With another ARCA Menards Series campaign set to begin with Saturday’s Ride The ‘Dente 200 at Daytona International Speedway, Ryan Roulette is embarking on a brand-new opportunity.
The 38-year-old driver is set to begin his 2025 racing campaign at Daytona, with additional ARCA Menards Series races to be announced later. The Minot, North Dakota native will also run three NASCAR Truck Series events for Freedom Racing Enterprises (schedule TBA).
“The Clash was amazing this year, the Super Bowl has concluded, and now it is time for the ARCA Menards Series to get back into action. We are excited to announce we will be at Daytona International Speedway for the first race of our 2025 season in the ARCA Menards Series,” Roulette said. “In 2024 we made a lot of major gains in the series. Out of the 11 races we raced in during 2024, we found ourselves in contention competing for several top-10s, and ran as high as fifth place in Daytona last season. Our organization has grown on several fronts from experience, leadership, partnerships, and personnel. We are excited to continue our growth in the sport as we enter our 2025 campaign.”
Some major changes to Roulette’s program in the ARCA Menards Series will be taking place, though, with the driver partnering up with Maples Motorsports (owned by former Fast Track Racing teammate Michael Maples) to pilot the—no. 67 Ford Mustang.
“For 2025, we’ve made several big changes to our ARCA program,” Roulette said. “This year we will be running for Maples Motorsports (MMS) in the No. 67 for a limited schedule. We have brought on NASCAR champion crew chief Todd Parrott to sit on top of the box, and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Vargas as our spotter and coach.”
A number of existing partners will continue to support Roulette’s efforts in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2025, as well as a couple of brand-new partners.
“We are proud to announce that our major partners from 2024 have come back for 2025: Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Bellator Recruiting Academy, Finishline Burgers and Brew, and RTR Creating Marketing. We are excited to announce that we have brought on several new partners for 2025: Old Glory Bank and Driven Sunglasses. We look forward to continuing to build our brand and relationship with these organizations as we continue to grow our program throughout the 2025 season.”
Like he did last season, Roulette will be bringing a member of the VFW to each ARCA Menards Series event he begins with, beginning with the season opener in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Gerald Heikkila, this weekend’s honorary crew member, served in the US Army from 1965 to 1967 in the 4th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War and currently serves as the VFW Post 1590 (Daytona Beach) Commander. Heikkila has been a member of the VFW since 1983.
Since making his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2022, Roulette has made a total of 14 starts in the national ranks of the series, collecting a single top-10 finish – an eighth-place result at Salem Speedway last season, driving for Fast Track Racing.
Roulette will look to improve upon that not only at Daytona but on several occasions throughout the season, while also dipping his toes into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, on a part-time basis.
