2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150


The 2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 was the 10th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was originally going to be held on Friday, July 21, 2023, but due to rain showers, the race was postponed until Saturday, July 22. The race was held in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 40 laps, and earning his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.168, and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 21, at 12:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.763, and an average speed of.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Jesse Love516
12Andrés Pérez de Lara446
13Frankie Muniz442
4Christian Rose428
5Jon Garrett386
26A. J. Moyer347
17Toni Breidinger341
28Brad Smith331
29Tony Cosentino276
110Jack Wood254

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