2025 Dutch Boy 150 Explained

The 2025 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile (0.40 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the race, leading all but six laps and holding off Tyler Reif throughout the entire race to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series East win in his third start, becoming the second driver in series history to win in their first three career starts.^[5] To fill out the podium, Takuma Koga, driving for Fast Track Racing, scored his best career ARCA finish with 3rd.

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Background

Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 17, at 3:30 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes.^[6] Austin Vaughn, driving for VWV Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.763, and a speed of 70.516mph.^[7]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 17, at 5:10 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.^[9]

Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 12.669, and a speed of 71.04mph.^[10]

Qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

• Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway . December 12, 2023 . May 11, 2025 . ARCA.
2. Web site: Entry list: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway . May 14, 2025 . May 14, 2025 . ARCA.
3. Web site: Qualifying results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway . May 17, 2025 . May 17, 2025 . ARCA.
4. Web site: Race results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway . May 17, 2025 . May 18, 2025 . ARCA.
5. Web site: Wayman . Declan . May 17, 2025 . Max Reaves Makes ARCA East History With Dominant Win at Flat Rock Speedway . May 18, 2025 . TobyChristie.com . en-US.
6. Web site: April 10, 2024 . Schedule of events: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway . May 11, 2025 . ARCA . en-US.
7. Web site: May 17, 2025 . Practice results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway . May 17, 2025 . ARCA.
8. Web site: May 17, 2025 . 2025 Dutch Boy 150 Practice Results . May 17, 2025 . Racing-Reference.info.
9. Web site: White . Brandon . May 12, 2025 . PIT BOX: East Series title battle takes form as Flat Rock Speedway arrives on the schedule . May 17, 2025 . ARCA.
10. Web site: Calloni . Josh . May 17, 2025 . Max Reaves on Pole for ARCA East at Flat Rock . May 17, 2025 . Frontstretch.com.
11. Web site: May 17, 2025 . 2025 Dutch Boy 150 Qualifying Results . May 17, 2025 . Racing-Reference.info.
12. Web site: May 17, 2025 . 2025 Dutch Boy 150 - The Third Turn . May 18, 2025 . The Third Turn.