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Jesse Love, the defending ARCA Menards Series champion
The 2024 ARCA Menards Series will be the 72nd season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will begin at Daytona International Speedway with the BRANDT 200 on February 17 and end with the Shore Lunch 200 at Toledo Speedway on October 5.
Jesse Love, the 2023 series champion, will not return to run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2023 and defend his title as he joined Richard Childress Racing to run full-time for them in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024.[1]
Confirmed teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew Chief | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Costner Weaver Motorsports | 93 | Caleb Costner (R) | Darrell Phillips | Costner will run the full season for his own team in 2024, after previously running part-time in 2023. Darrell Phillips will serve as the crew chief.[2][3][4] |
| Rev Racing | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | TBA | Pérez de Lara will return to Rev to run another full season in the series.[5] | |
| 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | TBA | Scott, who drove full-time for Rev in the East Series in 2023, will continue to drive for the team in 2024 and run full-time in the main ARCA Series for the first time.[5] | ||
| Ford | AM Racing | 32 | Christian Rose | Ryan London | Rose will run full-time for AMR again in 2024. It will be his second year with the team.[6] Ryan London will remain as the crew chief.[7] |
| Clubb Racing Inc. | 03 | Alex Clubb | TBA | Clubb will run the full season for his own team in 2024. It will be his first year running full-time in the series as a driver.[8] | |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Tanner Gray 6 | Matt Ross[9] | Gray will participate in 6 races in 2024 for JGR, filling in for Sawalich at tracks the latter cannot yet compete at.[9][10] |
| William Sawalich 14 | Sawalich, the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East champion, will run full-time for JGR in the East Series again in 2024 and will also compete in 14 national series races in 2024.[11][10] | ||||
| Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Kris Wright | TBA | Wright, who started the 2023 season driving full-time for Young's Motorsports in the Truck Series before leaving the team midway through the year, will drive the Venturini No. 15 car full-time in the main ARCA Series in 2024. He ran part-time for the team in the main ARCA Series and the West Series in the second half of 2023.[12] | |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | TBA | Balcaen, who ran part-time with Venturini the previous season, will run the full season with the team in 2024, driving the No. 22 entry, with ICON Direct as her sponsor.[13] |
Limited schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Jack Wood | Kevin Bellicourt | 1 | Wood will run full-time in the West Series with BMR and will therefore be in the combination race the series has with the main ARCA Series at Phoenix. Former Spire Motorsports No. 77 Cup Series car crew chief Kevin Bellicourt will be Wood's crew chief.[14] |
| Brother-In-Law Racing | 57 | Hunter Deshautelle | TBA | 1 | The team will field two cars in the season-opener at Daytona again with Deshautelle in the No. 57 and Dauzat in the No. 75, the same driver lineup they had in 2023.[15] | |
| 75 | Bryan Dauzat | TBA | 1 | |||
| Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Tanner Reif | TBA | 8 | The team will run eleven races in 2024, with Reif running in eight races in the No. 42, including the combination race with the West Series at Phoenix, while Jones will run three races. The crew chief for the entry has yet to be announced.[16] | |
| Brandon Jones | 3 | |||||
| Costner Weaver Motorsports | 39 | D. L. Wilson | TBA | 5 | Wilson will run full-time in the East Series for CWM in 2024 and will run the five combination races the main ARCA Seires has with the East Series.[2][3][4] | |
| Moyer-Petroniro Racing | 88 | A. J. Moyer[17] | TBA | 6 | Moyer, who drove for Wayne Peterson Racing in 2023, has started his own ARCA team with Randy Petroniro, Moyer-Petroniro Racing, and he will drive their No. 88 car in all six superspeedway and intermediate track races. Petroniro's son, Randy Jr, will make his ARCA debut driving the car in some of the short track races.[17] | |
| Randy Petroniro Jr.[17] | TBA | |||||
| Pinnacle Racing Group[N 1] | 28 | Shane van Gisbergen | TBA | 1 | On December 15, 2023, Trackhouse Racing acknowledged on SiriusXM that van Gisbergen would be running the season opening Daytona race in order for him to be approved to run in the Xfinity Series race there that weekend. Additional details including the team, the car number, and sponsors had yet to be announced.[19] On January 2, it was announced that SVG would drive the No. 28 car for Pinnacle Racing Group in that race. This will be the team's first superspeedway attempt.[18] | |
| Rise Motorsports | 31 | TBA | TBA | 1 | Rita Goulet will run full-time for her and her husband Tim's team in the East Series in 2024, which means she will run the five combination races the main ARCA Series has with the East Series.[20] The team will also run the season-opener at Daytona and have yet to announce a driver for that race.[21] | |
| Rita Goulet | 5 | |||||
