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.[4] 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.

2023 Reese's 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 12 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Race 6 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date August 11, 2023
Official name 15th Annual Reese's 200
Location Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
0.686 mi (1.104 km)
Distance 200 laps, 137 mi (220 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 137 mi (220 km)
Average speed 101.742 mph (163.738 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time 22.363
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Laps 154
Winner
No. 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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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 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Wayne Peterson Racing
01 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Chevrolet AutoRepairVINStickers.com
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Casey Carden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Clubb Racing Inc.
06 A. J. Moyer (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota Universal Technical Institute
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota Ed Thompson Racing
15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilites
28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford Ford Performance
31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet nationalpolice.org
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford CB Fabricating, Vern's Concrete
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Copraya.com
55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota FP Movement
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet DailyDownforce.com
69 Mike Basham Kimmel Racing Ford Clarksville Schwinn
93 Isaac Johnson Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet George E Booth Co. LLC
95 Chris Martin Jr. MAN Motorsports Toyota Sunset RV Manufacturing
98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota Shearer Speed Racing
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 11, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[5] 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 110.839 mph (178.378 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.281 110.839
2 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.458 109.965
3 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 22.544 109.546
Full practice results

Qualifying

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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.[5] 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 110.432 mph (177.723 km/h). Love would be awarded with the pole due to being higher in owners points.[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.363 110.432
2 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.363 110.432
3 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.426 110.122
4 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 22.464 109.936
5 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 22.511 109.706
6 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 22.522 109.653
7 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.628 109.139
8 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 22.865 108.008
9 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 22.939 107.659
10 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 23.082 106.992
11 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 23.169 106.591
12 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 23.309 105.950
13 93 Isaac Johnson Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet 23.575 104.755
14 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 23.594 104.671
15 95 Chris Martin Jr. MAN Motorsports Toyota 23.892 103.365
16 06 A. J. Moyer (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 24.467 100.936
17 69 Mike Basham Kimmel Racing Ford 24.921 99.097
18 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 25.135 98.253
19 31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 25.270 97.729
20 01 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 25.510 96.809
21 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota 25.948 95.175
22 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 26.844 91.998
23 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 32.312 76.430
24 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota
Withdrew
25 03 Casey Carden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 154 Running 49
2 4 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 200 24 Running 43
3 3 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 21 Running 42
4 2 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 1 Running 41
5 5 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 39
6 7 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 38
7 9 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 200 0 Running 37
8 6 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 36
9 10 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 199 0 Running 35
10 8 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 197 0 Running 34
11 11 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 197 0 Running 33
12 13 93 Isaac Johnson Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 32
13 12 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 193 0 Running 31
14 14 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 Running 30
15 25 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 190 0 Running 29
16 19 31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 183 0 Running 28
17 16 06 A. J. Moyer (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 172 0 Running 27
18 15 95 Chris Martin Jr. MAN Motorsports Toyota 142 0 Running 26
19 21 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota 60 0 Mechanical 25
20 20 01 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 40 0 Oil Pressure 24
21 23 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 34 0 Mechanical 23
22 18 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 30 0 Mechanical 22
23 22 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 23 0 Mechanical 21
24 17 69 Mike Basham Kimmel Racing Ford 11 0 Mechanical 20
Withdrew
03 Casey Carden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ White, Brandon. "Qualifying results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA.
  3. ^ "Race results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (August 11, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins 7th ARCA Race of 2023 at IRP". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Schedule of events: ARCA 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. April 11, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. ^ White, Brandon (August 11, 2023). "Practice results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Wingard, Luke (August 11, 2023). "Jesse Love Scores IRP ARCA Pole". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Reese's 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 12, 2023.


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