Brenden Queen was born in Chesapeake, Virginia and frequently competes at Langley Speedway, his home track. His father, Mike, was also a racing driver. Queen is currently attending Old Dominion University, pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. He earned the nickname “Butterbean” due to a resemblance to boxer Eric Esch, who also goes by that nickname, when he was a baby and early in his life.
Queen began racing at the age of six in the legend division at Langley Speedway. He was mentored by Phil Warren, a seven-time Langley track champion, who served as his crew chief starting in the mid-2010s. 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 2022, Queen joined Lee Pulliam Performance to run full-time in the CARS Tour in 2023, but made a significant impact in November 2022 by winning the 30th Annual Charlie Powell Memorial 400 at Florence Motor Speedway. He won the 2023 CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro, held on the Wednesday before the track’s Truck Series and Cup Series races. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also competed in that CARS Tour race.
Queen made his ARCA debut in 2019 at Daytona, driving the No. 35 car for Vizion Motorsports. He had previously tested with the team at Daytona in January. Vizion team owners Jennifer and Teddy Brown were impressed with Queen’s late model performances, leading to the testing and racing opportunity. Queen initially announced plans to run full-time for Vizion in the No. 35 car, but financial issues prevented the team from racing further that year.
On December 4, 2024, Queen announced his return to the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group on a full-time basis. He scored his first career win in the series at the season opener at Daytona. He went on to earn wins at Kansas in May, Michigan, Dover, Iowa, DuQuion, Salem, and Kansas in September, securing the 2025 series championship.
Queen made his Truck Series debut on March 8, 2024, driving the No. 1 truck for Tricon Garage at North Wilkesboro. On July 15, 2025, he competed in the event at IRP with Spire Motorsports in their No. 07 truck. On October 16, 2025, it was announced that Queen would run full-time in the Truck Series in 2026, driving for Kaulig Racing.
Queen made his Xfinity Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 5, 2025, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing, finishing twentieth. He was later invited to race at Kansas with Kaulig, where he led his first career Xfinity laps and finished ninth. He was subsequently announced to run the remainder of the season with the team starting at Talladega Superspeedway.
Queen is known for eating at Waffle House after winning races.
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