12th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Reese's 200 was the 12th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 6th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 15th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park , a 0.686 mile (1.104 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 154 laps, and earning his ninth career ARCA Menards Series win, his first career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his seventh of the season.[ 4] To fill out the podium, Luke Fenhaus , driving for Pinnacle Racing Group , and Sean Hingorani , driving for Venturini Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park , O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis , and Lucas Oil Raceway ) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana , about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis . It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track , a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 11, at 1:30 PM EST , and would last for 45 minutes.[ 5] William Sawalich , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.281, and an average speed of 110.839 mph (178.378 km/h).[ 6]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, August 11, at 2:30 PM EST . The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.[ 5] Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , and William Sawalich , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would score the same time for the pole position, with both drivers getting a lap of 22.363, and an average speed of 110.432 mph (177.723 km/h). Love would be awarded with the pole due to being higher in owners points.[ 7]
Race results
Fin[ 8]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
20
Jesse Love
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
200
154
Running
49
2
4
28
Luke Fenhaus (R)
Pinnacle Racing Group
Chevrolet
200
24
Running
43
3
3
15
Sean Hingorani (R)
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
200
21
Running
42
4
2
18
William Sawalich (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
1
Running
41
5
5
6
Lavar Scott (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
39
6
7
25
Conner Jones
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
200
0
Running
38
7
9
35
Greg Van Alst
Greg Van Alst Motorsports
Ford
200
0
Running
37
8
6
2
Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
36
9
10
55
Toni Breidinger
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
199
0
Running
35
10
8
32
Christian Rose (R)
AM Racing
Ford
197
0
Running
34
11
11
30
Frankie Muniz (R)
Rette Jones Racing
Ford
197
0
Running
33
12
13
93
Isaac Johnson
Costner Weaver Motorsports
Chevrolet
195
0
Running
32
13
12
11
Zachary Tinkle
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
193
0
Running
31
14
14
66
Jon Garrett (R)
Veer Motorsports
Chevrolet
193
0
Running
30
15
25
12
D. L. Wilson
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
190
0
Running
29
16
19
31
Rita Goulet (R)
Rise Motorsports
Chevrolet
183
0
Running
28
17
16
06
A. J. Moyer (R)
Wayne Peterson Racing
Toyota
172
0
Running
27
18
15
95
Chris Martin Jr.
MAN Motorsports
Toyota
142
0
Running
26
19
21
98
Dale Shearer
Shearer Speed Racing
Toyota
60
0
Mechanical
25
20
20
01
Brayton Laster
Fast Track Racing
Chevrolet
40
0
Oil Pressure
24
21
23
48
Brad Smith
Brad Smith Motorsports
Ford
34
0
Mechanical
23
22
18
10
Tim Monroe
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
30
0
Mechanical
22
23
22
0
Nate Moeller
Wayne Peterson Racing
Toyota
23
0
Mechanical
21
24
17
69
Mike Basham
Kimmel Racing
Ford
11
0
Mechanical
20
Withdrew
03
Casey Carden
Clubb Racing Inc.
Ford
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East)
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "Entry list: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park" . ARCA . August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023 .
^ White, Brandon. "Qualifying results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park" . ARCA .
^ "Race results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park" . ARCA . August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023 .
^ Calloni, Josh (August 11, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins 7th ARCA Race of 2023 at IRP" . Frontstretch . Retrieved August 12, 2023 .
^ a b "Schedule of events: ARCA 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park" . ARCA . April 11, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023 .
^ White, Brandon (August 11, 2023). "Practice results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park" . ARCA . Retrieved August 11, 2023 .
^ Wingard, Luke (August 11, 2023). "Jesse Love Scores IRP ARCA Pole" . Frontstretch . Retrieved August 11, 2023 .
^ "2023 Reese's 200 - The Third Turn" . The Third Turn . Retrieved August 12, 2023 .
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