Max Reaves
American racing driver (born 2010)
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Max Reaves (born January 6, 2010) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Trinity, North Carolina, U.S.
| Max Reaves | |||||||
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| Born | January 6, 2010 Trinity, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 15th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| First win | 2025 Shore Lunch 250 (Elko) | ||||||
| Last win | 2025 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 14th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock) | ||||||
| First win | 2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) | ||||||
| Last win | 2025 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 5, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
Reaves has previously competed in series such as the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, where he won the championship in 2024, the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, and the INEX Summer Shootout.[1][2][3]
In 2024, Reaves joined Joe Gibbs Racing as a development driver.[4][5]
On January 2, 2025, it was revealed that Reaves would run a partial schedule in both the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.[6][7][8] He became the first driver born in the 2010s to compete in an ARCA race.[9]
ARCA Menards Series East
On March 22, 2025, Reaves became the first driver born in the 2010s to win an ARCA race, winning on his East Series debut at Five Flags Speedway after starting from pole position.[10][11][12] After missing the race at Rockingham, he won the next two races at Nashville Fairgrounds and at Flat Rock, becoming only the second driver since Will Rodgers to win in their first three starts in the East Series.[13][14]
ARCA Menards Series
Reaves scored a runner-up finish in his first race in the series at Berlin[15] before winning the following week at Elko after overtaking Brenden Queen and Lavar Scott.[16] He also won at Madison after leading all but one lap from the pole,[17] as well as the season ending race at Toledo Speedway.[18]
In 2026, Reaves participated in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway for JGR,[19][20] where he set the 18th quickest time between the two sessions held.[21][22][23]
Personal life
Motorsports career results
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Position |
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| 2024 | CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour | Sellers Racing Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| CARS Pro Late Model Tour | RooMax Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 14th | |
| 2025 | ARCA Menards Series | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 283 | 15th |
| ARCA Menards Series East | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 146 | 14th | ||
| CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour | Sellers Racing Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 61st | |
| CARS Pro Late Model Tour | RooMax Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 81st | |
| 2026 | ARCA Menards Series | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 |
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All 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 |
| 2025 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN 2 |
ELK 1 |
LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF 6 |
MAD 1* |
DSF 10 |
BRI | SLM 18* |
KAN | TOL 1* |
15th | 283 | [25] |
| 2026 | DAY | PHO 9 |
KAN | TAL | GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* | [26] | |||
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series West
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.)
| 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 |
| 2024 | Sellers Racing Inc. | 18 | Toyota | SNM | HCY | AAS | OCS | ACE | TCM | LGY | DOM | CRW | HCY | NWS | ACE | WCS | FLC | SBO | TCM 10 |
NWS | N/A | 0 | [29] |
| 2025 | AAS 28 |
WCS | CDL | OCS | ACE | NWS | LGY | DOM | CRW 25 |
HCY | AND | FLC | SBO | TCM | NWS | 61st | 31 | [30] | |||||
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
(key)
| CARS Pro Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | CPLMTC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2024 | RooMax Racing | 88 | Toyota | SNM | HCY 22 |
OCS 7 |
ACE 14 |
TCM | CRW 14 |
HCY | NWS | ACE 6 |
FLC | SBO | TCM 12 |
NWS 5 |
14th | 151 | [31] | ||||
| 2025 | RooMax DLP Motorsports Racing | 18 | AAS | CDL | OCS | ACE | NWS 24 |
CRW | HCY | HCY | AND | FLC | SBO | TCM | NWS | 81st | 18 | [32] | |||||
| 2026 | SNM 4 |
NSV | CRW | ACE | NWS | HCY | AND | FLC | TCM | NPS | SBO | -* | -* | [33] | |||||||||
ASA STARS National 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.)