PIT BOX: William Sawalich leads the charge back to Berlin Raceway this Saturday night

For the 34th time in ARCA Menards Series history, Michigan’s Berlin Raceway will play host to stock-car racing’s brightest up-and-coming stars with the running of the Berlin ARCA 200 on Saturday, June 29 (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing / delayed on FS1 at 10 p.m. ET).

The ARCA Menards Series made its debut at Berlin in 1958 with Les Snow emerging as the series’ inaugural winner at the track that July. ARCA continued to race at Berlin periodically until 1973, with competitors like Nelson Stacy, Harold Smith, Iggy Katona, Andy Hampton, Ramo Stott and Bob Senneker winning races.

After a brief return in 1986, which was won by Bob Keselowski, Berlin returned the schedule in 1999. That event, won by Frank Kimmel, marked a consistent return to the schedule for the track. In the years since, competitors like Tim Steele, Brian Keselowski, Justin Lofton, Scott Speed, Chris Buescher, Erik Jones, Grant Enfinger, Daniel Dye, Sammy Smith and William Sawalich have visited Victory Lane.

Tickets to Saturday’s Berlin ARCA 200 are available here. Below is everything you need to know about the ninth race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season.

Berlin ARCA 200

 WHAT TO WATCH FOR:

Fresh off his second ARCA Menards Series (national) victory of the 2024 campaign at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, William Sawalich returns to the location of his inaugural ARCA Menards Series victory one year ago.

Sawalich’s win at Berlin last year didn’t come easy. He had to chase down eventual series champion Jesse Love, ultimately passing him for the lead with two laps left in the 200-lap event to secure the victory and give Joe Gibbs Racing consecutive wins at the 7/16-mile paved oval.

This season, Sawalich enters the Berlin ARCA 200 as the favorite to win, but he’ll face ample competition in his pursuit of a repeat victory.

Included among his competition will be a strong contingent from Venturini Motorsports, led by the returning Sean Hingorani, who will make his first 2024 start for the team aboard the flagship No. 20 Toyota. Also joining the team for Berlin will be the debuting Gavan Boschele, who will drive the No. 55 Toyota. Amber Balcaen, Toni Breidinger and Kris Wright will also be part of the Venturini stable at Berlin.

ARCA Menards Series championship leader Andres Perez and his teammate Lavar Scott will lead the charge for Rev Racing. AM Racing will once again field an entry for Christian Rose, and Greg Van Alst will also be in the field in his own No. 35.

The complete entry list for Saturday’s Berlin ARCA 200 is available here.

RACING REFERENCE:

• Previous ARCA Menards Series races at Berlin
• ARCA Menards Series drivers at Berlin

RACE FACTS:

CREW CHIEF HANDOUT: The starting field for the Berlin ARCA 200 is limited to 26 starters plus provisionals. This event will be run under the 2024 ARCA Menards Series rules, procedures, regulations and specifications.

QUALIFYING: Two consecutive laps qualifying. No adjustments or repairs may be made on car after taking the green flag at Start/Finish line. All cars must make a qualifying attempt, and all drivers must practice before they can qualify.

RACE PIT STOP: Break pit stop procedure. Breaks at or near the conclusion of laps 75 and 125. No adding or moving tires to or from pit box once race has started.

TIRE ALLOTMENT: Per ARCA Rulebook, maximum number of tires allowed in pit box for use in race is six (6).