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. 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. Scott was officially credited with a 2nd place finish, with Kris Wright finishing 3rd.

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Background

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. 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

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordA. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaPeterson Motorsports6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingFordBrenco / Haugeberg Farms / UTI11Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyotaTimcast12Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFordBellator Recruiting Academy / VFW15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear20Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFidelity Capital22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunoco31Rick Redig-TackmanRise MotorsportsChevroletMax Buchanan Foundation32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating / Top Choice Fence45E. J. TamayoTamayo Cosentino RacingFordAMICI Engineering Contractors48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordSki's Graphics55Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 186Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordCRS Suspension99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list

Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 3, at 3:40 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.55892.733255Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.64692.17536Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet14.65192.144Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 3, at 5:20 PM CST. 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.

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.393, and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.39393.796215Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.43893.503355Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.45993.36746Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet14.48093.23252Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet14.57692.618620Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.64192.207735Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord14.66192.081832Christian RoseAM RacingFord14.67991.968925Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.79791.2351045E. J. TamayoTamayo Cosentino RacingFord14.80491.1921122Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.81291.1421231Rick Redig-TackmanRise MotorsportsChevrolet14.98090.1201311Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota15.11289.3331403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford15.18688.8981512Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord15.25488.5011699Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet15.37487.8111710Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingFord15.48087.2091806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota16.12783.7111948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord16.34282.6092086Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford16.72780.708Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250150Running49246Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet250100Running433215Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota2500Running414355Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota2500Running40552Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet2500Running3961045E. J. TamayoTamayo Cosentino RacingFord2500Running387925Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota2500Running378620Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota2500Running369735Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord2470Running3510832Christian RoseAM RacingFord2450Running34111311Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota2430Running33121122Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota2430Running32131710Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingFord2410Running31141512Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord2380Running30151699Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet2380Running29161403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford2360Running28172086Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford940Withdrew27181231Rick Redig-TackmanRise MotorsportsChevrolet860Radiator26191806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota430Electrical25201948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord160Handling24Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 562 2 Lavar Scott 519 (-43) 3 Greg Van Alst 497 (–65) 4 Kris Wright 491 (–71) 5 Christian Rose 472 (–90) 6 Toni Breidinger 467 (–95) 7 Amber Balcaen 455 (–107) 8 Michael Maples 421 (–141) 1 9 Cody Dennison 407 (–155) 1 10 Alex Clubb 404 (–158)

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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