William Sawalich
William Sawalich (born October 3, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for TRICON Garage. He is the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East champion. Racing career

Early career
Sawalich began racing at the age of nine, running various midget races, including Sr. Animal's and World Formula. From 2017 to 2019, he won several track championships at Little Elko Speedway. He moved into legends cars in 2020, winning the INEX Young Lions State Championship in Minnesota. He scored multiple top fives and podiums during his legends car efforts. He won an INEX sanctioned Legends division feature race at Elko Speedway (MN) on August 22, 2020. Late models
Sawalich made the transition to late models in 2021, running nearly a full season in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series. Despite missing two races, he finished fourth in the standings, with one win at Carteret County Speedway, and seven top fives. Along with that, he continued to run in select legend car races. He made his CARS Tour debut at Tri-County Motor Speedway in September, in which he started on the pole. He finished 17th after being involved in a late-race accident. In 2022, 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. In the CARS Tour, Sawalich ran nine races, earning six wins, four of them in row. His streak came to an end at Tri-County in September, after he got spun on the last lap by Jake Garcia. ARCA

On December 9, 2022, it was announced that Sawalich will join Joe Gibbs Racing to run 20 races in the ARCA Menards Series. This included a full season in the ARCA Menards Series East, along with select races in the main and West Series. Swawlich would make his debut at Phoenix on March 10, 2023, winning the pole and finishing 13th. In his first East Series start at Five Flags Speedway, Sawalich won the pole, and led every lap to earn his first career ARCA win. At Nashville, Sawalich was in contention to win his second race, until the caution came out on the final lap. He would spin his tires on the final restart, ultimately giving the win to Luke Fenhaus. He earned his second win of the season at ARCA's return to Flat Rock Speedway, leading the final 50 laps of the race. He scored his third win of the season at Berlin Raceway, after passing Jesse Love for the lead with two laps to go. Following the Bristol race, Sawalich clinched the ARCA Menards Series East championship. NASCAR Truck Series 
On January 19, 2023, it was announced that Sawalich will join Tricon Garage for six races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, making his debut in the series. He made his debut at Martinsville Speedway, finishing ninth after running near the top ten for most of the race. Personal life 
William's father, Brandon Sawalich, is the president of Starkey Hearing Technologies, the largest hearing aid manufacturer in the United States. Starkey sponsors his racing efforts. Brandon Sawalich is the stepson of businessman William F. Austin. His sister, Amelia, is in a relationship with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Sam Mayer. He is currently an online student at Liberty University Online Academy. He is currently a client of KHI Management. Motorsports career results

NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Craftsman Truck Series

ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

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Living people
2006 births
ARCA Menards Series drivers
NASCAR drivers
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers
Racing drivers from Minnesota
CARS Tour drivers
People from Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota