2025 Rockingham ARCA 125
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| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 8 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
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| Date | April 19, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 1st Annual Rockingham ARCA 125 | ||
| Location | Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.94 miles (1.51 km) | ||
| Distance | 125 laps, 127 mi (204 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 125 laps, 127 mi (204 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.730 mph (231.311 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 22.256 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 121 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 81 | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network |
FloRacing Tubi | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall and Eric Brennan | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2025 Rockingham ARCA 125 was the second stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 1st running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, a 0.94 miles (1.51 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would have an incredible performance, winning the pole and leading all but four laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win.[5] To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, also driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Eloy Sebastián, driving for Rev Racing in his series debut, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was the first ARCA Menards Series East race to be held at Rockingham since 2012.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 19, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[6] Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.118, and a speed of 152.998 mph (246.226 km/h).[7]
| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.118 | 152.998 |
| 2 | 28 | Austin Green | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 22.521 | 150.260 |
| 3 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 22.666 | 149.299 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 19, at 10:35 AM EST.[6] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest in the session will win the pole.[9]
Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.256, and a speed of 152.049 mph (244.699 km/h).[10]
