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.

2024 ARCA Menards Series East

Previous

2023

Next

2025

Champions | Seasons

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

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

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 1 TBA 1
Ford	Brad Smith Motorsports	48	Brad Smith[6]	Carlos Leon 1 Terry Strange 1 Carl Brown 1 Jeff Smith 4 TBA 1
Toyota	CW Motorsports	39	D. L. Wilson[7]	Darrell Phillips 1 Riley Higgins 5 Tony Cosentino 1 TBA 1
	Fast Track Racing	11	Zachary Tinkle[8]	Todd Parrott[8]
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	William Sawalich[9][1]	Matt Ross
	Venturini Motorsports	20	Gio Ruggiero (R)[10]	Shannon Rursch 5 Kevin Reed Jr. 2 TBA 1
		55	Jake Finch 1[11]	Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 1 TBA 1
			Brent Crews 1
			Isabella Robusto 1
			Toni Breidinger 1
			Gus Dean 1[12]
			Dean Thompson 2
			TBA 1
Chevrolet 5 Ford 2 TBA 1	CW Motorsports	93	Colton Collins 2[13][14]	Brandon Hargrove 3 Colton Collins 2 Caleb Costner 1 Ryan Honeycutt 1 TBA 1
			Caleb Costner 2[7]
			Cody Dennison (R) 1[15][16][N 1]
			Tyler Tomassi 2
			TBA 1
Ford 2 Toyota 3 TBA 2	Fast Track Racing	10	Mike Basham 1[14]	Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 Chris Vanscoy 5 TBA 1
			Ed Pompa 1
			Jayson Alexander 2[17]
			Christopher Tate 1[18]
			Cody Dennison (R) 1[N 1]
			TBA 1
Toyota 4 Ford 2 TBA 1		12	Presley Sorah 3 [19]	Chris Vanscoy 2 Nathan Davis 1 Corbin Sklener 1 Jeremy Petty 2 Tim Monroe 1 TBA 1
			Mike Basham 1
			Matt Kemp 1 [20]
			Ryan Roulette 1
			TBA 1
Toyota 6 Ford 2	Wayne Peterson Racing	06	Cody Dennison (R) 4[14][N 1]	Nate Moeller 3 Michael Peterson 2 Wayne Peterson 2 TBA 1
			Kevin Hinckle 1
			Brayton Laster 1[21]
			Nate Moeller 1
			Mitch Gibson 1[22]

Limited schedule

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
	Phoenix Racing	1	Bubba Pollard[24]	Andrew Overstreet	1
	Pinnacle Racing Group	82	Carson Kvapil	Michael Shelton	1
			Corey Day[25]		1
	Rev Racing	2	Andrés Pérez de Lara[26]	Glenn Parker	5
		6	Lavar Scott[26]	Danny Johnson	5
	Scofield Motorsports	07	Tyler Scofield[27]	Brian Finney	2
	Sigma Performance Services	23	Mason Mitchell[28]	Chris Bray	1
			Tyler Reif[29]		1
Ford	AM Racing	32	Christian Rose[30]	Ryan London	5
	City Garage Motorsports	85	Becca Monopoli[31]	Tom Monopoli	1
	Clubb Racing Inc.	03	Alex Clubb[32]	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[33]	Kevin Shannon	1
		35	Greg Van Alst[34]	Jim Long	4
	Reaume Brothers Racing	33	Lawless Alan	Josh Reaume	2
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[35]	Mike Dayton	2
	MacZink Racing	65	Jeffery MacZink	Jarod MacZink	1
	MAN Motorsports	95	Hunter Wright[13]	Tony Ponkouskas	2
			Andrew Patterson[36]		3
		96		David Noble	1
			Jackson McLerran[37]		1
	Shearer Speed Racing	98	Dale Shearer[38]	Ian Egert 2 A. J. Brunson 1 Matt Paulson 1	3
	Venturini Motorsports	15	Kris Wright[39]	Larry Balsitis	5
		22	Amber Balcaen[40]	Dave Fuge 2 Kevin Eagle 1 Jeff Spraker 1 TBA 1	5
		25	Toni Breidinger[41]	Cayden Lapcevich	5
Ford 3 Toyota 1	Wayne Peterson Racing	0	Nate Moeller[14]	Wayne Peterson	3
TBA	Fast Track Racing	TBA	Daylan Hairston[42]	TBA	TBA

