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. The race was held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at

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, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Treyten Lapcevich, driving for Nitro Motorsports, would pull off an incredible performance, winning the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his first career

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win in his second start. He also became the first Canadian driver to win an ARCA race since 2014. To fill out the podium,

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, driving for

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in his series debut, and

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, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

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, near

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. The track races weekly as part of the

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. It has also held touring series events on the

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tours. The track opened in 1950. It was originally a horse track before

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Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 14, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.911, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 14, at 4:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. 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. Treyten Lapcevich, driving for Nitro Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 16.835, and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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