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2024 Music City 150

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2024 Music City 150
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 3 of 8 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East
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.

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Background

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

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 14 mi (0.40 km) paved oval.[citation needed]

The track was converted to a 12 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Ford Peterson Motorsports
06 Cody Dennison (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Timcast
07 Tyler Scofield Scofield Motorsports Chevrolet JXT Transportation
10 Jayson Alexander Fast Track Racing Toyota Selwyn Pub / Constant Contact
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 Presley Sorah Fast Track Racing Toyota Tatanka Sauce / Layin Coin Podcast
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
42 Tanner Reif Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Copraya.com
55 Isabella Robusto Venturini Motorsports Toyota Yahoo!
93 Caleb Costner CW Motorsports Chevrolet Thin Blue Wine Cellars
95 Hunter Wright MAN Motorsports Toyota Cedar City RV
96 Andrew Patterson MAN Motorsports Toyota Winsupply / SCS Gearbox
99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Don Ray Petroleum LLC
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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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

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Pos.[12] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 19.420 110.484
2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.470 110.200
3 55 Isabella Robusto Venturini Motorsports Toyota 19.556 109.716
4 28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 19.764 108.561
5 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 19.913 107.749
6 96 Andrew Patterson MAN Motorsports Toyota 19.925 107.684
7 07 Tyler Scofield Scofield Motorsports Chevrolet 19.952 107.538
8 95 Hunter Wright MAN Motorsports Toyota 20.078 106.863
9 93 Caleb Costner CW Motorsports Chevrolet 20.850 102.906
10 39 D. L. Wilson CW Motorsports Toyota 20.859 102.862
11 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 20.972 102.308
12 10 Jayson Alexander Fast Track Racing Toyota 21.527 99.670
13 06 Cody Dennison (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 21.625 99.218
14 12 Presley Sorah Fast Track Racing Toyota 21.942 97.785
15 31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 22.355 95.979
16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 22.966 93.425
17 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 23.200 92.483
18 42 Tanner Reif Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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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 Accident 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 11, 2024). "William Sawalich Earns Redemption with Dominant Win at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Pogue, Greg (April 4, 2013). "Fairgrounds Speedway primed for 55th season". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Practice results: Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Music City 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ^ White, Brandon (May 7, 2024). "PIT BOX: William Sawalich seeks redemption as East Series returns to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Calloni, Josh (May 11, 2024). "Gio Ruggiero on Pole for ARCA East at Nashville". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Music City 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Music City 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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