The 2024 Tide 150 was the 5th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Connor Mosack, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would make a late race pass on Tanner Gray for the lead in the final stages of the race, and led the final 12 laps to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. Gray, who started on the pole, had dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 86 laps before being passed and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRace Parts Liquidators06Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingFordKH Automotive6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFordWilliamsburg Contracting / Shenco11Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingFordTimcast12Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFordBellator Recruiting Academy / VFW15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation17Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletGroup 1001 / MMI18Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPlace of Hope20Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports28Connor MosackPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance31Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet@Cyber_Fox_ on X / CarAggio.com32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFordAutoParkIt.com35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating42Tanner ReifCook Racing TechnologiesToyotaVegas Fastener Manufacturing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com55Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaThompson Pipe Group73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaDak's Market74Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevroletDynamic Drivelines / FK Rod Ends99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list
Optional Practice An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, May 3, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for 5 hours. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.879, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.879174.876255Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.887174.831315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.905174.729
Practice The official final practice session was held on Saturday, May 4, at 9:25 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.723, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.723175.764220Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.745175.638315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.772175.484Full practice results
Starting lineup Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 4, at 10:10 AM CST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined by practice speeds. As a result, Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would claim the pole for the race.
Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.723175.764220Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.745175.638315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.772175.48446Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.794175.35952Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet30.846175.063622Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.864174.961755Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.876174.893828Connor MosackPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet30.887174.831973Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota31.145173.3831042Tanner ReifCook Racing TechnologiesToyota31.152173.3441125Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.303172.5071232Christian RoseAM RacingFord31.384172.0621333Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord31.507171.3901417Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet31.564171.0811511Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingFord32.183167.7901610Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFord32.187167.7701774Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet32.433166.4971835Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord33.608160.6761999Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet33.660160.4282012Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord34.019158.7352131Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet34.093158.3902206Kevin HinkleWayne Peterson RacingFord35.988150.0502348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord37.028145.8362403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford––Withdrew68Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1828Connor MosackPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet10013Running472118Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10086Running453755Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1001Running424315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running405220Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running396973Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1000Running38752Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet1000Running378622Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running3691417Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1000Running35101125Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota990Running34111333Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord990Running33121835Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord980Running321346Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet980Running31141232Christian RoseAM RacingFord980Running30151774Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet970Running29161511Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingFord960Running28171810Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFord950Running27181442Tanner ReifCook Racing TechnologiesToyota950Running26191999Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet940Running25202012Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord930Running24211606Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingFord930Running23222131Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet900Running22232348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord880Running21242403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford540Oil Leak20Withdrew68Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 230 2 Greg Van Alst 224 (-6) 1 3 Amber Balcaen 211 (–19) 1 4 Christian Rose 210 (–20) 5 Kris Wright 208 (–22) 6 Lavar Scott 197 (–33) 7 Andy Jankowiak 193 (–37) 8 Toni Breidinger 189 (–41) 9 Alex Clubb 165 (–65) 1 10 Michael Maples 165 (–65)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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