Story By: BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BRISTOL, TN – William Sawalich raced to the win in the Bush’s Beans 200 ARCA Menards Series race and in the process claimed his second ARCA Menards East Series title. It was Sawalich’s second straight Bristol Motor Speedway victory.
Sawalich powered past his challengers at the controls of his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing machine to take the checkered flag in front of Landen Lewis, Lavar Scott, Andres Perez and Dean Thompson.
Connor Zilisch, who entered the race as the ARCA East points leader got caught up in a crash early in the race and it ended his championship chances. His No. 28 machine collided with Logan Misuraca’s No. 9 Chevy, which spun out and hit the wall. As her car drifted back down track, Zilich’s machine slammed into it at full speed.
The damage to Zilisch’s car was too much to overcome. Zilisch finished 26th and dropped to second in the East standings.
Other notable finishers included heralded dirt track racer Corey Day, who finished seventh and former Indy Car racer Marco Andretti, who finished 22nd.
Bush’s Beans 200 Final Results
ARCA Menards Series
Bristol Motor Speedway
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
1. William Sawalich
2. Landen Lewis
3. Lavar Scott
4. Andres Perez
5. Dean Thompson
6. Tyler Reif
7. Corey Day
8. Jake Finch
9. Lawless Alan
10. Andy Jankowiak
11. Zachary Tinkle
12. Toni Breidinger
13. Kris Wright
14. Eric Caudell
15. Gio Ruggiero
16. Tim Richmond
17. Cody Dennison
18. Andrew Patterson
19. Alex Clubb
20. Christian Rose
21. Greg VanAlst
22. Marco Andretti
23. D.L. Wilson
24. Michael Maples
25. Amber Balcaen
26. Connor Zilisch
27. Logan Misuraca
28. Tim Goulet
29. Dale Shearer
30. Nate Moeller
31. Brian Clubb
32. Brad Smith
33. Dawson Sutton
