The 2024 Springfield ARCA 100 was the 14th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Springfield, Illinois, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was increased to 105 laps due to a late-race caution. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would continue his consistent domination in the ARCA Menards Series, winning the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his 10th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his sixth of the season. Isabella Robusto finished in 2nd, becoming the fourth female driver to finish runner-up in an ARCA race, alongside Hailie Deegan, Erin Crocker, and Shawna Robinson. Taylor Reimer finished in 3rd, marking the first time in series history where two female drivers finished inside the top three in the same ARCA race. Along with this, Venturini Motorsports fielded four entries for four females in the race (Amber Balcaen, Toni Breidinger, Robusto, and Reimer), the first time in team history to field four females in the same event.
Report Background Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The Springfield Mile. Constructed in the late 19th century and reconstructed in 1927, the track has hosted competitive auto racing since 1910, making it one of the oldest speedways in the United States. The original mile track utilized the current frontstretch and the other side was behind the current grandstands and the straightaways were connected by tight turns. It is the oldest track to continually host national championship dirt track racing, holding its first national championship race in 1934 under the American Automobile Association banner. It is the home of five world records for automobile racing, making it one of the fastest dirt tracks in the world. Since 1993, the venue is managed by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises.
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordA. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaOcean Pipe Works6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNESCO Bus Sales10Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingFordBrenco / Haugeberg Farms / UTI11Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyotaTimcast12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevroletIllinois Trucking Association15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation16Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevroletBRANDT / Schluckebier Farms18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear20Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunoco31Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet@Cyber_Fox_ on X / BlueChew32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordSilver Screens Media / Ski's Graphics55Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaBuzzBallz86Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRace Parts Liquidators99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Sunday, August 18, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.950, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33.950106.038215Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota34.158105.39336Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet34.183105.316Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Sunday, August 18, at 11:15 AM CST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap based system. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap 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 34.009, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota34.009105.854216Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet34.842103.324355Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.197102.28142Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet35.254102.116515Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.318101.93166Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet35.377101.761732Christian RoseAM RacingFord35.459101.52688Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet35.860100.390922Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.987100.0361003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford36.11899.6731111Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota36.21399.4121210Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingFord36.60498.3501399Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet36.60598.3471412Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet37.14596.9171548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord37.35796.3671606Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota41.58086.5801786Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford44.08981.6531831Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.50425.8061920Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota––2025Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota105105Running4921920Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota1050Running423355Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1050Running414216Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet1050Running40566Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1050Running3962025Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1050Running387515Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota1050Running378922Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota1050Running369732Christian RoseAM RacingFord1040Accident35101412Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet1040Running341188Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet1040Running33121111Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota1040Running32131399Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet1030Running31141831Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet1030Running301542Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet600Running29161003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford580Accident28171210Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingFord330Engine27181606Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota220Oil Line26191548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord130Mechanical25201786Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford10Transmission24Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 635 2 Lavar Scott 587 (-48) 3 3 Kris Wright 567 (–68) 1 4 Christian Rose 542 (–93) 1 5 Toni Breidinger 541 (–94) 3 6 Greg Van Alst 535 (–100) 7 Amber Balcaen 525 (–110) 8 Michael Maples 476 (–159) 9 Cody Dennison 472 (–163) 10 Alex Clubb 458 (–177)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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