Max Reaves

Max Reaves
Reaves' No. 18 car at Rockingham Speedway in 2026
Born (2010-01-06) January 6, 2010 (age 16)
Trinity, North Carolina, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
20 races run over 2 years
Best finish11th (2026)
First race2025 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin)
Last race2026 Bush's Best 200 (Bristol)
First win2025 Shore Lunch 250 (Elko)
Last win2026 Spruce 212 (Salem)
Wins Top tens Poles
7 17 6
ARCA Menards Series East career
11 races run over 2 years
Best finish2nd (2026)
First race2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last race2026 Bush's Best 200 (Bristol)
First win2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last win2026 Sunbelt Rentals 150 (Flat Rock)
Wins Top tens Poles
5 10 5
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 1 year
First race2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2026 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
First win2026 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 2 1
Statistics up to date as of October 17, 2026.

Max Reaves (born January 6, 2010) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed 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

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.

In 2024, Reaves joined Joe Gibbs Racing as a development driver.

On January 2, 2025, it was revealed that Reaves would 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. He became the first driver born in the 2010s to compete in an ARCA race.

ARCA Menards Series East

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. After missing the race at Rockingham, he won the next two races at Nashville Fairgrounds and at Flat Rock, becoming only the second driver since Will Rodgers to win in their first three starts in the East Series.

In 2026, Reaves competed full-time in the East Series with JGR, where he won two races at Nashville and Flat Rock and finished second in the points to Tristan McKee.

ARCA Menards Series

Reaves scored a runner-up finish in his first race in the series at Berlin before winning the following week at Elko after overtaking Brenden Queen and Lavar Scott. He also won at Madison after leading all but one lap from the pole, as well as the season ending race at Toledo.

In 2026, Reaves participated in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway for JGR, where he set the 18th quickest time between the two sessions held. For the season, he would compete in 13 races with JGR, where he won four races at Berlin, Elko, Springfield, and Salem.

ARCA Menards Series West

Reaves finished ninth in the combination race with the main ARCA series and the West Series with JGR at Phoenix, where he finished in ninth. He later won in the series' return to the track in October, which would be the last race for JGR in the ARCA platform.

Personal life

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

Motorsports career results

Career summary

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 13 4 8 11 523 11th
ARCA Menards Series East 8 2 5 7 428 2nd
ARCA Menards Series West 2 1 1 2 83 29th

ARCA Menards Series

(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
2026 DAY PHO
9		 KAN TAL GLN
8		 TOL
11		 MCH POC BER
1*		 ELK
1		 CHI LRP
4		 IRP
9		 IOW
4		 ISF
1*		 MAD
3		 DSF
17		 SLM
1**		 BRI
4		 KAN 11th 523

ARCA Menards Series East

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
2026 HCY
2*		 CAR
8		 NSV
1**		 TOL
11		 IRP
9		 FRS
1*		 IOW
4		 BRI
4		 2nd 428

ARCA Menards Series West

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
9		 TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO
1*		 KER 29th 83

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.)

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
2025 AAS
28		 WCS CDL OCS ACE NWS LGY DOM CRW
25		 HCY AND FLC SBO TCM NWS 61st 31
2026 Sellers RooMax Racing SNM WCS NSV CRW ACE LGY DOM NWS
11		 HCY AND FLC
Wth		 TCM NPS SBO 59th 31

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(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
2025 RooMax DLP Motorsports Racing 18 AAS CDL OCS ACE NWS
24		 CRW HCY HCY AND FLC SBO TCM NWS 81st 18
2026 SNM
4		 NSV CRW ACE NPS
Wth		 SBO 36th 40
18R NWS
Wth		 HCY AND FLC TCM

ASA STARS National 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.)

ASA STARS National Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ASNTC Pts Ref
2025 Jeremy Reaves 18 Toyota NSM FIF DOM HCY NPS MAD SLG AND OWO TOL
3		 WIN NSV 36th 80
2026 NSM
23		 FIF HCY SLG MAD
14		 NPS OWO TRI WIN NSV NSM -* -*

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