2023 Dawn 150

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2023 Dawn 150
Race details [1] [2] [3]
Race 4 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Kansas Speedway diagram.svg
DateMay 6, 2023
Official name 4th Annual Dawn 150
Location Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 100 laps, 150 mi (241 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 150 mi (241 km)
Average speed 117.541 mph (189.164 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time 30.785
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Laps 96
Winner
No. 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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.

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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

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Kevin Hinckle Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota KH Automotive
01 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Yavapi Bottle Gas
06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet Velocity Racing
7 Matt Wilson CCM Racing Toyota 7 Brew Coffee
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford NESCO
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
11 Josh Reaume Fast Track Racing Ford Cover Craft
12 Gage Rodgers Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Volara Foam
15 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota ICON Direct
17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools
18 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
25 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford Built Ford Proud
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford CB Fabricating
45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet Tamayo Sports Florida
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Copraya.com
55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Victoria's Secret
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Lick 'Em Stick 'Em
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
72 Cody Coughlin Coughlin Brothers Racing Ford Jegs High Performance
73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Toyota Dak's Market, Whelen
74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Chevrolet Dynamic Drivelines, JRCTax.com
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

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]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.387172.046
217 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 31.592170.929
318 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.822169.694
Full pre-race practice results

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]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 30.912174.689
218 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.006174.160
325 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.061173.851
Full practice results

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]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 30.785175.410
218 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.096173.656
325 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.109173.583
415 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.210173.021
517 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 31.253172.783
630 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 31.329172.364
732 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 31.391172.024
855 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.432171.799
96 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 31.451171.696
1072 Cody Coughlin Coughlin Brothers Racing Ford 31.846169.566
112 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 31.863169.476
1297 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.187167.770
1335 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 32.281167.281
1445 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet 32.454166.389
1574 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.589165.700
1669 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota 32.688165.198
1712 Gage Rodgers Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 32.877164.249
1866 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 32.885164.209
1911 Josh Reaume Fast Track Racing Ford 33.019163.542
208 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 33.127163.009
217 Matt Wilson CCM Racing Toyota 33.773159.891
2210 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 36.390148.392
230 Kevin Hinckle Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 36.458148.116
2403 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 37.004145.930
2506 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 37.446144.208
2648 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
2701 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford
Withdrew
2873 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [8] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota10096Running48
2325Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1001Running43
3517Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota1003Running42
4218Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running40
596Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet1000Running39
6112Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1000Running38
71072Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord1000Running37
8630Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1000Running36
9732Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1000Running35
101335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1000Running34
11855Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running33
121574Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running32
131866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet990Running31
141669Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota990Running30
151445Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet970Running29
16208Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet970Running28
17217Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyota940Running27
181911Josh ReaumeFast Track RacingFord920Running26
192403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford920Running25
202506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord910Running24
21230Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingToyota910Running23
22415Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota710Mechanical22
231297Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet640Accident21
242648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet270Radio20
251712Gage RodgersFast Track RacingChevrolet200Electrical19
262210Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord80Axle18
272701Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFord30Oil Pressure17
Official race results

Standings after the race