2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150
{{Short description|10th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|First_Driver=Jesse Love|Announcers=Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne|Distance_mi=150|Year=2023|Race_Name=Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150|Scheduled_mi=150|Course_mi=2.5|Distance_laps=60|Scheduled_laps=60|Distance_km=241|Scheduled_km=241|Avg={{Convert|109.868|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Car=20|Location=Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania|Most_Driver=Jesse Love|First_Team=Venturini Motorsports|Most_laps=40|Most_Team=Venturini Motorsports|Pole_Time=53.763|Pole_Team=Venturini Motorsports|Date=July 22|Network=FS1|Pole_Driver=Dean Thompson|Description=Race 10 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series|Official_name=38th Annual Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150|Course_km=4.0|Radio=MRN|Details_ref={{cite web|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/18/entry-list-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/ |title=Entry list: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway |date=July 18, 2023|access-date=July 18, 2023|website=ARCA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/21/qualifying-results-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/|title=Qualifying Results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway|last=White|first=Brandon|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023|website=ARCA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/22/race-results-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/|title=Race results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway|date=July 22, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023|website=ARCA}}|Image=Pocono Raceway.svg}}
The 2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 was the 10th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was originally going to be held on Friday, July 21, 2023, but due to rain showers, the race was postponed until Saturday, July 22.{{Cite web |last=Calloni |first=Josh |date=July 21, 2023 |title=ARCA Race at Pocono Postponed until Saturday |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/07/21/arca-race-at-pocono-postponed-until-saturday/ |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}} The race was held in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 40 laps, and earning his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season.{{Cite web |last=Calloni |first=Josh |date=July 22, 2023 |title=Jesse Love Wins ARCA Race at Pocono |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/07/22/jesse-love-wins-arca-race-at-pocono/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}} To fill out the podium, Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Pocono Raceway is a {{convert|2.5|mi|adj=on}} oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 1
|Phoenix Construction |
| 2
|nowrap|Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |
| 03
|Ford |
| 06
|River's Edge Cottages & RV Park |
| 8
|NESCO, Navy Seal Foundation |
| 10
|nowrap|HYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch |
| 11
|Fairway Subaru, Harry's U-Pull-It |
| 12
|Ford |
| 15
|Thompson Pipe Group |
| 18 |
| 20
|JBL |
| 25
|Jones Utilites |
| 30
|Frankie Muniz (R) |Ford |Pond Lehocky |
| 32
|Christian Rose (R) |Ford |West Virginia Tourism |
| 45 |
| 48
|Ford |[https://copraya.com Copraya.com] |
| 55
|Pit Viper Sunglasses |
| 63
| nowrap="" |Logan Misuraca |nowrap|Spraker Racing Enterprises |Celsius Energy Drink |
| 66
|Jon Garrett (R) |Venture Foods |
| 69 |
| 72
|Ford |
| 73
|Dak's Market |
| 75
|O. B. Builders |
| 87
|Ford |Spring Drug |
| 97 |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/18/entry-list-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/ Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Schedule of events: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/04/10/schedule-of-events-pocono-2023/ |access-date=July 18, 2023 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.168, and an average speed of {{Convert|166.150|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Brandon |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Practice Results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/21/practice-results-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/ |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=ARCA}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|20 |54.168 |166.150 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |54.341 |165.621 |
| 3
