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.
At the conclusion of the season, William Sawalich of Joe Gibbs Racing claimed his second consecutive championship.
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 Driver Crew chief Chevrolet Fast Track Racing 99 Michael Maples (R) Mike Sroufe Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Connor Zilisch (R) Shane Huffman Rise Motorsports 31 Rita Goulet Tim Goulet Nikolas Smith Matthew Wright Tim Goulet Ford Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Brad Smith Carlos Leon Terry Strange Carl Brown Jeff Smith Toyota CW Motorsports 39 D. L. Wilson Darrell Phillips Riley Higgins Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing 11 Zachary Tinkle Todd ParrottJoe Gibbs Racing 18 William Sawalich Matt Ross Venturini Motorsports 20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Shannon Rursch Kevin Reed Jr. 55 Jake Finch Johnny Allen Kevin Reed Jr. Kevin Eagle Billy Venturini Brent Crews Isabella Robusto Toni Breidinger Gus Dean Dean Thompson Chevrolet Ford CW Motorsports 93 Colton Collins Brandon Hargrove Colton Collins Caleb Costner Ryan Honeycutt Jeff Phillips Caleb Costner Cody Dennison (R) 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. Tyler Tomassi Brian Clubb Ford Toyota Fast Track Racing 10 Mike Basham Nathan Davis Dick Doheny Chris Vanscoy Ed Pompa Jayson Alexander Christopher Tate Cody Dennison (R) Toyota Ford Chevrolet 12 Presley Sorah Chris Vanscoy Nathan Davis Corbin Sklener Jeremy Petty Tim Monroe Mike Basham Matt Kemp Ryan Roulette Eric Caudell Toyota Ford Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Cody Dennison (R) Nate Moeller Michael Peterson Wayne Peterson Kevin Hinckle Brayton Laster Nate Moeller
Limited schedule Manufacturer Team Driver Crew chief Races Chevrolet Cook Racing Technologies 17 Marco Andretti Sean Samuels 42 Tanner Reif Jerry Babb Sean Samuels CR7 Motorsports 97 Landen Lewis Frank Kimmel Hettinger Racing 71 Dawson Sutton Mardy Lindley Pinnacle Racing Group 82 Carson Kvapil Michael Shelton Greg Ives Corey Day Rev Racing 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Glenn Parker 6 Lavar Scott Danny Johnson 9 Logan Misuraca Jay Lupo Scofield Motorsports 07 Tyler Scofield Brian Finney Sigma Performance Services 23 Mason Mitchell Chris Bray Tyler Reif Ford AM Racing 32 Christian Rose Ryan London City Garage Motorsports 85 Becca Monopoli Tom Monopoli Clubb Racing Inc. 03 Alex Clubb Brian Clubb 86 Presley Sorah Travis McLaughlin Brian Harsein Brian Clubb Casey Carden Brian Clubb Greg Van Alst Motorsports 34 Isaac Johnson Kevin Shannon 35 Greg Van Alst Jim Long Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Lawless Alan Josh Reaume Toyota Fast Track Racing 01 Blaine Donahue Nathan Davis Dick Doheny Cody Dennison (R) KLAS Motorsports 73 Andy Jankowiak Mike Dayton MacZink Racing 65 Jeffery MacZink Jarod MacZink MAN Motorsports 95 Hunter Wright Tony Ponkouskas Andrew Patterson 96 David Noble Jackson McLerran Richmond Motorsports 27 Tim Richmond Adam Murphy Shearer Speed Racing 98 Dale Shearer Ian Egert A. J. Brunson Matt Paulson Venturini Motorsports 15 Kris Wright Larry Balsitis 22 Amber Balcaen Dave Fuge Kevin Eagle Jeff Spraker 25 Toni Breidinger Cayden Lapcevich Chevrolet Toyota Phoenix Racing 1 Bubba Pollard Andrew Overstreet Johnny Allen Jake Finch Ford Toyota Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson
Schedule The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023. Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.
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 No. Winning team Report 1 Pensacola 150 Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports Report 2 General Tire 150 Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report 3 Music City 150 Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Report 4 Dutch Boy 150 Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report 5 Atlas 150 Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report 6 Circle City 200 Chevrolet 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Report 7 Sprecher 150 Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Report 8 Bush's Beans 200 Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing ReportReference:
Drivers' championship
Notes: The pole winner also receives one bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR. Additionally, after groups of five races of the season, drivers that compete in all five races receive fifty additional points. 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* 448 2 Connor Zilisch (R) 4 1 3 1** 1* 1* 2 26 436 3 Gio Ruggiero (R) 1 2 14 3 3 5 9 15 4 Zachary Tinkle 8 10 4 5 20 11 12 11 371 5 D. L. Wilson 9 11 10 9 12 16 14 23 348 6 Cody Dennison (R) 10 12 11 10 18 14 13 17 347 7 Michael Maples (R) 12 14 12 12 13 15 18 24 332 8 Lavar Scott 4 9 4 3 3 248 9 Andrés Pérez de Lara 5 6 2 6 4 247 10 Toni Breidinger 15 4 8 24 11 12 240 11 Rita Goulet 13 23 13 14 21 20 23 231 12 Kris Wright 6 16 6 4 13 225 13 Marco Andretti 19 22 7 10 22 190 14 Christian Rose 21 11 22 8 20 188 15 Nate Moeller 16 17 16 28 21 30 186 16 Alex Clubb 18 14 21 19 19 179 17 Andrew Patterson 5 12 16 18 175 18 Brad Smith Wth Wth 16 15 26 31 22 32 172 19 Amber Balcaen 20 24 13 20 25 168 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 Tyler Tomassi 17 15 56 33 Ryan Roulette 15 17 56 34 Dale Shearer Wth Wth 19 30 29 54 35 Tanner Reif 22 15 51 36 Landen Lewis 2 43 37 Isabella Robusto 2 43 38 Carson Kvapil 3 41 39 Bubba Pollard 3 41 40 Mason Mitchell 4 40 41 Tyler Reif 6 38 42 Matt Kemp 6 38 43 Corey Day 7 37 44 Gus Dean 7 37 45 Blaine Donahue 7 37 46 Isaac Johnson 10 34 47 Christopher Tate 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 Tim Richmond 16 28 53 Brent Crews 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 0Reference:
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 2024 ASA STARS National Tour
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