The 2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 was the 10th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was originally going to be held on Friday, July 21, 2023, but due to rain showers, the race was postponed until Saturday, July 22. The race was held in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 40 laps, and earning his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyotaPhoenix Construction2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyotaRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNESCO, Navy Seal Foundation10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaHYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch11Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyotaFairway Subaru, Harry's U-Pull-It12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing15Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaThompson Pipe Group18Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMobil 120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilites30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordPond Lehocky32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism45Don ThompsonTamayo Cosentino RacingChevroletTamayo Cosentino Racing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPit Viper Sunglasses63Logan MisuracaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletCelsius Energy Drink66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletVenture Foods69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency72Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFordJEGS, Cody Coughlin Company73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaDak's Market75Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevroletO. B. Builders87Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingFordSpring Drug97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.168, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota54.168166.15022Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet54.341165.621318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota54.500165.138Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 21, at 12:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.763, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed115Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.763167.401220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.855167.11532Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet54.413165.40241Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota54.751164.381518Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota54.895163.949655Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota55.060163.458773Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota55.433162.358825Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota55.457162.288972Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord55.586161.9111030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord55.916160.9561197Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet56.117160.379128Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet56.340159.7441366Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet57.626156.1801410Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota57.949155.3091569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota58.295154.3871687Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingFord59.258151.8781711Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota59.511151.2331875Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet1:00.882147.8271912Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord1:02.671144.9672063Logan MisuracaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1:02.762143.5022103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1:03.622141.4612206A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1:05.966136.5442345Don ThompsonTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet1:07.648133.0422448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1:14.400121.0492532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota6040Running482518Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota600Running42332Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet6016Running424115Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota600Running415825Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota600Running396655Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota600Running387773Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota600Running378972Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord600Running3692532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord600Running351041Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota600Running34111197Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet600Running33121366Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet601Running33131569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota600Running31141711Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota600Running30151410Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota590Running29162206A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota560Running28172448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord550Running27181687Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingFord520Mechanical26192103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford513Running2620128Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet470Mechanical24211030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord470Running23222345Don ThompsonTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet310Mechanical22231875Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet180Accident21241912Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord110Mechanical20252063Logan MisuracaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet70Accident19Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 516 1 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 446 (-70) 1 3 Frankie Muniz 442 (-74) 4 Christian Rose 428 (-88) 5 Jon Garrett 386 (-130) 2 6 A. J. Moyer 347 (-169) 1 7 Toni Breidinger 341 (-175) 2 8 Brad Smith 331 (-185) 2 9 Tony Cosentino 276 (-240) 1 10 Jack Wood 254 (-261)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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