2024 ARCA Menards Series East

The 2024 ARCA Menards Series East is 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 will end on September 19 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Connor Zilisch, the current points leader.

William Sawalich of Joe Gibbs Racing entered the season as the defending 2023 ARCA Menards Series East champion.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Complete schedule

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ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chief
ChevroletCW Motorsports93Colton Collins 2[2][3]Brandon Hargrove 3
Colton Collins 1
Caleb Costner 1
TBA 3
Caleb Costner 2[4]
Cody Dennison (R) 4[5][6][N 1]
Fast Track Racing99Michael Maples (R)[7]Mike Sroufe
Pinnacle Racing Group28Connor Zilisch (R)[8][9]Shane Huffman
Rise Motorsports31Rita Goulet[10]Tim Goulet
FordBrad Smith Motorsports48Brad Smith[11]Carlos Leon 1
Terry Strange 1
Carl Brown 1
Jeff Smith 2
TBA 3
ToyotaCW Motorsports39D. L. Wilson[4]Darrell Phillips 1
Riley Higgins 3
Tony Cosentino 1
TBA 3
Fast Track Racing11Zachary Tinkle[12]Todd Parrott[12]
Joe Gibbs Racing18William Sawalich[13][1]Matt Ross
Venturini Motorsports20Gio Ruggiero (R)[14]Shannon Rursch
55Jake Finch 1[15]Johnny Allen 1
Kevin Reed Jr. 4
TBA 3
Brent Crews 1
Isabella Robusto 1
Toni Breidinger 1
Gus Dean 1[16]
TBA 3
Ford 2
Toyota 3
TBA 3
Fast Track Racing10Mike Basham 1[3]Nathan Davis 1
Dick Doheny 1
Chris Vanscoy 3
TBA 3
Ed Pompa 1
Jayson Alexander 2[17]
Christopher Tate 1[18]
TBA 3
Toyota 4
Ford 1
TBA 3
12Presley Sorah 2 [19]Chris Vanscoy 2
Nathan Davis 1
Corbin Sklener 1
Jeremy Petty 1
TBA 3
Mike Basham 1
Matt Kemp 1 [20]
Ryan Roulette 1
TBA 3

Limited schedule

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ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRaces
ChevroletCook Racing Technologies17Marco Andretti[21]Sean Samuels5
42Tanner ReifJerry Babb 1
Sean Samuels 1
3
Phoenix Racing1Bubba Pollard[22]Andrew Overstreet1
Pinnacle Racing Group82Carson KvapilMichael Shelton1
Rev Racing2Andrés Pérez de Lara[23]Glenn Parker5
6Lavar Scott[23]Danny Johnson5
Scofield Motorsports07Tyler Scofield[24]Brian Finney2
Sigma Performance Services23Mason Mitchell[25]Chris Bray1
FordAM Racing32Christian Rose[26]Ryan London5
Clubb Racing Inc.03Alex Clubb[27]Brian Clubb5
86Presley SorahTravis McLaughlin1
Wayne Peterson Racing0Nate Moeller[3]Wayne Peterson3
ToyotaFast Track Racing01Blaine DonahueNathan Davis1
KLAS Motorsports73Andy Jankowiak[28]Mike Dayton2
MacZink Racing65Jeffery MacZinkJarod MacZink1
MAN Motorsports95Hunter Wright[2]Tony Ponkouskas2
Andrew Patterson[29]3
96David Noble1
Jackson McLerran[30]1
Shearer Speed Racing98Dale Shearer[31]Ian Egert 2
A. J. Brunson 1
3
Venturini Motorsports15Kris Wright[32]Larry Balsitis5
22Amber Balcaen[33]Dave Fuge5
25Toni Breidinger[34]Cayden Lapcevich5
Wayne Peterson Racing06Cody Dennison (R)[3][N 1]Nate Moeller 3
Michael Peterson 2
4
Kevin Hinckle1
TBACity Garage Motorsports85Becca Monopoli[35]Tom Monopoli1
Fast Track RacingTBADaylan Hairston[36]TBATBA

Schedule

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The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023.[37] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.[38]

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

NoRace titleTrackLocationDate
1Pensacola 150Five Flags SpeedwayPensacola, FloridaMarch 23
2General Tire 150Dover Motor SpeedwayDover, DelawareApril 26
3Music City 150Nashville Fairgrounds SpeedwayNashville, TennesseeMay 11
4Dutch Boy 150Flat Rock SpeedwayAsh Township, MichiganMay 18
5Atlas 150Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaJune 14
6Reese's 200Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkBrownsburg, IndianaJuly 19
7Sprecher 150Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinAugust 25
8Bush's Beans 200Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TennesseeSeptember 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.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning teamReport
1Pensacola 150William SawalichWilliam SawalichGio RuggieroToyota20Venturini MotorsportsReport
2General Tire 150William SawalichWilliam SawalichConnor ZilischChevrolet28Pinnacle Racing GroupReport
3Music City 150Gio RuggieroWilliam SawalichWilliam SawalichToyota18Joe Gibbs RacingReport
4Dutch Boy 150Connor ZilischConnor ZilischConnor ZilischChevrolet28Pinnacle Racing GroupReport
5Atlas 150Gio RuggieroConnor ZilischConnor ZilischChevrolet28Pinnacle Racing GroupReport
6Reese's 200Report
Reference: [39]

Drivers' championship

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Notes:

  • The pole winner also receives 1 bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.[40]
  • Additionally, after groups of 5 races of the season, drivers that compete in all 5 races receive 50 additional points.[40] 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.

PosDriverFIFDOVNSVFRSIOWIRPMLWBRIPoints
1Connor Zilisch (R)4131**1*277
2William Sawalich2*17*1*22260
3Gio Ruggiero (R)121433249
4Zachary Tinkle8104520223
5D. L. Wilson91110912219
6Cody Dennison (R)1012111018209
7Michael Maples (R)1214121213207
8Rita Goulet1323131421186
9Toni Breidinger1548105
10Nate Moeller16171683
11Andrés Pérez de Lara5677
12Andy Jankowiak7576
13Lavar Scott4975
14Presley Sorah14182575
15Brad SmithWthWth16152675
16Hunter Wright5974
17Caleb Costner9772
18Jayson Alexander8872
19Tyler Scofield15667
20Kris Wright61666
21Colton Collins111166
22Mike Basham62458
23Greg Van Alst82357
24Christian Rose211156
25Alex Clubb181456
26Tanner Reif221551
27Marco Andretti192247
28Amber Balcaen202444
29Isabella Robusto243
30Bubba Pollard341
31Carson Kvapil341
32Mason Mitchell440
33Andrew Patterson539
34Matt Kemp638
35Jake Finch737
36Blaine Donahue737
37Gus Dean737
38Christopher Tate1034
39Ed PompaWth1331
40Jeffery MacZink1331
41Ryan Roulette1529
42Brent Crews1628
43Kevin Hinckle1727
44Dale ShearerWthWth1925
Luke FenhausQL
Reference: [41]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Dennison is running the full season split between the Wayne Peterson Racing No. 06 car and the CW Motorsports No. 93 car.

References

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