The 2024 ARCA Menards Series East will be the 38th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will begin on March 23 with the Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway and will end on September 19 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
William Sawalich of Joe Gibbs Racing enters the season as the defending 2023 ARCA Menards Series East champion.[1]
Confirmed teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | Costner Weaver Motorsports | 39 | D. L. Wilson[2] | TBA |
93 | TBA 3[3] | Darrell Phillips | ||
Caleb Costner 5[2] | ||||
Fast Track Racing | 99 | Michael Maples (R)[4] | Mike Sroufe | |
Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R)[5][6] | Shane Huffman | |
Rise Motorsports | 31 | Rita Goulet[7] | TBA | |
Toyota | Fast Track Racing | 11 | Zachary Tinkle[8] | Todd Parrott[8] |
Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | William Sawalich[9][1] | Matt Ross | |
Shearer Speed Racing | 98 | Dale Shearer[10] | Ian Egert | |
Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R)[11] | Shannon Rursch |
Limited schedule
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | Cook Racing Technologies | 17 | Marco Andretti[12] | TBA | 5 |
Phoenix Racing | 1 | Bubba Pollard[13] | TBA | 1 | |
Rev Racing | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara[14] | Glenn Parker | 5 | |
6 | Lavar Scott[14] | Danny Johnson | 5 | ||
Scofield Motorsports | 07 | Tyler Scofield[15] | TBA | 1 | |
Veer Motorsports | 66 | Jon Garrett[16][17] | TBA | 1 | |
Ford | AM Racing | 32 | Christian Rose[18] | Ryan London | 5 |
Clubb Racing Inc. | 03 | Alex Clubb[19] | TBA | 5 | |
Toyota | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Presley Sorah[20] | Chris Vanscoy | 1 |
Hattori Racing Enterprises | 61 | Sean Hingorani[21] | TBA | TBA | |
MAN Motorsports | 95 | Hunter Wright[22] | TBA | 1 | |
Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Kris Wright[23] | Larry Balsitis | 5 | |
22 | Amber Balcaen[24] | Dave Fuge | 5 | ||
25 | Toni Breidinger[25] | Cayden Lapcevich | 5 | ||
55 | Gus Dean[26] | TBA | 1 | ||
TBA | Jake Finch[27] | TBA | 1 | ||
TBA | Brad Smith Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith[28] | TBA | 5 |
KLAS Motorsports | 73 | Andy Jankowiak[29] | Mike Dayton | 2 | |
Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Nick Anglace[30] | Nate Moeller | 1 | |
TBA | TBA | Colton Collins[22] | TBA | 1 |
Schedule
The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023.[31] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.[32]
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 125 | Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | April 26 |
3 | Music City 200 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | May 11 |
4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Flat Rock Speedway | Ash Township, Michigan | May 18 |
5 | Calypso Lemonade 150 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | June 14 |
6 | Reese's 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
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.
- The race at Five Flags Speedway is shortened from 200 miles to 150 miles.
- The race at Dover Motor Speedway becomes a combination race with the main ARCA Series after previously being a standalone race for the East Series.
- The combination race at Iowa Speedway was moved from July to June in order for it to be on the same weekend as the track's new Cup Series race and its returning Xfinity Series race.
- The combination race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park moves from August to July along with the track's Truck Series race and the Cup and Xfinity Series races at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Results and standings
Race results
No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pensacola 150 | Report |
Drivers' championship
Notes:
- The pole winner also receives 1 bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.[33]
- Additionally, after groups of 5 races of the season, drivers that compete in all 5 races receive 50 additional points.[33] 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Sawalich | ||||||||||
Gio Ruggiero (R) | ||||||||||
Connor Zilisch (R) | ||||||||||
Jake Finch | ||||||||||
Zachary Tinkle | ||||||||||
D. L. Wilson | ||||||||||
Michael Maples (R) | ||||||||||
Rita Goulet | ||||||||||
Dale Shearer | ||||||||||
Bubba Pollard | ||||||||||
Presley Sorah | ||||||||||
Hunter Wright | ||||||||||
Colton Collins | ||||||||||
Tyler Scofield |
See also
- 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
- 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- 2024 ARCA Menards Series
- 2024 ARCA Menards Series West
- 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
References
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- ^ a b Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "Caleb Costner Announces Full Time ARCA Menards And ARCA Menards Series East Schedule, D.L. Wilson Joining East Series Campaign". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (March 12, 2024). "Costner-Weaver Plans Full-Time ARCA East Run for No. 93". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (January 20, 2024). "Michael Maples Running Full-Time ARCA, ARCA East in 2024". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Connor Zilisch takes LMP2 victory in Rolex 24 at Daytona". ARCARacing.com. January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Nix, Kevin (March 18, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Running ARCA East, Other Races for Pinnacle". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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- ^ Kristl, Mark (July 13, 2023). "William Sawalich Expanding Racing Schedule in 2024". Fronstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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- ^ White, Brandon (December 18, 2023). "Gio Ruggiero joins Venturini Motorsports for 16-race schedule in 2024". ARCA Racing. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Marco Andretti to run multiple NASCAR Truck and ARCA races in 2024". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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- ^ a b "Rev Racing confirms Andrés Pérez and Lavar Scott for 2024 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCARacing.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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- ^ Damcott, Anthony (October 7, 2023). "Christian Rose Returning to AM Racing's ARCA Seat in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (November 17, 2023). "Alex Clubb Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Presley Sorah Making ARCA East Debut at Five Flags". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Sean Hingorani to compete in the ARCA Menards Series forHRE No. 61 Toyota Camry for 2024". Hattori Racing Enterprises. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series East season roars to life Saturday at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (November 14, 2023). "Kris Wright Announces Full-Time Deal With Venturini Motorsports In 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Amber Balcaen returns to Venturini Motorsports for full 2024 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCARacing.com. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (January 26, 2024). "Toni Breidinger Returns To Full-Time Competiton With Venturini Motorsports". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Gus Dean returns to Venturini Motorsports for part-time 2024 ARCA schedule". ARCARacing.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Finch and Gio Ruggiero pulling double-duty with ARCA and ASA at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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