# 2024 ARCA Menards Series East

The 2024 ARCA Menards Series East was the 38th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on March 23 with the Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway and ended on September 19 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
At the conclusion of the season, William Sawalich of Joe Gibbs Racing claimed his second consecutive championship.

## Teams and drivers
### Complete schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
| Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Mike Sroufe |
| Chevrolet | Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Shane Huffman |
| Chevrolet | Rise Motorsports | 31 | Rita Goulet 7 | Tim Goulet 5 Nikolas Smith 1 Matthew Wright 2 |
| Chevrolet | Rise Motorsports | 31 | Tim Goulet 1 | Tim Goulet 5 Nikolas Smith 1 Matthew Wright 2 |
| Ford | Brad Smith Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith | Carlos Leon 1 Terry Strange 2 Carl Brown 1 Jeff Smith 4 |
| Toyota | CW Motorsports | 39 | D. L. Wilson | Darrell Phillips 1 Riley Higgins 6 Tony Cosentino 1 |
| Toyota | Fast Track Racing | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Todd Parrott |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | William Sawalich | Matt Ross |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Shannon Rursch 5 Kevin Reed Jr. 3 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Jake Finch 1 | Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 2 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Brent Crews 1 | Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 2 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Isabella Robusto 1 | Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 2 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toni Breidinger 1 | Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 2 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Gus Dean 1 | Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 2 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Dean Thompson 3 | Johnny Allen 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 4 Kevin Eagle 1 Billy Venturini 2 |
| Chevrolet 5 Ford 3 | CW Motorsports | 93 | Colton Collins 2 | Brandon Hargrove 3 Colton Collins 2 Caleb Costner 1 Ryan Honeycutt 1 Jeff Phillips 1 |
| Chevrolet 5 Ford 3 | CW Motorsports | 93 | Caleb Costner 2 | Brandon Hargrove 3 Colton Collins 2 Caleb Costner 1 Ryan Honeycutt 1 Jeff Phillips 1 |
| Chevrolet 5 Ford 3 | CW Motorsports | 93 | Cody Dennison (R) 1 | Brandon Hargrove 3 Colton Collins 2 Caleb Costner 1 Ryan Honeycutt 1 Jeff Phillips 1 |
| Chevrolet 5 Ford 3 | CW Motorsports | 93 | Tyler Tomassi 2 | Brandon Hargrove 3 Colton Collins 2 Caleb Costner 1 Ryan Honeycutt 1 Jeff Phillips 1 |
| Chevrolet 5 Ford 3 | CW Motorsports | 93 | Brian Clubb 1 | Brandon Hargrove 3 Colton Collins 2 Caleb Costner 1 Ryan Honeycutt 1 Jeff Phillips 1 |
| Ford 2 Toyota 4 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Mike Basham 1 | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 Chris Vanscoy 6 |
| Ford 2 Toyota 4 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Ed Pompa 1 | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 Chris Vanscoy 6 |
| Ford 2 Toyota 4 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Jayson Alexander 3 | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 Chris Vanscoy 6 |
| Ford 2 Toyota 4 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Christopher Tate 1 | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 Chris Vanscoy 6 |
| Ford 2 Toyota 4 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Cody Dennison (R) 2 | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 Chris Vanscoy 6 |
| Toyota 4 Ford 2 Chevrolet 1 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Presley Sorah 3 | Chris Vanscoy 2 Nathan Davis 2 Corbin Sklener 1 Jeremy Petty 2 Tim Monroe 1 |
| Toyota 4 Ford 2 Chevrolet 1 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Mike Basham 1 | Chris Vanscoy 2 Nathan Davis 2 Corbin Sklener 1 Jeremy Petty 2 Tim Monroe 1 |
| Toyota 4 Ford 2 Chevrolet 1 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Matt Kemp 1 | Chris Vanscoy 2 Nathan Davis 2 Corbin Sklener 1 Jeremy Petty 2 Tim Monroe 1 |
| Toyota 4 Ford 2 Chevrolet 1 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Ryan Roulette 2 | Chris Vanscoy 2 Nathan Davis 2 Corbin Sklener 1 Jeremy Petty 2 Tim Monroe 1 |
| Toyota 4 Ford 2 Chevrolet 1 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Eric Caudell 1 | Chris Vanscoy 2 Nathan Davis 2 Corbin Sklener 1 Jeremy Petty 2 Tim Monroe 1 |
| Toyota 5 Ford 3 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Cody Dennison (R) 4 | Nate Moeller 4 Michael Peterson 2 Wayne Peterson 2 |
| Toyota 5 Ford 3 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Kevin Hinckle 1 | Nate Moeller 4 Michael Peterson 2 Wayne Peterson 2 |
| Toyota 5 Ford 3 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Brayton Laster 1 | Nate Moeller 4 Michael Peterson 2 Wayne Peterson 2 |
| Toyota 5 Ford 3 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Nate Moeller 2 | Nate Moeller 4 Michael Peterson 2 Wayne Peterson 2 |

