William Sawalich Grabs Another Dominant ARCA Menards Series Victory at Berlin

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William Sawalich grabs another dominant ARCA Menards Series victory at Berlin Raceway on Saturday night in the ARCA 200.

MARNE, Michigan – William Sawalich won Saturday’s Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway. The moment he took the green flag to start the ninth race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season his victory was impending.

William Sawalich Grabs Another Dominant ARCA Menards Series Victory at Berlin

While that’s not technically true, no one in the field Saturday evening at Berlin Raceway had anything for the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver.

Sawalich was fastest in practice, topped the charts during General Tire Pole Award qualifying, and led nearly every lap en route to his third ARCA Menards Series triumph of 2024.

“We had a really good Starkey-Sound Gear Toyota Camry tonight,” said Sawalich, who also has wins this year at Phoenix Raceway and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the ARCA Menards Series. “I didn’t know it was this good. I for sure proved a point here.”

The only serious challenge for Sawalich was during a restart after the first scheduled race break.

ARCA Menards Series championship leader Andres Perez was able to muscle his way past Sawalich on the outside briefly taking the lead on lap 81. Sawalich quickly regained the top spot six laps later.

That was the only blemish on an otherwise perfect day for Sawalich, who now has seven career ARCA Menards Series victories with his 2023 ARCA Menards Series East championship.

“(This is) definitely a tough track,” said Sawalich, who also won at Berlin Raceway last year. “I’m glad we got to tame it. We beat everybody pretty good, so it felt really good.”

The ARCA 200 Results

Rev Racing’s Lavar Scott earned a career-best second-place finish Saturday night after passing Sean Hingorani with five laps left. Hingorani finished third, followed by Kris Wright and Perez.

Toni Breidinger, Greg Van Alst, Gavan Boschele, Christian Rose, and Amber Balcaen round out the top ten finishers.

Next Up

The ARCA Menards Series is back in action on Friday, July 19 alongside the ARCA Menards Series East for the Circle City 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The race will air live on FS1 at 5:30 p.m. ET.