“Sends me a textual content each race”

Brenden Queen went on Corey LaJoie’s Stacking Pennies podcast and named Kyle Larson‘s crew chief, Cliff Daniels, as a trusted mentor. He revealed that Daniels checks in on him after each race and offers him trustworthy suggestions.

Queen not too long ago gained the ARCA Menards title after the sequence finale at Toledo Speedway. Stories recommend that the 27-year-old is certain to safe a full-time Truck Collection trip with Kaulig Racing subsequent season.

The Chesapeake, Virginia, native has additionally made a number of NASCAR begins this yr. He competed within the Truck Collection race at Indianapolis and logged a mid-pack end. Kaulig Racing gave him an Xfinity Collection trip within the playoff races at Bristol and Kansas, the place he got here in twentieth and ninth, respectively. He entered the occasions as a alternative for Josh Williams.

Trying forward, Lajoie requested Queen about his assist system within the sport.

“Cliff Daniels sends me a textual content each race. Cliff drove one in all my late fashions in 2018. So we go means again and he I find it irresistible as a result of he tells me what I want to listen to like. He ain’t you realize, I get my congratulations textual content from him, however he is gonna let me know what I did incorrect, and that is what I want,” he mentioned [0:35 onwards]

“You do not all the time should be instructed you are nice and I respect him a lot for that as a result of he desires me to succeed, however to really have any individual that is prepared to let you know like, ‘Hey, you misplaced this race due to this. It ain’t no person blame however your self.’ Typically you should hear [that],” he added.

Brenden Queen’s ARCA run additionally secured the homeowners championship for Pinnacle Racing Group.

“I raced him clear”: Brenden Queen on his finale battle with Max Reeves

Brenden Queen confronted powerful competitors from Max Reeves throughout the ARCA Menards Collection finale. Reeves had gained pole place and battled Queen for a number of laps within the closing phases. Whereas Reeves finally gained the race, he needed to make use of aggressive techniques to throw off Queen’s tempo.

Queen addressed the matter in a post-race interview at Toledo Speedway.

“We gained the homeowners [championship], we gained the struggle. I raced him clear, [Reaves] will discover ways to sooner or later. What a dream season it’s been,” he mentioned by way of Frontstretch.com

The end result marked Max Reeves’ third win of the season. Brenden Queen, in the meantime, has a stacked resume from the 2025 season. He has completed exterior the top-5 in solely three of his 20 begins. With 4 poles beneath his belt, Queen notched up eight wins to report a powerful common end at 4.8.

Furthermore, he is the one one among the many seven full-time drivers to build up over 1000 factors. His nearest rival, Lavar Scott, is 106 factors adrift.