2023 Sprecher 150

The 2023 Sprecher 150 was the 15th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 7th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in West Allis, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Mile, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off Jesse Love in a fierce battle with five laps to go, and earned his second career ARCA Menards Series win, his third career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his fourth of the season. Sawalich would also dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 141 laps.^[4] To fill out the podium, Love and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Sprecher 150

Race details[1][2][3]
Race 15 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series Race 7 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date	August 27, 2023
Official name	3rd Annual Sprecher 150
Location	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1 miles (1.6 km)
Distance	150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Scheduled distance	150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Average speed	91.978 mph (148.024 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	29.069
Most laps led
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	141
Winner
No. 18	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

A restart during the 2023 Sprecher 150

Background

The Milwaukee Mile is a 1.015 mi (1.633 km) oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved 71 years ago in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a 1.800 mi (2.897 km) road circuit located on the infield.

As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2015 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II). The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/Champ Car World Series, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
01	Dallas Frueh	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.
06	A. J. Moyer (R)	Wayne Peterson Racing	Toyota	Choo Choo Lawn Equipment
6	Lavar Scott (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	Max Siegel Inc.
10	Ron Vandermeir Jr.	Fast Track Racing	Ford	MAK RAK Repair
11	Zachary Tinkle	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Racing for Rescues
12	Tim Monroe	Fast Track Racing	Ford	Universal Technical Institute
15	Sean Hingorani (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	GearWrench
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
48	Rick Redig-Tackman	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	Oktoberfest Race Weekend
55	Gus Dean	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	CAB Installers
66	Jon Garrett (R)	Veer Motorsports	Chevrolet	MonsterTrucks.fun
69	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Ford	Copraya.com
97	Grant Enfinger	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	Grant County Mulch
98	Dale Shearer	Shearer Speed Racing	Toyota	Shearer Speed Racing
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.^[5] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.332, and an average speed of 124.574 mph (200.482 km/h).^[6]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	18	William Sawalich (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.332	124.574
2	20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	29.482	123.940
3	25	Conner Jones	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	29.555	123.634
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 26, at 3:00 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.^[5] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.069, and an average speed of 125.701 mph (202.296 km/h).^[7]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	18	William Sawalich (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.069	125.701
2	20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	29.316	124.642
3	97	Grant Enfinger	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.424	124.184
4	25	Conner Jones	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	29.547	123.667
5	15	Sean Hingorani (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	29.636	123.296
6	2	Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	29.694	123.055
7	28	Luke Fenhaus (R)	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	29.715	122.968
8	6	Lavar Scott (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	29.791	122.654
9	55	Gus Dean	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	29.849	122.416
10	30	Frankie Muniz (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	29.886	122.265
11	32	Christian Rose (R)	AM Racing	Ford	29.955	121.983
12	1	Jake Finch	Phoenix Racing	Toyota	30.193	121.021
13	10	Ron Vandermeir Jr.	Fast Track Racing	Ford	30.261	120.749
14	11	Zachary Tinkle	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	30.637	119.268
15	66	Jon Garrett (R)	Veer Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.263	113.257
16	48	Rick Redig-Tackman	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.507	112.407
17	12	Tim Monroe	Fast Track Racing	Ford	32.577	112.165
18	01	Dallas Frueh	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	33.083	110.449
19	31	Rita Goulet (R)	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	33.870	107.883
20	06	A. J. Moyer (R)	Wayne Peterson Racing	Toyota	34.282	106.587
21	03	Alex Clubb	Clubb Racing Inc.	Ford	35.385	103.264
22	98	Dale Shearer	Shearer Speed Racing	Toyota	35.746	102.221
23	69	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Ford	–	–
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[8]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	1	18	William Sawalich (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	150	141	Running	49
2	2	20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	150	9	Running	43
3	5	15	Sean Hingorani (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	150	0	Running	41
4	4	25	Conner Jones	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	150	0	Running	40
5	3	97	Grant Enfinger	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	150	0	Running	39
6	7	28	Luke Fenhaus (R)	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	150	0	Running	38
7	6	2	Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	150	0	Running	37
8	8	6	Lavar Scott (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	150	0	Running	36
9	12	1	Jake Finch	Phoenix Racing	Toyota	150	0	Running	35
10	9	55	Gus Dean	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	150	0	Running	34
11	11	32	Christian Rose (R)	AM Racing	Ford	149	0	Running	33
12	10	30	Frankie Muniz (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	147	0	Running	32
13	14	11	Zachary Tinkle	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	147	0	Running	31
14	16	48	Rick Redig-Tackman	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	146	0	Running	30
15	17	12	Tim Monroe	Fast Track Racing	Ford	144	0	Running	29
16	20	06	A. J. Moyer (R)	Wayne Peterson Racing	Toyota	141	0	Running	28
17	19	31	Rita Goulet (R)	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	137	0	Running	27
18	13	10	Ron Vandermeir Jr.	Fast Track Racing	Ford	133	0	Accident	26
19	22	98	Dale Shearer	Shearer Speed Racing	Toyota	104	0	Mechanical	25
20	23	69	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Ford	24	0	Mechanical	24
21	15	66	Jon Garrett (R)	Veer Motorsports	Chevrolet	12	0	Mechanical	23
22	18	01	Dallas Frueh	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	12	0	Mechanical	22
23	21	03	Alex Clubb	Clubb Racing Inc.	Ford	2	0	Mechanical	21
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 794 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 672 (-122) 3 Frankie Muniz 661 (-133) 4 Christian Rose 647 (-147) 5 Jon Garrett 583 (-211) 6 A. J. Moyer 527 (-267) 7 Brad Smith 503 (-291) 1 8 William Sawalich 384 (-410) 1 9 Toni Breidinger 376 (-418) 10 Jack Wood 285 (-509) Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 372 2 Luke Fenhaus 347 (-25) 3 Lavar Scott 324 (-48) 4 Zachary Tinkle 305 (-67) 5 Tim Monroe 262 (-110) 6 Dale Shearer 253 (-119) 7 Sean Hingorani 243 (-129) 8 Rita Goulet 177 (-195) 9 Brad Smith 172 (-200) 10 Jake Finch 163 (-209) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.