2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150

The 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 7, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.258-mile (3.634 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 42 laps to complete. Tyler Ankrum, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, would make a comeback after a late-race spin, and put on a dominating performance, leading 21 of the 42 laps, and earning his first career ARCA Menards Series win.[4] To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Jack Wood, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 8 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date July 7, 2023
Official name 3rd Annual Zinsser SmartCoat 150
Location Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course Permanent racing facility
2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Distance 42 laps, 94 mi (152 km)
Scheduled Distance 42 laps, 94 mi (152 km)
Average speed 68.783 mph (110.696 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time 1:28.439
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises
Laps 21
Winner
No. 61 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The race was noted following a last lap altercation between Venturini Motorsports teammates Sean Hingorani and Dean Thompson. With eight laps to go, Thompson would shove Hingorani into the grass in turn 13, causing Hingorani to spin down the frontstretch. On the final lap, Hingorani attempted to force Thompson into the grass in turn 9, and would cause both of them to get stuck in the sand trap. Thompson was running second at the time, while Hingorani was a lap down outside the top 10. Thompson and Hingorani would end up finishing 10th and 13th in the race.[5]

Background

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Casey Carden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Bill's Speed Shop
4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
06 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota Circle Track Warehouse
6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet Velocity Racing
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota Universal Technical Institute
11 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota Lambda Legal
12 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford HYTORC of New York
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1, Yahoo!
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilites
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford Muniz Racing
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Copraya.com
55 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
61 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Venture Foods
75 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Chevrolet Engineered Components
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 7, at 1:45 pm EST, and would last for 1 hour.[6] Jack Wood, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:29.298, and an average speed of 91.030 mph (146.499 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:29.298 91.030
2 61 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1:29.305 91.023
3 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:29.661 90.661
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, July 7, at 3:00 pm EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.[6] Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:28.439, and an average speed of 91.914 mph (147.921 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:28.439 91.914
2 61 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1:28.864 91.475
3 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:29.218 91.176
4 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:29.651 90.672
5 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:29.682 90.640
6 55 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:29.836 90.485
7 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 1:30.173 90.285
8 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 1:30.691 90.268
9 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:30.638 89.684
10 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 1:31.942 89.117
11 11 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:33.576 86.868
12 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 1:34.301 86.201
13 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 1:35.969 84.702
14 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:38.535 82.497
15 06 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 1:39.434 81.751
16 75 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Chevrolet 1:40.555 80.839
17 0 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 2:04.816 65.126
18 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13.653 60.820
19 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota
20 03 Casey Carden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
21 12 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 61 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 42 21 Running 49
2 4 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42 0 Running 42
3 3 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Running 41
4 19 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 8 Running 41
5 8 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Running 39
6 7 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 42 0 Running 38
7 10 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 42 0 Running 37
8 9 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 0 Running 36
9 11 11 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 42 0 Running 35
10 6 55 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 41 5 Accident 35
11 12 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 41 0 Running 33
12 13 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 Running 32
13 1 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 40 0 Accident 33
14 16 75 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 Running 30
15 5 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 40 0 Running 29
16 14 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 17 0 Brakes 28
17 17 0 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 15 0 Vibration 27
18 20 03 Casey Carden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 12 0 Accident 26
19 15 06 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 5 0 Battery 25
20 21 12 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford 4 0 Transmission 24
21 18 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 Overheating 23
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: Zinsser SmartCoat 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCA. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualifying results: Zinsser SmartCoat 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCA. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Race results: Zinsser SmartCoat 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCA. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (July 7, 2023). "Tyler Ankrum Spins-and-Wins in Mid-Ohio ARCA Race". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Christie, Toby (July 7, 2023). "Video: Sean Hingorani Retaliates on Teammate Dean Thompson on Final Lap at Mid-Ohio". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Zinsser SmartCoat 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCA. February 1, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Zinsser SmartCoat 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCA. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Calloni, Josh (July 7, 2023). "Sean Hingorani Earns Pole for ARCA at Mid-Ohio". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 8, 2023.


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