2023 Bush's Beans 200

2023 Bush's Beans 200

Race details[1][2][3]
Race 18 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series Race 8 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date	September 14, 2023
Official name	Third Annual Bush's Beans 200
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance	200 laps, 106 mi (171 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 106 mi (171 km)
Average speed	120.308 mph (193.617 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	15.086
Most laps led
Driver	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports
Laps	158
Winner
No. 18	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Ryan Blaney
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2023 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take advantage of a late-race restart, and held off Jesse Love to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series win, his fourth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his fifth of the season. Love would dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 158 laps..^[4] To fill out the podium, Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

In addition to winning, Sawalich would claim the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East championship, 58 points ahead of Luke Fenhaus, who suffered a flat tire in the race and ending his contention of winning. This was Sawalich's first championship, and the third consecutive championship for the 18 car.^[5]

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 14, at 2:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.^[6] Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.110, and an average speed of 126.989 mph (204.369 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 14, at 3:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.^[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.086, and an average speed of 127.191 mph (204.694 km/h).^[8]

Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 913 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 780 (-133) 3 Christian Rose 759 (-154) 4 Frankie Muniz 740 (-173) 5 Jon Garrett 662 (-251) 6 Brad Smith 580 (-333) 7 A. J. Moyer 570 (-343) 8 William Sawalich 473 (-440) 9 Toni Breidinger 449 (-464) 10 Tim Monroe 326 (-587) Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 420 2 Luke Fenhaus 362 (-58) 3 Lavar Scott 351 (-69) 4 Zachary Tinkle 336 (-84) 5 Tim Monroe 281 (-139) 6 Dale Shearer 273 (-147) 7 Sean Hingorani 272 (-148) 2 8 Jake Finch 203 (-217) 2 9 Conner Jones 187 (-233) 1 10 Brad Smith 186 (-234) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.