The 2023 Dutch Boy 100 was the 14th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 64 laps, earning his first career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. Crews would also become the second-youngest driver to win in ARCA. To fill out the podium, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The Springfield Mile. Constructed in the late 19th century and reconstructed in 1927, the track has hosted competitive auto racing since 1910, making it one of the oldest speedways in the United States. The original mile track utilized the current frontstretch and the other side was behind the current grandstands and the straightaways were connected by tight turns. It is the oldest track to continually host national championship dirt track racing, holding its first national championship race in 1934 under the American Automobile Association banner. It is the home of five world records for automobile racing, making it one of the fastest dirt tracks in the world. Since 1993, the venue is managed by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.4Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions06A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyotaRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park8Sean CorrEmpire RacingFordMiller Welders10Ken SchraderFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevroletMark Rumbold Farms, Riverside12Dallas FruehFast Track RacingFordUniversal Technical Institute15Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaBuzzBallz16Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevroletBRANDT, Schluckebier Farms18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench25Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordFord Performance31Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet@Cyber_Fox_ on Twitter32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletNAMI of Greater Athens, TexasOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Sunday, August 20, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.513, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota33.513107.421220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota33.601107.140318William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota34.045105.742Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Sunday, August 20, at 11:15 AM CST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 35.544, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.544101.28328Sean CorrEmpire RacingFord35.613101.087318William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.687100.877420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.838100.452532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord35.873100.354616Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet35.913100.242710Ken SchraderFast Track RacingToyota35.971100.081866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet36.15599.571915Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyota36.17099.530104Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet36.33399.0831130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord36.38098.955122Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet36.41398.8661331Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet37.12996.9591411Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet37.98094.7871548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet38.25994.0961606A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota40.80988.2161703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford43.29183.1581812Dallas FruehFast Track RacingFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1125Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota10064Running492122Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1000Running423420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota10036Running424616Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet1000Running405318William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running396710Ken SchraderFast Track RacingToyota990Running3871130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord990Running378915Taylor ReimerVenturini MotorsportsToyota980Running369866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet810Mechanical35101331Brayton LasterRise MotorsportsChevrolet680Running3411104Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet630Accident3312532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord550Overheating321328Sean CorrEmpire RacingFord310Mechanical31141411Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet150Mechanical30151703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford140Running29161606A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota110Handling28171812Dallas FruehFast Track RacingFord90Mechanical27181548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet90Overheating26Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 701 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 585 (-116) 3 Frankie Muniz 579 (-122) 4 Christian Rose 534 (-137) 5 Jon Garrett 510 (-191) 6 A. J. Moyer 449 (-252) 7 Brad Smith 429 (-272) 8 Toni Breidinger 376 (-325) 9 William Sawalich 333 (-368) 10 Jack Wood 285 (-416)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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