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2023 Bush's Beans 200

2023 Bush's Beans 200

18th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series


The 2023 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take advantage of a late-race restart, and held off Jesse Love to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series win, his fourth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his fifth of the season. Love would dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 158 laps..[4] To fill out the podium, Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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In addition to winning, Sawalich would claim the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East championship, 58 points ahead of Luke Fenhaus, who suffered a flat tire in the race and ending his contention of winning. This was Sawalich's first championship, and the third consecutive championship for the 18 car.[5]

Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
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Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 14, at 2:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.110, and an average speed of 126.989 mph (204.369 km/h).[7]

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Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 14, at 3:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.086, and an average speed of 127.191 mph (204.694 km/h).[8]

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Race results

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "Entry list: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. "Qualifying results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. "Race results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. Wingard, Luke (September 14, 2023). "William Sawalich Wins Race, East Championship at Bristol". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. "Schedule of events: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. April 10, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  6. "Practice results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  7. Kristl, Mark (September 14, 2023). "William Sawalich Wins ARCA Pole at Bristol". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  8. "2023 Bush's Beans 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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