# 2024 Berlin ARCA 200

The 2024 Berlin ARCA 200 was the ninth stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on June 29, 2024, at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

## Report
### Background

Berlin Raceway is a 7/16-mile-long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. It has also held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, American Speed Association National Tour, USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.

#### 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 | Ford | Ocean Pipe Works |
| 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 10 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | ELH Detailing / PSS&C |
| 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 | Mobil 1 |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | ICON Direct |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Ruedebusch Development |
| 31 | Tim Goulet | 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 |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Ski's Graphics |
| 55 | Gavan Boschele | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | CRS Suspension |
| 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, June 29, at 4:30 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 16.675, and a speed of 94.453 mph (152.007 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.675 | 94.453 |
| 2 | 55 | Gavan Boschele | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.908 | 93.151 |
| 3 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.939 | 92.981 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 29 and started at 6:00 PM ET. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 16.762, and a speed of 93.963 mph (151.219 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.762 | 93.963 |
| 2 | 55 | Gavan Boschele | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.826 | 93.605 |
| 3 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 16.836 | 93.550 |
| 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 16.861 | 93.411 |
| 5 | 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.866 | 93.383 |
| 6 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.873 | 93.344 |
| 7 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.057 | 92.337 |
| 8 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 17.135 | 91.917 |
| 9 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 17.156 | 91.805 |
| 10 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.208 | 91.527 |
| 11 | 10 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 17.586 | 89.560 |
| 12 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 17.747 | 88.747 |
| 13 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 18.408 | 85.561 |
| 14 | 31 | Tim Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.444 | 85.394 |
| 15 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 18.653 | 84.437 |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 18.775 | 83.888 |
| 17 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 19.084 | 82.530 |
| 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 19.166 | 82.177 |
| 19 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 21.473 | 73.348 |
| 20 | 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 21.534 | 73.140 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 195 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 6 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 7 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 2 | 55 | Gavan Boschele | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 8 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 99 | Micheal Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 15 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 184 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 14 | 31 | Tim Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 17 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 180 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 16 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 12 | 11 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 121 | 0 | Mechanical | 28 |
| 17 | 11 | 10 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 85 | 0 | Mechanical | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 13 | 0 | Mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | 20 | 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 5 | 0 | Mechanical | 25 |
| 20 | 19 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 389 |
| | 2 | Greg Van Alst | 349 (-40) |
| | 3 | Lavar Scott | 343 (–46) |
| | 4 | Toni Breidinger | 332 (–57) |
| 1 | 5 | Kris Wright | 328 (–61) |
| 1 | 6 | Christian Rose | 327 (–62) |
| | 7 | Amber Balcaen | 322 (–67) |
| 1 | 8 | Michael Maples | 280 (–109) |
| 1 | 9 | Alex Clubb | 271 (–118) |
| 2 | 10 | Andy Jankowiak | 262 (–127) |