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2024 ARCA Menards Series East

The 2024 ARCA Menards Series East was the 38th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on March 23 with the Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway and ended on September 19 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

William Sawalich, the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East champion.
Connor Zilisch finished second in the championship by twelve points.
Gio Ruggiero finished third in the championship by 50 points.

At the conclusion of the season, William Sawalich of Joe Gibbs Racing claimed his second consecutive championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Complete schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief
Chevrolet Fast Track Racing 99 Michael Maples (R)[2] Mike Sroufe
Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Connor Zilisch (R)[3][4] Shane Huffman
Rise Motorsports 31 Rita Goulet[5] Tim Goulet 5
Nikolas Smith 1
Matthew Wright 2
Tim Goulet 1
Ford Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Brad Smith[6] Carlos Leon 1
Terry Strange 2
Carl Brown 1
Jeff Smith 4
Toyota CW Motorsports 39 D. L. Wilson[7] Darrell Phillips 1
Riley Higgins 6
Tony Cosentino 1
Fast Track Racing 11 Zachary Tinkle[8] Todd Parrott[8]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 William Sawalich[9][10] Matt Ross
Venturini Motorsports 20 Gio Ruggiero (R)[11] Shannon Rursch 5
Kevin Reed Jr. 3
55 Jake Finch 1[12] Johnny Allen 1
Kevin Reed Jr. 4
Kevin Eagle 1
Billy Venturini 2
Brent Crews 1
Isabella Robusto 1
Toni Breidinger 1
Gus Dean 1[13]
Dean Thompson 3
Chevrolet 5
Ford 3 		CW Motorsports 93 Colton Collins 2[14][15] Brandon Hargrove 3
Colton Collins 2
Caleb Costner 1
Ryan Honeycutt 1
Jeff Phillips 1
Caleb Costner 2[7]
Cody Dennison (R) 1[16][17][N 1]
Tyler Tomassi 2
Brian Clubb 1
Ford 2
Toyota 4 		Fast Track Racing 10 Mike Basham 1[15] Nathan Davis 1
Dick Doheny 1
Chris Vanscoy 6
Ed Pompa 1
Jayson Alexander 2[18]
Christopher Tate 1[19]
Cody Dennison (R) 2[N 1]
Toyota 4
Ford 2
Chevrolet 1 		12 Presley Sorah 3 [20] Chris Vanscoy 2
Nathan Davis 2
Corbin Sklener 1
Jeremy Petty 2
Tim Monroe 1
Mike Basham 1
Matt Kemp 1 [21]
Ryan Roulette 1
Eric Caudell 1
Toyota 5
Ford 3 		Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Cody Dennison (R) 4[15][N 1] Nate Moeller 4
Michael Peterson 2
Wayne Peterson 2
Kevin Hinckle 1
Brayton Laster 1[22]
Nate Moeller 2

Limited schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Races
Chevrolet Cook Racing Technologies 17 Marco Andretti[23] Sean Samuels 5
42 Tanner Reif Jerry Babb 1
Sean Samuels 1 		2
CR7 Motorsports 97 Landen Lewis Frank Kimmel 1
Hettinger Racing 71 Dawson Sutton[24] Mardy Lindley 1
Pinnacle Racing Group 82 Carson Kvapil Michael Shelton 1
Greg Ives 1 		1
Corey Day[25] 1
Rev Racing 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara[26] Glenn Parker 5
6 Lavar Scott[26] Danny Johnson 5
9 Logan Misuraca[27] Jay Lupo 1
Scofield Motorsports 07 Tyler Scofield[28] Brian Finney 2
Sigma Performance Services 23 Mason Mitchell[29] Chris Bray 1
Tyler Reif[30] 1
Ford AM Racing 32 Christian Rose[31] Ryan London 5
City Garage Motorsports 85 Becca Monopoli[32] Tom Monopoli 1
Clubb Racing Inc. 03 Alex Clubb[33] Brian Clubb 5
86 Presley Sorah Travis McLaughlin 1
Brian Harsein 1
Brian Clubb 1 		1
Casey Carden 1
Brian Clubb 1
Greg Van Alst Motorsports 34 Isaac Johnson[34] Kevin Shannon 1
35 Greg Van Alst[35] Jim Long 4
Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Lawless Alan Josh Reaume 3
Toyota Fast Track Racing 01 Blaine Donahue Nathan Davis 1
Dick Doheny 1 		1
Cody Dennison (R)[N 1] 1
KLAS Motorsports 73 Andy Jankowiak[36] Mike Dayton 3
MacZink Racing 65 Jeffery MacZink Jarod MacZink 1
MAN Motorsports 95 Hunter Wright[14] Tony Ponkouskas 2
Andrew Patterson[37] 3
96 David Noble 1
Jackson McLerran[38] 1
Richmond Motorsports 27 Tim Richmond Adam Murphy 1
Shearer Speed Racing 98 Dale Shearer[39] Ian Egert 2
A. J. Brunson 2
Matt Paulson 1 		5
Venturini Motorsports 15 Kris Wright[40] Larry Balsitis 5
22 Amber Balcaen[41] Dave Fuge 2
Kevin Eagle 1
Jeff Spraker 2 		5
25 Toni Breidinger[42] Cayden Lapcevich 5
Chevrolet 1
Toyota 1 		Phoenix Racing 1 Bubba Pollard[43] Andrew Overstreet 1
Johnny Allen 1 		1
Jake Finch 1
Ford 4
Toyota 1 		Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Nate Moeller[15] Wayne Peterson 5

Schedule

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The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023.[44] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.[45]

Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.

