The 2023 Herr's Snacks 200 was the sixth stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on June 17, 2023, in Marne, Michigan, at Berlin Raceway, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Close to the end, driver William Sawalich for Joe Gibbs Racing would win after passing Jesse Love for the lead with two laps to go, and held on to earn his first career win in the ARCA Menards Series. Love, who started on the pole, led 197 of the 200 laps until experiencing an issue with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Love and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Berlin Raceway is a 7/16-mile-long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. It has also held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, American Speed Association National Tour, USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Roger CarterClubb Racing Inc.FordMosquito Mob Michigan06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaRacing for Rescues12Matt KempFast Track RacingFordLake Michigan College, PSS&C, RE/MAX15Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFP Movement30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordReSkills31Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevroletDNA Collision & Detail32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism45Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingFordTamayo Cosentino Racing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com49Jeff SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletVenture FoodsOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on June 17 at 4:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.606 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.60694.845215Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.95692.887320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.04592.402Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on June 17 at 6:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race with a lap of 16.447 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.44795.762218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.49295.501315Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.69894.323425Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.87793.322532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord16.88193.30062Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet16.90293.184711Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota17.01492.571830Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord17.08292.202945Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingFord17.11792.0141066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet17.29091.0931103Roger CarterClubb Racing Inc.Ford18.21186.4861212Matt KempFast Track RacingFord18.24786.3161310Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota18.24986.3061431Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet18.54684.9241506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota19.21481.9711648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord21.96171.7181749Jeff SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2003Running472120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota200197Running453315Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running41462Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1990Running405425Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990Running396830Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1980Running387532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1980Running378945Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingFord1960Running369711Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1960Running35101066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1940Running34111103Roger CarterClubb Racing Inc.Ford1750Running33121431Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet1710Running32131212Matt KempFast Track RacingFord750Rear End31141506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota750Too Slow30151648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord510Brakes29161310Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota150Clutch28171749Jeff SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet20Mechanical27Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 292 2 Frankie Muniz 268 (-24) 1 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 249 (-43) 2 4 Christian Rose 239 (-53) 5 Tony Cosentino 239 (-53) 2 6 Toni Breidinger 229 (-63) 4 7 Jack Wood 214 (-78) 1 8 Jon Garrett 205 (-87) 2 9 Greg Van Alst 199 (-93) 10 A. J. Moyer 183 (-109) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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