# 2024 Salem ARCA 200

The 2024 Salem ARCA 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate, leading all 200 laps and earning his 4th win of the season. To fill out the podium, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would earn 2nd and 3rd respectfully.

## Report
### Background

Salem Speedway is a .555-mile (0.893 km) long paved oval racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, United States, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

#### 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 | Brayton Laster | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | @Cyber_Fox_ on X / Bumeisters & Sons |
| 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Ford | HYTORC of New York / Double "H" Ranch |
| 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 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Phoenix Construction |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | ICON Direct |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Venturini Motorsports |
| 28 | Corey Day | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | NationalPolice.org |
| 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | West Virginia Department of Tourism |
| 34 | Isaac Johnson | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | Endress + Hauser |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | Zaki Ali Personal Injury Attorney |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Ski's Graphics |
| 55 | Gus Dean | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Palmetto Grain Brokerage |
| 68 | Mike Basham | Kimmel Racing | Ford | Weddington Custom Homes |
| 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | Weddington Custom Homes |
| 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | CRS Suspension |
| 95 | Andrew Patterson | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | Winsupply / SCS Gearbox |
| 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | Shearer Speed Racing |
| 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, July 27, at 3:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.201, and a speed of 116.156 mph (186.935 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.201 | 116.156 |
| 2 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.402 | 114.814 |
| 3 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 17.519 | 114.048 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 27, at 5:15 PM EST. 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 17.101, and a speed of 116.835 mph (188.028 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.101 | 116.835 |
| 2 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.348 | 115.172 |
| 3 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.357 | 115.112 |
| 4 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.435 | 114.597 |
| 5 | 28 | Corey Day | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 17.436 | 114.591 |
| 6 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.446 | 114.525 |
| 7 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.476 | 114.328 |
| 8 | 55 | Gus Dean | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.568 | 113.730 |
| 9 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.595 | 113.555 |
| 10 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 17.604 | 113.497 |
| 11 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 17.699 | 112.888 |
| 12 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 17.730 | 112.690 |
| 13 | 95 | Andrew Patterson | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | 17.921 | 111.489 |
| 14 | 34 | Isaac Johnson | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 18.117 | 110.283 |
| 15 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18.844 | 106.028 |
| 16 | 68 | Mike Basham | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 18.977 | 105.285 |
| 17 | 06 | Brayton Laster | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 19.180 | 104.171 |
| 18 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 19.235 | 103.873 |
| 19 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 19.420 | 102.884 |
| 20 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 19.712 | 101.360 |
| 21 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 19.830 | 100.756 |
| 22 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 20.052 | 99.641 |
| 23 | 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.106 | 99.373 |
| 24 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 20.438 | 97.759 |
| 25 | 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 21.431 | 93.229 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 200 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 10 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 14 | 34 | Issac Johnson | Greg van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 15 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 193 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 18 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 17 | 06 | Brayton Laster | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 186 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 6 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 184 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 19 | 99 | Micheal Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 21 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 182 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 23 | 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 55 | Gus Dean | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Mechanical | 30 |
| 15 | 5 | 28 | Corey Day | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Accident | 29 |
| 16 | 4 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Accident | 28 |
| 17 | 12 | 35 | Greg van Alst | Greg van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 93 | 0 | Mechanical | 27 |
| 18 | 3 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 88 | 0 | Accident | 26 |
| 19 | 20 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 81 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 24 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 40 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 22 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 34 | 0 | Mechanical | 23 |
| 22 | 13 | 95 | Andrew Patterson | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | 25 | 0 | Mechanical | 22 |
| 23 | 16 | 68 | Mike Basham | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | Mechanical | 21 |
| 24 | 9 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | 0 | Accident | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 1 | 0 | Mechanical | 19 |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 523 |
| | 2 | Lavar Scott | 476 (-47) |
| | 3 | Greg Van Alst | 462 (–61) |
| | 4 | Kris Wright | 450 (–73) |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Rose | 438 (–85) |
| | 6 | Toni Breidinger | 430 (–93) |
| 2 | 7 | Amber Balcaen | 423 (–100) |
| | 8 | Michael Maples | 392 (–131) |
| | 9 | Alex Clubb | 376 (–147) |
| | 10 | Cody Dennison | 374 (–149) |