# 2024 Tide 150

The 2024 Tide 150 was the 5th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Connor Mosack, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would make a late race pass on Tanner Gray for the lead in the final stages of the race, and led the final 12 laps to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. Gray, who started on the pole, had dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 86 laps before being passed and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | Race Parts Liquidators |
| 06 | Kevin Hinckle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | KH Automotive |
| 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Williamsburg Contracting / Shenco |
| 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Timcast |
| 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Bellator Recruiting Academy / VFW |
| 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | FNB Corporation |
| 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | Group 1001 / MMI |
| 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Place of Hope |
| 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Phoenix Construction |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | ICON Direct |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Venturini Motorsports |
| 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Performance |
| 31 | Brayton Laster | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | @Cyber_Fox_ on X / CarAggio.com |
| 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | West Virginia Department of Tourism |
| 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | AutoParkIt.com |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | CB Fabricating |
| 42 | Tanner Reif | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | Vegas Fastener Manufacturing |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Copraya.com |
| 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | Dak's Market |
| 74 | Mandy Chick | Team Chick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dynamic Drivelines / FK Rod Ends |
| 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Don Ray Petroleum LLC |
| Official entry list |||||

## Optional Practice

An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, May 3, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for 5 hours. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.879, and a speed of 174.876 mph (281.436 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.879 | 174.876 |
| 2 | 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.887 | 174.831 |
| 3 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.905 | 174.729 |

## Practice

The official final practice session was held on Saturday, May 4, at 9:25 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.723, and a speed of 175.764 mph (282.865 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.723 | 175.764 |
| 2 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.745 | 175.638 |
| 3 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.772 | 175.484 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Starting lineup

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 4, at 10:10 AM CST. 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.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined by practice speeds. As a result, Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would claim the pole for the race.

### Starting lineup

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.723 | 175.764 |
| 2 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.745 | 175.638 |
| 3 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.772 | 175.484 |
| 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 30.794 | 175.359 |
| 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 30.846 | 175.063 |
| 6 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.864 | 174.961 |
| 7 | 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.876 | 174.893 |
| 8 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 30.887 | 174.831 |
| 9 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 31.145 | 173.383 |
| 10 | 42 | Tanner Reif | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 31.152 | 173.344 |
| 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 31.303 | 172.507 |
| 12 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 31.384 | 172.062 |
| 13 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.507 | 171.390 |
| 14 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 31.564 | 171.081 |
| 15 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 32.183 | 167.790 |
| 16 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 32.187 | 167.770 |
| 17 | 74 | Mandy Chick | Team Chick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.433 | 166.497 |
| 18 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 33.608 | 160.676 |
| 19 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 33.660 | 160.428 |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 34.019 | 158.735 |
| 21 | 31 | Brayton Laster | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.093 | 158.390 |
| 22 | 06 | Kevin Hinkle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 35.988 | 150.050 |
| 23 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 37.028 | 145.836 |
| 24 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | – | – |
| Withdrew |||||||
| | 68 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | | |
| | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | | |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 8 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 13 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 86 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 7 | 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 1 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 2 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 9 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 14 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 18 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 98 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 12 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 98 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 17 | 74 | Mandy Chick | Team Chick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 15 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 18 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 14 | 42 | Tanner Reif | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 95 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 20 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 93 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 16 | 06 | Kevin Hinckle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 93 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 21 | 31 | Brayton Laster | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 88 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 54 | 0 | Oil Leak | 20 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| | | 68 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | | | | |
| | | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 230 |
| | 2 | Greg Van Alst | 224 (-6) |
| 1 | 3 | Amber Balcaen | 211 (–19) |
| 1 | 4 | Christian Rose | 210 (–20) |
| | 5 | Kris Wright | 208 (–22) |
| | 6 | Lavar Scott | 197 (–33) |
| | 7 | Andy Jankowiak | 193 (–37) |
| | 8 | Toni Breidinger | 189 (–41) |
| | 9 | Alex Clubb | 165 (–65) |
| 1 | 10 | Michael Maples | 165 (–65) |