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.

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 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

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

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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

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  • (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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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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