|18 |54.500 |165.138 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/21/practice-results-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/ Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, July 21, at 12:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.763, and an average speed of {{Convert|167.401|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Wingard |first=Luke |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Dean Thompson Scores ARCA Pocono Pole |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/07/21/dean-thompson-scores-arca-pocono-pole/ |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|15 |53.763 |167.401 |
|---|
| 2
|20 |53.855 |167.115 |
| 3
|2 |Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |54.413 |165.402 |
| 4
|1 |54.751 |164.381 |
| 5
|18 |54.895 |163.949 |
| 6
|55 |55.060 |163.458 |
| 7
|73 |55.433 |162.358 |
| 8
|25 |55.457 |162.288 |
| 9
|72 |Ford |55.586 |161.911 |
| 10
|30 |Frankie Muniz (R) |Ford |55.916 |160.956 |
| 11
|97 |56.117 |160.379 |
| 12
|8 |56.340 |159.744 |
| 13
|66 |Jon Garrett (R) |57.626 |156.180 |
| 14
|10 |57.949 |155.309 |
| 15
|69 |58.295 |154.387 |
| 16
|87 |Ford |59.258 |151.878 |
| 17
|11 |59.511 |151.233 |
| 18
|75 |1:00.882 |147.827 |
| 19
|12 |Ford |1:02.671 |144.967 |
| 20
|63 |1:02.762 |143.502 |
| 21
|03 |Ford |1:03.622 |141.461 |
| 22
|06 |1:05.966 |136.544 |
| 23
|45 |1:07.648 |133.042 |
| 24
|48 |Ford |1:14.400 |121.049 |
| 25
|32 |Christian Rose (R) |Ford |– |– |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/21/qualifying-results-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/ Official qualifying results] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|2 |20 |Jesse Love |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |60 |40 |Running |48 |
|---|
| 2
|5 |18 |Connor Mosack |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |42 |
| 3
|3 |2 |Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) |Rev Racing |Chevrolet |60 |16 |Running |42 |
| 4
|1 |15 |Dean Thompson |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |41 |
| 5
|8 |25 |Conner Jones |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |39 |
| 6
|6 |55 |Toni Breidinger |Venturini Motorsports |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |38 |
| 7
|7 |73 |Andy Jankowiak |KLAS Motorsports |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |37 |
| 8
|9 |72 |Cody Coughlin |Coughlin Brothers Racing |Ford |60 |0 |Running |36 |
| 9
|25 |32 |Christian Rose (R) |AM Racing |Ford |60 |0 |Running |35 |
| 10
|4 |1 |Jake Finch |Phoenix Racing |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |34 |
| 11
|11 |97 |Jason Kitzmiller |CR7 Motorsports |Chevrolet |60 |0 |Running |33 |
| 12
|13 |66 |Jon Garrett (R) |Veer Motorsports |Chevrolet |60 |1 |Running |33 |
| 13
|15 |69 |Scott Melton |Kimmel Racing |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |31 |
| 14
|17 |11 |Stephanie Moyer |Fast Track Racing |Toyota |60 |0 |Running |30 |
| 15
|14 |10 |Ed Pompa |Fast Track Racing |Toyota |59 |0 |Running |29 |
| 16
|22 |06 |A. J. Moyer |Wayne Peterson Racing |Toyota |56 |0 |Running |28 |
| 17
|24 |48 |Brad Smith |Brad Smith Motorsports |Ford |55 |0 |Running |27 |
| 18
|16 |87 |Charles Buchanan |Charles Buchanan Racing |Ford |52 |0 |Mechanical |26 |
| 19
|21 |03 |Alex Clubb |Clubb Racing Inc. |Ford |51 |3 |Running |26 |
| 20
|12 |8 |Sean Corr |Empire Racing |Chevrolet |47 |0 |Mechanical |24 |
| 21
|10 |30 |Frankie Muniz (R) |Rette Jones Racing |Ford |47 |0 |Running |23 |
| 22
|23 |45 |Don Thompson |Tamayo Cosentino Racing |Chevrolet |31 |0 |Mechanical |22 |
| 23
|18 |75 |Bryan Dauzat |Brother-in-Law Racing |Chevrolet |18 |0 |Accident |21 |
| 24
|19 |12 |Tim Monroe |Fast Track Racing |Ford |11 |0 |Mechanical |20 |
| 25
|20 |63 |Logan Misuraca |Spraker Racing Enterprises |Chevrolet |7 |0 |Accident |19 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/22/race-results-sunset-hill-shooting-range-150-at-pocono-raceway/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 516 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 446 (-70) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 442 (-74) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 428 (-88) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 386 (-130) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 347 (-169) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 341 (-175) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 331 (-185) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 276 (-240) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 254 (-261) |
| class="sortbottom" |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
References
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