# 2024 Dutch Boy 150

The 2024 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile (0.40 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would absolutely obliterate the field, starting from the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Gio Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | Peterson Motorsports |
| 01 | Blaine Donahue | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | PALM Charter School |
| 06 | Cody Dennison (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | Timcast |
| 10 | Jayson Alexander | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Selwyn Pub / Constant Contact |
| 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Racing for Rescues |
| 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Work for Green Shield Deck Builders |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | Chevrolet / Silver Hare Development |
| 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | NationalPolice.org |
| 39 | D. L. Wilson | CW Motorsports | Toyota | Heart O' Texas Speedway / ETR |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Copraya.com |
| 55 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Venturini Motorsports |
| 65 | Jeffery MacZink | MacZink Racing | Toyota | Syncon Performance Flooring |
| 93 | Colton Collins | CW Motorsports | Chevrolet | Thin Blue Wine Cellars |
| 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Don Ray Petroleum LLC |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 18, at 3:30 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.907, and a speed of 69.730 mph (112.220 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 12.907 | 69.730 |
| 2 | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 13.033 | 69.055 |
| 3 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 13.155 | 68.415 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 18, at 5:10 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. The driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will win the pole.
Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 12.724, and a speed of 70.732 mph (113.832 km/h).
Nate Moeller would withdraw from the race.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 12.724 | 70.732 |
| 2 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 12.764 | 70.511 |
| 3 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 12.796 | 70.334 |
| 4 | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 13.044 | 68.997 |
| 5 | 55 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 13.062 | 68.902 |
| 6 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 13.202 | 68.171 |
| 7 | 01 | Blaine Donahue | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 13.356 | 67.385 |
| 8 | 65 | Jeffery MacZink | MacZink Racing | Toyota | 13.365 | 67.340 |
| 9 | 93 | Colton Collins | CW Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.502 | 66.657 |
| 10 | 10 | Jayson Alexander | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 13.553 | 66.406 |
| 11 | 39 | D. L. Wilson | CW Motorsports | Toyota | 13.655 | 65.910 |
| 12 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 13.681 | 65.785 |
| 13 | 06 | Cody Dennison (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 13.833 | 65.062 |
| 14 | 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.149 | 63.609 |
| 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 14.416 | 62.431 |
| 16 | 0 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 55 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 148 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 01 | Blaine Donahue | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 10 | 10 | Jayson Alexander | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 39 | D. L. Wilson | CW Motorsports | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 06 | Cody Dennison (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 143 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 9 | 93 | Colton Collins | CW Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 12 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 65 | Jeffery MacZink | MacZink Racing | Toyota | 140 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 14 | 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 16 | 0 | Accident | 29 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 | Accident | 28 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Connor Zilisch | 179 |
| | 2 | William Sawalich | 167 (-12) |
| | 3 | Gio Ruggiero | 163 (–16) |
| | 4 | Zachary Tinkle | 149 (–30) |
| | 5 | D. L. Wilson | 137 (–42) |
| | 6 | Cody Dennison | 133 (–46) |
| | 7 | Michael Maples | 126 (–53) |
| | 8 | Rita Goulet | 113 (–66) |
| 6 | 9 | Nate Moeller | 83 (–96) |
| 1 | 10 | Hunter Wright | 74 (–105) |