William Sawalich, the defending ARCA Menards Series East champion.
The 2024 ARCA Menards Series East will be the 38th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will begin on March 23 with the Pensacola 200 at Five Flags Speedway and will end on September 19 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Defending champion William Sawalich will return to the series full-time for a second year in 2024 in pursuit of a second consecutive championship.[1]
Confirmed teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Costner Weaver Motorsports | 39 | D. L. Wilson | TBA | Wilson will run full-time for CWM in the East Series in 2024. It will be his first full season in the series.[2] |
| Rise Motorsports | 31 | Rita Goulet | TBA | Rita Goulet will run full-time for her and her husband Tim's team in the East Series in 2024.[3] | |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | William Sawalich | Matt Ross[1] | Sawalich, the 2023 series champion, will run full-time for JGR in the East Series again in 2024, seeking to defend his title.[4] Matt Ross will be his crew chief again.[1] |
| Venturini Motorsports | TBA | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Shannon Rursch[5] | Ruggiero, who made 1 East Series start in 2023 for Venturini, will compete full-time in the East Series for the team in 2024. Shannon Rursch, who won the 2023 main ARCA Series championship with Jesse Love, will be Ruggiero's crew chief in 2024. His car number has yet to be determined.[5] |
Limited schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Races | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Costner Weaver Motorsports | 93 | Caleb Costner | 5 | Costner will run full-time in the main ARCA series for his own team, so he will be in all of the combination races.[2] |
| Rev Racing | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 5 | Pérez de Lara will return to Rev to run another full season in the main ARCA Series, so he will be in all of the combination races.[6] | |
| 6 | Lavar Scott | 5 | Scott drove full-time for Rev in the East Series in 2023 and will continue to drive for the team in 2024 but will instead run full-time in the main ARCA Series, so he will only be in all of the combination races.[6] | ||
| Veer Motorsports | 66 | Jon Garrett | 1 | Garrett and his team will likely only run part-time in the main ARCA Series in 2024 after he said he "broke the bank" running full-time in 2023. One of his races in 2024 will be the combination race at Iowa. He might also run the combination race at Bristol and other races if sponsorship can be found.[7][8] | |
| Ford | AM Racing | 32 | Christian Rose | 5 | Rose will return to AMR to run another full season in the main ARCA Series, so he will be in all of the combination races.[9] |
| Clubb Racing Inc. | 03 | Alex Clubb | 5 | Clubb will run all of the combination races as he will run the full in the main ARCA Series season for his own team in 2024.[10] | |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Kris Wright | 5 | Wright will drive the Venturini No. 15 car full-time in the main ARCA Series, including the combination races with the East Series, in 2024.[11] |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | 5 | Balcaen will drive the Venturini No. 22 car full-time in the main ARCA Series, including the combination races with the East Series, in 2024.[12] |
Schedule
The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023.[13] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.[14]
Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.
| No | Race title | Track | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pensacola 200 | Five Flags Speedway | Pensacola, Florida | March 23 |
| 2 | General Tire 125 | Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | April 26 |
| 3 | Music City 200 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | May 11 |
| 4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Flat Rock Speedway | Ash Township, Michigan | May 18 |
| 5 | Calypso Lemonade 150 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | June 14 |
| 6 | Reese's 200 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana | July 19 |
| 7 | Sprecher 150 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | August 25 |
| 8 | Bush's Beans 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 19 |
Schedule changes
Although the schedule remains at eight races at the exact same tracks in the exact same order as in 2023, there are some minor changes to some races.
- The race at Dover Motor Speedway becomes a combination race with the main ARCA Series after previously being a standalone race for the East Series.
- The combination race at Iowa Speedway was moved from July to June in order for it to be on the same weekend as the track's new Cup Series race and its returning Xfinity Series race.
- The combination race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park moves from August to July along with the track's Truck Series race and the Cup and Xfinity Series races at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Christie, Toby (December 13, 2023). "Joe Gibbs Racing, William Sawalich Team Up For 2024 ARCA Menards Series Schedule, Add Tanner Gray To Driver Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- 1 2 Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "Caleb Costner Announces Full Time ARCA Menards And ARCA Menards Series East Schedule, D.L. Wilson Joining East Series Campaign". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (October 15, 2023). "Rita Goulet Running Full ARCA East in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (July 13, 2023). "William Sawalich Expanding Racing Schedule in 2024". Fronstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- 1 2 White, Brandon (December 18, 2023). "Gio Ruggiero joins Venturini Motorsports for 16-race schedule in 2024". ARCA Racing. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- 1 2 "Rev Racing confirms Andrés Pérez and Lavar Scott for 2024 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCARacing.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Catching up with Jon Garrett as 2024 season approaches". ARCARacing.com. January 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "'I Broke The Bank... To Fufill My Dream Last Year,' Jon Garrett Talks Funding Issues Heading Into 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ Damcott, Anthony (October 7, 2023). "Christian Rose Returning to AM Racing's ARCA Seat in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (November 17, 2023). "Alex Clubb Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (November 14, 2023). "Kris Wright Announces Full-Time Deal With Venturini Motorsports In 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Amber Balcaen returns to Venturini Motorsports for full 2024 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCARacing.com. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ "ARCA Menards Series East and West schedules for 2024 set". ARCARacing.com. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2024 announced". ARCARacing.com. November 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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