2023 Southern Illinois 100
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 16 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date September 3, 2023
Official name 43rd Annual Southern Illinois 100
Location DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du Quoin, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 76.207 mph (122.643 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 34.595
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Laps 80
Winner
No. 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS2
Announcers Eric Brennan and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2023 Southern Illinois 100 was the 16th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, in Du Quoin, Illinois at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a blistering performance, leading 80 of the 100 laps, and earning his 11th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his ninth of the season. Love would also extend his lead in the championship.[4] To fill out the podium, Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Will Kimmel, driving for family-owned Kimmel Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about 90 miles (140 km) southeast of St Louis, Missouri. It is a stop on the ARCA Menards Series, USAC Silver Crown Series and American Flat Track.

The DuQuoin "Magic Mile" racetrack was constructed on reclaimed stripmine land in 1946 by W.R. Hayes. The track's first national championship race was held in September 1948. In the second race on October 10, popular AAA National driving champion Ted Horn was killed in the fourth turn when a spindle on his championship car broke. The national championship race for the USAC Silver Crown dirt cars is held in his honor.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb[lower-alpha 1] Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Drill Brush Power Scrubber
06 A. J. Moyer (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Bucked Up Energy
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford Miller Welders
10 Clayton Weatherman Fast Track Racing Toyota Freedom Welding, JMCS
11 Dallas Frueh Fast Track Racing Ford Universal Technical Institute
12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Rumbold Farms, HOI Vending
15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota Fidelity Capital
16 Kelly Kovski Kelly Kovski Racing Chevrolet BRANDT, Schluckibier Farms
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota Yahoo!, Mobil 1
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford Ford Performance
31 Brayton Laster Rise Motorsports Chevrolet Preferred Paint & Drywall
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Oktoberfest Race Weekend
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Venture Foods
69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford Kimmel Racing
Official entry list

Notes

  1. ↑ Chris Golden drove the 03 car in practice and qualifying. Alex Clubb drove the car in the race.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Sunday, September 3, at 4:30 PM CST, and would last for 30 minutes.[5] Will Kimmel, driving for family-owned Kimmel Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 34.747, and an average speed of 103.606 mph (166.738 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 34.747 103.606
2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 34.942 103.028
3 25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 34.953 102.995
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Sunday, September 3, at 6:00 PM CST. 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.[5] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 34.595, and an average speed of 104.061 mph (167.470 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 34.595 104.061
2 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 34.632 103.950
3 25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 34.776 103.520
4 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 35.006 102.840
5 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 35.056 102.693
6 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 35.249 102.131
7 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 35.804 100.547
8 16 Kelly Kovski Kelly Kovski Racing Chevrolet 35.838 100.452
9 11 Dallas Frueh Fast Track Racing Ford 35.899 100.281
10 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 35.985 100.042
11 10 Clayton Weatherman Fast Track Racing Toyota 36.407 98.882
12 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 36.803 97.818
13 31 Brayton Laster Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 38.529 93.436
14 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 40.258 89.423
15 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 42.100 85.511
16 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 42.755 84.201
17 03 Chris Golden Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 43.234 83.268
Withdrew
18 06 A. J. Moyer (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota – –
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 80 Running 48
2 3 25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running 42
3 2 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 100 0 Running 41
4 5 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running 40
5 1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 20 Running 40
6 8 16 Kelly Kovski Kelly Kovski Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running 38
7 7 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 100 0 Running 37
8 16 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 99 0 Running 36
9 17 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 96 0 Running 35
10 13 31 Brayton Laster Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 92 0 Running 34
11 14 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 92 0 Running 33
12 10 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 59 0 Accident 32
13 15 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 57 0 Accident 31
14 6 15 Sean Hingorani Venturini Motorsports Toyota 55 0 Accident 30
15 12 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 39 0 Mechanical 29
16 11 10 Clayton Weatherman Fast Track Racing Toyota 29 0 Electrical 28
17 9 11 Dallas Frueh Fast Track Racing Ford 12 0 Overheating 27
Withdrew
06 A. J. Moyer (R) Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "Entry list: Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Qualifying results: Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Race results: Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kristl, Mark (September 3, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins at DuQuoin For 9th ARCA Win in 2023". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Schedule of events: Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. June 1, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Practice results: Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Calloni, Josh (September 3, 2023). "William Sawalich Wins Pole for ARCA at DuQuoin". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 Southern Illinois 100 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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