4th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Dawn 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 4th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway , a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 96 laps, earning his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson , driving for Venturini Motorsports , and Taylor Gray , driving for Tricon Garage , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas . It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
Pre-race practice
An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, May 5, at 9:00 AM CST , and would last for 5 hours.[ 4] Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.387, and an average speed of 172.046 mph (276.881 km/h).[ 5]
Practice
The official practice session was held on Saturday, May 6, at 9:25 AM CST , and would last for 30 minutes.[ 4] Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.912, and an average speed of 174.689 mph (281.135 km/h).[ 6]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 10:10 AM CST . The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[ 4] Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.785, and an average speed of 175.410 mph (282.295 km/h).[ 7]
Race results
Fin[ 8]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
20
Jesse Love
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
100
96
Running
48
2
3
25
Dean Thompson
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
100
1
Running
43
3
5
17
Taylor Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
100
3
Running
42
4
2
18
Connor Mosack
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
100
0
Running
40
5
9
6
Jack Wood
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
39
6
11
2
Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
38
7
10
72
Cody Coughlin
Coughlin Brothers Racing
Ford
100
0
Running
37
8
6
30
Frankie Muniz (R)
Rette Jones Racing
Ford
100
0
Running
36
9
7
32
Christian Rose (R)
AM Racing
Ford
100
0
Running
35
10
13
35
Greg Van Alst
Greg Van Alst Motorsports
Ford
100
0
Running
34
11
8
55
Toni Breidinger
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
100
0
Running
33
12
15
74
Mandy Chick
Team Chick Motorsports
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
32
13
18
66
Jon Garrett (R)
Veer Motorsports
Chevrolet
99
0
Running
31
14
16
69
Scott Melton
Kimmel Racing
Toyota
99
0
Running
30
15
14
45
Tony Cosentino
Tamayo Cosentino Racing
Chevrolet
97
0
Running
29
16
20
8
Sean Corr
Empire Racing
Chevrolet
97
0
Running
28
17
21
7
Matt Wilson
CCM Racing
Toyota
94
0
Running
27
18
19
11
Josh Reaume
Fast Track Racing
Ford
92
0
Running
26
19
24
03
Alex Clubb
Clubb Racing Inc.
Ford
92
0
Running
25
20
25
06
A. J. Moyer
Wayne Peterson Racing
Ford
91
0
Running
24
21
23
0
Kevin Hinckle
Wayne Peterson Racing
Toyota
91
0
Running
23
22
4
15
Amber Balcaen
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
71
0
Mechanical
22
23
12
97
Jason Kitzmiller
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
64
0
Accident
21
24
26
48
Brad Smith
Brad Smith Motorsports
Chevrolet
27
0
Radio
20
25
17
12
Gage Rodgers
Fast Track Racing
Chevrolet
20
0
Electrical
19
26
22
10
Tim Monroe
Fast Track Racing
Ford
8
0
Axle
18
27
27
01
Zachary Tinkle
Fast Track Racing
Ford
3
0
Oil Pressure
17
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "Entry list: Dawn 150 at Kansas Speedway" . ARCA . May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 .
^ "Qualifying results: Dawn 150 at Kansas Speedway" . ARCA . May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
^ "Race results: Dawn 150 at Kansas Speedway" . ARCA . May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
^ a b c "Schedule of events: ARCA Menards Series at Kansas Speedway" . ARCA . January 7, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 .
^ "Pre-race practice results: Dawn 150 at Kansas Speedway" . ARCA . May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023 .
^ "Practice results: Dawn 150 at Kansas Speedway" . ARCA . May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^ Wingard, Luke (May 6, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins ARCA Pole at Kansas" . Frontstretch . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
^ "2023 Dawn 150 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
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