2024 Bush's Beans 200
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Race 18 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series Race 8 of 8 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
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| Date | September 19, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual Bush's Beans 200 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.553 mi (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 205 laps, 108 mi (173 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 106 mi (171 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Pinnacle Racing Group | ||
| Time | 15.503 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2024 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a 0.553 mile (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a caution-filled race, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off a hard charging battle between Landen Lewis throughout the entire race, and took over the lead on the final restart with two to go, earning his 12th career ARCA Menards Series win, his 7th career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his 9th win of the season. To fill out the podium, Lewis, driving for CR7 Motorsports, and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
In addition to winning, Sawalich would claim the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East championship, 12 points ahead of Connor Zilisch, who was involved in an early race incident, ending his contention of winning. This was Sawalich's second championship after winning it the year before, and the fourth consecutive championship for the 18 car.[4]
Report
[edit]Background
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The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 19, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[5] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.384, and a speed of 124.727 mph (200.729 km/h).[6]
| Pos.[7] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.384 | 124.727 |
| 2 | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 15.392 | 124.662 |
| 3 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 15.550 | 123.395 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 19, at 2:00 PM EST.[5] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[8]
Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.503, and a speed of 123.770 mph (199.189 km/h).[9]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "William Sawalich wins 2024 ARCA East championship". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. December 8, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Bush's Beans 200 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ White, Brandon (September 16, 2024). "PIT BOX: Connor Zilisch and William Sawalich will settle the ARCA Menards Series East title fight at Bristol". ARCA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Krause, James (September 19, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Wins ARCA Pole at Bristol". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Bush's Beans 200 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.