Brenden Queen wins the Ride the ‘Dente 200

Brenden Queen takes the checkered flag at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.
Brenden Queen takes the checkered flag at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.

The ARCA Menards Series kicked off the 2025 season on Saturday afternoon in the Ride the ‘Dente 200 from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. There were 40 cars that were in the race including Helio Castroneves and Katherine Legge.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver William Sawalich started the race on the pole while Lawless Alan of Venturini Motorsports started second. Alan was involved in a crash on lap and finished in 18th place 52 laps down.

Pinnacle Racing Group driver Brenden Queen held off ten cars to win the race over William Sawalich by 0.094 seconds. There were seven cautions for 33 laps and seven lead changes among six drivers.

The rest of the top ten finishes were Jason Kitzmiller third, Lavar Scott fourth, Helio Castroneves fifth, Kole Raz sixth, A.J. Moyer seventh, Andy Jankowiak eighth, Ryan Roulette, and Bryce Haugeberg tenth. Katherine Legge finished in 39th place.

The ARCA Menards Series visits Phoenix Raceway on March 7, 2025, at 8 pm on FS1. Purchase ARCA Menards Series tickets today at StubHub.

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