The 2023 Sprecher 150 was the 15th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 7th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in West Allis, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Mile, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off Jesse Love in a fierce battle with five laps to go, and earned his second career ARCA Menards Series win, his third career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his fourth of the season. Sawalich would also dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 141 laps. To fill out the podium, Love and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a road circuit located on the infield.
As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2015 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II). The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/Champ Car World Series, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Dallas FruehFast Track RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute1Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyotaPhoenix Construction2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyotaChoo Choo Lawn Equipment6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Ron Vandermeir Jr.Fast Track RacingFordMAK RAK Repair11Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaRacing for Rescues12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordUniversal Technical Institute15Sean 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 Tourism48Rick Redig-TackmanBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletOktoberfest Race Weekend55Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCAB Installers66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletMonsterTrucks.fun69Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com97Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletGrant County Mulch98Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyotaShearer Speed RacingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 2:00 PM CST, 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 29.332, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.332124.574220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota29.482123.940325Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota29.555123.634Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 26, at 3:00 PM CST. 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. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.069, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.069125.701220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota29.316124.642397Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet29.424124.184425Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota29.547123.667515Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota29.636123.29662Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet29.694123.055728Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet29.715122.96886Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet29.791122.654955Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota29.849122.4161030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord29.886122.2651132Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord29.955121.983121Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota30.193121.0211310Ron Vandermeir Jr.Fast Track RacingFord30.261120.7491411Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota30.637119.2681566Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet32.263113.2571648Rick Redig-TackmanBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet32.507112.4071712Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord32.577112.1651801Dallas FruehFast Track RacingToyota33.083110.4491931Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet33.870107.8832006A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota34.282106.5872103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford35.385103.2642298Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota35.746102.2212369Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota150141Running492220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1509Running433515Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running414425Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running405397Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running396728Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1500Running38762Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1500Running37886Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1500Running369121Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota1500Running3510955Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running34111132Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1490Running33121030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1470Running32131411Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1470Running31141648Rick Redig-TackmanBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1460Running30151712Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord1440Running29162006A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingToyota1410Running28171931Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet1370Running27181310Ron Vandermeir Jr.Fast Track RacingFord1330Accident26192298Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota1040Mechanical25202369Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord240Mechanical24211566Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet120Mechanical23221801Dallas FruehFast Track RacingToyota120Mechanical22232103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford20Mechanical21Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 794 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 672 (-122) 3 Frankie Muniz 661 (-133) 4 Christian Rose 647 (-147) 5 Jon Garrett 583 (-211) 6 A. J. Moyer 527 (-267) 7 Brad Smith 503 (-291) 1 8 William Sawalich 384 (-410) 1 9 Toni Breidinger 376 (-418) 10 Jack Wood 285 (-509)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 372 2 Luke Fenhaus 347 (-25) 3 Lavar Scott 324 (-48) 4 Zachary Tinkle 305 (-67) 5 Tim Monroe 262 (-110) 6 Dale Shearer 253 (-119) 7 Sean Hingorani 243 (-129) 8 Rita Goulet 177 (-195) 9 Brad Smith 172 (-200) 10 Jake Finch 163 (-209)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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