| Van Alst Motorsports | 35 | Greg Van Alst | TBA | 1 | Van Alst will return to the series part-time in 2024, running the season-opener at Daytona for his team.[22] | |
| Veer Motorsports | 66 | Jon Garrett | TBA | 3 | Garrett revealed at the 2023 Awards Banquet that he and his team would likely only run part-time in 2024 after he said he "broke the bank" running full-time in 2023. They will enter the races at Daytona, Talladega, Iowa as well as potentially Bristol and other races if sponsorship can be found.[23][24] | |
| TBA[N 2] | TBA | Connor Zilisch | TBA | TBA | On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Zilisch would join Trackhouse Racing as a development driver and would compete in various ARCA races. The team he will drive for as well as which races he will be in have yet to be announced.[25] | |
| Ford | Van Alst Motorsports | 34 | Isaac Johnson | TBA | 1 | Johnson will run the season-opener at Daytona, driving a second entry for Van Alst Motorsports in the No. 34 car.[22] |
| Toyota | Central Coast Racing | 3 | TBA | TBA | 1 | CCR will run the No. 3 full-time in the West Series and will therefore be in the combination race the series has with the main ARCA Series at Phoenix. The driver and crew chief has yet to be announced.[26] |
| 13 | Tyler Reif | Michael Muñoz | 1 | Reif will run full-time in the West Series with CCR and will therefore be in the combination race the series has with the main ARCA Series at Phoenix.[26] | ||
| TC Motorsports | 91 | Brayton Laster | Robert Bruce | 1 | On January 2, 2024, it was announced that Laster would run the season-opener at Daytona in the TCM No. 91 car, with Robert Bruce serving as the crew chief. This will be the team's first superspeedway attempt and first time with a driver other than team owner Justin Carroll.[27] | |
| Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Jake Finch | Shannon Rursch | 1 | On October 25, 2023, it was announced that 2023 series champion Jesse Love would move up to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2024, driving the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 car.[1] On December 3, Finch revealed that he would run the season-opening Daytona race for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 20 car.[28] On January 8, 2024, the team announced he would also run five other main ARCA Series for them in one of their cars (the number was not announced) and that Shannon Rursch would be his crew chief in 2024.[29] | |
| TBA | 5 | |||||
| TBA | Gio Ruggiero | 6 | Ruggiero will compete full-time in the East Series in 2024, as such he will compete at the five combination races. Ruggiero will also compete at the Phoenix combination race as part of his 16–race schedule across all three ARCA Series.[30] | |||
| TBA | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | 07 | Danica Dart[31] | TBA | 1 | This new team will field three full-time cars in the West Series in 2024 and will therefore be in the combination race the series has with the main ARCA Series at Phoenix.[32] Kennealy and Keller's numbers have yet to be announced. Dart's number in the West Series will be the No. 11 although she will use the No. 07 in the combo race at Phoenix as Fast Track Racing uses the No. 11 in the main ARCA Series.[31][33] |
| TBA | Robbie Kennealy | TBA | 1 | |||
| TBA | Kyle Keller | TBA | 1 | |||
| KLAS Motorsports | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Mike Dayton | TBA | Jankowiak revealed in an interview on the ARCA website in December 2023 that he, KLAS Motorsports and crew chief Mike Dayton would return in 2024 in the season-opener at Daytona. Other races the team will run have yet to be announced. The team will likely run races at intermediate tracks as they are getting a second intermediate track car built.[34] |
Notes
- ↑ Entry will be fielded in a collaboration with Trackhouse Racing at Daytona (race #1).[18]
- ↑ Entry will be fielded in a collaboration with Trackhouse Racing.
Schedule
The entire schedule was released on November 8, 2023. The TV coverage for all races will be on Fox Sports 1 except for the races at Mid-Ohio, Elko and Toledo, which will be on Fox Sports 2.[35]
Schedule changes
- The race at Pocono Raceway was removed from the schedule and replaced by a race at Dover Motor Speedway. The East Series has had a race at Dover since 2004 and this will be the first year since NASCAR's acquisition of ARCA in 2020 that it has been a combination race with the main ARCA Series. It will also be the first time the main ARCA Series has ever had a race at Dover. This is the first time since 1986 that the main ARCA Series will not have a race at Pocono, ending a 37 year run.[36]
- The combination race at Iowa Speedway was moved from July to June in order for it to be on the same weekend as the track's new Cup Series race and its returning Xfinity Series race. This is the weekend the race at Berlin was on in 2023.
- The race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course moves from July to June. This is the weekend the race at Elko was on in 2023. The track lost its Truck Series race that had been on the same weekend as its ARCA race.
- The race at Berlin Raceway moves two weeks later in June.
- The combination race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park moves from August to July along with the track's Truck Series race and the Cup and Xfinity Series races at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- The race at Salem Speedway moves from September to July.
