| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
| Date | March 23, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual Pensacola 150 | ||
| Location | Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.5 mi (0.80 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km) | ||
| Average speed | 74.298 mph (119.571 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 17.126 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 80 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2024 Pensacola 150 was the first stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, a 0.5 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a thrilling race that featured an intense battle between Gio Ruggiero and William Sawalich, Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would take the lead from Sawalich on the final restart following the race break, and held him off for the final 70 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win.[5] Sawalich, who started on the pole, dominated the first half of the race, leading a race-high 80 laps before losing the lead on the final restart and ultimately finished 2nd. To fill out the podium, Bubba Pollard, driving for Phoenix Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.