Brent Crews has won the pole for the ARCA Menards Series East return to Rockingham Speedway.
It’s the 17-year-old Crews’ second pole at the ARCA level, and first since the Illinois State Fairgrounds in 2023.
Crews’ lap of 22.256 seconds was just over a tenth of a second faster than second-place William Sawalich, who will start second. The Joe Gibbs Racing duo will start 1-2.
JGR has won three straight East races. Sawalich won the final two of the 2024 season en route to claiming his second straight title, and Max Reaves won the 2025 season opener at Five Flags Speedway.
Row two will see Tyler Reif start third and Austin Green in fourth. Rounding out the top five will be Lanie Buice, who is making her ARCA debut today.
The remainder of the top 10 has Jake Finch starting sixth, Patrick Staropoli starting seventh, Lavar Scott in eighth, Kole Raz in ninth, and Eloy Falcon in 10th.
All but two cars took time during the session, including London McKenzie, who had an incident at the end of the morning practice session.
London said he didn’t really have any warning. CW Motorsports does not have a back up car, so the No. 93 car likely will not start the race. https://t.co/U1TCamiBqS
— Jared Haas (@RealJaredHaas) April 19, 2025
ARCA East Rockingham Starting Lineup
The green flag for today’s Rockingham ARCA 125 is slated to fly at 1 p.m. ET, with television coverage coming on FloRacing and the NASCAR Channel on Tubi.
Josh joined Frontstretch in 2023 and currently covers the ARCA Menards Series. Born and raised in Missouri, Josh has been watching motorsports since 2005. He currently is studying for a Mass Communication degree at Lindenwood University