1. William Sawalich was born on October 3,2006 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
31 Facts About William Sawalich
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William Sawalich competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 18 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No 18 Toyota Camry for JGR.
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William Sawalich is the 2023 and 2024 ARCA Menards Series East champion.
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William Sawalich moved into legends cars in 2020, winning the INEX Young Lions State Championship in Minnesota.
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William Sawalich scored multiple top fives and podiums during his legends car efforts.
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William Sawalich won an INEX sanctioned Legends division feature race at Elko Speedway on August 22,2020.
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William Sawalich made the transition to late models in 2021, running nearly a full season in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series.
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William Sawalich finished 17th after being involved in a late-race accident.
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In 2022, William Sawalich increased his late model schedule, running in the CARS Tour, the Champion Racing Association, the ARCA Midwest Tour, the Southern Super Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
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In 2023, William Sawalich won the All American 400 in a controversial ending, after the top eight drivers were eliminated due to fluid on the racetrack, causing them to slip up and hit the wall.
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William Sawalich became the youngest driver to win the All American 400.
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On December 9,2022, it was announced that William Sawalich would join Joe Gibbs Racing to run 20 races in the ARCA Menards Series.
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William Sawalich would make his debut at Phoenix on March 10,2023, winning the pole and finishing 13th.
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At Nashville, William Sawalich was in contention to win his second race, until the caution came out on the final lap.
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William Sawalich earned his second win of the season at ARCA's return to Flat Rock Speedway, leading the final 50 laps of the race.
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William Sawalich scored his third win of the season at Berlin Raceway, after passing Jesse Love for the lead with two laps to go.
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On December 13,2023, it was announced that William Sawalich would run a more expanded ARCA Menards Series and West Series schedule, along with a full-time East Series schedule.
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William Sawalich will run the No 18 for the 14 races in the ARCA Menards Series, and the No 18 as well in the East and the West Series.
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Tanner Gray will be the driver of the No 18 for the six tracks in the ARCA Menards Series that William Sawalich is too young to race at.
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William Sawalich would start his season in the ARCA Menards Series along with the ARCA Menards Series West with a victory at Phoenix after leading 66 laps in a weather-shortened race.
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At Dover, William Sawalich won the pole and led the most laps, before being involved in a late race incident, unable to complete the race and finished 17th, the first DNF in his career.
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At Portland for the West Series race, William Sawalich took the lead from Brandon Jones in the middle stages of the race, and led the final 31 laps to earn his first road course win in ARCA.
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In fourteen races in the main ARCA series, William Sawalich won nine races to go with thirteen Top 5s and finished tenth in the points standings.
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On January 19,2023, it was announced that William Sawalich would join Tricon Garage for six races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, making his debut in the series.
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William Sawalich made his debut at Martinsville Speedway, finishing ninth after running near the top ten for most of the race.
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William Sawalich would start his season with a 21st place finish at Bristol, along with a 26th place finish at Martinsville.
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On December 13,2023, it was announced that William Sawalich would run the No 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series part-time in 2024, starting in the fall.
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William Sawalich ran the final three races of the season at Homestead, Martinsville, and Phoenix.
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On October 21,2024, it was announced that William Sawalich will run full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2025, driving the No 18 Toyota for JGR.
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William Sawalich started the season with a 28th-place DNF at Daytona.
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William Sawalich is currently an online student at Liberty University Online Academy, and is a client of KHI Management.