After a short track beating and banging Saturday night at Salem Speedway, the ARCA Menards Series heads north to take on the tight bullring of Elko Speedway for the Shore Lunch 250.
The series has been traveling to the track in Elko, MN since 2012 and has a stacked list of former winners, including Brennan Poole, Frank Kimmel, Grant Enfinger, Corey Heim, Sammy Smith, and Jesse Love who scored the win last year at the .375-mile oval.
Heading into the weekend, a local kid is looking to double down.
After dominating the field all day in Salem, William Sawalich looks to pick up the win in his home state of Minnesota. He’s won three of the last four races for the series and will be trying for his ninth win the ARCA Menards Series national platform.
While Sawalich is looking to double down on the short tracks, several drivers are looking to slow his role.
The Venturini Motorsports crew are looking to rebound after a rough night in Southern Indiana, this weekend Sean Hingorani and Isabella Robusto join the crew along with the regulars of Kris Wright, Amber Balcaen, and Toni Breidinger. The whole team looks to get their mojo back after only having one car in the top 10 at Salem.
For the first time since July 27, 2018 at Pocono, Venturini Motorsports fails to place a car inside the top-eight in an ARCA Menards Series event.
Kris Wright (P10) was the best finisher for VMS with Dean P14, Breidinger P16, Finch P18 and Balcaen P24.#ARCA | ?: @benbranscum pic.twitter.com/F6VWZsRQwg
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) July 28, 2024
ARCA Menards Series driver points leader Anders Perez has back-to-back second place finishes at IRP and Salem, but still is looking to break through for his first career win, he’ll be looking to take home the trophy along with his teammate Lavar Scott who is coming off a third place run and now sits second in the points.
Other notables set to take on the tight track include Christian Rose, coming off his first top five since Talladega, Ryan Roulette coming off a career best eighth place run, Greg Van Alst, Bryce Haugeberg, and several others.
You can catch the Shore Lunch 250 live on FS1 on Saturday at 8 p.m. CT / 9 p.m. ET.
Official Entry List for the Shore Lunch 250 at Elko Speedway
| Entry | Car No. | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andres Perez | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | Glenn Parker |
| 2 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing INC Race Parts Liquidators Ford | Brian Clubb |
| 3 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wanye Peterson Motorsports Peterson Motorsports Toyota | Wayne Peterson |
| 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | Danny Johnson |
| 5 | 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing Brenco-Haugeberg Farms-UTI Ford | Chris Vanscoy |
| 6 | 11 | Cody Dennison | Fast Track Racing Timcast.com Toyota | Nathan Davis |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing Bellator Recruiting Academy-VFW Ford | Tim Monroe |
| 8 | 15 | Kris Wright | Fast Track Racing FNB Corporation Toyota | Larry Balsitis |
| 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing Starkey-Soundgear Toyota | Matt Ross |
| 10 | 20 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports Fidelity Capital Toyota | Kevin Reed Jr |
| 11 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports Icon Toyota | Jeff Spraker |
| 12 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports Sunoco Toyota | Cayden Lapcevich |
| 13 | 31 | Rick Redig Tackman | Rise Motorsports Max Buchanan Foundation Chevrolet | Matthew Wright |
| 14 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing West Virginia Department of Tourism Ford | Ryan London |
| 15 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Van Alst Motorsports CB Fabricating-Top Choice Fence Ford | Jim Long |
| 16 | 45 | E.J. Tamayo | Tamayo Cosentino Racing AMICI Engineering Contractors Ford | Ethan Hutchins |
| 17 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Racing Copraya.com Ford | Jeff Smith |
| 18 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports Mobil 1 Toyota | Doug George |
| 19 | 86 | Brian Clubb | Clubb Racing INC Race Parts Liquidators Ford | Brian Harseim |
| 20 | 99 | Michael Maples | Fast Track Racing Don Ray Petroleum LLC-Maples Motorsports Chevrolet | Mike Sroufe |
