2024 Music City 150
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 8 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
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| Date | May 11, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 4th Annual Music City 150 | ||
| Location | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.596 mi (0.959 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 89 mi (143 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 89 mi (143 km) | ||
| Average speed | 69.362 mph (111.627 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Venturini Motorsports | ||
| Time | 19.420 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 145 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2024 Music City 150 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a blistering performance, leading all but five laps in the race to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his first of the season.[5] Pole-sitter Gio Ruggiero led the first four laps of the race, before he spun and hit the wall on lap 6. He continued to race until lap 49, where he pulled into the pits and retired from the race, officially credited with a 14th place finish. To fill out the podium, Isabella Robusto, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States.[6] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.
The speedway is currently an 18 degree banked paved oval. The track is 0.596 mi (0.959 km) long. Inside the larger oval is a 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km) paved oval.[citation needed]
The track was converted to a 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972. The track was repaved between the 1995 and 1996 seasons.[citation needed]
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice[edit]
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 11, at 2:00 PM CST, and lasted for 60 minutes.[7] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.760, and a speed of 108.583 mph (174.747 km/h).[8]
| Pos.[9] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 19.760 | 108.583 |
| 2 | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 19.768 | 108.539 |
| 3 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 19.955 | 107.522 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 11, at 4:00 PM CST.[7] The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. The driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will win the pole.[10]
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.420, and a speed of 110.484 mph (177.807 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results[edit]
Race results[edit]
| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 145 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 1 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 96 | Andrew Patterson | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 7 | 07 | Tyler Scofield | Scofield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 93 | Caleb Costner | CW Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 12 | 10 | Jayson Alexander | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 8 | 95 | Hunter Wright | MAN Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 10 | 39 | D. L. Wilson | CW Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 06 | Cody Dennison (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 15 | 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 1 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 49 | 4 | Quit | 32 |
| 15 | 18 | 42 | Tanner Reif | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | Accident | 29 |
| 16 | 16 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 23 | 0 | Handling | 28 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 23 | 0 | Steering | 27 |
| 18 | 14 | 12 | Presley Sorah | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Brakes | 26 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 11, 2024). "William Sawalich Earns Redemption with Dominant Win at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Pogue, Greg (April 4, 2013). "Fairgrounds Speedway primed for 55th season". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Music City 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ White, Brandon (May 7, 2024). "PIT BOX: William Sawalich seeks redemption as East Series returns to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (May 11, 2024). "Gio Ruggiero on Pole for ARCA East at Nashville". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Music City 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Music City 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 12, 2024.