The 2024 Southern Illinois 100 was the 16th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off pole winner William Sawalich. To fill out the podium, Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report Background
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about southeast of St Louis, Missouri. It is a stop on the ARCA Menards Series, USAC Silver Crown Series and American Flat Track.
The DuQuoin "Magic Mile" racetrack was constructed on reclaimed stripmine land in 1946 by W.R. Hayes. The track's first national championship race was held in September 1948. In the second race on October 10, popular AAA National driving champion Ted Horn was killed in the fourth turn when a spindle on his championship car broke. The national championship race for the USAC Silver Crown dirt cars is held in his honor.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingFordOcean Pipe Works2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRace Parts Liquidators4Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul06Austin VaughnWayne Peterson RacingToyotaSafford Equipment Company6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordCCM8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNESCO Bus Sales10Daylan HairstonFast Track RacingFordMemory of Ron Hutcherson11Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyotaTimcast12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevroletIllinois Trucking Association15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation16Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevroletBRANDT / Schluckebier Farms18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear20Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunoco31Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevroletAC-Cages.com / Goat Locker Racing32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordSki's Graphics55Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaBuzzBallz69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFordWeddington Custom Homes86Brian 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, September 1, at 4:30 PM CST, and lasted for 30 minutes. Taylor Reimer, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 34.997, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed155Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyota34.997102.866220Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.018102.804369Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord35.566101.22Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Sunday, September 1, at 6:00 PM 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 35.432, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.432101.603
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1220Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota100100Running2118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running342Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev RacingChevrolet1000Running4515Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running5316Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet1000Running666Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1000Running7855Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running81232Christian RoseAM RacingFord1000Running91525Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running101312Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet1000Running11922Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running121411Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track RacingToyota960Running131731Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet950Running141699Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet800Running152303Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford770Accident161806Austin VaughanWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet460Accident17108Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet380Accident18769Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord310Accident519114Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet250Accident420210Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsFord100Accident3212010Daylan HairstonFast Track RacingFord50Accident2221948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord40Accident1232286Brian ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford30Accident0
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 764 2 Lavar Scott 716 (-48) 3 Kris Wright 697 (–67) 4 Christian Rose 664 (–100) 5 Toni Breidinger 659 (–105) 1 6 Amber Balcaen 632 (–132) 7 Cody Dennison 585 (–179) 8 Michael Maples 582 (–182) 1 9 Alex Clubb 562 (–202) 4 10 Greg Van Alst 535 (–229)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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