The 2024 Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints was the 12th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 9th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota, a 0.375 miles (0.604 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. In a wild finish, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would rebound from several amounts of adversity following a late-race spin, including an ill-handling car, and held off Lavar Scott and Kris Wright in a three-wide photo finish to earn his ninth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season. Sawalich won the race by 0.011 seconds over Scott, one of the closest finishes in ARCA history.[5] Sawalich dominated the majority of the race, leading 147 laps before getting spun by the lap car of Michael Maples on lap 150. He eventually rebounded and battled Lavar Scott in the final closing laps, winning the race in a remarkable three-wide photo finish as the leaders went sideways across the line.[6] Scott was officially credited with a 2nd place finish, with Kris Wright finishing 3rd.
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | August 3, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 9th Annual Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints | ||
| Location | Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.375 mi (0.604 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 93 mi (150 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 93 mi (150 km) | ||
| Average speed | 65.483 mph (105.385 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 14.393 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
Report
editBackground
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Elko Speedway is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city.
The ARCA racing series held the Akona 200, their first ever race in Minnesota, at Elko Speedway on June 2, 2012.[7] The series returned in 2013 and 2014 for the Akona 250, adding 50 laps to the event. Elko is the shortest track ARCA currently races on.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 3, at 3:40 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[8] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.558, and a speed of 92.733 mph (149.239 km/h).[9]
| Pos.[10] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.558 | 92.733 |
| 2 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.646 | 92.175 |
| 3 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 14.651 | 92.144 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, August 3, at 5:20 PM CST.[8] The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[11]
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.393, and a speed of 93.796 mph (150.950 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
editRace results
edit| Fin[14] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 250 | 150 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 100 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 3 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 45 | E. J. Tamayo | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 7 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 247 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 8 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 243 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 243 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 241 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 238 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 16 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 14 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 236 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | 86 | Brian Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 94 | 0 | Withdrew | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | 31 | Rick Redig-Tackman | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Radiator | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 43 | 0 | Electrical | 25 |
| 20 | 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 16 | 0 | Handling | 24 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. December 11, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Kitchen, Taylor (August 3, 2024). "William Sawalich Overcomes a Late Race Wreck To Win in Wild Finish at Elko Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (August 3, 2024). "Video: Sawalich Wins in WILD Three-Wide Sideways Finish with Scott and Wright". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Elko Speedway Up Next for ARCA Teams, Drivers".
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. March 14, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints at Elko Speedway". ARCA. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shore Lunch 250 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (July 30, 2024). "PIT BOX: William Sawalich takes winning momentum to Elko Speedway for Shore Lunch 250". ARCA. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Allaway, Phil (August 3, 2024). "William Sawalich Wins Shore Lunch 250 Pole". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shore Lunch 250 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shore Lunch 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.