The 2025 ARCA Menards Series East championship race at Bristol Motor Speedway arrives with three drivers mathematically eligible to win the driver’s title.
And rookie Isaac Kitzmiller is in by far the best position.
Kitzmiller, the 16-year-old racer from Maysville, West Virginia, enters the eighth and final East Series race of the season as the championship points leader. He holds a 19-point advantage over Tyler Reif in second and a 30-point advantage over third-place Zachary Tinkle.
With 34 cars entered in Thursday night’s Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol (5:30 p.m. ET on FS1), Kitzmiller’s magic number is 13; if he finishes in that position or better, there’s nothing Reif or Tinkle can do to steal the championship.
If Reif finishes 14th or worse, the scenarios open for Reif. Tinkle needs Kitzmiller to finish 25th or worse — and for Reif to finish sixth or worse — to have a mathematical shot at the title.
Kitzmiller’s standing comes on the strength of top-10 finishes in every East Series race this season. He also has an average finish of 5.6, the best among East Series full-timers. He’s looking to win a championship for CR7 Motorsports and car owner Codie Rohrbaugh — for whom his father Jason also races — in the No. 79 A.L.L. Construction/Carter Cat Chevrolet.
In terms of championship points tiebreakers, Reif entering Bristol has an edge over Kitzmiller by virtue of top-five finishes (four to three).
Below are all the championship points scenarios for all three eligible drivers in a 34-car field. Bonus points are awarded to the race winner (three points), the driver who qualifies on the General Tire Pole (one point), the driver who leads the most laps (one point) and any driver who leads at least one lap (one point).
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