| Type: | CUST |
| First Driver: | William Sawalich |
| Announcers: | TBA and Phil Parsons |
| Distance Mi: | 111 |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Race Name: | Salem ARCA 200 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 111 |
| Course Mi: | 0.555 |
| Distance Laps: | 200 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 200 |
| Distance Km: | 178 |
| Scheduled Km: | 178 |
| Avg: | 66.823mph |
| Car: | 18 |
| Location: | Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana |
| Most Driver: | William Sawalich |
| First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Most Laps: | 200 |
| Most Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Pole Time: | 17.101 |
| Pole Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Date: | July 27 |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Pole Driver: | William Sawalich |
| Description: | Race 11 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series |
| Official Name: | 27th Annual Salem ARCA 200 |
| Course Km: | 0.893 |
| Radio: | ARCA Racing Network |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] |
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.
Salem Speedway is a 0.555miles long paved oval racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, United States, approximately 100miles 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.
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 27, at 3:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[4] 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 116.156mph.[5]
| 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 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.[6]
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 17.101, and a speed of 116.835mph.[7]
| Pos. [8] | 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 |
| 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) | |