2023 Sioux Chief Fast Track 150
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The 2023 Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 was the 17th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In a wild race that saw only two drivers finish on the lead lap, Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the final portion of the race, and earned his first career ARCA Menards Series win. Mosack would lead a race-high 64 laps in dominating fashion.{{Cite web |last=Kristl |first=Mark |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Connor Mosack Earns First Career ARCA Win at Kansas |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/09/08/connor-mosack-earns-first-career-arca-win-at-kansas/ |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}} To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Toni Breidinger, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a {{convert|1.5|mi|adj=on}} tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 2
|Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |
| 03
|Ford |
| 06
|KH Automotive |
| 6 |
| 10
|Ford |
| 11 |
| 12
|Ford |Southeastern Services, Land & Coates |
| 15
|Phoenix Construction |
| 18 |
| 20
|JBL |
| 25
| nowrap="" |Dean Thompson |MCM Transportation |
| 28 |
| 30
| nowrap="" |Frankie Muniz (R) |Ford |
| 32
|Christian Rose (R) |Ford |West Virginia Tourism |
| 48
|Oktoberfest Race Weekend |
| 55 |
| 66
|Jon Garrett (R) |Fort Worth Screen Printing |
| 69 |
| 72
|Ford |
| 73
|Dak's Market |
| 74
|Dynamic Drivelines, [https://jrctax.com JRCTax.com] |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/06/entry-list-sioux-chief-fast-track-150-kansas-speedway/ Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 8, at 12:40 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Schedule of events: Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 at Kansas Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/04/10/schedule-of-events-arca-150-at-kansas-speedway/ |access-date=August 6, 2023 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.176, and an average speed of {{Convert|173.210|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Practice results: Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 at Kansas Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/08/practice-results-sioux-chief-fast-track-150-at-kansas-speedway/ |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=ARCA}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|18 |31.176 |173.210 |
|---|
| 2
|20 |31.180 |173.188 |
| 3
|25 |31.209 |173.027 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/08/practice-results-sioux-chief-fast-track-150-at-kansas-speedway/ Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 8, at 1:40 PM CST. 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. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.694, and an average speed of {{Convert|175.930|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Kristl |first=Mark |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Jesse Love Wins Pole for ARCA Race at Kansas |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/09/08/jesse-love-wins-pole-for-arca-race-at-kansas/ |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|20 |30.694 |175.930 |
|---|
| 2
|25 |30.982 |174.295 |
| 3
|28 |30.983 |174.289 |
| 4
|18 |31.031 |174.020 |
| 5
|2 |Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |31.116 |173.544 |
| 6
|6 |31.171 |173.238 |
| 7
|30 |Frankie Muniz (R) |Ford |31.377 |172.101 |
| 8
|15 |31.403 |171.958 |
| 9
|32 |Christian Rose (R) |Ford |31.592 |170.929 |
| 10
|72 |Ford |31.659 |170.568 |
| 11
|73 |31.669 |170.514 |
| 12
|55 |31.725 |170.213 |
| 13
|74 |32.367 |166.837 |
| 14
|12 |Ford |32.914 |164.064 |
| 15
|69 |33.006 |163.607 |
| 16
|66 |Jon Garrett (R) |33.128 |163.004 |
| 17
|11 |34.816 |155.101 |
| 18
|10 |Ford |36.569 |147.666 |
| 19
|03 |Ford |37.655 |143.407 |
| 20
|48 |39.288 |137.447 |
| 21
|06 |– |– |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/08/qualifying-results-sioux-chief-fast-track-150-at-kansas-speedway/ Official qualifying results] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|4 |18 |Connor Mosack |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |100 |64 |Running |48 |
|---|
| 2
|3 |28 |Carson Kvapil |Pinnacle Racing Group |Chevrolet |100 |0 |Running |42 |
| 3
|12 |55 |Toni Breidinger |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |99 |0 |Running |41 |
| 4
|6 |6 |Lavar Scott |Rev Racing |Chevrolet |99 |0 |Running |40 |
| 5
|8 |15 |Jake Finch |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |99 |0 |Running |39 |
| 6
|9 |32 |Christian Rose (R) |AM Racing |Ford |99 |0 |Running |38 |
| 7
|15 |69 |Scott Melton |Kimmel Racing |Toyota |98 |0 |Running |37 |
| 8
|2 |25 |Dean Thompson |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |98 |35 |Running |37 |
| 9
|13 |74 |Mandy Chick |Team Chick Motorsports |Chevrolet |98 |0 |Running |35 |
| 10
|11 |73 |Andy Jankowiak |KLAS Motorsports |Toyota |97 |0 |Running |34 |
| 11
|10 |72 |Cody Coughlin |Coughlin Brothers Racing |Ford |95 |0 |Fuel Pressure |33 |
| 12
|16 |66 |Jon Garrett (R) |Veer Motorsports |Chevrolet |95 |0 |Running |32 |
| 13
|19 |03 |Alex Clubb |Clubb Racing Inc. |Ford |86 |0 |Running |31 |
| 14
|20 |48 |Brad Smith |Brad Smith Motorsports |Chevrolet |86 |0 |Running |30 |
| 15
|14 |12 |Ryan Huff |Fast Track Racing |Ford |86 |0 |Running |29 |
| 16
|21 |06 |Kevin Hinckle |Wayne Peterson Racing |Chevrolet |57 |0 |Mechanical |28 |
| 17
|5 |2 |Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |Rev Racing |Chevrolet |57 |0 |Accident |27 |
| 18
|7 |30 |Frankie Muniz (R) |Rette Jones Racing |Ford |48 |0 |Accident |26 |
| 19
|1 |20 |Jesse Love |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |24 |1 |Accident |27 |
| 20
|17 |11 |Matt Kemp |Fast Track Racing |Toyota |10 |0 |Vibration |24 |
| 21
|18 |10 |Tim Monroe |Fast Track Racing |Ford |4 |0 |Mechanical |23 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/08/race-results-sioux-chief-fast-track-150-at-kansas-speedway/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 869 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 739 (-130) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 723 (-146) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 719 (-150) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 612 (-230) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 566 (-303) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 553 (-316) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 425 (-444) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 417 (-452) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 307 (-562) |
| class="sortbottom" |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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References
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