2023 Herr's Snacks 200

2023 Herr's Snacks 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 6 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date June 17, 2023
Official name 23rd Annual Herr's Snacks 200
Location Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
0.438 mi (0.705 km)
Distance 200 laps, 87.6 mi (140 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 87.6 mi (140 km)
Average speed 103.804 mph (167.056 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Venturini Motorsports
Time 16.447
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Laps 197
Winner
No. 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Brent Stover and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2023 Herr's Snacks 200 was the sixth stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on June 17, 2023, in Marne, Michigan, at Berlin Raceway, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Close to the end, driver William Sawalich for Joe Gibbs Racing would win after passing Jesse Love for the lead with two laps to go, and held on to earn his first career win in the ARCA Menards Series.[4] Love, who started on the pole, led 197 of the 200 laps until experiencing an issue with two laps to go.[5] To fill out the podium, Love and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Berlin Raceway is a 7/16-mile-long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan,[6] near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. It has also held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series,[7] ARCA Menards Series East,[7] American Speed Association National Tour,[7] USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Roger Carter Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Mosquito Mob Michigan
06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Ford Lake Michigan College, PSS&C, RE/MAX
15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota FP Movement
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford ReSkills
31 Tim Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet DNA Collision & Detail
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Ford Tamayo Cosentino Racing
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Copraya.com
49 Jeff Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Copraya,com
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Venture Foods
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on June 17 at 4:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[8] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.606 and an average speed of 94.845 mph (152.638 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16.606 94.845
2 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.956 92.887
3 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.045 92.402
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on June 17 at 6:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.[8] Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race with a lap of 16.447 and an average speed of 95.762 mph (154.114 km/h).[10]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.447 95.762
2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16.492 95.501
3 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.698 94.323
4 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.877 93.322
5 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 16.881 93.300
6 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 16.902 93.184
7 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 17.014 92.571
8 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 17.082 92.202
9 45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Ford 17.117 92.014
10 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 17.290 91.093
11 03 Roger Carter Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 18.211 86.486
12 12 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Ford 18.247 86.316
13 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 18.249 86.306
14 31 Tim Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 18.546 84.924
15 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 19.214 81.971
16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 21.961 71.718
17 49 Jeff Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet – –
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[11] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 3 Running 47
2 1 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 197 Running 45
3 3 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 41
4 6 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 40
5 4 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 199 0 Running 39
6 8 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 198 0 Running 38
7 5 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 198 0 Running 37
8 9 45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Ford 196 0 Running 36
9 7 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 196 0 Running 35
10 10 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 Running 34
11 11 03 Roger Carter Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 175 0 Running 33
12 14 31 Tim Goulet Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 171 0 Running 32
13 12 12 Matt Kemp Fast Track Racing Ford 75 0 Rear End 31
14 15 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 75 0 Parked 30
15 16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 51 0 Retired 29
16 13 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 15 0 Retired 28
17 17 49 Jeff Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 Retired 27
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "Entry list: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualifying results: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Race results: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Kornhoff, Taylor (June 17, 2023). "William Sawalich Passes Jesse Love on Last Lap to Win at Berlin". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 17, 2023). "Joe Gibbs Racing 'Going to Be Building A Lot of Racecars', Says Jesse Love After Late-Race Contact with William Sawalich". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Berlin Raceway". Michigan. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Berlin Raceway Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. March 6, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Practice results: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ^ Skala, Chris (June 17, 2023). "Jesse Love on the Pole for Berlin ARCA Race". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Herr's Snacks 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 18, 2023.


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