The ARCA Menards Series campaign has gotten off to a difficult start, after a deluge of rain hit the Daytona International Speedway on Thursday afternoon, forcing the cancellation of all on-track sessions, with the exception of the Duels for the NASCAR Cup Series.
According to the ARCA Menards Series Rule Book, if no practice session has taken place before the designated start time of qualifying, then the starting grid will be determined by Owner Points. With it being the opening race of the season, the grid was determined on 2024 Owner Points.
William Sawalich, driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, will start on the pole for Saturday’s 200-mile contest at Daytona International Speedway. Lawless Alan, who will compete full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Venturini Motorsports in 2025, will start on the outside of the front row on Saturday.
Lavar Scott, Isabella Robusto, and Brenden Queen will round out the top five starters. Jake Finch, Thad Moffitt, Kole Raz, Katherine Legge, and Cody Dennison will round out the top-10.
With a total of 45 entrants for the season-opener, five teams were forced to pack their stuff up and head back to the shop to tackle the next race on the ARCA Menards Series calendar.
Steve Lewis, Jr. (#62), Ryan Huff (#36), Chuck Buchanan, Jr. (#87), Chase Pinsonneault (#15), and Bob Martin (#52) are the five drivers who have failed to qualify for Saturday’s Ride the ‘Dente 200 at Daytona International Speedway.
A representative from ARCA tells TobyChristie.com that one unnamed organization that failed to qualify attempted to “buy” their way into the field but was unsuccessful in doing so.
According to ARCA rules, only the first driver outside of the field is eligible to “buy” their spot into the field, anybody further back than that would need to have the others who failed to qualify to withdraw, as well as somebody who made the field.
STARTING LINEUP:
| Rank | # | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Venturini Motorsports Starkey Toyota |
| 2 | 20 | Lawless Alan | Venturini Motorsports AUTOParkIt Toyota |
| 3 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet |
| 4 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports Mobil 1 Toyota |
| 5 | 28 | Brenden Queen | Pinnacle Racing Group bestrepair.net Chevrolet |
| 6 | 25 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports Phoenix Toyota |
| 7 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | Nitro Motorsports Safety Kleen/Clean Harbors Toyota |
| 8 | 76 | Kole Raz | AM Racing Cyclum Renewable Truck Stops Ford |
| 9 | 23 | Katherine Legge | Sigma Performance Services SPS Chevrolet |
| 10 | 11 | Cody Dennison | Fast Track Racing Timcast Chevrolet |
| 11 | 9 | Jason White | Fast Track Racing More Core/Power Ventures Ford |
| 12 | 12 | Takuma Koga | Fast Track Racing Macnica Yit Ikedo/CKB/Fast Track Racing Toyota |
| 13 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing Double H Ranch Ford |
| 14 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. Race Parts Liquidators/A.Clubb Lawn Care Ford |
| 15 | 06 | Bryce Haugeberg | Wayne Peterson Racing NDSU/Brenco Toyota |
| 16 | 31 | Tim Viens | Rise Motorsports Max Buchanan Foundation Toyota |
| 17 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports Don Ray Petroleaum LLC/ Maples Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 18 | 48 | Jeff Scofield | Brad Smith Motorsports JXT Transportation Chevrolet |
| 19 | 82 | Helio Castroneves | Pinnacle Racing Group Wendy’s Chevrolet |
| 20 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports KLAS Motorsports Ford |
| 21 | 77 | Corey Day | Spire Motorsports Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet |
| 22 | 3 | Willie Mullins | Mullins Racing CorvetteParts.net/Crow Wing Recycling Ford |
| 23 | 93 | Caleb Costner | CW Motorsports Piedmont Outfitters Chevrolet |
| 24 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports A.L.L. Construction Inc Chevrolet |
| 25 | 86 | Becca Monopoli | Clubb Racing Inc. Orlando Health Toyota |
| 26 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports Immigration Law Center Toyota |
| 27 | 30 | Garrett Mitchell | Rette Jones Racing Kenetix Ford |
| 28 | 69 | Nolan Wilson | Kimmel Racing Stowell Co/Decisely Ins/Daytona Beach Poker Ford |
| 29 | 67 | Ryan Roulette | Maples Motorsports VFW/Maples Motorsports Ford |
| 30 | 70 | Amber Balcaen | Nitro Motorsports Gambit Technologies/ICON Direct Toyota |
| 31 | 29 | Kyle Steckly | Rette Jones Racing APC Auto Parts Centres Ford |
| 32 | 02 | Craig Bracken | Young's Motorsports Technique High/Speed Prototypes Chevrolet |
| 33 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing Nesco Bus Sales Chevrolet |
| 34 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing Van Dyk Recycling Solutions/ACI Chevrolet |
| 35 | 0 | Brayton Laster | Wayne Peterson Racing Clear Tech Pools Chevrolet |
| 36 | 68 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing Melton McFadden Ins/Donna’s Donuts Ford |
| 37 | 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing RYDIN/Coble Enterprises/Sheppard Racing Ent Toyota |
| 38 | 88 | A.J. Moyer | Moyer-Petroniro Racing Rivers Edge Cottages & RV Park/AmpereEV.com Chevrolet |
| 39 | 57 | Hunter Deshautelle | Brother-In-Law Racing O.B. Builders Inc Chevrolet |
| 40 | 75 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-In-Law Racing O.B. Builders Inc Chevrolet |
