Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 20 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series | |||
Date | October 5, 2024 | ||
Official name | 3rd Annual Owens Corning 200 | ||
Location | Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.5 mi (0.804 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (161 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (161 km) | ||
Average speed | 55.659 mph (89.574 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 16.000 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 192 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS2 | ||
Announcers | Jamie Little and Phil Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | ARCA Racing Network |
The 2024 Owens Corning 200 was the 20th and final stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio, a 0.5 mile (0.804 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on another heater performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 192 laps to earn his 13th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his ninth of the season. With his win, Sawalich also claimed the owner's championship for the No. 18 car.[5] To fill out the podium, Gio Ruggiero and Kris Wright, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Meanwhile, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would clinch the 2024 ARCA Menards Series championship after virtue of starting the race and finishing 6th, 41 points ahead of his teammate Lavar Scott.[6] Pérez became the first-foreign born driver to win the ARCA championship.[7]