2023 Bush's Beans 200

2023 Bush's Beans 200

Race details [1] [2] [3]
Race 18 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series Race 8 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date	September 14, 2023
Official name	Third Annual Bush's Beans 200
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance	200 laps, 106 mi (171 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 106 mi (171 km)
Average speed	120.308 mph (193.617 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	15.086
Most laps led
Driver	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports
Laps	158
Winner
No. 18	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Ryan Blaney
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

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.

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.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
01	Tim Monroe	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Universal Technical Institute
1	Jake Finch	Phoenix Racing	Toyota	Phoenix Construction
2	Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	Max Siegel Inc.
03	Alex Clubb	Clubb Racing Inc.	Ford	Clubb Racing Inc.
3	Landon Pembelton	Mullins Racing	Ford	Pembelton Forest Products
06	A. J. Moyer (R)	Wayne Peterson Racing	Ford	River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
6	Lavar Scott (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	Max Siegel Inc.
10	D. L. Wilson	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Heart O' Texas Speedway
11	Zachary Tinkle	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Racing for Rescues
12	Ryan Roulette	Fast Track Racing	Ford	Bellator, VFW
15	Sean Hingorani (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	GearWrench
17	Kaden Honeycutt	McGowan Motorsports	Toyota	MMI, Sunwest Construction
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
42	Matt Gould	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	MMI, Sunwest Construction
48	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	Oktoberfest Race Weekend
51	Jack Wood	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	Max Siegel Inc.
55	Toni Breidinger	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	Venturini Motorsports
66	Jon Garrett (R)	Veer Motorsports	Chevrolet	Fort Worth Screen Printing
69	Mike Basham	Kimmel Racing	Ford	Kimmel Racing
73	Andy Jankowiak	KLAS Motorsports	Toyota	Mike's Golf Carts
87	Charles Buchanan	Charles Buchanan Racing	Ford	Spring Drug
93	Caleb Costner	Costner Weaver Motorsports	Chevrolet	Innovative Tiny Houses, Lickety Lew's
95	Tanner Arms	MAN Motorsports	Toyota	Sunset Park RV Manufacturing
97	Landen Lewis	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	Grant County Mulch
98	Dale Shearer	Shearer Speed Racing	Toyota	Shearer Speed Racing
Official entry list

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]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	15.110	126.989
2	18	William Sawalich (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	15.123	126.880
3	97	Landen Lewis	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	15.230	125.988
Full practice results