- The race at Elko Speedway moves from June to August to the weekend where the race at Michigan was in 2023.
- The race at Michigan International Speedway moves two weeks later in August along with the track's Cup and Xfinity Series races to the weekend where all three series raced at Watkins Glen in 2023.
- The race at Watkins Glen International moves from August to September along with the track's Cup and Xfinity Series races.
- The September race at Kansas Speedway moves three weeks later in the month to the weekend where the race at Salem was on in 2023.
See also
References
- 1 2 Srigley, Joseph (October 25, 2023). "Jesse Love Going Xfinity Series Racing with Richard Childress Racing in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- 1 2 Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "Caleb Costner Announces Full Time ARCA Menards And ARCA Menards Series East Schedule, D.L. Wilson Joining East Series Campaign". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- 1 2 "Caleb Costner to compete full-time in ARCA Menards Series for Costner Weaver Motorsports; D.L. Wilson set for full East season". January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- 1 2 Rutherford, Kevin (January 4, 2024). "Caleb Costner Running Full ARCA Season, DL Wilson Driving in East". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- 1 2 "Rev Racing confirms Andrés Pérez and Lavar Scott for 2024 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCARacing.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ Damcott, Anthony (October 7, 2023). "Christian Rose Returning to AM Racing's ARCA Seat in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Christian Rose, AM Racing back for second full ARCA Menards Series season in 2024". ARCARacing.com. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (November 17, 2023). "Alex Clubb Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- 1 2 "Sheldon Creed, Chandler Smith join Joe Gibbs Racing; Aric Almirola to run partial schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- 1 2 Christie, Toby (December 13, 2023). "Joe Gibbs Racing, William Sawalich Team Up For 2024 ARCA Menards Series Schedule, Add Tanner Gray To Driver Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (July 13, 2023). "William Sawalich Expanding Racing Schedule in 2024". Fronstretch. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (November 14, 2023). "Kris Wright Announces Full-Time Deal With Venturini Motorsports In 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Amber Balcaen returns to Venturini Motorsports for full 2024 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCARacing.com. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Jack Wood set to drive the No. 16 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series West for Bill McAnally Racing in 2024". ARCA Racing. December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Tolito, Lyle (December 7, 2023). "FDNY Racing and Brother-In-Law Racing returning to Daytona". Seriously Fast Motorsports. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 16, 2024). "Tanner Reif, Brandon Jones Running ARCA for Cook". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- 1 2 3 Tolito, Lyle (January 9, 2024). "Seriously Fast Exclusive: AJ Moyer forming Moyer Petroniro Racing". Seriously Fast Motorsports. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- 1 2 Rutherford, Kevin (January 2, 2024). "Shane van Gisbergen Joins Pinnacle for ARCA Daytona Race". Fronstretch.
- ↑ "Shane van Gisbergen to compete in ARCA Menards Series opener at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. December 15, 2023.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (October 15, 2023). "Rita Goulet Running Full ARCA East in 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (December 18, 2023). "Rise Motorsports Announces Plans For Daytona Test, ARCA Season Opener". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- 1 2 Branscum, Benjamine (January 12, 2024). "Van Alst Motorsports Set To Bring A Duo To Daytona, Expanding Ahead Of The 2024 Season". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Catching up with Jon Garrett as 2024 season approaches". ARCARacing.com. January 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "'I Broke The Bank... To Fufill My Dream Last Year,' Jon Garrett Talks Funding Issues Heading Into 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 11, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Running NASCAR, ARCA, More for Trackhouse". Frontstretch.
- 1 2 Kristl, Mark (January 3, 2024). "Tyler Reif Running Full-Time ARCA West for CCR". Frontstretch.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (January 2, 2024). "Brayton 'The Pizza Man' Laster Teams Up With TC Motorsports For Season Opener at Daytona". TobyChristie.com.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (December 4, 2023). "Jake Finch Running ARCA Daytona Race". Fronstretch.
- ↑ "Jake Finch returns to Venturini Motorsports for expanded ARCA Menards Series schedule". ARCARacing.com. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ White, Brandon (December 18, 2023). "Gio Ruggiero joins Venturini Motorsports for 16-race schedule in 2024". ARCA Racing. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- 1 2 "Kennealy Keller Motorsports adds Danica Dart for 2024 West Series rookie campaign". ARCA Racing. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (September 1, 2023). "Kennealy Keller Motorsports Announces Launch of ARCA West Development Team for 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "16-year-old rising star Danica Dart of Ephrata eyes pro racing career after joining KKM". Source One News. BLOX Digital. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Catching Up with Andy Jankowiak". ARCARacing.com. December 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2024 announced". ARCARacing.com. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Racing-Reference tracks: Pocono Raceway". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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