2023 Herr's Snacks 200

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.

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
Course length	0.438 miles (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	Jesse Love	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

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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 292 2 Frankie Muniz 268 (-24) 1 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 249 (-43) 2 4 Christian Rose 239 (-53) 5 Tony Cosentino 239 (-53) 2 6 Toni Breidinger 229 (-63) 4 7 Jack Wood 214 (-78) 1 8 Jon Garrett 205 (-87) 2 9 Greg Van Alst 199 (-93) 10 A. J. Moyer 183 (-109) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.