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2024 Springfield ARCA 100

{{Short description|14th race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series}}

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

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|First_Driver=William Sawalich|Announcers=Eric Brennan and Phil Parsons|Distance_mi=105|Year=2024|Race_Name=Springfield ARCA 100|Scheduled_mi=100|Course_mi=1|Distance_laps=105|Scheduled_laps=100|Distance_km=168|Scheduled_km=160|Avg={{Convert|66.026|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Car=18|Location=Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Springfield, Illinois|Most_Driver=William Sawalich|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_laps=105|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Pole_Time=34.009|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Date=August 18|Network=FS1|Pole_Driver=William Sawalich|Description=Race 14 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series|Official_name=42nd Annual Springfield ARCA 100|Course_km=1.6|Radio=ARCA Racing Network|Details_ref={{cite web|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/12/11/arca-menards-series-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds-2/ |title=Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |website=ARCA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/14/entry-list-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ |title=Entry list: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |website=ARCA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/18/qualifying-results-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ |title=Qualifying results: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds |last=White |first=Brandon |date=August 18, 2024 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ARCA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/18/race-results-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ |title=Race results: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds |date=August 18, 2024 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=ARCA}}}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Branscum |first=Benjamine |date=August 18, 2024 |title=Dirt Dominance, Sawalich Leads Wire To Wire For The Win At Springfield |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar-regional/dirt-dominance-sawalich-leads-wire-to-wire-for-the-win-at-springfield/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=August 19, 2024 |title=Isabella Robusto, Taylor Reimer silence doubters by making ARCA history at the Springfield Mile |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/19/isabella-robusto-taylor-reimer-arca-history-springfield-mile/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=ARCA}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=August 15, 2024 |title=NOTEBOOK: Venturini Motorsports fielding entries for four women Sunday at the Springfield Mile |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/15/venturini-motorsports-four-women-springfield-mile/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=ARCA}}

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.{{Cite episode |title=USAC Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield |episode-link= |url= |access-date= |series=USAC Silver Crown |series-link= |first= |last= |network=FloRacing |station= |date=August 21, 2021 |season= |series-no= |number= |minutes= |time=2 hr 38 minutes |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}} 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.

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== Entry list ==

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

2

|Andrés Pérez de Lara

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

03

|Alex Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|A. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping

06

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|Ocean Pipe Works

6

|Lavar Scott (R)

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|Max Siegel Inc.

8

|Sean Corr

|Empire Racing

|Chevrolet

|NESCO Bus Sales

10

|Bryce Haugeberg

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|Brenco / Haugeberg Farms / UTI

11

|Cody Dennison (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Timcast

12

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|Illinois Trucking Association

15

|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

|Isabella Robusto

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|JBL

22

| nowrap="" |Amber Balcaen

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|ICON Direct

25

|Toni Breidinger

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Sunoco

31

|Brayton Laster

|Rise Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|@Cyber_Fox_ on X / BlueChew

32

|Christian Rose

|AM Racing

|Ford

|West Virginia Department of Tourism

48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|Silver Screens Media / Ski's Graphics

55

|Taylor Reimer

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|BuzzBallz

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/2024/08/14/entry-list-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ Official 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.{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Schedule of events: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/03/14/schedule-of-events-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ |access-date=August 14, 2023 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} 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 {{Convert|106.038|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2024 |title=Practice results: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/18/practice-results-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ARCA}}

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!Pos.{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2024 |title=2024 Springfield ARCA 100 Practice Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/practice-results/2024-14/A/1/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|33.950

|106.038

2

|15

|Kris Wright

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|34.158

|105.393

3

|6

|Lavar Scott (R)

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|34.183

|105.316

colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/18/practice-results-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ Full 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/13/pit-box-historic-springfield-mile-wraps-up-busy-doubleheader-weekend-for-arca-menards-series/ |title=PIT BOX: Historic Springfield Mile wraps up busy doubleheader weekend for ARCA Menards Series |last=White |first=Brandon |date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |website=ARCA}}

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 34.009, and a speed of {{Convert|105.854|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Calloni |first=Josh |date=August 18, 2024 |title=William Sawalich to Lead ARCA to Green at Springfield |url=https://frontstretch.com/2024/08/18/william-sawalich-to-lead-arca-to-green-at-springfield/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Frontstretch.com}}

