Max Reaves
Born (2010-01-06) January 6, 2010 (age 15)
Trinity, North Carolina, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
7 races run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Best finish15th (2025)
First race2025 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin)
Last race2025 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo)
First win2025 Shore Lunch 250 (Elko)
Last win2025 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo)
Wins Top tens Poles
3 6 3
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 1 year
ARCA East no., teamNo. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Best finish14th (2025)
First race2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last race2025 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock)
First win2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last win2025 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock)
Wins Top tens Poles
3 3 2
ARCA Menards Series West career
ARCA West no., teamNo. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Statistics up to date as of October 4, 2025.

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.

Racing career

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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 will 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

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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 the first and only the second driver since Will Rodgers to win in their first three starts in the East Series.[13][14]

ARCA Menards Series

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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]

Personal life

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Reaves is the son of Jeremy Reaves, who is the co-owner of Cook Out, and grandson of franchise founder Morris Reaves.[6] He is the older brother of Roo Reaves, who also competes in racing.[19]

Motorsports career results

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position
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

ARCA Menards Series

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(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
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 [20]
2026 DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN

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 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota FIF
1*
CAR NSV
1*
FRS
1*
DOV IRP IOW BRI 14th 146 [21]
2026 HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP FRS IOW BRI

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 13 AMSWC Pts Ref
2026 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota KER PHO TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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(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
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 [22]
2025 AAS
28
WCS CDL OCS ACE NWS LGY DOM CRW
25
HCY AND FLC SBO TCM NWS 61st 31 [23]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

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(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
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 [24]
2025 RooMax DLP Motorsports Racing 18 AAS CDL OCS ACE NWS
24
CRW HCY HCY AND FLC SBO TCM NWS 81st 18 [25]

References

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  1. ^ "Max Reaves". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Coffey and Reaves Find Checkered Flags Under the Tree on Christmas in July Night at Cook Out Summer Shootout". Charlotte Motor Speedway. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  3. ^ "Kaden Honeycutt Wins CARS PLM Finale, Championship at North Wilkesboro". Racing America. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "Joe Gibbs Racing Signs Max Reaves as Developmental Driver". Speedway Digest. February 13, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Joe Gibbs Racing Signs 14-Year-Old Max Reaves to Multi-Year Development Deal". Motorsports Wire. February 13, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Cook Out named sponsor for Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025. In addition, Max Reaves, son of Cook Out Co-Owner Jeremy Reaves, will drive the No. 18 Cook Out Toyota in ARCA Menards Series East events this year.
  7. ^ "Cook Out named entitlement partner for Clash events at Bowman Gray Stadium". NASCAR. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 8, 2025). "Joe Gibbs Racing Reveals Four-Driver ARCA Lineup for 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Colby Evans. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025. JGR's ARCA program will now have Max Reaves piloting the #18 Cook Out Toyota full time in the East division this season, Reaves will be the first ARCA driver to run who was born in the 2010s (January 7, 2010). Along with FT East, Reaves is expected to follow a similar schedule to Sawalich and run the ARCA Main division races that his age allows him to run in the #18 as well.
  10. ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 22, 2025). "Max Reaves Charges to First ARCA East Win on Debut at Five Flags". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Max Reaves prevails at Five Flags in his debut ARCA Menards Series East appearance". ARCA Racing.com. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "Max Reaves Wins First Career ARCA Race at Five Flags". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  13. ^ Wayman, Declan (May 4, 2025). "Max Reaves Continues Undefeated Performance At Nashville Fairgrounds". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  14. ^ Wayman, Declan (May 17, 2025). "Max Reaves Makes ARCA East History With Dominant Win at Flat Rock Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  15. ^ White, Brandon (June 14, 2025). "O Canada! Treyten Lapcevich secures dominant first ARCA Menards Series victory at Berlin". ARCA. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  16. ^ Fenwick, Adam (June 21, 2025). "Max Reaves masters Elko Speedway for first ARCA Menards Series victory". ARCA. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  17. ^ White, Brandon (August 22, 2025). "Max Reaves dominates at Madison for his second ARCA Menards Series victory". ARCA. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  18. ^ White, Brandon (October 4, 2025). "Max Reaves scores dominant, season-ending win at Toledo; Brenden Queen wraps up 2025 title". ARCA. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "Racing Builds Brotherhood, At Home and On the Track". Charlotte Motor Speedway. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  20. ^ "Max Reaves – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  21. ^ "Max Reaves – 2025 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  22. ^ "Max Reaves – 2024 Season Results – zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  23. ^ "Max Reaves – 2025 Season Results – zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  24. ^ "Max Reaves – 2024 Season Results – zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  25. ^ "Max Reaves – 2025 Season Results – zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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