 16, 2025 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} 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 {{Convert|91.494|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2025 |title=Practice results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy at Elko Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/practice-results-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ |access-date=June 21, 2025 |website=ARCA}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|18 |14.755 |91.494 |
|---|
| 2
|28 |Brenden Queen (R) |14.876 |90.750 |
| 3
|20 |14.919 |90.489 |
| colspan="7" | [https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/practice-results-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 21, at 5:20 PM CST. 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.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Brandon |date=June 17, 2025 |title=PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series heads to Elko Speedway for another short-track race in the Great Lakes region |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/17/pit-box-arca-menards-series-elko-speedway/ |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=ARCA}}
Brenden Queen, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.716, and a speed of {{Convert|91.737|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Kristl |first=Mark |date=June 21, 2025 |title=Brenden Queen Scores ARCA Pole at Elko |url=https://frontstretch.com/2025/06/21/brenden-queen-scores-arca-pole-elko/ |access-date=June 21, 2025 |website=Frontstretch.com}}
= Qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|28 |Brenden Queen (R) |14.716 |91.737 |
|---|
| 2
|18 |14.740 |91.588 |
| 3
|20 |14.779 |91.346 |
| 4
|25 |14.786 |91.303 |
| 5
|55 |Isabella Robusto (R) |14.802 |91.204 |
| 6
|97 |14.824 |91.069 |
| 7
|6 |14.835 |91.001 |
| 8
|70 |14.921 |90.477 |
| 9
|3 |15.111 |89.339 |
| 10
|85 |Ford |15.254 |88.501 |
| 11
|11 |Ford |15.400 |87.662 |
| 12
|10 |Tony Musolino |15.534 |86.906 |
| 13
|03 |Ford |15.589 |86.600 |
| 14
|06 |Brayton Laster (R) |Ford |15.606 |86.505 |
| 15
|9 |Ford |15.764 |85.638 |
| 16
|12 |Trevor Ward |15.879 |85.018 |
| 17
|99 |15.987 |84.444 |
| 18
|7 |Kadence Davenport |15.996 |84.396 |
| 19
|67 |Casey Budd |16.523 |81.704 |
| 20
|5 |Ford |16.552 |81.561 |
| 21
|98 |16.639 |81.135 |
| 22
|86 |Ford |16.675 |80.960 |
| 23
|31 |17.138 |78.772 |
| 24
|48 |Ford |18.220 |74.094 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/qualifying-results-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ Official qualifying results] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!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 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/06/21/race-results-shore-lunch-250-presented-by-dutch-boy-at-elko-speedway/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 372 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 361 (–11) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 358 (–14) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 307 (–65) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 272 (–100) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 262 (–110) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 259 (–113) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 248 (–124) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 238 (–134) |
| align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 227 (–145) |
| class="sortbottom" |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}{{NASCAR next race|Previous_race=2025 Berlin ARCA 200|Series=ARCA Menards Series|Monsteryear=2025|Next_race=2025 ARCA 100}}
{{2025 ARCA Menards}}
{{NASCAR on Fox}}