### Limited schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races |
| Chevrolet | Cook Racing Technologies | 17 | Marco Andretti | Sean Samuels | 5 |
| Chevrolet | Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Tanner Reif | Jerry Babb 1 Sean Samuels 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet | CR7 Motorsports | 97 | Landen Lewis | Frank Kimmel | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Hettinger Racing | 71 | Dawson Sutton | Mardy Lindley | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Pinnacle Racing Group | 82 | Carson Kvapil | Michael Shelton 1 Greg Ives 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Pinnacle Racing Group | 82 | Corey Day | Michael Shelton 1 Greg Ives 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Rev Racing | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Glenn Parker | 5 |
| Chevrolet | Rev Racing | 6 | Lavar Scott | Danny Johnson | 5 |
| Chevrolet | Rev Racing | 9 | Logan Misuraca | Jay Lupo | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Scofield Motorsports | 07 | Tyler Scofield | Brian Finney | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Sigma Performance Services | 23 | Mason Mitchell | Chris Bray | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Sigma Performance Services | 23 | Tyler Reif | Chris Bray | 1 |
| Ford | AM Racing | 32 | Christian Rose | Ryan London | 5 |
| Ford | City Garage Motorsports | 85 | Becca Monopoli | Tom Monopoli | 1 |
| Ford | Clubb Racing Inc. | 03 | Alex Clubb | Brian Clubb | 5 |
| Ford | Clubb Racing Inc. | 86 | Presley Sorah | Travis McLaughlin 1 Brian Harsein 1 Brian Clubb 1 | 1 |
| Ford | Clubb Racing Inc. | 86 | Casey Carden | Travis McLaughlin 1 Brian Harsein 1 Brian Clubb 1 | 1 |
| Ford | Clubb Racing Inc. | 86 | Brian Clubb | Travis McLaughlin 1 Brian Harsein 1 Brian Clubb 1 | 1 |
| Ford | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | 34 | Isaac Johnson | Kevin Shannon | 1 |
| Ford | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Jim Long | 4 |
| Ford | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Lawless Alan | Josh Reaume | 3 |
| Toyota | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Blaine Donahue | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 | 1 |
| Toyota | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Cody Dennison (R) | Nathan Davis 1 Dick Doheny 1 | 1 |
| Toyota | KLAS Motorsports | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Mike Dayton | 3 |
| Toyota | MacZink Racing | 65 | Jeffery MacZink | Jarod MacZink | 1 |
| Toyota | MAN Motorsports | 95 | Hunter Wright | Tony Ponkouskas | 2 |
| Toyota | MAN Motorsports | 95 | Andrew Patterson | Tony Ponkouskas | 3 |
| Toyota | MAN Motorsports | 96 | Andrew Patterson | David Noble | 1 |
| Toyota | MAN Motorsports | 96 | Jackson McLerran | David Noble | 1 |
| Toyota | Richmond Motorsports | 27 | Tim Richmond | Adam Murphy | 1 |
| Toyota | Shearer Speed Racing | 98 | Dale Shearer | Ian Egert 2 A. J. Brunson 2 Matt Paulson 1 | 5 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Kris Wright | Larry Balsitis | 5 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Dave Fuge 2 Kevin Eagle 1 Jeff Spraker 2 | 5 |
| Toyota | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Cayden Lapcevich | 5 |
| Chevrolet 1 Toyota 1 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Bubba Pollard | Andrew Overstreet 1 Johnny Allen 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet 1 Toyota 1 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Jake Finch | Andrew Overstreet 1 Johnny Allen 1 | 1 |
| Ford 4 Toyota 1 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson | 5 |

