Sprecher 150
ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East
VenueMilwaukee Mile
LocationWest Allis, Wisconsin
Corporate sponsorSprecher Brewery[1]
First race1982
Distance150 mi (240 km)
Laps150
Previous namesMilwaukee Sentinel 200 (1982–1983)
ARCA Re/Max 150 (2005)
Governor's Cup 200 (2006–2007)
Most wins (driver)Frank Kimmel (2)
Most wins (team)Clement Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (3)
Circuit information
Length1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns4

The Sprecher 150 is a 150-mile (240 km) annual ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East combination race held at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The event returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 for the first time since 2007. It was originally held from 1982 and 1983 before being brought back from 2005 through 2007. The ARCA Menards Series East, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, joined the ARCA Menards Series in this race starting in 2021 and it became one of three combination races for the two series, the others being Iowa and Bristol.

History

Turn 1 at the Milwaukee Mile

ARCA first raced at the Milwaukee Mile in 1958 with races co-sanctioned with USAC.[2]

ARCA brought the Milwaukee Mile back to its schedule on June 4, 2005.[3] It was the eighth event that ARCA either sanctioned or co-sanctioned at the track.[3] David Ragan qualified on the pole position.[4] Frank Kimmel led 89 of 150 laps to take the win.[4] Joey Miller finished second, Chad Blount finished third, Erik Darnell fourth, and Bobby Gerhart ended up finishing fifth.[4]

Phil Bozell won the 2006 Governor's Cup 200 in his fourth start of the season.[5] It was his first and only ARCA victory.[5][6] The Michigan driver qualified second quickest[7] and Blake Bjorklund sat on the pole position.[8] Tim Schendel finished second, Frank Kimmel third, Justin Allgaier fourth, and Ryan Mathews fifth.[8]

Frank Kimmel won the 2007 Governor's Cup 200 on a Sunday afternoon race.[9] The clutch in his car failed early in the race and his team had to push the car to get it moving after each pit stop.[9] This caused him to start deep in the field after each stop.[9] It was Kimmel's 71st ARCA victory.[9] Rookie Justin Marks had his then-best second place finished after leading 59 laps.[9] Michael McDowell led 43 laps and finished fourth after a pit stop with 13 laps remaining.[9] 2006 race winner Phil Bozell led 28 laps and he was battling Marks for the lead late in the race but ran out of fuel with 10 laps remaining.[9] Rookie James Buescher led 30 laps before an accident took him out on lap 134 and Ken Butler III led 24 laps before his rear end failed.[9] The race featured eight leaders and ten lead changes.[9] It had nine caution periods for 45 laps.[9]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average speed
(mph)
Laps Miles
ARCA Menards Series race
1982[10] August 29 99 Dean Roper Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 171* 171* (275) 1:57:58 86.973
1983[11] August 28 83 Dave Weltmeyer Goudie Racing Pontiac (2) 200 200 (320) 2:25:56 82.223
1984
–
2004		 Not held
2005[4] June 4 46 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 150 150 (240) 2:00:48 74.503
2006[8] August 27 9 Phil Bozell Hagans Racing Chevrolet 200 200 (320) 2:10:27 91.989
2007[12] August 26 46 Frank Kimmel (2) Clement Racing (2) Ford (2) 200 200 (320) 2:17:17 87.410
2008
–
2020		 Not held
ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East combination race
2021[13] August 29 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 150 (240) 1:29:27 100.615
2022[14] August 28 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (2) 150 150 (240) 1:45:05 85.646
2023[15] August 27 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (3) 150 150 (240) 1:37:51 91.978
  • 1982: Race shortened to 171 laps due to rain.

References

  1. ↑ "Sprecher Craft Sodas To Sponsor ARCA Menards Series Race At Milwaukee Mile". ARCARacing.com. May 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Racing History Of The Milwaukee Mile". Speed Sport. June 12, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Milwaukee Mile adds ARCA to 2005 schedule". Motorsport.com. October 4, 2004. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2005 ARCA Re/Max 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Dreams Come True as Bozell Wins at Milwaukee". August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Phil Bozell Career Driver's Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Phil Bozell Milwaukee race report". Motorsport.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "2006 Governor's Cup 200 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Kimmel Cleans Up on Milwaukee Mile; Earns 71st Career Win". Speed51. August 7, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ "1982 Milwaukee Sentinel 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "1983 Milwaukee Sentinel 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2007 Governor's Cup 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2021 Sprecher 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2022 Sprecher 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2023 Sprecher 150". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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