Brenden Queen
| Brenden Queen | |||||||
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| Born | Brenden Michael Queen November 21, 1997 Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Champion 2022 South Carolina 400 Winner 2020, 2023, 2024 Hampton Heat Winner 2023 Thanksgiving All-Star Classic Winner 2023 Battle of the Stars Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 07 (Spire Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2024 position | 38th | ||||||
| Best finish | 38th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Wright Brand 250 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 TSport 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 13 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 85th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| First win | 2025 Ride the 'Dente 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last win | 2025 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| First win | 2025 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last win | 2025 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of August 1, 2025. | |||||||
Brenden Michael Queen (born November 21, 1997), nicknamed Butterbean,[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet Super Sport for Pinnacle Racing Group and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. He is the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion.
Racing career
[edit]Queen started racing at age 6 in the legend division at his home track of Langley Speedway. He was mentored by Phil Warren, a seven-time Langley track champion, who served as his crew chief starting in the mid-2010's. Queen won three consecutive track championships at Langley in 2020, 2021 and 2022.[1] He also won the 2016 late model stock track championship at East Carolina Motor Speedway and the 2022 dirt late model track championship at Dixieland Speedway.[2]
CARS Tour
[edit]In 2022, Queen joined Lee Pulliam Performance to run full-time in the CARS Tour in 2023, but made a splash in November 2022 by winning the 30th Annual Charlie Powell Memorial 400 at Florence Motor Speedway, one of the major post-season races for Late Models (had been known as the Myrtle Beach 400 before the race was moved to Timmonsville). [2][3]
Queen won the 2023 CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro held on the Wednesday before the track's Truck Series race and Cup Series race. Some NASCAR drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., were also in that CARS Tour race.
ARCA Menards Series
[edit]In 2019, Queen made his ARCA debut in the season-opener at Daytona in the No. 35 car for Vizion Motorsports after previously competing in the series' preseason testing at the track in January for the team. Vizion team owners Jennifer and Teddy Brown were so impressed by Queen's late model performances that they invited him to test and race their car at Daytona.[4] After the race at Daytona, Queen tweeted that he would run full-time for Vizion in the No. 35 car but he and the team did not end up running any more races that year due to the team's financial problems.[5][6]
On December 4, 2024, it was announced that Queen would return to the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group on a full-time basis.[7] In the season opener at Daytona, Queen scored his first career win in the series.[8] He would earn wins at Kansas, Michigan, Dover, and Iowa.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]On March 8, 2024, it was announced that Queen would make his Truck Series debut in the race at North Wilkesboro driving the No. 1 truck for Tricon Garage.[9][10][11][12]
On July 15, 2025, it was announced that Queen would compete in the event at IRP with Spire Motorsports in their No. 07 truck.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Queen is from Chesapeake, Virginia and frequently competes at his home track of Langley Speedway.[14] He got his nickname "Butterbean" from boxer Eric Esch who also has that nickname as Queen looked like him when he was born and early in his life.[1] His father Mike was also a racing driver. Queen is currently attending Old Dominion University where he will earn a degree in mechanical engineering.[2] Queen is also a consumer of the Waffle House after he wins a race.[citation needed]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | Tricon Garage | 1 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS 4 |
CLT | GTW | NSH 19 |
POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN 20 |
TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | 38th | 68 | [15] | ||
| 2025 | Spire Motorsports | 07 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP 16 |
GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [16] |
ARCA Menards Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | Vizion Motorsports | 35 | Toyota | DAY 29 |
FIF | SLM | TAL | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | 82nd | 85 | [17] |
| 2025 | Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Chevy | DAY 1 |
PHO 2* |
TAL 25 |
KAN 1* |
CLT 14 |
MCH 1* |
BER 4 |
ELK 2* |
LRP 4 |
DOV 1** |
IRP 3* |
IOW 1* |
GLN 21 |
ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [18] |
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Chevy | FIF | CAR | NSV | FRS | DOV 1** |
IRP 3* |
IOW 1* |
BRI | -* | -* | [19] |
ARCA Menards Series West
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Chevy | KER | PHO 2* |
TUC | CNS | KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS | PHO | -* | -* | [20] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | CLMSCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | Mike Queen | 03 | Chevy | SNM | HCY | ROU | ACE | MMS | LGY 18 |
DOM | CCS | HCY | ROU | SBO | 55th | 15 | [21] | ||||||
| 2022 | N/A | 03 | Toyota | CRW | HCY | GRE | AAS | FCS | LGY 1 |
DOM | HCY | ACE | MMS | NWS 26 |
TCM | ACE | SBO | CRW | 39th | 41 | [22] | ||
| 2023 | Lee Pulliam Performance | SNM 7 |
FLC 2 |
HCY 10 |
ACE 4 |
NWS 1* |
LGY 2 |
DOM 2* |
CRW 6 |
ACE 5* |
TCM 16* |
WKS 4 |
AAS 1 |
SBO 4 |
TCM 1** |
CRW 1** |
2nd | 490 | [23] | ||||
| 55S | HCY 3 |
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| 2024 | 03 | SNM 19 |
HCY 2 |
AAS 11 |
OCS 13 |
ACE 2 |
TCM 1** |
LGY 14 |
DOM 1** |
CRW 23 |
HCY 5 |
NWS 5* |
ACE 4 |
WCS 3 |
FLC 2 |
SBO 5 |
TCM 3 |
NWS 5 |
1st | 466 | [24] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c White, Brandon (July 21, 2022). "Brenden 'Butterbean' Queen rides near-perfect season at Langley Speedway into Hampton Heat". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Hodgdon, Dan (February 4, 2024). "The Rise of 'Butterbean' Queen". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Brenden Queen". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Several Late Model Stock Car Drivers Set to Compete at Daytona". Race22.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Brenden Queen. February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Brenden Queen to drive full time for Vizion Motorsports". ThePitLane. February 13, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-03. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 4, 2024). "Brenden Queen to Run Full ARCA Schedule with Pinnacle Racing Group". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (February 15, 2025). "Brenden Queen Wins Messy ARCA Race at Daytona". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 8, 2024). "Brenden Queen Getting Truck Series Shot with TRICON at North Wilkesboro". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Brenden Queen to Drive for TRICON at North Wilkesboro". Frontstretch. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Brenden 'Butterbean' Queen to make Truck Series debut at North Wilkesboro with TRICON". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 8, 2024). "Brenden Queen Joins TRICON Garage for Truck Series Debut at North Wilkesboro". Racing America. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (July 15, 2025). "Brenden "Butterbean" Queen Running IRP in Spire No. 07 Truck". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ O'Brien, Marty (February 8, 2019). "Langley Speedway's Brenden Queen is chasing the dream in Daytona Beach". Daily Press (Virginia). Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2025 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen – 2019 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen - 2022 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen - 2023 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Brenden Queen - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Brenden Queen driver statistics at Racing-Reference