Recently crowned ARCA Menards Series East champion William Sawalich returns to the Wilson Motorsports stable for the 52nd Running of the Winchester 400 Presented by Vore’s Welding and Steel.
The Minnesota teenager made the jump to ARCA with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2023 and won four of the eight ARCA East races and the series title in his first year in a full-bodied stock car. He’s also won two ARCA National races at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway and Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Mile. Additionally, Sawalich has has three top-tens in five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts.
Sawalich has two previous starts with the ASA STARS National Tour, coming at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway and Milwaukee. His best finish came at the Mile when he finished fifth. While his Super Late Model starts have been limited this season due to his ARCA duties, he did score two wins during the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway, including in the Orange Blossom 100 at the end of the week when he out-dueled Bubba Pollard in the final laps.
Even at the age of just 16, Sawalich already has two wins at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway. He passed Michael Hinde with eight laps to go to win the ASA/CRA Super Series race at the World Stock Car Festival on Labor Day weekend in 2022, then backed it up with a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour win during Winchester 400 weekend after passing newly-crowned series champion Chase Burda with five to go.
The ASA STARS National Tour heads to Winchester Speedway on October 15 for the Winchester 400. The race will also serve as the season finale for the ASA/CRA Super Series.