2024 Dutch Boy 150

2024 Dutch Boy 150
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 4 of 8 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East
Date May 18, 2024
Official name 2nd Annual Dutch Boy 150
Location Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
0.25 mi (0.40 km)
Distance 150 laps, 37 mi (60 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 37 mi (60 km)
Average speed 69.362 mph (111.627 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Pinnacle Racing Group
Time 12.724
Most laps led
Driver Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group
Laps 150
Winner
No. 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2024 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile (0.40 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would absolutely obliterate the field, starting from the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second of the season.[5] To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Gio Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

Background

Flat Rock Speedway, the circuit where the race was held

Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Ford Peterson Motorsports
01 Blaine Donahue Fast Track Racing Toyota PALM Charter School
06 Cody Dennison (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Timcast
10 Jayson Alexander Fast Track Racing Toyota Selwyn Pub / Constant Contact
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Toyota Work for Green Shield Deck Builders
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet / Silver Hare Development
31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet NationalPolice.org
39 D. L. Wilson CW Motorsports Toyota Heart O' Texas Speedway / ETR
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Copraya.com
55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Venturini Motorsports
65 Jeffery MacZink MacZink Racing Toyota Syncon Performance Flooring
93 Colton Collins CW Motorsports Chevrolet Thin Blue Wine Cellars
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, May 18, at 3:30 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes.[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.907, and a speed of 69.730 mph (112.220 km/h).[7]

Pos.[8] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12.907 69.730
2 28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 13.033 69.055
3 20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 13.155 68.415
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 18, at 5:10 PM EST.[6] 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.[9]

Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 12.724, and a speed of 70.732 mph (113.832 km/h).[10]

Nate Moeller would withdraw from the race.

Qualifying results

Pos.[11] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 12.724 70.732
2 20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 12.764 70.511
3 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12.796 70.334
4 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.044 68.997
5 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 13.062 68.902
6 12 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.202 68.171
7 01 Blaine Donahue Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.356 67.385
8 65 Jeffery MacZink MacZink Racing Toyota 13.365 67.340
9 93 Colton Collins CW Motorsports Chevrolet 13.502 66.657
10 10 Jayson Alexander Fast Track Racing Toyota 13.553 66.406
11 39 D. L. Wilson CW Motorsports Toyota 13.655 65.910
12 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 13.681 65.785
13 06 Cody Dennison (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 13.833 65.062
14 31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 14.149 63.609
15 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 14.416 62.431
16 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Ford – –
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 150 150 Running 49
2 3 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 42
3 2 20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 41
4 5 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 40
5 4 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 148 0 Running 39
6 6 12 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 38
7 7 01 Blaine Donahue Fast Track Racing Toyota 146 0 Running 37
8 10 10 Jayson Alexander Fast Track Racing Toyota 145 0 Running 36
9 11 39 D. L. Wilson CW Motorsports Toyota 144 0 Running 35
10 13 06 Cody Dennison (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 143 0 Running 34
11 9 93 Colton Collins CW Motorsports Chevrolet 141 0 Running 33
12 12 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 140 0 Running 32
13 8 65 Jeffery MacZink MacZink Racing Toyota 140 0 Running 31
14 14 31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 140 0 Running 30
15 15 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 16 0 Accident 29
16 16 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 9 0 Accident 28
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (May 18, 2024). "Zilisch Flat Out Dominates, Wins Dutch Boy 150". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Dutch Boy 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  9. ^ White, Brandon (May 14, 2024). "PIT BOX: Tight East Series championship battle heads to Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Calloni, Josh (May 18, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Wins ARCA East Pole at Flat Rock". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Dutch Boy 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Dutch Boy 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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