2023 Dawn 150


The 2023 Dawn 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 mile permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 96 laps, earning his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Pre-race practice

An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, May 5, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for 5 hours. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.387, and an average speed of.

Practice

The official practice session was held on Saturday, May 6, at 9:25 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.912, and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 10:10 AM CST. The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.785, and an average speed of.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11Jesse Love146
12Frankie Muniz142
13Jack Wood130
14Greg Van Alst127
15Andrés Pérez de Lara122
16Tony Cosentino120
7Christian Rose115
8Sean Corr108
9Toni Breidinger108
410Mandy Chick91

  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.