| Brenden Queen | |
| Birth Name: | Brenden Michael Queen |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. |
| Achievements: | 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Champion 2022 South Carolina 400 Winner 2020, 2023, 2024 Hampton Heat Winner 2023 Thanksgiving All-Star Classic Winner 2023 Battle of the Stars Winner |
| Total Truck Races: | 3 |
| Years In Truck: | 1 |
| Truck Car Team: | No. 1 (Tricon Garage) |
| Prev Truck Pos: | 38th |
| Prev Truck Year: | 2024 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 38th (2024) |
| First Truck Race: | 2024 Wright Brand 250 (North Wilkesboro) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2024 Kubota Tractor 200 (Kansas) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 1 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca Races: | 1 |
| Years In Arca: | 1 |
| Arca Car Team: | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) |
| Best Arca Pos: | 85th (2019) |
| First Arca Race: | 2019 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) |
| Arca Wins: | 0 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 0 |
| Arca Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | November 8, 2024 |
Brenden Michael Queen (born November 21, 1997), nicknamed Butterbean, is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group. He has also previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and is the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion.
Queen started racing at age 6 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-2010's. Queen won three consecutive track championships at Langley in 2020, 2021 and 2022. 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.
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.[1] 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.[2] [3]
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). for the first time, winning 4 races and finishing 2nd in the final standings.[4]
On March 8, 2024, it was announced that Queen would make his Truck Series debut in the race at North Wilkesboro Speedway driving the No. 1 truck for Tricon Garage.[5] [6] [7] 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.[8]
On December 4, 2024, it was announced that Queen will return to the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group on a full-time basis.[9]
Queen is from Virginia and frequently competes at his home track of Langley Speedway.[10] He got his nickname "Butterbean" from wrestler Eric Esch who also has that nickname as Queen looked like him when he was born and early in his life.[11] His father Mike was also a racing driver. Queen is currently attending Old Dominion University where he will earn a degree in mechanical engineering.[12]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)