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2023 Music City 200

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2023 Music City 200
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 3 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date May 13, 2023
Official name 3rd Annual Music City 200
Location Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.596 mi (0.959 km)
Distance 205 laps, 122 mi (196 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 119 mi (192 km)
Average speed 110.512 mph (177.852 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 19.415
Most laps led
Driver William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 202
Winner
No. 28 Luke Fenhaus Pinnacle Racing Group
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
CNBC (Tape Delayed)
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2024 Music City 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 205 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In an action packed finish, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would steal the win from the dominating William Sawalich, taking the lead on the final restart and leading the final lap to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Sawalich had dominated the entire race, leading all but three laps, but eventually lost the lead on the final restart, finishing 2nd.[5] To fill out the podium, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Report

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Background

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States.[6] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.

The speedway is currently an 18 degree banked paved oval. The track is 0.596 mi (0.959 km) long. Inside the larger oval is a 14 mi (0.40 km) paved oval.[citation needed]

The track was converted to a 12 mi (0.80 km) paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972. The track was repaved between the 1995 and 1996 seasons.[citation needed]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Toyota Running's Racing Designs
1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota Phoenix Construction
06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Wayne Peterson Racing
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford Universal Technical Institute
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota NASCAR Foundation NASCAR Day Giveathon
12 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Mark Rumbold Farms / UTI
15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota Yahoo! / Mobil 1
28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet Rise Motorsports
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Insta-Lub Fast Lube Centers
95 Tanner Arms MAN Motorsports Toyota Sunset Park RV Manufacturing
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 Saturday, May 13, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 60 minutes.[7] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.683, and a speed of 109.008 mph (175.431 km/h).[8]

Pos.[9] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.683 109.008
2 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 19.808 108.320
3 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 19.895 107.846
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 13, at 4:00 PM CST.[7] The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. The driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will win the pole.[10]

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.415, and a speed of 110.512 mph (177.852 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results

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Pos.[12] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.415 110.512
2 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 19.454 110.291
3 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 19.589 109.531
4 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 19.682 109.013
5 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 19.745 108.665
6 95 Tanner Arms MAN Motorsports Toyota 19.898 107.830
7 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 20.006 107.248
8 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 21.516 99.721
9 12 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 22.276 96.319
10 01 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Toyota 22.487 95.415
11 31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 22.552 95.140
12 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota 23.209 92.447
13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 25.065 85.601
14 1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota
15 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[13] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 205 2 Running 47
2 1 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 205 202 Running 45
3 3 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 205 1 Running 42
4 2 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 205 0 Running 40
5 14 1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota 205 0 Running 39
6 5 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 205 0 Running 38
7 7 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 203 0 Running 37
8 6 95 Tanner Arms MAN Motorsports Toyota 196 0 Running 36
9 8 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 192 0 Running 35
10 12 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota 176 0 Running 34
11 11 31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Accident 33
12 13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 87 0 Mechanical 32
13 9 12 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 20 0 Mechanical 31
14 10 01 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Toyota 18 0 Fuel Pressure 30
15 15 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 10 0 Brakes 29
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. January 6, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 9, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (May 13, 2023). "Luke Fenhaus Steals Music City 200 Victory from William Sawalich in Overtime". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Pogue, Greg (April 4, 2013). "Fairgrounds Speedway primed for 55th season". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. April 12, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Practice results: Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCA. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 Music City 200 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Fenwick, Adam (May 9, 2023). "PIT BOX: A party in the Music City awaits ARCA Menards Series East drivers". ARCA. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Calloni, Josh (May 13, 2023). "William Sawalich Earns ARCA East Pole at Nashville". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "2023 Music City 200 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "2023 Music City 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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