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- ↑ "Practice results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Race results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Hunter Wright". The Chronicle of Mt. Juliet. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Hunter Wright – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.