2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150

Race details[1][2][3]
Race 8 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date	July 7, 2023
Official name	3rd Annual Zinsser SmartCoat 150
Location	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Distance	42 laps, 94 mi (152 km)
Scheduled Distance	42 laps, 94 mi (152 km)
Average speed	68.783 mph (110.696 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sean Hingorani	Venturini Motorsports
Time	1:28.439
Most laps led
Driver	Tyler Ankrum	Hattori Racing Enterprises
Laps	21
Winner
No. 61	Tyler Ankrum	Hattori Racing Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 7, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.258-mile (3.634 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 42 laps to complete. Tyler Ankrum, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, would make a comeback after a late-race spin, and put on a dominating performance, leading 21 of the 42 laps, and earning his first career ARCA Menards Series win.^[4] To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Jack Wood, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was noted following a last lap altercation between Venturini Motorsports teammates Sean Hingorani and Dean Thompson. With eight laps to go, Thompson would shove Hingorani into the grass in turn 13, causing Hingorani to spin down the frontstretch. On the final lap, Hingorani attempted to force Thompson into the grass in turn 9, and would cause both of them to get stuck in the sand trap. Thompson was running second at the time, while Hingorani was a lap down outside the top 10. Thompson and Hingorani would end up finishing 10th and 13th in the race.^[5]

Background

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 7, at 1:45 pm EST, and would last for 1 hour.^[6] Jack Wood, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:29.298, and an average speed of 91.030 mph (146.499 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 7, at 3:00 pm EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.^[6] Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:28.439, and an average speed of 91.914 mph (147.921 km/h).^[8]

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 377 2 Frankie Muniz 334 (-43) 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 317 (-60) 1 4 Christian Rose 306 (-71) 1 5 Tony Cosentino 276 (-101) 1 6 Jon Garrett 270 (-107) 1 7 Toni Breidinger 264 (-113) 8 Jack Wood 255 (-122) 9 A. J. Moyer 240 (-137) 10 Brad Smith 225 (-152) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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