= Qualifying results =

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!Pos.{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2024 |title=2024 Springfield ARCA 100 Qualifying Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2024-14/A/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|34.009

|105.854

2

|16

|Kelly Kovski

|Kelly Kovski Racing

|Chevrolet

|34.842

|103.324

3

|55

|Taylor Reimer

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|35.197

|102.281

4

|2

|Andrés Pérez de Lara

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|35.254

|102.116

5

|15

|Kris Wright

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|35.318

|101.931

6

|6

|Lavar Scott (R)

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|35.377

|101.761

7

|32

|Christian Rose

|AM Racing

|Ford

|35.459

|101.526

8

|8

|Sean Corr

|Empire Racing

|Chevrolet

|35.860

|100.390

9

|22

|Amber Balcaen

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|35.987

|100.036

10

|03

|Alex Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|36.118

|99.673

11

|11

|Cody Dennison (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|36.213

|99.412

12

|10

|Bryce Haugeberg

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|36.604

|98.350

13

|99

|Michael Maples (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|36.605

|98.347

14

|12

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|37.145

|96.917

15

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|37.357

|96.367

16

|06

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|41.580

|86.580

17

|86

|Brian Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|44.089

|81.653

18

|31

|Brayton Laster

|Rise Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|2:19.504

|25.806

19

|20

|Isabella Robusto

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|–

|–

20

|25

|Toni Breidinger

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|–

|–

colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/18/qualifying-results-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ Official qualifying results]

Race results

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!Fin{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2024 |title=2024 Performance Seed Dirt Double Race 1 - The Third Turn |url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/2024_Performance_Seed_Dirt_Double_Race_1 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=The Third Turn}}

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|1

|18

|William Sawalich

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|105

|105

|Running

|49

2

|19

|20

|Isabella Robusto

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|105

|0

|Running

|42

3

|3

|55

|Taylor Reimer

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|105

|0

|Running

|41

4

|2

|16

|Kelly Kovski

|Kelly Kovski Racing

|Chevrolet

|105

|0

|Running

|40

5

|6

|6

|Lavar Scott (R)

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|105

|0

|Running

|39

6

|20

|25

|Toni Breidinger

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|105

|0

|Running

|38

7

|5

|15

|Kris Wright

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|105

|0

|Running

|37

8

|9

|22

|Amber Balcaen

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|105

|0

|Running

|36

9

|7

|32

|Christian Rose

|AM Racing

|Ford

|104

|0

|Accident

|35

10

|14

|12

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|104

|0

|Running

|34

11

|8

|8

|Sean Corr

|Empire Racing

|Chevrolet

|104

|0

|Running

|33

12

|11

|11

|Cody Dennison (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|104

|0

|Running

|32

13

|13

|99

|Michael Maples (R)

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|103

|0

|Running

|31

14

|18

|31

|Brayton Laster

|Rise Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|103

|0

|Running

|30

15

|4

|2

|Andrés Pérez de Lara

|Rev Racing

|Chevrolet

|60

|0

|Running

|29

16

|10

|03

|Alex Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|58

|0

|Accident

|28

17

|12

|10

|Bryce Haugeberg

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|33

|0

|Engine

|27

18

|16

|06

|Nate Moeller

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|22

|0

|Oil Line

|26

19

|15

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Ford

|13

|0

|Mechanical

|25

20

|17

|86

|Brian Clubb

|Clubb Racing Inc.

|Ford

|1

|0

|Transmission

|24

colspan="10" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/08/18/race-results-springfield-arca-100-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds/ Official race results]

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;"| 635

align="left"| 10px

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

| Lavar Scott

| style="text-align:center;"| 587 (-48)

align="left"| 10px 3

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

| Kris Wright

| style="text-align:center;"| 567 (–68)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Christian Rose

| style="text-align:center;"| 542 (–93)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Toni Breidinger

| style="text-align:center;"| 541 (–94)

align="left"| 10px 3

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

| Greg Van Alst

| style="text-align:center;"| 535 (–100)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Amber Balcaen

| style="text-align:center;"| 525 (–110)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Michael Maples

| style="text-align:center;"| 476 (–159)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Cody Dennison

| style="text-align:center;"| 472 (–163)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Alex Clubb

| style="text-align:center;"| 458 (–177)

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

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References

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