Max Reaves Masters Elko Speedway for his first ARCA Menards Collection victory on Saturday evening within the Shore Lunch 250 introduced by Dutch Boy.
ELKO NEW MARKET, Minn. — Max Reaves knew when he signed on to drive the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in ARCA competitors that expectations can be excessive this season.
Max Reaves Masters Elko
Up to now, he’s greater than lived as much as these expectations.
The 15-year-old from Trinity, North Carolina, secured his first ARCA Menards Collection victory Saturday evening due to a spirited drive late within the Shore Lunch 250 introduced by Dutch Boy at Minnesota’s Elko Speedway.
Reaves, who has received all three of the ARCA Menards Collection East occasions he’s began this season, made his second ARCA Menards Collection begin Saturday after ending second final week at Berlin Raceway.
“It’s loopy,” Reaves mentioned in Victory Lane. “I received within the East (Collection) 3 times in a row. That was loopy, however to win within the nationwide sequence like that is simply superior.”
Max Reaves vs. Brenden Queen
Reaves certified second and initially took the lead on lap 2 from polesitter and ARCA Menards Collection championship chief Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen. Reaves led till lap 40, when Queen bought the soar on a restart to regain the lead.
Queen spent a lot of the occasion on the entrance of the sphere with Reaves chasing him in second, however all the things modified after the second of two scheduled race breaks at lap 175.
Lavar Scott Briefly Takes the Lead
When racing resumed, Queen discovered himself hounded by not simply Reaves but additionally Lavar Scott.
Scott, who was a part of an exhilarating three-wide photograph end at Elko one season in the past, was in a position to slip previous each Reaves and Queen, briefly taking the race lead.
Max Reaves Again to the Entrance
Reaves adopted Scott previous Queen, and with 47 laps left, he made the transfer round Scott to regain the lead. As soon as in entrance, Reaves by no means gave up the highest spot once more and cruised to a greater than three-second victory forward of Queen.
“I used to be simply letting them get an opportunity and get their hopes up,” Reaves boasted. “That’s why they bought away from me. I turned it on on the finish. I’m so grateful for all my crew, my dad and Prepare dinner Out. This Prepare dinner Out Camry was quick.”
Queen led essentially the most laps and completed second to additional prolong his lead within the ARCA Menards Collection championship standings. Lawless Alan completed third, adopted by the debuting Ty Fredrickson and Isabella Robusto.
The rest of the highest ten included Jason Kitzmiller, Scott, Taylor Reimer, Willie Mullins, and Alex Clubb.
Lime Rock Park – Street Course
Subsequent up on the ARCA Menards Collection schedule is Lime Rock Park, which can host the sequence for the primary time subsequent Saturday afternoon. The Lime Rock Park 100 will air stay at 4 p.m. ET on FS2.
