The 2024 Sprecher 150 was the 15th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the 7th race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race will be held on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off a fierce battle with Connor Zilisch, and earned his eleventh career ARCA Menards Series win, his sixth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his seventh of the season. Sawalich would also dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 149 laps. To fill out the podium, Zlilich, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2024 Sprecher 150
Race details[1][2]
Race 15 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series
Race 7 of 8 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East
Date August 25, 2024
Official name 4th Annual Sprecher 150
Location Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.002
Most laps led
Driver William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 149
Winner
No. 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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Background

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Milwaukee Mile, the circuit where the race was held.

The Milwaukee Mile is a 1.015 mi (1.633 km) oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Opened in 1903 as a dirt track, it was paved in 1954. In addition to the oval, there is a 1.8 mi (2.9 km) road circuit located in the infield.[3]

As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2024 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II).[4] The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/CCWS, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford A. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping
06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Ocean Pipe Works
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
10 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota Timcast
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford Bellator Recruiting Academy / VFW
15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota FNB Corporation
17 Marco Andretti Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Group 1001
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota ICON Direct
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Gener8tor
28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet / Silver Hare Development
31 Rita Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet NationalPolice.org
32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford West Virginia Department of Tourism
33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford AutoParkIt.com
39 D. L. Wilson CW Motorsports Toyota Heart O' Texas Speedway / ETR
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Ski's Graphics
55 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
86 Brian Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Race Parts Liquidators
93 Tyler Tomassi CW Motorsports Ford Tomassi Law
95 Andrew Patterson MAN Motorsports Toyota SCS Gearbox / Winsupply
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, August 24, at 1:00 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[5] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.213, and a speed of 125.081 mph (201.298 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.213 125.081
2 28 Connor Zilisch (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 29.624 123.346
3 20 Gio Ruggiero (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 29.722 122.939
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 24, at 2:00 PM CST.[5] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[7]

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.002, and a speed of 125.991 mph (202.763 km/h).[8]

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.002 125.991

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 149 Running

References

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  1. ^ "Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mile". ARCA. December 11, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mile". ARCA. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Milwaukee Mile Speedway". Wisconsin State Fair Park. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ Corrinne Hess. "Milwaukee Mile to host first NASCAR race in 14 years". TMJ4, August 27, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mile". ARCA. November 30, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Practice results: Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mike". ARCA. August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Fenwick, Adam (August 20, 2024). "PIT BOX: Connor Zilisch and William Sawalich take the East Series championship fight to Milwaukee". ARCA. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Calloni, Josh (August 24, 2024). "William Sawalich on Pole for ARCA at Milwaukee". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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