2024 Southern Illinois 100

{{Short description|16th race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

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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 =

File:Duquoinsat.JPG, the circuit where the race was held.]]

DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about {{convert|90|mi|km}} 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.

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== Entry list ==

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

0

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Ford

|Ocean Pipe Works

2

|Andrés Pérez de Lara

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

03

|Alex Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|Race Parts Liquidators

4

|Dale Quarterley

|1/4 Ley Racing

|Chevrolet

|Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul

06

|Austin Vaughn

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|Safford Equipment Company

6

|Lavar Scott (R)

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

7

|Eric Caudell

|CCM Racing

|Ford

|CCM

8

|Sean Corr

|Empire Racing

|Chevrolet

|NESCO Bus Sales

10

|Daylan Hairston

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|Memory of Ron Hutcherson

11

|Cody Dennison (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Timcast

12

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|Illinois Trucking Association

15

| nowrap="" |Kris Wright

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|FNB Corporation

16

|Kelly Kovski

|Kelly Kovski Racing

|Chevrolet

|BRANDT / Schluckebier Farms

18

| nowrap="" |William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Starkey / SoundGear

20

|Brent Crews

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|JBL

22

|Amber Balcaen

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|ICON Direct

25

|Toni Breidinger

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Sunoco

31

|Brayton Laster

|Rise Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|[https://ac-cages.com AC-Cages.com] / Goat Locker Racing

32

|Christian Rose

|AM Racing

|Ford

|West Virginia Department of Tourism

48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|Ski's Graphics

55

|Taylor Reimer

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|BuzzBallz

69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|Weddington Custom Homes

86

|Brian Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|Race Parts Liquidators

99

|Michael Maples (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|Don Ray Petroleum LLC

colspan="5" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/28/entry-list-southern-illinois-100-at-the-duquoin-state-fairgrounds-2/ Official 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.{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Schedule of events: Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/03/14/schedule-of-events-arca-100-at-duquoin-state-fairgrounds/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} Taylor Reimer, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 34.997, and a speed of {{Convert|102.866|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2024 |title=Practice results: Southern Illinois 100 at The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/09/01/practice-results-southern-illinois-100-at-the-duquoin-state-fairgrounds-2/ |access-date=September 1, 2024 |website=ARCA}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|55

|Taylor Reimer

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|34.997

|102.866

2

|20

|Brent Crews

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|35.018

|102.804

3

|69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|35.566

|101.22

colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/09/01/practice-results-southern-illinois-100-at-the-duquoin-state-fairgrounds-2/ Full 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/27/arca-menards-series-dirt-schedule-duquoin/ |title=PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series finishes the dirt portion of its 2024 schedule at DuQuoin |last=White |first=Brandon |date=August 27, 2024 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=ARCA}}

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 35.432, and a speed of {{Convert|101.603|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|35.432

|101.603

Race results

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!Fin

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|2

|20

|Brent Crews

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|100

|100

|Running

|

2

|1

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|100

|0

|Running

|

3

|4

|2

|Andrés Pérez de Lara

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|100

|0

|Running

|

4

|5

|15

|Kris Wright

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|100

|0

|Running

|

5

|3

|16

|Kelly Kovski

|Kelly Kovski Racing

|Chevrolet

|100

|0

|Running

|

6

|6

|6

|Lavar Scott (R)

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|100

|0

|Running

|

7

|8

|55

|Taylor Reimer

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|100

|0

|Running

|

8

|12

|32

|Christian Rose

|AM Racing

|Ford

|100

|0

|Running

|

9

|15

|25

|Toni Breidinger

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|100

|0

|Running

|

10

|13

|12

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|100

|0

|Running

|

11

|9

|22

|Amber Balcaen

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|100

|0

|Running

|

12

|14

|11

|Cody Dennison (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|96

|0

|Running

|

13

|17

|31

|Brayton Laster

|Rise Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|95

|0

|Running

|

14

|16

|99

|Michael Maples (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|80

|0

|Running

|

15

|23

|03

|Alex Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|77

|0

|Accident

|

16

|18

|06

|Austin Vaughan

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|46

|0

|Accident

|

17

|10

|8

|Sean Corr

|Empire Racing

|Chevrolet

|38

|0

|Accident

|

18

|7

|69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|31

|0

|Accident

|5

19

|11

|4

|Dale Quarterley

|1/4 Ley Racing

|Chevrolet

|25

|0

|Accident

|4

20

|21

|0

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Motorsports

|Ford

|10

|0

|Accident

|3

21

|20

|10

|Daylan Hairston

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|5

|0

|Accident

|2

22

|19

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|4

|0

|Accident

|1

23

|22

|86

|Brian Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|3

|0

|Accident

|0

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Andrés Pérez de Lara

| style="text-align:center;"| 764

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Lavar Scott

| style="text-align:center;"| 716 (-48)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Kris Wright

| style="text-align:center;"| 697 (–67)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Christian Rose

| style="text-align:center;"| 664 (–100)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Toni Breidinger

| style="text-align:center;"| 659 (–105)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| Amber Balcaen

| style="text-align:center;"| 632 (–132)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Cody Dennison

| style="text-align:center;"| 585 (–179)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Michael Maples

| style="text-align:center;"| 582 (–182)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| Alex Clubb

| style="text-align:center;"| 562 (–202)

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Greg Van Alst

| style="text-align:center;"| 535 (–229)

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

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References