ARCA: Big Willie on pole, SVG in after withdrawal
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A wild qualifying session in the ARCA Menards Series ended with Willie Mullins on the pole and Shane van Gisbergen out of the race – briefly.
Mullins picked up the first pole of his career, running a lap of 48.982 seconds averaging 183.741 MPH around Daytona International Speedway.
Tim Richmond will start on the front row with Mullins after running a lap of 49.003, averaging 183.662 MPH.
Mullins and Richmond beat two Venturini Motorsports entries. Jake Finch and Toni Breidinger qualified third and fourth in the Nos. 20 and 25 VMS entries.
Ryan Huff, Justin Bonsignore, Gil Linster, Bryan Dauzat, Issac Johnson and Jason Kitzmiller round out the top 10 starters.
On the other end, Shane van Gisbergen was one of 10 drivers who failed to qualify for the race.
Then, Eric Caudell and his No. 7 CCM Racing team withdrew after qualifying 17th fastest. That put van Gisbergen in the race.
Van Gisbergen will start his No. 28 Pinnacle Motorsports Chevrolet near the rear of the field. Even if he missed the race, a NASCAR representative confirmed the DNQ wouldn’t affect his clearance for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday.
Van Gisbergen will race full-time in the Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing in 2024.
Takuma Koga, Mitch Gibson, Becca Monopoli, Hunter Deshautelle, Cody Dennison, Charles Buchanan, AJ Moyer, Brayton Laster and Dale Shearer failed to qualify for the Daytona ARCA 200.
MORE: Daytona ARCA race rescheduled to Friday
Starting Lineup
- Willie Mullins
- Tim Richmond
- Jake Finch
- Toni Breidinger
- Ryan Huff
- Justin Bonsignore
- Gil Linster
- Bryan Dauzat
- Issac Johnson
- Jason Kitzmiller
- Kris Wright
- Bryce Haugeberg
- Andres Perez
- Jeff Scofield
- Tanner Gray
- Dale Quarterley
- Caleb Costner
- Thomas Annunziata
- Christian Rose
- Sean Corr
- Greg Van Alst
- Steve Lewis Jr.
- Patrick Emerling
- Gus Dean
- Marco Andretti
- Armani Williams
- Amber Balcaen
- John Aramendia
- Scott Melton
- Mandy Chick
- Lavar Scott
- Leland Honeyman Jr.
- Andy Jankowiak
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Michael Maples
- Ryan Roulette
- Ed Pompa
- Alex Clubb
- Tommy O’Leary IV
- Brad Smith
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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