2023 Dutch Boy 150
The 2023 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete, and was also the first ARCA race to be held at Flat Rock since 2000. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would find redemption from Nashville, taking the lead from Sean Hingorani late in the race and leading the final 48 laps to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second of the season. Hingorani won the pole and led a race-high 102 laps, before falling back in the final stages and finishing 3rd. To fill out the podium, Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish in 2nd, respectively.
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Background
Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.Entry list
denotes rookie driver.Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 20, at 3:30 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.876, and a speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 20, at 5:10 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. The driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will win the pole.Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 12.761, and a speed of.
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings| Pos | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | William Sawalich | 183 | |
| 2 | Luke Fenhaus | 169 | |
| 1 | 3 | Sean Hingorani | 160 |
| 1 | 4 | Lavar Scott | 158 |
| 1 | 5 | Zachary Tinkle | 150 |
| 1 | 6 | Tim Monroe | 134 |
| 4 | 7 | Jake Finch | 128 |
| 8 | Dale Shearer | 127 | |
| 3 | 9 | Brad Smith | 96 |
| 1 | 10 | Rita Goulet | 94 |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.