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.

2024 ARCA Menards Series East

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2025

Champions | Seasons

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

Teams and drivers

Note: If a driver is listed as their own crew chief for a particular race, that means that their entry in that race was a start and park.

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 7[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 3[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 2
			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

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

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

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	Connor Zilisch	William Sawalich	William Sawalich	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
Reference:[46]

Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

Notes:

• The pole winner also receives one bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.^[47]
• Additionally, after groups of five races of the season, drivers that compete in all five races receive fifty additional points.^[47] 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 five 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	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
62	Mitch Gibson								34	10
	Luke Fenhaus	QL								0
Reference:[48]

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
• 2024 NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
• 2024 CARS Tour
• 2024 SMART Modified Tour

Notes

1. 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.