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. 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 northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a oval track, a road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 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.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWayne Peterson Racing01Brayton LasterFast Track RacingChevroletAutoRepairVINStickers.com2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Casey CardenClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyotaRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute11Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaRacing for Rescues12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaEd Thompson Racing15Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilites28Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordFord Performance31Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevroletnationalpolice.org32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating, Vern's Concrete48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFP Movement66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletDailyDownforce.com69Mike BashamKimmel RacingFordClarksville Schwinn93Isaac JohnsonCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletGeorge E Booth Co. LLC95Chris Martin Jr.MAN MotorsportsToyotaSunset RV Manufacturing98Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyotaShearer Speed RacingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 11, at 1:30 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 22.281, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.281110.839225Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota22.458109.96532Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet22.544109.546Full practice results
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. 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 . Love would be awarded with the pole due to being higher in owners points. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota22.363110.432218William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.363110.432315Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota22.426110.122428Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet22.464109.93656Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet22.511109.70662Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet22.522109.653725Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota22.628109.139832Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord22.865108.008935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord22.939107.6591055Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota23.082106.9921130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord23.169106.5911211Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota23.309105.9501393Isaac JohnsonCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet23.575104.7551466Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet23.594104.6711595Chris Martin Jr.MAN MotorsportsToyota23.892103.3651606A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota24.467100.9361769Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord24.92199.0971810Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota25.13598.2531931Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet25.27097.7292001Brayton Laster Fast Track RacingChevrolet25.51096.8092198Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota25.94895.175220Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota26.84491.9982348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord32.31276.4302412D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota––Withdrew2503Casey CardenClubb Racing Inc.Ford––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota200154Running492428Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet20024Running433315Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota20021Running424218William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2001Running41556Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2000Running396725Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running387935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord2000Running37862Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1990Running3691055Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990Running3510832Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1970Running34111130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1970Running33121393Isaac JohnsonCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet1950Running32131211Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1930Running31141466Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1930Running30152512D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota1900Running29161931Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet1830Running28171606A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota1720Running27181595Chris Martin Jr.MAN MotorsportsToyota1420Running26192198Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota600Mechanical25202001Brayton LasterFast Track RacingChevrolet400Oil Pressure24212348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord340Mechanical23221810Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota300Mechanical2223220Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota230Mechanical21241769Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord110Mechanical20Withdrew03Casey CardenClubb Racing Inc.FordOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 612 2 Frankie Muniz 514 (-98) 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 511 (-101) 4 Christian Rose 499 (-113) 5 Jon Garrett 450 (-162) 6 A. J. Moyer 398 (-214) 7 Brad Smith 379 (-233) 8 Toni Breidinger 376 (-236) 9 Tony Cosentino 276 (-336) 10 Jack Wood 255 (-357)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 321 2 Luke Fenhaus 309 (-12) 3 Lavar Scott 288 (-33) 4 Zachary Tinkle 274 (-47) 5 Tim Monroe 233 (-88) 6 Dale Shearer 228 (-93) 7 Sean Hingorani 202 (-119) 2 8 Rita Goulet 150 (-171) 9 Brad Smith 148 (-173) 2 10 Jake Finch 128 (-193)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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