The 2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen was the 17th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 13, 2024, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, a 2.454 mile (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 41 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would pull off another dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 40 laps with a 12 second lead to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brandon Jones, driving for Cook Racing Technologies, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report Background
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordWallis Farms / Misfit Productions3Alex Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions4Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions / ACI / Fire Rover06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaOcean Pipe Works6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaHYTORC of New York / Double "H" Ranch11Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyotaTimcast12Brayton LasterFast Track RacingFordIn Memory of Ron Hutcherson / Cammus15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation17Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletGroup 100118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear20Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFirst Auto Group22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct23Connor MosackSigma Performance ServicesChevroletF.W. Webb Company25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaBoozy Jerky27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Law Center28Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet / Silver Hare Development29Ryan GemmellNEMCO MotorsportsToyotaDiamond Brite / TC3 Turf30Dylan LuptonRette Jones RacingFordLupton Excavation31Rob PellosieRise MotorsportsChevroletTooth Acres Dentistry32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism42Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletLyons Bathtubs & Showers / Menards44Thomas AnnunziataJeff McClure RacingFordBayshore Mortgage Funding48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordSki's Graphics55Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction71Christopher WerthCK MotorsportsChevroletKim's Quilting Corner / Otto Motorsports73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevroletWhelen99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 13, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.076, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1:14.076119.067218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.247117.214320Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:15.260117.194Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, September 13, at 3:15 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 25-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.
Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:13.778, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1:13.778119.548218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:14.458118.456344Thomas AnnunziataJeff McClure RacingFord1:15.046117.52842Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet1:15.211117.270520Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:15.358117.041642Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1:15.449116.900715Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:15.656116.580823Connor MosackSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1:15.832116.31096Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1:15.899116.2071029Ryan GemmellNEMCO MotorsportsToyota1:16.391115.4591117Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1:16.930114.6501230Dylan LuptonRette Jones RacingFord1:16.974114.584134Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1:17.040114.4861455Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:17.111114.3811573Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.221114.2181625Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:17.464113.859173Alex Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1:17.630113.6161832Christian RoseAM RacingFord1:18.310112.6291971Christopher WerthCK MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.604110.7982027Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota1:19.633110.7582111Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota1:20.455109.6262210Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota1:21.763107.8732399Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet1:27.093101.2712412Brayton LasterFast Track RacingFord1:30.01597.9842506Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1:37.86990.1202603Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1:39.59888.5562748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1:43.70085.0532822Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota6:03.49724.2642931Rob PellosieRise MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1128Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet4140Running492218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota411Running433642Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet410Running41442Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet410Running405823Connor MosackSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet410Running396520Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota410Running387344Thomas AnnunziataJeff McClure RacingFord410Running3781029Ryan GemmellNEMCO MotorsportsToyota410Running36996Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet410Running35101230Dylan LuptonRette Jones RacingFord410Running3411134Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet410Running3312715Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota410Running32131573Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet410Running31141117Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet410Running30151455Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota410Running29161832Christian RoseAM RacingFord400Running28171625Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota400Running2718173Alex Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet390Running26191971Christopher WerthCK MotorsportsChevrolet390Running25202399Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet350Running24212603Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford320Running23222210Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota240Running22232506Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota150DNF21242111Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota120DNF20252931Rob PellosieRise MotorsportsChevrolet90DNF19262027Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota80DNF18272412Brayton LasterFast Track RacingFord80DNF17282748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord00DNF16292822Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota00DNF15Official race results
Notes
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 804 2 Lavar Scott 751 (-53) 3 Kris Wright 729 (–75) 4 Christian Rose 692 (–112) 5 Toni Breidinger 686 (–118) 6 Amber Balcaen 647 (–157) 1 7 Michael Maples 606 (–198) 1 8 Cody Dennison 605 (–199) 9 Alex Clubb 585 (–219) 1 10 William Sawalich 543 (–261)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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