2023 Herr's Snacks 200


The 2023 Herr's Snacks 200 was the sixth stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on June 17, 2023, in Marne, Michigan, at Berlin Raceway, a 0.438 mile permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Close to the end, driver William Sawalich for Joe Gibbs Racing would win after passing Jesse Love for the lead with two laps to go, and held on to earn his first career win in the ARCA Menards Series. Love, who started on the pole, led 197 of the 200 laps until experiencing an issue with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Love and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Berlin Raceway is a 7/16-mile-long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. It has also held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, American Speed Association National Tour, USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on June 17 at 4:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.606 and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on June 17 at 6:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race with a lap of 16.447 and an average speed of.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Jesse Love292
2Frankie Muniz268
13Andrés Pérez de Lara249
24Christian Rose239
5Tony Cosentino239
26Toni Breidinger229
47Jack Wood214
18Jon Garrett205
29Greg Van Alst199
10A. J. Moyer183

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