## Schedule

The full schedule was announced on December 6, 2023. Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on November 28.
Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.
| No | Race title | Track | Location | Date |
| 1 | Pensacola 150 | Five Flags Speedway | Pensacola, Florida | March 23 |
| 2 | General Tire 150 | Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | April 26 |
| 3 | Music City 150 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | May 11 |
| 4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Flat Rock Speedway | Ash Township, Michigan | May 18 |
| 5 | Atlas 150 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | June 14 |
| 6 | Circle City 200 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana | July 19 |
| 7 | Sprecher 150 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | August 25 |
| 8 | Bush's Beans 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 19 |

### Schedule changes

Although the schedule remains at eight races at the exact same tracks in the exact same order as in 2023, there are some minor changes to some races.
* The race at Five Flags Speedway is shortened from 200 miles to 150 miles.
* The race at Dover Motor Speedway becomes a combination race with the main ARCA Series after previously being a standalone race for the East Series.
* The race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is shortened from 200 laps to 150 laps.
* The combination race at Iowa Speedway was moved from July to June in order for it to be on the same weekend as the track's new Cup Series race and its returning Xfinity Series race.
* The combination race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park moves from August to July along with the track's Truck Series race and the Cup and Xfinity Series races at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

## Results and standings
### Race results

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | Pensacola 150 | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Gio Ruggiero | Toyota | 20 | Venturini Motorsports | Report |
| 2 | General Tire 150 | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
| 3 | Music City 150 | Gio Ruggiero | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
| 4 | Dutch Boy 150 | Connor Zilisch | Connor Zilisch | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
| 5 | Atlas 150 | Gio Ruggiero | Connor Zilisch | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
| 6 | Circle City 200 | William Sawalich | Connor Zilisch | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 28 | Pinnacle Racing Group | Report |
| 7 | Sprecher 150 | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
| 8 | Bush's Beans 200 | Connor Zilisch | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
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### Drivers' championship

