2025 Dutch Boy 150

2025 Dutch Boy 150
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 4 of 8 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East
Date May 17, 2025
Official name 3rd Annual Dutch Boy 150
Location Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.25 miles (0.40 km)
Distance 150 laps, 37 mi (60 km)
Scheduled distance 150 laps, 37 mi (60 km)
Average speed 71.040 mph (114.328 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 12.669
Most laps led
Driver Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 144
Winner
No. 18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2025 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile (0.40 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the race, leading all but six laps and holding off Tyler Reif throughout the entire race to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series East win in his third start, becoming the second driver in series history to win in their first three career starts.[5] To fill out the podium, Takuma Koga, driving for Fast Track Racing, scored his best career ARCA finish with 3rd.

Report

Background

Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Jeff Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Gary's Speed Shop
06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Peterson Motorsports
9 Trevor Ward Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
10 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Ford ELHDetailing.com
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 Takuma Koga (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota Macnica Yit Ikedo / CKB
18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Cook Out
23 Tyler Reif (R) Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet SPS / Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Toyota risemotorsports.com
34 Austin Vaughn (R) VWV Racing Ford Safford Trading Company
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Gary's Speed Shop
65 Jeffery MacZink MacZink Racing Toyota Parkway Services / Syncon
79 Isaac Kitzmiller (R) ACR Motorsports Chevrolet A.L.L. Construction / Carter Cat
86 Alex Malycke Clubb Racing Inc. Ford The Giza Power Plant
95 Jackson McLerran MAN Motorsports Toyota JSJ Construction / ARYLCO LLC
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 17, at 3:30 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes.[6] Austin Vaughn, driving for VWV Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.763, and a speed of 70.516 mph (113.485 km/h).[7]

Pos.[8] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 34 Austin Vaughn (R) VWV Racing Ford 12.763 70.516
2 79 Isaac Kitzmiller (R) ACR Motorsports Chevrolet 12.800 70.312
3 18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12.817 70.219
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 17, at 5:10 PM EST.[6] The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. 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.[9]

Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 12.669, and a speed of 71.040 mph (114.328 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

Pos.[11] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12.669 71.040
2 10 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Ford 12.757 70.550
3 23 Tyler Reif (R) Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 12.927 69.622
4 79 Isaac Kitzmiller (R) ACR Motorsports Chevrolet 13.016 69.146
5 12 Takuma Koga (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.104 68.681
6 65 Jeffery MacZink MacZink Racing Toyota 13.153 68.425
7 9 Trevor Ward Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.175 68.311
8 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.251 67.919
9 34 Austin Vaughn (R) VWV Racing Ford 13.601 66.172
10 86 Alex Malycke Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 13.687 65.756
11 31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Toyota 13.689 65.746
12 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 13.840 65.029
13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 13.854 64.963
14 01 Jeff Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 15.727 57.226
15 95 Jackson McLerran MAN Motorsports Toyota 15.801 56.958
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 144 Running 49
2 3 23 Tyler Reif (R) Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 150 6 Running 43
3 5 12 Takuma Koga (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 41
4 2 10 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Ford 150 0 Running 40
5 9 34 Austin Vaughn (R) VWV Racing Ford 149 0 Running 39
6 8 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 146 0 Running 38
7 4 79 Isaac Kitzmiller (R) ACR Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Running 37
8 13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 143 0 Running 36
9 15 95 Jackson McLerran MAN Motorsports Toyota 141 0 Running 35
10 10 86 Alex Malycke Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 134 0 Running 34
11 12 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 127 0 Running 33
12 11 31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Toyota 121 0 Mechanical 32
13 6 65 Jeffery MacZink MacZink Racing Toyota 79 0 Overheating 31
14 7 9 Trevor Ward Fast Track Racing Toyota 15 0 Quit 30
15 14 01 Jeff Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 0 0 Quit 29
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Race results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Wayman, Declan (May 17, 2025). "Max Reaves Makes ARCA East History With Dominant Win at Flat Rock Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 Dutch Boy 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  9. ^ White, Brandon (May 12, 2025). "PIT BOX: East Series title battle takes form as Flat Rock Speedway arrives on the schedule". ARCA. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Calloni, Josh (May 17, 2025). "Max Reaves on Pole for ARCA East at Flat Rock". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "2025 Dutch Boy 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "2025 Dutch Boy 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.