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Brenden Queen
American racing driver (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brenden Michael Queen (born November 21, 1997), nicknamed Butterbean,[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 12 Ram 1500 for Kaulig Racing. He is the 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion and the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion.
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Racing career
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Queen started racing at the age of six in the legend division at his home track of Langley Speedway. He was mentored by Phil Warren, a seven-time Langley track champion, who served as his crew chief starting in the mid-2010s. Queen won three consecutive track championships at Langley in 2020, 2021, and 2022.[1] He also won the 2016 late model stock track championship at East Carolina Motor Speedway and the 2022 dirt late model track championship at Dixieland Speedway.[2]
CARS Tour
In 2022, Queen joined Lee Pulliam Performance to run full-time in the CARS Tour in 2023, but made a splash in November 2022 by winning the 30th Annual Charlie Powell Memorial 400 at Florence Motor Speedway, one of the major post-season races for Late Models (had been known as the Myrtle Beach 400 before the race was moved to Timmonsville).[2][3]
Queen won the 2023 CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro held on the Wednesday before the track's Truck Series race and Cup Series race. Some NASCAR drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., were also in that CARS Tour race.
ARCA Menards Series
In 2019, Queen made his ARCA debut in the season-opener at Daytona in the No. 35 car for Vizion Motorsports after previously competing in the series' preseason testing at the track in January for the team. Vizion team owners Jennifer and Teddy Brown were so impressed by Queen's late model performances that they invited him to test and race their car at Daytona.[4] After the race at Daytona, Queen tweeted that he would run full-time for Vizion in the No. 35 car but he and the team did not end up running any more races that year due to the team's financial problems.[5][6]
On December 4, 2024, it was announced that Queen would return to the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group on a full-time basis.[7] In the season opener at Daytona, Queen scored his first career win in the series.[8] He would earn wins at Kansas in May, Michigan, Dover, Iowa, DuQuion, Salem, and Kansas in September to secure the series championship.[9]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
On March 8, 2024, it was announced that Queen would make his Truck Series debut in the race at North Wilkesboro driving the No. 1 truck for Tricon Garage.[10][11][12][13]
On July 15, 2025, it was announced that Queen would compete in the event at IRP with Spire Motorsports in their No. 07 truck.[14]
On October 16, 2025, it was announced that Queen will run full-time in the Truck Series 2026, driving for Kaulig Racing.[15]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
On September 5, 2025, it was announced that Queen would make his Xfinity Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing.[16] He finished twentieth in his maiden race. He later was invited to do the race at Kansas with Kaulig,[17] where he led his first career Xfinity laps and finished ninth. He would later be announced to run the remainder of the season with the team starting at Talladega Superspeedway.[18]
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Personal life
Queen is from Chesapeake, Virginia and frequently competes at his home track of Langley Speedway.[19] He got his nickname "Butterbean" from boxer Eric Esch who also has that nickname as Queen looked like him when he was born and early in his life.[1] His father, Mike, was also a racing driver. Queen is currently attending Old Dominion University, where he will earn a degree in mechanical engineering.[2] Queen is known for eating at Waffle House after winning races.[20]
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Motorsports career results
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NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
Craftsman Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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.)
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