2024 Bush's Beans 200

The 2024 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a 0.553 mile permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a caution-filled race, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off a hard charging battle between Landen Lewis throughout the entire race, and took over the lead on the final restart with two to go, earning his 12th career ARCA Menards Series win, his 7th career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his 9th win of the season. To fill out the podium, Lewis, driving for CR7 Motorsports, and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
In addition to winning, Sawalich would claim the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East championship, 12 points ahead of Connor Zilisch, who was involved in an early race incident, ending his contention of winning. This was Sawalich's second championship after winning it the year before, and the fourth consecutive championship for the 18 car.

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Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 19, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.384, and a speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 19, at 2:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-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 15.503, and a speed of.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Andrés Pérez de Lara	844
	2	Lavar Scott	792
	3	Kris Wright	760
	4	Toni Breidinger	718
1	5	Christian Rose	716
	6	Amber Balcaen	666
1	7	Cody Dennison	632
1	8	Michael Maples	626
	9	Alex Clubb	610
	10	William Sawalich	592

;Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	William Sawalich	402
	2	Connor Zilisch	390
	3	Gio Ruggiero	352
	4	Zachary Tinkle	321
	5	D. L. Wilson	298
	6	Cody Dennison	297
	7	Michael Maples	282
	8	Rita Goulet	231
2	9	Lavar Scott	198
	10	Andrés Pérez de Lara	197

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.