Max Reaves
Max Reaves is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes 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 will 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 the first and only the second driver since Will Rodgers to win in their first three starts in the East Series.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 Speedway.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.