The 2024 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile (0.40 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would absolutely obliterate the field, starting from the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Gio Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingFordPeterson Motorsports01Blaine DonahueFast Track RacingToyotaPALM Charter School06Cody Dennison (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyotaTimcast10Jayson AlexanderFast Track RacingToyotaSelwyn Pub / Constant Contact11Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaRacing for Rescues12Matt KempFast Track RacingToyotaWork for Green Shield Deck Builders18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear20Gio Ruggiero (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL28Connor Zilisch (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet / Silver Hare Development31Rita GouletRise MotorsportsChevroletNationalPolice.org39D. L. WilsonCW MotorsportsToyotaHeart O' Texas Speedway / ETR48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports65Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyotaSyncon Performance Flooring93Colton CollinsCW MotorsportsChevroletThin Blue Wine Cellars99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 18, at 3:30p.m. EST, and would last for 60 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.907, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12.90769.730228Connor Zilisch (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet13.03369.055320Gio Ruggiero (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota13.15568.415Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 18, at 5:10p.m. EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. The driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will win the pole.
Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 12.724, and a speed of .
Nate Moeller would withdraw from the race.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Connor Zilisch (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet12.72470.732220Gio Ruggiero (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota12.76470.511318William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12.79670.334411Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota13.04468.997555Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota13.06268.902612Matt KempFast Track RacingToyota13.20268.171701Blaine DonahueFast Track RacingToyota13.35667.385865Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota13.36567.340993Colton CollinsCW MotorsportsChevrolet13.50266.6571010Jayson AlexanderFast Track RacingToyota13.55366.4061139D. L. WilsonCW MotorsportsToyota13.65565.9101299Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet13.68165.7851306Cody Dennison (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota13.83365.0621431Rita GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet14.14963.6091548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord14.41662.431160Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1128Connor Zilisch (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet150150Running492318William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1500Running423220Gio Ruggiero (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running414555Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running405411Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1480Running396612Matt KempFast Track RacingToyota1470Running387701Blaine DonahueFast Track RacingToyota1460Running3781010Jayson AlexanderFast Track RacingToyota1450Running3691139D. L. WilsonCW MotorsportsToyota1440Running35101306Cody Dennison (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota1430Running3411993Colton CollinsCW MotorsportsChevrolet1410Running33121299Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet1400Running3213865Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota1400Running31141431Rita GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet1400Running30151548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord160Accident 2916160Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingFord90Accident28Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Connor Zilisch 179 2 William Sawalich 167 (-12) 3 Gio Ruggiero 163 (–16) 4 Zachary Tinkle 149 (–30) 5 D. L. Wilson 137 (–42) 6 Cody Dennison 133 (–46) 7 Michael Maples 126 (–53) 8 Rita Goulet 113 (–66) 6 9 Nate Moeller 83 (–96) 1 10 Hunter Wright 74 (–105)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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