The 2023 Calypso 150 was the 9th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 5th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 150 laps, but was extended to 156 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would steal the win after taking advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off William Sawalich to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win, his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his third win of the season. Sawalich had dominated the entire race, leading 154 of the 156 laps until the caution came out with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Brayton LasterFast Track RacingChevroletJunkCarBlaster.com2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRacin' With Mason06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute11Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaRacing for Rescues12Matt KempFast Track RacingFordRE/MAX Harbor Country15Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilities18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFP Movement28Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordRette Jones Racing31Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevroletAuto DNA Collision & Detail32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletVenture Foods69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency98Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyotaShearer Speed RacingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 15, at 4:00 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.235, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota24.235129.977228Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet24.474128.708315Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota24.602128.038Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 15, at 5:00 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. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 24.143, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota24.143130.473228Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet24.557128.27336Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet24.781127.114425Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota24.834126.842520Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota24.840126.81262Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet24.843126.796715Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota24.966126.172830Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord25.122125.388932Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord25.364124.1921066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet25.685122.6401111Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota25.758122.2921269Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota25.819122.0031301Brayton LasterFast Track RacingChevrolet27.045116.4731410Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota27.282115.4611512Matt KempFast Track RacingFord27.535114.4001698Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota28.472110.6351706A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota28.988108.6661831Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet34.52591.2381948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord36.83785.5122003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford––Withdrew2143Jalen MackTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet––2245Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1228Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1562Running472118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota156154Running453520Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1560Running41436Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1560Running405425Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1560Running39662Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1560Running387932Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1560Running378715Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1550Running369830Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1550Running35101066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1550Running34111111Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1540Running33121269Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota1530Running32132003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1490Running31141706A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1410Running30151948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1360Electrical29161831Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet1140Running28171410Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota570Clutch27181698Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota300Accident26191512Matt KempFast Track RacingFord290Mechanical25201301Brayton LasterFast Track RacingChevrolet190Driveline24Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 418 2 Frankie Muniz 369 (-49) 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 355 (-63) 4 Christian Rose 343 (-75) 1 5 Jon Garrett 304 (-114) 1 6 Toni Breidinger 303 (-115) 2 7 Tony Cosentino 276 (-142) 1 8 A. J. Moyer 269 (-149) 1 9 Jack Wood 255 (-163) 10 Brad Smith 254 (-164)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East) Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 280 2 Luke Fenhaus 266 (-14) 1 3 Lavar Scott 249 (-31) 1 4 Zachary Tinkle 243 (-37) 1 5 Tim Monroe 211 (-69) 2 6 Dale Shearer 203 (-77) 4 7 Sean Hingorani 160 (-120) 1 8 Jake Finch 128 (-152) 9 Brad Smith 125 (-155) 10 Rita Goulet 122 (-158)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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