ARCA Champion to Finish Out 2025 Season in NASCAR Xfinity Series

What’s Happening?

Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen, the 2025 ARCA Menards Series Champion, is set to finish out the final three races of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season with Kaulig Racing’s No. 11 team.

• These races will follow two other starts Queen made for Kaulig in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. Queen debuted in the No. 11 at Bristol and improved upon his 20th place finish with a fourth place starting spot, and 9th place finish at Kansas Speedway.
• Queen was one of six drivers to pilot the No. 11 since Kaulig released NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Josh Williams following the July 26 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Williams, who was in his second season with Kaulig, has since found part-time races with Alpha Prime and DGM Racing.
• Queen, the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Champion, made a shift to ARCA Menards Series competition this season with Pinnacle Racing Group. While Queen was expected to perform well, the 27-year-old blew the competition out of the water, scoring eight wins, 17 top fives, and the series championship.
• While this is a part-time schedule, his ties to Kaulig should not be overlooked. In 2026, Kaulig is launching a five-truck race team with Ram, and as of recently, the NASCAR rumor mill hints that Queen could be one of those drivers.

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