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]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	18	William Sawalich (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	15.086	127.191
2	20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	15.231	125.980
3	97	Landen Lewis	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	15.231	125.980
4	28	Luke Fenhaus (R)	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	15.268	125.675
5	25	Conner Jones	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	15.338	125.101
6	1	Jake Finch	Phoenix Racing	Toyota	15.353	124.979
7	17	Kaden Honeycutt	McGowan Motorsports	Toyota	15.368	124.857
8	51	Jack Wood	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	15.404	124.565
9	2	Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	15.468	124.050
10	15	Sean Hingorani (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	15.488	123.889
11	6	Lavar Scott (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	15.507	123.738
12	35	Greg Van Alst	Greg Van Alst Motorsports	Ford	15.509	123.722
13	32	Christian Rose (R)	AM Racing	Ford	15.599	123.008
14	3	Landon Pembelton	Mullins Racing	Ford	15.687	122.318
15	42	Matt Gould	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	15.698	122.232
16	73	Andy Jankowiak	KLAS Motorsports	Toyota	15.790	121.520
17	95	Tanner Arms	MAN Motorsports	Toyota	16.064	119.447
18	11	Zachary Tinkle	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	16.090	119.254
19	93	Caleb Costner	Costner Weaver Motorsports	Chevrolet	16.257	118.029
20	66	Jon Garrett (R)	Veer Motorsports	Chevrolet	16.518	116.164
21	12	Ryan Roulette	Fast Track Racing	Ford	16.548	115.954
22	55	Toni Breidinger	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	16.789	114.289
23	01	Tim Monroe	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	17.048	112.553
24	10	Ed Pompa	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	17.736	108.187
25	98	Dale Shearer	Shearer Speed Racing	Toyota	18.092	106.058
26	48	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	18.153	105.702
27	03	Alex Clubb	Clubb Racing Inc.	Ford	18.235	105.226
28	69	Mike Basham	Kimmel Racing	Ford	18.867	101.701
29	06	A. J. Moyer (R)	Wayne Peterson Racing	Ford	19.281	99.518
30	30	Frankie Muniz (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	–	–
31	31	Rita Goulet (R)	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	–	–
32	87	Charles Buchanan	Charles Buchanan Racing	Ford	–	–
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [9]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	1	18	William Sawalich (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	10	Running	48
2	3	20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	200	158	Running	44
3	9	2	Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	41
4	6	1	Jake Finch	Phoenix Racing	Toyota	200	0	Running	40
5	12	35	Greg Van Alst	Greg Van Alst Motorsports	Ford	200	0	Running	39
6	5	25	Conner Jones	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	200	0	Running	38
7	14	3	Landon Pembelton	Mullins Racing	Ford	200	0	Running	37
8	13	32	Christian Rose (R)	AM Racing	Ford	200	0	Running	36
9	8	51	Jack Wood	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	35
10	16	73	Andy Jankowiak	KLAS Motorsports	Toyota	200	0	Running	34
11	17	95	Tanner Arms	MAN Motorsports	Toyota	200	0	Running	33
12	22	55	Toni Breidinger	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	199	0	Running	32
13	18	11	Zachary Tinkle	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	198	0	Running	31
14	19	93	Caleb Costner	Costner Weaver Motorsports	Chevrolet	198	0	Running	30
15	10	15	Sean Hingorani (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	196	0	Running	29
16	24	10	Ed Pompa	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	192	0	Running	28
17	11	6	Lavar Scott (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	189	0	Running	27
18	21	12	Ryan Roulette	Fast Track Racing	Ford	189	0	Running	26
19	32	87	Charles Buchanan	Charles Buchanan Racing	Ford	186	0	Running	25
20	2	97	Landen Lewis	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	182	32	Accident	25
21	7	17	Kaden Honeycutt	McGowan Motorsports	Toyota	110	0	Accident	23
22	14	03	Alex Clubb	Clubb Racing Inc.	Ford	104	0	Running	22
23	30	30	Frankie Muniz (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	89	0	Accident	21
24	25	98	Dale Shearer	Shearer Speed Racing	Toyota	54	0	Too Slow	20
25	23	01	Tim Monroe	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	54	0	Accident	19
26	20	66	Jon Garrett (R)	Veer Motorsports	Chevrolet	52	0	Mechanical	18
27	29	06	A. J. Moyer (R)	Wayne Peterson Racing	Ford	52	0	Too Slow	17
28	31	31	Tim Goulet	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	43	0	Accident	16
29	4	28	Luke Fenhaus (R)	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	30	0	Accident	15
30	26	48	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	24	0	Stalled	14
31	15	42	Matt Gould	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	12	0	Mechanical	13
32	28	69	Mike Basham	Kimmel Racing	Ford	9	0	Mechanical	12
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 913 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 780 (-133) 3 Christian Rose 759 (-154) 4 Frankie Muniz 740 (-173) 5 Jon Garrett 662 (-251) 6 Brad Smith 580 (-333) 7 A. J. Moyer 570 (-343) 8 William Sawalich 473 (-440) 9 Toni Breidinger 449 (-464) 10 Tim Monroe 326 (-587) Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 420 2 Luke Fenhaus 362 (-58) 3 Lavar Scott 351 (-69) 4 Zachary Tinkle 336 (-84) 5 Tim Monroe 281 (-139) 6 Dale Shearer 273 (-147) 7 Sean Hingorani 272 (-148) 2 8 Jake Finch 203 (-217) 2 9 Conner Jones 187 (-233) 1 10 Brad Smith 186 (-234) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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. White, Brandon (September 14, 2023). "William Sawalich continues the efficient legacy of the No. 18 with a championship in the ARCA Menards Series East". ARCA. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
6. "Schedule of events: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. April 10, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
7. "Practice results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
8. Kristl, Mark (September 14, 2023). "William Sawalich Wins ARCA Pole at Bristol". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
9. "2023 Bush's Beans 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

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