Schedule

The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023.^[43] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.^[44]

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

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 race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is shortened from 200 laps to 150 laps.
• 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	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							Report
Reference: [45]

Drivers' championship

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.^[46]
• Additionally, after groups of 5 races of the season, drivers that compete in all 5 races receive 50 additional points.^[46] This points bonus will be given after the race at Iowa.
  • Connor Zilisch, William Sawalich, Gio Ruggiero, Zachary Tinkle, D. L. Wilson, Cody Dennison, Michael Maples, and Rita Goulet received this points bonus for having competed in the first 5 races of the season (Five Flags, Dover, Nashville Fairgrounds, Flat Rock, and 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	Connor Zilisch (R)	4	1	3	1**	1*	1*	2		370
2	William Sawalich	2*	17*	1*	2	2	3	1*		353
3	Gio Ruggiero (R)	1	2	14	3	3	5	9		323
4	Zachary Tinkle	8	10	4	5	20	11	12		288
5	D. L. Wilson	9	11	10	9	12	16	14		277
6	Cody Dennison (R)	10	12	11	10	18	14	13		270
7	Michael Maples (R)	12	14	12	12	13	15	18		262
8	Rita Goulet	13	23	13	14	21	20	23		231
9	Toni Breidinger		15		4	8	24	11		158
10	Andrés Pérez de Lara		5			6	2	6		157
11	Lavar Scott		4			9	4	3		157
12	Kris Wright		6			16	6	4		144
13	Nate Moeller	16		17	16		28	21		122
14	Marco Andretti		19			22	7	10		118
15	Christian Rose		21			11	22	8		114
16	Brad Smith	Wth	Wth	16	15	26	31	22		110
17	Alex Clubb		18			14	21	19		104
18	Andrew Patterson			5			12	16		99
19	Amber Balcaen		20			24	13	20		99
20	Jayson Alexander			8	8		18			98
21	Greg Van Alst		8			23	8			93
22	Presley Sorah	14		18		25	29			90
23	Andy Jankowiak		7			5				76
24	Hunter Wright	5		9						74
25	Caleb Costner		9	7						72
26	Dean Thompson						9	7		72
27	Tyler Scofield	15		6						67
28	Colton Collins	11			11					66
29	Lawless Alan						23	5		60
30	Mike Basham	6	24							58
31	Ryan Roulette					15		17		56
32	Tyler Tomassi						17	15		56
33	Tanner Reif		22	15						51
34	Isabella Robusto			2						43
35	Bubba Pollard	3								41
36	Carson Kvapil		3							41
37	Mason Mitchell					4				40
38	Dale Shearer	Wth	Wth			19	30			39
39	Matt Kemp				6					38
40	Jake Finch	7								37
41	Blaine Donahue				7					37
42	Gus Dean					7				37
43	Christopher Tate					10				34
44	Isaac Johnson						10			34
45	Ed Pompa	Wth	13							31
46	Jeffery MacZink				13					31
47	Brent Crews		16							28
48	Kevin Hinckle					17				27
49	Brayton Laster						19			25
50	Brian Clubb							24		20
51	Jackson McLerran						25			19
52	Casey Carden						26			18
53	Becca Monopoli						27			17
	Luke Fenhaus	QL
Reference: [47]

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 Modified Tour
• 2024 NASCAR Canada Series
• 2024 NASCAR Mexico Series
• 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Notes

1. Dennison is running 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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