After a day of beating, bashing, rough racing, and a black flag, William Sawalich was able to come out on top after not being the first car to cross the finish line. Sawalich took the win after the 28 machine of Connor Mosack was black-flagged for jumping the restart.
“Well, they were telling me when I was battling the 20 that the 28 had a black flag, so, I knew it was just me and him. Again, I wish we could have raced it out, it would have been a lot of fun,” Sawalich said post-race in victory lane. Marking his second road course win of the season after winning out west in Portland.
“This team never give up, and it always shows. We had a really fast Starkey Sound Gear Toyota Camry. I really wish I could have battled it out with the [Gio Ruggiero] there. To be honest, I missed a shift on the backstretch and that’s why it looked like I brake-checked him. And then I hit the wall on the burnout. Never done that before, so that’s a first. Really good job for these guys, I can’t thank them enough,” the Eden Prarie, MN native added.
Pole sitter Mosack officially came home in 13th after the penalty.
Brent Crews looked to be the one to dominate, leading the most laps, but came up short in second after leading a good chunk. Venturini Motorsports teammate Gio Ruggiero was able to rebound after some tough contact and battles for third. Thomas Annuziata and Marco Andretti rounded out the rest of the top five. Points leader Andres Perez managed a sixth place on the day.
.@tannunziata15 managed a p4 on the day, but still came home disappointed.#ARCA #ZinsserSmartCoat150 pic.twitter.com/zgCo41mwjQ
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) June 22, 2024
In his ARCA Menards Series debut, IndyCar veteran Conor Daly had some eventful moments but managed an eight-place finish after it all.
Here’s a look at those offs for the 35 and 30. #ARCA
pic.twitter.com/TQBZAl6VXw— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) June 21, 2024
Another great run came for Brad Perez, coming home ninth. “Everything went exactly as it should,” he told TobyChristie.com.
Top 10 day for @bradxperez #ARCA #ZinsserSmartCoat150 pic.twitter.com/wtMAKpgK3N
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) June 22, 2024
Several drivers faced issues early on. Chris Golden stalled on track on the first lap, only to go behind the wall shortly after. A tough break also came for ARCA Menards Series veteran and road course ringer Dale Quarterley. He was as high as fourth, but a mechanical issue knocked him out early and relegated him to a 23rd place finish.
Up next, the ARCA Menards Series travels up to Michigan, for Berlin Raceway on June 29th.
Official Results for the Zinsser SmartCoat 150 at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course
| Fin | St | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 18 | William Sawalich* | Joe Gibbs Racing Starkley Soundgear Toyota | 42 | -- | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 3 | 55 | Brent Crews* | Venturini Motorsports Mobil 1 Toyota | 42 | 0.896 | Running | 44 |
| 3 | 7 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero* | Venturini Motorsports First Auto Group Toyota | 42 | 5.330 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 44 | Thomas Annunziata* | Ferrier McClure Racing Bayshore Mortgage-Franklin Rd Apparel-Chipoys Ford | 42 | 6.137 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 17 | Marco Andretti* | Cook Racing Technologies Group 1001 Chevrolet | 42 | 7.044 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Andres Perez | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | 42 | 7.449 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 16 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports VMS Toyota | 42 | 8.235 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 30 | Conor Daly* | Rette Jones Racing Polkadot Rette Jones Racing Ford | 42 | 9.128 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 13 | 10 | Brad Perez | Fast Track Racing Race City Graphics Toyota | 42 | 9.459 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 12 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports CB Fabrication-Top Choice Fence Ford | 42 | 13.764 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 18 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing West Virginia Department Of Tourism Ford | 42 | 14.182 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports Immigration Law Center Toyota | 42 | 15.721 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 1 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group Chevy | 42 | -- | Running | 33 |
| 14 | 11 | 6 | Lavar Scott* | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | 41 | 1 lap | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 19 | 11 | Cody Dennison* | Fast Track Racing Timcast.com Toyota | 41 | 1 lap | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 15 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports Icon Toyota | 40 | 2 laps | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | 99 | Michael Maples* | Fast Track Racing Don Ray Petroleum-Maples Motorsports Chevrolet | 37 | 5 laps | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports FNB Corporation Toyota | 36 | 6 laps | Out | 26 |
| 19 | 24 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. Race Parts Liquidators Ford | 26 | 16 laps | Out | 25 |
| 20 | 21 | 12 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing Chevrolet | 25 | 17 laps | Out | 24 |
| 21 | 23 | 06 | Nate Moeller* | Peterson Motorsports Toyota | 20 | 22 laps | Out | 23 |
| 22 | 14 | 95 | Andrew Patterson* | MAN Motorsports Winsupply-SCS Gearbox Toyota | 16 | 26 laps | Out | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing Van Dyk Recyclers-Motul Chevy | 6 | 36 laps | Out | 21 |
| 24 | 25 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports Copraya.com Ford | 1 | 41 laps | Out | 20 |
| 25 | 26 | 86 | Chris Golden | Clubb Racing Inc. Race Parts Liquidators Ford | 0 | 42 laps | Out | 19 |
| 26 | 22 | 31 | Rob Pellosie* | Rise Motorsports Tooth Acres Dentistry Chevrolet | 0 | 42 laps | Out | 18 |
