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. 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.

Background 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.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute1Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyotaPhoenix Construction2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.3Landon PembeltonMullins RacingFordPembelton Forest Products06A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFordRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaHeart O' Texas Speedway11Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaRacing for Rescues12Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFordBellator, VFW15Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench17Kaden HoneycuttMcGowan MotorsportsToyotaMMI, Sunwest Construction18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilites28Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordFord Performance31Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevroletNationalPolice.org32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating42Matt GouldCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletMMI, Sunwest Construction48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletOktoberfest Race Weekend51Jack WoodRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletFort Worth Screen Printing69Mike BashamKimmel RacingFordKimmel Racing73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaMike's Golf Carts87Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingFordSpring Drug93Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletInnovative Tiny Houses, Lickety Lew's95Tanner ArmsMAN MotorsportsToyotaSunset Park RV Manufacturing97Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevroletGrant County Mulch98Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyotaShearer Speed RacingOfficial entry list

Practice The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 14, at 2:45p.m. 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 15.110, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.110126.989218William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.123126.880397Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet15.230125.988Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 14, at 3:00p.m. 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. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.086127.191220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.231125.980397Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet15.231125.980428Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet15.268125.675525Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.338125.10161Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota15.353124.979717Kaden HoneycuttMcGowan MotorsportsToyota15.368124.857851Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet15.404124.56592Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet15.468124.0501015Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota15.488123.889116Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet15.507123.7381235Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord15.509123.7221332Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord15.599123.008143Landon PembeltonMullins RacingFord15.687122.3181542Matt GouldCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet15.698122.2321673Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota15.790121.5201795Tanner ArmsMAN MotorsportsToyota16.064119.4471811Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota16.090119.2541993Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet16.257118.0292066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet16.518116.1642112Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord16.548115.9542255Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.789114.2892301Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota17.048112.5532410Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota17.736108.1872598Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota18.092106.0582648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet18.153105.7022703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford18.235105.2262869Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord18.867101.7012906A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord19.28199.5183030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord––3131Rita Goulet (R)Rise MotorsportsChevrolet––3287Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingFord––Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20010Running482320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota200158Running44392Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2000Running41461Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota2000Running4051235Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord2000Running396525Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running387143Landon PembeltonMullins RacingFord2000Running3781332Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord2000Running369851Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet2000Running35101673Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota2000Running34111795Tanner ArmsMAN MotorsportsToyota2000Running33122255Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990Running32131811Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota1980Running31141993Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running30151015Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1960Running29162410Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota1920Running2817116Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1890Running27182112Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord1890Running26193287Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingFord1860Running2520297Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet18232Accident2521717Kaden HoneycuttMcGowan MotorsportsToyota1100Accident23221403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1040Running22233030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord890Accident21242598Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota540Too Slow20252301Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota540Accident19262066Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet520Mechanical18272906A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord520Too Slow17283131Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet430Accident1629428Luke Fenhaus (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet300Accident15302648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet240Stalled14311542Matt GouldCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet120Mechanical13322869Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord90Mechanical12Official race results

Standings after the race

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.

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