No. 18 Starkey/SoundGear Toyota Camry News and Notes:
- SAWALICH AT BRISTOL: William Sawalich is the defending winner of the ARCA Menards Series East (AMSE) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Last year, Sawalich made a late-race pass for the lead to claim the race win after clinching the AMSE championship earlier in the night. Thursday night’s race is the AMSE season finale. Sawalich currently sits second in the championship points standings, 16 points behind leader Connor Zilisch. Sawalich will run double-duty on Thursday as the climbs behind the wheel of the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for TRICON Garage after the AMSE race.
- 2023 ARCA EAST CHAMPION: Sawalich claimed the 2023 AMSE championship at Bristol Motor Speedway. He ended the AMSE season with four wins and finished in the top-five in all eight races on the AMSE schedule. He became the second AMSE champion for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and the first Minnesotan to win the series championship.
- JGR AT BRISTOL: JGR owns two ARCA Menards Series (AMS) wins at Bristol. Ty Gibbs won at the short track in 2021, followed up by Sawalich’s 2023 victory.
- FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Sawalich’s 2024 season.
Twitter: @WilliamSawalich I Facebook: William Sawalich I Instagram: @williamsawalich
- RACE INFO: The AMSE Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol will take place at 5:00 PM ET on Thursday, September 19, with coverage of the race on FOX Sports 1.
From the Driver’s Seat:
William Sawalich: “Bristol is a fun track. We had a good race here last year and we know we can go out and put together a complete day on Thursday. Winning this race last year was awesome, so I hope we can go back-to-back.”
Sawalich’s Career ARCA Menards Series Stats at Bristol Motor Speedway:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Sawalich’s 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 559 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
Sawalich’s Career ARCA Menards Series East Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1317 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
Sawalich’s 2024 ARCA Menards Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1055 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
Sawalich’s Career ARCA Menards Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 25 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 1606 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
Sawalich’s 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Sawalich’s Career ARCA Menards Series West Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 305 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
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