Brenden Queen will compete full time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2025 for Pinnacle Racing Group, PRG announced Dec. 4.
The defending zMAX CARS Tour champion will pilot the team’s No. 28, with sponsorship from Best Repair Company.
“We couldn’t be happier to have Brenden and John (Staton) with Best Repair Company come on board for 2025,” Shane Huffman, PRG GM, said in a team release. “We’ve all been able to watch Brenden’s talent shine while he has been with Lee Pulliam the last two seasons in the CARS Tour. His personality and charisma are infectious and are going to fit well with PRG and our culture.”
2025 will mark PRG’s first full-time season in the national ARCA series. It competed full time in the ARCA Menards Series East the past two seasons with Luke Fenhaus in 2023 and Connor Zilisch in 2024. It also ran multiple one-off races in the main series and in the ARCA Menards Series West.
“I’m super blessed to have this opportunity ahead to go chase a national championship in the ARCA Menards Series,” Queen said. “PRG has proven they are a contender week-in and week-out and I can’t wait to get to work with the whole organization. I never knew if I’d get the chance to go race at this level, so I’m ready to make the most of it and seize the opportunity. I cannot thank team owner Mark Webb, Shane Huffman, and John Staton of Best Repair Company enough for believing in me and giving me an opportunity to continue to chase my dream.”
Queen has one previous ARCA start to his name, running the 2019 season opener at Daytona International Speedway and finishing 29th.
He competed in three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 2024 for TRICON Garage, scoring a top five at North Wilkesboro Speedway in his debut.
Zilisch finished second in the East points for PRG in 2024, earning four wins and top fives in every race. He scored an additional win each in a standalone main series event and in West.
The team also nabbed a win last year with Connor Mosack.
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