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.

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.

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]

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 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]