| Max Reaves | |||||||
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| Born | (2010-01-07)January 7, 2010 (age 15) Cumming, Georgia | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 18 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2025Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) | ||||||
| First win | 2025Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of January 3, 2025. | |||||||
Max Reaves (born January 7, 2010) is an American professionalstock car racing driver who competes part-time in theARCA Menards Series and theARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 18Toyota forJoe Gibbs Racing.
Reaves has previously competed in series such as the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, where he won the championship in 2024, theCARS Pro Late Model Tour, theCARS Late Model Stock Tour, and the INEX Summer Shootout.[1][2][3]
In 2024, Reaves joinedJoe Gibbs Racing as a development driver.[4][5]
On January 2, 2025, it was revealed that Reaves will run a partial schedule in both theARCA Menards Series and theARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 18Toyota forJoe Gibbs Racing.[6][7][8] He will become the first driver born in the 2010s to compete in an ARCA race.[9]
On March 22, 2025, Reaves became the first driver born in the 2010s to win an ARCA race, winning on his East Series debut atFive Flags Speedway after starting from pole position.
Reaves is the son of Jeremy Reaves, who is the co-owner ofCook Out, and grandson of franchise founder Morris Reaves.[6] He is the older brother of Roo Reaves, who also competes in racing.[10]
(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 | BER | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | |
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | FIF 1* | CAR | NSH | FRS | DOV | IRP | IOW | BRI | -* | -* | [11] |
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.
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 (Jan 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.
