Daytona ARCA 200 qualifying: Live updates, results from Friday’s session

www.arcaracing.com February 16, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Almost 50 drivers attempted to qualify for a 40-car field in the 2024 Daytona ARCA 200 on Friday ahead of what’s now a late-night race.

The ARCA Menards Series season-opener, originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 17, was moved to Friday night due to the threat of inclement weather Saturday. The race will start at 10:30 p.m. ET on FS2 before moving to FS1 after that network finishes broadcasting college basketball.

But before the race came a dramatic group qualifying session.

At Daytona, qualifying is done in groups. Each group this year was made up of as many as nine race cars and was determined by a random draw. Each group had four minutes on the clock when released from pit road, and each driver’s fastest lap being their speed of record.

The fastest 34 drivers in qualifying were, while the final six positions were reserved for provisional starts.

Below is how Friday’s group qualifying session at Daytona played out.

MORE: Complete qualifying results

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Daytona ARCA 200 qualifying: Live updates and results

(All times ET)

2:39 p.m.: The results are final. Willie Mullins earns the General Tire Pole Award and will start the race alongside Tim Richmond. Jake Finch, Toni Breidinger and Ryan Huff complete the top five. The complete qualifying results can be found here.

2:08 p.m.: WILLIE MULLINS ON POLE. The final group run ends with Mullins’ No. 3 Ford having recorded the fastest time of the group qualifying session. It’s Mullins’ first General Tire Pole Award of his career.

2:02 p.m.: Willie Mullins remains on top of the board after Group 6 ends their run. The session begins for Group 7, featuring Amber Balcaen, Alex Clubb, Ryan Roulette, Cody Dennison, Michael Maples, Scott Melton and John Aramendia.

1:55 p.m.: The Group 5 run ends with Willie Mullins still topping the speed chart. Group 6, consisting of Greg Van Alst, Jeff Scofield, Sean Corr, Thomas Annunziata, Brayton Laster, A.J. Moyer and Christian Rose, hits the track.

1:50 p.m.: Willie Mullens sets the new best speed of the session at the front of the Group 4 field. He drops to the back of the pack after a couple laps  Group 5 heads to the track, consisting of Leland Honeyman, Andy Jankowiak. Lavar Scott, Dale Shearer, Takuma Koga, Tommy O’Leary IV and Mandy Chick.

1:45 p.m.: The Group 3 run ends with Gil Linster still holding the best speed. Group 4, consisting of Willie Mullins, Tim Richmond, Jake Finch, Toni Breidinger, Ryan Huff, Justin Bonsignore and Shane Van Gisbergen, his the track for their run.

1:39 p.m.: Gil Linster remains at the top of the board after Group 2 finishes their run. Group  hits the track, giving a run for Chuck Buchanan, Dale Quarterley, Caleb Costner, Steve Lewis Jr., Mitch Gibson, Tanner Gray and Eric Caudell.

1:36 p.m.: Gil Linster sets the fastest time in group one. The second group, consisting of Hunter Deshautelle, Brad Smith, Patrick Emerling, Marco Andretti, Amarni Williams, Gus Dean and Ed Pompa, goes on track for their session.

1:32 p.m.: Group 1, consisting of Bryce Haugeberg, Jason Kitzmiller, Andres Perez, Gil Linster, Isaac Johnson, Becca Monopoli, Bryan Dauzat and Kris Wright, hits the track for their session.

1 p.m.: The ARCA Menards Series and Daytona International Speedway announce that the Daytona ARCA 200 had been moved to Friday night at 10:30 p.m. ET.