# 2024 Southern Illinois 100

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 will be 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

DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about 90 miles (140 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.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | 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 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | FNB Corporation |
| 16 | Kelly Kovski | Kelly Kovski Racing | Chevrolet | BRANDT / Schluckebier Farms |
| 18 | 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 | 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 |
| 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. Taylor Reimer, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 34.997, and a speed of 102.866 mph (165.547 km/h).
| 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 |
| 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.
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 35.432, and a speed of 101.603 mph (163.514 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35.432 | 101.603 |

## Race results

| 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 764 |
| | 2 | Lavar Scott | 716 (-48) |
| | 3 | Kris Wright | 697 (–67) |
| | 4 | Christian Rose | 664 (–100) |
| | 5 | Toni Breidinger | 659 (–105) |
| 1 | 6 | Amber Balcaen | 632 (–132) |
| | 7 | Cody Dennison | 585 (–179) |
| | 8 | Michael Maples | 582 (–182) |
| 1 | 9 | Alex Clubb | 562 (–202) |
| 4 | 10 | Greg Van Alst | 535 (–229) |