Notes:
* The pole winner also receives 1 bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.
* Additionally, after groups of 5 races of the season, drivers that compete in all 5 races receive 50 additional points. This points bonus will be given after the race at Iowa.
** Connor Zilisch, William Sawalich, Gio Ruggiero, Zachary Tinkle, D. L. Wilson, Cody Dennison, Michael Maples, and Rita Goulet received this points bonus for having competed in the first 5 races of the season (Five Flags, Dover, Nashville Fairgrounds, Flat Rock, and Iowa).
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | Points |
| 1 | William Sawalich | 2* | 17* | 1* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 1* | 402 |
| 2 | Connor Zilisch (R) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1** | 1* | 1* | 2 | 26 | 390 |
| 3 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 352 |
| 4 | Zachary Tinkle | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 321 |
| 5 | D. L. Wilson | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 298 |
| 6 | Cody Dennison (R) | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 297 |
| 7 | Michael Maples (R) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 282 |
| 8 | Rita Goulet | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 23 | | 231 |
| 9 | Lavar Scott | | 4 | | | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 198 |
| 10 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | | 5 | | | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 197 |
| 11 | Toni Breidinger | | 15 | | 4 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 190 |
| 12 | Kris Wright | | 6 | | | 16 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 175 |
| 13 | Marco Andretti | | 19 | | | 22 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 140 |
| 14 | Christian Rose | | 21 | | | 11 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 138 |
| 15 | Nate Moeller | 16 | | 17 | 16 | | 28 | 21 | 30 | 136 |
| 16 | Alex Clubb | | 18 | | | 14 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 129 |
| 17 | Andrew Patterson | | | 5 | | | 12 | 16 | 18 | 125 |
| 18 | Brad Smith | Wth | Wth | 16 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 122 |
| 19 | Amber Balcaen | | 20 | | | 24 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 118 |
| 20 | Greg Van Alst | | 8 | | | 23 | 8 | | 21 | 116 |
| 21 | Dean Thompson | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 5 | 111 |
| 22 | Andy Jankowiak | | 7 | | | 5 | | | 10 | 110 |
| 23 | Jayson Alexander | | | 8 | 8 | | 18 | | | 98 |
| 24 | Lawless Alan | | | | | | 23 | 5 | 9 | 95 |
| 25 | Presley Sorah | 14 | | 18 | | 25 | 29 | | | 90 |
| 26 | Hunter Wright | 5 | | 9 | | | | | | 74 |
| 27 | Jake Finch | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | 73 |
| 28 | Caleb Costner | | 9 | 7 | | | | | | 72 |
| 29 | Tyler Scofield | 15 | | 6 | | | | | | 67 |
| 30 | Colton Collins | 11 | | | 11 | | | | | 66 |
| 31 | Mike Basham | 6 | 24 | | | | | | | 58 |
| 32 | Ryan Roulette | | | | | 15 | | 17 | | 56 |
| 33 | Tyler Tomassi | | | | | | 17 | 15 | | 56 |
| 34 | Dale Shearer | Wth | Wth | | | 19 | 30 | | 29 | 54 |
| 35 | Tanner Reif | | 22 | 15 | | | | | | 51 |
| 36 | Isabella Robusto | | | 2 | | | | | | 43 |
| 37 | Landen Lewis | | | | | | | | 2 | 43 |
| 38 | Bubba Pollard | 3 | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 39 | Carson Kvapil | | 3 | | | | | | | 41 |
| 40 | Mason Mitchell | | | | | 4 | | | | 40 |
| 41 | Matt Kemp | | | | 6 | | | | | 38 |
| 42 | Tyler Reif | | | | | | | | 6 | 38 |
| 43 | Blaine Donahue | | | | 7 | | | | | 37 |
| 44 | Gus Dean | | | | | 7 | | | | 37 |
| 45 | Corey Day | | | | | | | | 7 | 37 |
| 46 | Christopher Tate | | | | | 10 | | | | 34 |
| 47 | Isaac Johnson | | | | | | 10 | | | 34 |
| 48 | Brian Clubb | | | | | | | 24 | 31 | 33 |
| 49 | Ed Pompa | Wth | 13 | | | | | | | 31 |
| 50 | Jeffery MacZink | | | | 13 | | | | | 31 |
| 51 | Eric Caudell | | | | | | | | 14 | 30 |
| 52 | Brent Crews | | 16 | | | | | | | 28 |
| 53 | Tim Richmond | | | | | | | | 16 | 28 |
| 54 | Kevin Hinckle | | | | | 17 | | | | 27 |
| 55 | Brayton Laster | | | | | | 19 | | | 25 |
| 56 | Jackson McLerran | | | | | | 25 | | | 19 |
| 57 | Casey Carden | | | | | | 26 | | | 18 |
| 58 | Becca Monopoli | | | | | | 27 | | | 17 |
| 59 | Logan Misuraca | | | | | | | | 27 | 17 |
| 60 | Tim Goulet | | | | | | | | 28 | 16 |
| 61 | Dawson Sutton | | | | | | | | 33 | 11 |
| 62 | Mitch Gibson | | | | | | | | 34 | 10 |
| | Luke Fenhaus | QL | | | | | | | | 0 |
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