Brenden Queen

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Brenden Michael Queen (born November 21, 1997), nicknamed Butterbean,[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 12 Ram 1500 for Kaulig Racing. He is the 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion and the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion.

BornBrenden Michael Queen
(1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 (age 28)
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Achievements2025 ARCA Menards Series Champion
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
2025 position41st
Best finish41st (2025)
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Brenden Queen
Queen at Phoenix Raceway in 2025
BornBrenden Michael Queen
(1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 (age 28)
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Achievements2025 ARCA Menards Series Champion
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 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
5 races run over 1 year
2025 position41st
Best finish41st (2025)
First race2025 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
12 races run over 3 years
Truck no., teamNo. 12 (Kaulig Racing)
2025 position90th
Best finish38th (2024)
First race2024 Wright Brand 250 (North Wilkesboro)
Last race2026 SpeedyCash.com 250 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
ARCA Menards Series career
21 races run over 2 years
Best finish1st (2025)
First race2019 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
Last race2025 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo)
First win2025 Ride the 'Dente 200 (Daytona)
Last win2025 Reese's 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 17 4
ARCA Menards Series East career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish8th (2025)
First race2025 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Last race2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
First win2025 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Last win2025 Atlas 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 4 1
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish41st (2025)
First race2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics up to date as of May 1, 2026.
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Racing career

Queen started racing at the age of six 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-2010s. 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

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

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]

Queen's No. 28 car at Lime Rock Park in 2025

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 in May, Michigan, Dover, Iowa, DuQuion, Salem, and Kansas in September to secure the series championship.[9]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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.[10][11][12][13]

On July 15, 2025, it was announced that Queen would compete in the event at IRP with Spire Motorsports in their No. 07 truck.[14]

On October 16, 2025, it was announced that Queen will run full-time in the Truck Series 2026, driving for Kaulig Racing.[15]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On September 5, 2025, it was announced that Queen would make his Xfinity Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing.[16] He finished twentieth in his maiden race. He later was invited to do the race at Kansas with Kaulig,[17] where he led his first career Xfinity laps and finished ninth. He would later be announced to run the remainder of the season with the team starting at Talladega Superspeedway.[18]

Personal life

Queen is from Chesapeake, Virginia and frequently competes at his home track of Langley Speedway.[19] 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 known for eating at Waffle House after winning races.[20]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2025 Kaulig Racing 11 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI
20
KAN
9
ROV LVS TAL
36
MAR
35
PHO
19
41st 88 [21]
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Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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 [22]
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 90th 01 [23]
7 MAR
10
PHO
2026 Kaulig Racing 12 Ram DAY
7
ATL
16
STP
24
DAR
20
CAR
27
BRI
10
TEX
13
GLN
DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* [24]
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* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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ARCA Menards Series results
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 [25]
2025 Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Chevy DAY
1
PHO
2*
TAL
25
KAN
1*
CLT
14
MCH
1*
BLN
4
ELK
2*
LRP
4
DOV
1**
IRP
3*
IOW
1*
GLN
21
ISF
4
MAD
3
DSF
1
BRI
3
SLM
1
KAN
1
TOL
2
1st 1034 [26]
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ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
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
3
8th 231 [27]
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ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
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 41st 44 [28]
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CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

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CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
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 [29]
2022 N/A 03 Toyota CRW HCY GRE AAS FCS LGY
1
DOM HCY ACE MMS NWS
26
TCM ACE SBO CRW 39th 41 [30]
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 [31]
55S HCY
3
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 [32]
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