No Race title Track Location Date
1 Pensacola 150 Five Flags Speedway Pensacola, Florida March 23
2 General Tire 150 Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Delaware April 26
3 Music City 150 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee May 11
4 Dutch Boy 150 Flat Rock Speedway Ash Township, Michigan May 18
5 Atlas 150 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa June 14
6 Circle City 200 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana July 19
7 Sprecher 150 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin August 25
8 Bush's Beans 200 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 19

Schedule changes

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Although the schedule remains at eight races at the exact same tracks in the exact same order as in 2023, there are some minor changes to some races.

Results and standings

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Race results

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No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer No. Winning team Report
1 Pensacola 150 William Sawalich William Sawalich Gio Ruggiero Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports Report
2 General Tire 150 William Sawalich William Sawalich Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report
3 Music City 150 Gio Ruggiero William Sawalich William Sawalich Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Report
4 Dutch Boy 150 Connor Zilisch Connor Zilisch Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report
5 Atlas 150 Gio Ruggiero Connor Zilisch Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report
6 Circle City 200 William Sawalich Connor Zilisch Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report
7 Sprecher 150 William Sawalich William Sawalich William Sawalich Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Report
8 Bush's Beans 200 Connor Zilisch William Sawalich William Sawalich Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Report
Reference: [46]

Drivers' championship

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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

Notes:

  • The pole winner also receives 1 bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.[47]
  • Additionally, after groups of 5 races of the season, drivers that compete in all 5 races receive 50 additional points.[47] This points bonus will be given after the race at Iowa.

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI Points
1 William Sawalich 2* 17* 1* 2 2 3 1* 1* 402
2 Connor Zilisch (R) 4 1 3 1** 1* 1* 2 26 390
3 Gio Ruggiero (R) 1 2 14 3 3 5 9 15 352
4 Zachary Tinkle 8 10 4 5 20 11 12 11 321
5 D. L. Wilson 9 11 10 9 12 16 14 23 298
6 Cody Dennison (R) 10 12 11 10 18 14 13 17 297
7 Michael Maples (R) 12 14 12 12 13 15 18 24 282
8 Rita Goulet 13 23 13 14 21 20 23 231
9 Lavar Scott 4 9 4 3 3 198
10 Andrés Pérez de Lara 5 6 2 6 4 197
11 Toni Breidinger 15 4 8 24 11 12 190
12 Kris Wright 6 16 6 4 13 175
13 Marco Andretti 19 22 7 10 22 140
14 Christian Rose 21 11 22 8 20 138
15 Nate Moeller 16 17 16 28 21 30 136
16 Alex Clubb 18 14 21 19 19 129
17 Andrew Patterson 5 12 16 18 125
18 Brad Smith Wth Wth 16 15 26 31 22 32 122
19 Amber Balcaen 20 24 13 20 25 118
20 Greg Van Alst 8 23 8 21 116
21 Dean Thompson 9 7 5 111
22 Andy Jankowiak 7 5 10 110
23 Jayson Alexander 8 8 18 98
24 Lawless Alan 23 5 9 95
25 Presley Sorah 14 18 25 29 90
26 Hunter Wright 5 9 74
27 Jake Finch 7 8 73
28 Caleb Costner 9 7 72
29 Tyler Scofield 15 6 67
30 Colton Collins 11 11 66
31 Mike Basham 6 24 58
32 Ryan Roulette 15 17 56
33 Tyler Tomassi 17 15 56
34 Dale Shearer Wth Wth 19 30 29 54
35 Tanner Reif 22 15 51
36 Isabella Robusto 2 43
37 Landen Lewis 2 43
38 Bubba Pollard 3 41
39 Carson Kvapil 3 41
40 Mason Mitchell 4 40
41 Matt Kemp 6 38
42 Tyler Reif 6 38
43 Blaine Donahue 7 37
44 Gus Dean 7 37
45 Corey Day 7 37
46 Christopher Tate 10 34
47 Isaac Johnson 10 34
48 Brian Clubb 24 31 33
49 Ed Pompa Wth 13 31
50 Jeffery MacZink 13 31
51 Eric Caudell 14 30
52 Brent Crews 16 28
53 Tim Richmond 16 28
54 Kevin Hinckle 17 27
55 Brayton Laster 19 25
56 Jackson McLerran 25 19
57 Casey Carden 26 18
58 Becca Monopoli 27 17
59 Logan Misuraca 27 17
60 Tim Goulet 28 16
61 Dawson Sutton 33 11
Luke Fenhaus QL 0
Mitch Gibson QL 0
Reference: [48]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Dennison ran the full season split between the Wayne Peterson Racing No. 06 car, the CW Motorsports No. 93 car, and the Fast Track Racing No. 10/01 cars.

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