The 2024 Owens Corning 200 was the 20th and final stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio, a 0.5 mile (0.804 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on another heater performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 192 laps to earn his 13th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his ninth of the season. With his win, Sawalich also claimed the owner's championship for the No. 18 car. To fill out the podium, Gio Ruggiero and Kris Wright, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Meanwhile, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would clinch the 2024 ARCA Menards Series championship after virtue of starting the race and finishing 6th, 41 points ahead of his teammate Lavar Scott. Pérez became the first-foreign born driver to win the ARCA championship.
Report Background
Toledo Speedway is a half-mile paved oval racetrack located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is owned jointly by Roy Mott and NASCAR. It is operated by NASCAR and run as the sister track to Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, Michigan.
Toledo was one of the oldest tracks to still host an ARCA Menards Series race until 2019. Starting in 2020, after NASCAR bought ARCA, the race became part of the rebranded ARCA Menards Series East (former NASCAR K&N Pro Series East). However, due to COVID-19 related scheduling changes, the track ended up hosting three ARCA races in 2020, and returned on the national schedule in 2021.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFordLake Garnett Grand Prix Revival01Matt KempFast Track RacingFordIn Memory of Ron Hutcherson2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Youth Foundation03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRace Parts Liquidators06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaPeterson Motorsports6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletSpecial Smiles / Max Siegel Inc.10Willie MullinsFast Track RacingToyotaCrow Wing Recycling11Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyotaTimcast12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord20 Years Performance Vehicle Works 2004-202415Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaWrightTrucks.com18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear20Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFirst Auto Group22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunoco31Presley SorahRise MotorsportsChevroletHDFive / Tatanka Sauce32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordFallen Outdoors / Silver Screens Media55Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL85Becca MonopoliCity Garage MotorsportsFordOrlando Health98Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyotaShearer Speed Racing99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 5, at 11:45 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.992, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.992112.556220Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.168111.331315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.257110.722Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 5, at 1:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 16.000, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.000112.500220Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.098111.815315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.204111.08442Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet16.214111.015555Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.348110.10566Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet16.377109.910732Christian RoseAM RacingFord16.390109.823822Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.407109.709925Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.408109.7031010Willie MullinsFast Track RacingToyota16.654108.0821199Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet17.064105.4851212Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord17.069105.4541311Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota17.092105.3121403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford17.549102.5701585Becca MonopoliCity Garage MotorsportsFord17.572102.4361601Matt KempFast Track RacingFord17.938100.3461731Presley SorahRise MotorsportsChevrolet18.23398.7221806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota18.72096.1541998Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota19.08194.335200Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFord19.22093.6522148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord20.34988.456Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200192Running492220Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota2006Running433315Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running914555Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running40566Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2000Running89642Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet2002Running897925Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running8781311Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota2000Running8691010Willie MullinsFast Track RacingToyota2000Running3510732Christian RoseAM RacingFord2000Running84111585Becca MonopoliCity Garage MotorsportsFord1920Running33122148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1840Running8213822Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota1770Accident81141706Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1730Running30151199Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet1680Engine79161212Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord1540Accident28171631Presley SorahRise MotorsportsChevrolet930Engine27181998Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota410Mechanical26191403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford250Wheel Bearing7520200Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFord230Mechanical24211801Matt KempFast Track RacingFord70Quit23Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 956 2 Lavar Scott 915 (-41) 3 Kris Wright 877 (–79) 4 Toni Breidinger 837 (–119) 5 Christian Rose 832 (–124) 6 Amber Balcaen 786 (–170) 7 Cody Dennison 740 (–216) 8 Michael Maples 733 (–223) 9 Alex Clubb 702 (–254) 10 William Sawalich 689 (–267)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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