The 2023 Dawn 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 96 laps, earning his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingToyotaKH Automotive01Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordYavapi Bottle Gas06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFordRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park6Jack WoodRev RacingChevroletVelocity Racing7Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyota7 Brew Coffee8Sean CorrEmpire RacingFordNESCO10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing11Josh ReaumeFast Track RacingFordCover Craft12Gage RodgersFast Track RacingChevroletVolara Foam15Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyotaDead On Tools18Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMobil 120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench25Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaThompson Pipe Group30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordBuilt Ford Proud32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating45Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevroletTamayo Sports Florida48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVictoria's Secret66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletLick 'Em Stick 'Em69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency72Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFordJegs High Performance73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaDak's Market, Whelen74Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevroletDynamic Drivelines, JRCTax.com97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Pre-race practice An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, May 5, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for 5 hours. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.387, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.387172.046217Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota31.592170.929318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.822169.694Full pre-race practice results
Practice The official practice session was held on Saturday, May 6, at 9:25 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.912, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.912174.689218Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.006174.160325Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.061173.851Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 10:10 AM CST. The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.785, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.785175.410218Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.096173.656325Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.109173.583415Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.210173.021517Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota31.253172.783630Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord31.329172.364732Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord31.391172.024855Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.432171.79996Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet31.451171.6961072Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord31.846169.566112Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet31.863169.4761297Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet32.187167.7701335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord32.281167.2811445Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet32.454166.3891574Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet32.589165.7001669Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota32.688165.1981712Gage RodgersFast Track RacingChevrolet32.877164.2491866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet32.885164.2091911Josh ReaumeFast Track RacingFord33.019163.542208Sean CorrEmpire RacingFord33.127163.009217Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyota33.773159.8912210Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord36.390148.392230Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingToyota36.458148.1162403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford37.004145.9302506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord37.446144.2082648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet––2701Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFord––Withdrew2873Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota10096Running482325Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1001Running433517Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota1003Running424218Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running40596Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet1000Running396112Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1000Running3871072Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord1000Running378630Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1000Running369732Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1000Running35101335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1000Running3411855Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running33121574Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running32131866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet990Running31141669Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota990Running30151445Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet970Running2916208Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet970Running2817217Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyota940Running27181911Josh ReaumeFast Track RacingFord920Running26192403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford920Running25202506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord910Running2421230Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingToyota910Running2322415Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota710Mechanical22231297Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet640Accident21242648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet270Radio20251712Gage RodgersFast Track RacingChevrolet200Electrical19262210Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord80Axle18272701Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFord30Oil Pressure17Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jesse Love 146 1 2 Frankie Muniz 142 (-4) 1 3 Jack Wood 130 (-16) 1 4 Greg Van Alst 127 (-19) 1 5 Andrés Pérez de Lara 122 (-24) 1 6 Tony Cosentino 120 (-26) 7 Christian Rose 115 (-31) 8 Sean Corr 108 (-38) 9 Toni Breidinger 108 (-38) 4 10 Mandy Chick 91 (-55) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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