# 2024 Shore Lunch 250

The 2024 Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy Paints was the 12th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 9th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota, a 0.375 miles (0.604 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. In a wild finish, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would rebound from several amounts of adversity following a late-race spin, including an ill-handling car, and held off Lavar Scott and Kris Wright in a three-wide photo finish to earn his ninth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season. Sawalich won the race by 0.011 seconds over Scott, one of the closest finishes in ARCA history. Sawalich dominated the majority of the race, leading 147 laps before getting spun by the lap car of Michael Maples on lap 150. He eventually rebounded and battled Lavar Scott in the final closing laps, winning the race in a remarkable three-wide photo finish as the leaders went sideways across the line. Scott was officially credited with a 2nd place finish, with Kris Wright finishing 3rd.

## Report
### Background

Elko Speedway is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city.
The ARCA racing series held the Akona 200, their first ever race in Minnesota, at Elko Speedway on June 2, 2012. The series returned in 2013 and 2014 for the Akona 250, adding 50 laps to the event. Elko is the shortest track ARCA currently races on.

#### 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 | A. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping |
| 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | Peterson Motorsports |
| 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Brenco / Haugeberg Farms / UTI |
| 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Timcast |
| 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Bellator Recruiting Academy / VFW |
| 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | FNB Corporation |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Fidelity Capital |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | ICON Direct |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sunoco |
| 31 | Rick Redig-Tackman | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | Max Buchanan Foundation |
| 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | West Virginia Department of Tourism |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | CB Fabricating / Top Choice Fence |
| 45 | E. J. Tamayo | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | Ford | AMICI Engineering Contractors |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Ski's Graphics |
| 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 86 | Brian Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | CRS Suspension |
| 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, August 3, at 3:40 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.558, and a speed of 92.733 mph (149.239 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.558 | 92.733 |
| 2 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.646 | 92.175 |
| 3 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 14.651 | 92.144 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 3, at 5:20 PM CST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.393, and a speed of 93.796 mph (150.950 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.393 | 93.796 |
| 2 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.438 | 93.503 |
| 3 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.459 | 93.367 |
| 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 14.480 | 93.232 |
| 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 14.576 | 92.618 |
| 6 | 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.641 | 92.207 |
| 7 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 14.661 | 92.081 |
| 8 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 14.679 | 91.968 |
| 9 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.797 | 91.235 |
| 10 | 45 | E. J. Tamayo | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | Ford | 14.804 | 91.192 |
| 11 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 14.812 | 91.142 |
| 12 | 31 | Rick Redig-Tackman | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.980 | 90.120 |
| 13 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 15.112 | 89.333 |
| 14 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 15.186 | 88.898 |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 15.254 | 88.501 |
| 16 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 15.374 | 87.811 |
| 17 | 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 15.480 | 87.209 |
| 18 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 16.127 | 83.711 |
| 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 16.342 | 82.609 |
| 20 | 86 | Brian Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 16.727 | 80.708 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 250 | 150 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 100 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 3 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 45 | E. J. Tamayo | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 7 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 247 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 8 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 243 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 243 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 241 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 238 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 16 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 14 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 236 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | 86 | Brian Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 94 | 0 | Withdrew | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | 31 | Rick Redig-Tackman | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Radiator | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 43 | 0 | Electrical | 25 |
| 20 | 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 16 | 0 | Handling | 24 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 562 |
| | 2 | Lavar Scott | 519 (-43) |
| | 3 | Greg Van Alst | 497 (–65) |
| | 4 | Kris Wright | 491 (–71) |
| | 5 | Christian Rose | 472 (–90) |
| | 6 | Toni Breidinger | 467 (–95) |
| | 7 | Amber Balcaen | 455 (–107) |
| | 8 | Michael Maples | 421 (–141) |
| 1 | 9 | Cody Dennison | 407 (–155) |
| 1 | 10 | Alex Clubb | 404 (–158) |