The 2023 Shore Lunch 200 presented by CGS Imaging was the 20th and final stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio at Toledo Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.804 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off a fierce battle with Jesse Love throughout the whole race, and lead a race-high 111 laps to earn his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fourth of the season. To fill out the podium, Love and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Toledo Speedway is a half-mile paved oval racetrack located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is owned jointly by Roy Mott and ARCA President Ron Drager. It is operated by ARCA and run as the sister track to Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, Michigan.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWayne Peterson Racing10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing11Darrell BashamFast Track RacingFordDouble "H" Ranch, Vampire State LLC.12Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyotaWomen's Boutique & Consignment15Mamba SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaElliott's Custom Trailers & Carts18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordHearn Industrial31Rita GouletRise MotorsportsChevroletbackthelane.com32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordOktoberfest Race Weekend63Mason LudwigSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletBell Wire, Speednut66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletFort Worth Screen Printing69Mike BashamKimmel RacingFordKimmel Racing73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaSbarro PizzaOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 7, at 11:45 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.935, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.935112.959218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.936112.95232Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet16.194111.152Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 7, at 1:00 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 will win the pole. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.850, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.850113.565218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.890113.279325Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.028112.30342Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet16.262110.687573Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota16.267110.653615Mamba SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.301110.423732Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord16.340110.159830Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord16.442109.476963Mason LudwigSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet16.682107.9011066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet16.832106.9391169Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord17.413103.3711203Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford17.802101.1121312Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota18.05099.7231410Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord18.14599.2011548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord18.66296.4531631Rita GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet18.86095.4401711Darrell BashamFast Track RacingFord18.89895.2481806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota19.52192.208Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200111Running482120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota20089Running433325Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running41442Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2000Running405732Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1990Running396963Mason LudwigSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1980Running387573Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1970Running378830Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1960Running369615Mamba SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota1950Running35101312Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota1870Running34111203Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1830Running33121711Darrell BashamFast Track RacingFord1800Running32131806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1770Running31141631Rita GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet1530Mechanical30151066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1410Accident29161548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord450Brakes28171169Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord110Handling27181410Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord50Mechanical26Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 1,057 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 912 (-145) 3 Christian Rose 889 (-168) 4 Frankie Muniz 860 (-197) 5 Jon Garrett 778 (-279) 6 Brad Smith 686 (-371) 7 A. J. Moyer 570 (-487) 8 William Sawalich 558 (-499) 9 Toni Breidinger 489 (-568) 10 Tim Monroe 429 (-628)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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