Even though the ARCA Menards Series crowned their 2023 driver’s champion last weekend, there’s still one race and one title to settle for the 2023 season as the series travels to its home base of Toledo Speedway for the Shore Lunch 200.
The half-mile paved oval in northern Ohio has been a staple for the series since the fall of 1984 with Howard Rose winning the inaugural race for the ARCA Menards Series at the speedway. It also holds a special place for the series as Toledo is the home base for the ARCA Headquarters.
Other former winners at the track include Bill Venturini, Bob Strait, Bob Keselowski, Bobby Bowsher (pays to have your name start in B), Frank Kimmel, Ken Schrader, Justin Allgaier, Parker Kligerman, Myatt Snider, Zane Smith, Ty Gibbs, and last year’s winner Sammy Smith.
Heading into this weekend’s show, Jesse Love has already taken away the driver’s title for the year, however, he and the Venturini Motorsports No. 20 are still fighting. They look to solidify and take their first owner’s title since 2019 and their fourth in total. Heading into the weekend, they sit 14 points ahead of second. Love will also be looking for his 11th win of the year.
Looking to play a spoiler at the end of their season are William Sawalich and the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18. They are the ones sitting those 14 points back, and after contact between the two left the 18 car damaged and with a sixth-place finish, they’ll be looking to end the series on a high note.
Andres Perez de Lara and Christian Rose, second and third in the driver’s standings, are separated by 23 points. Just behind them is rookie Frankie Muniz, 19 points back of third and looking to get the back luck out with one race left in the 2023 season.
Other notables include ARCA Menards Series West points leader Sean Hingorani, Dylan Smith, Tony Cosentino, Andy Jankowiak, and others.
You can catch the Shore Lunch 200 live at 4 P.M. ET on Saturday on FS2 and FloRacing.
Official Entry List for the Shore Lunch 200
| Entry | No. | Driver | Team | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc Ford | Brian Clubb |
| 2 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota | Michael Peterson |
| 3 | 2 | Andres Perez | Rev Racing Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | Jamie Jones |
| 4 | 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing FastTrackRacing.com Ford | Tim Monroe |
| 5 | 11 | Darrell Basham | Fast Track Racing Double H Ranch / Vampire State LLC Toyota | Anna Harenberg |
| 6 | 12 | Stephanie Moyer | Fast Track Racing Women's Boutique & Consignment Ford | Jeremy Petty |
| 7 | 15 | Dylan Smith | Venturini Motorsports Toyota | Cayden Lapcevich |
| 8 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing Starkey / Sound Gear Toyota | Matt Ross |
| 9 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports JBL Toyota | Shannon Rursch |
| 10 | 25 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports GEARWRENCH Toyota | Kevin Reed, Jr. |
| 11 | 30 | Frankie Muniz | Rette Jones Racing Ford | Mark Rette |
| 12 | 31 | Rita Goulet | Rise Motorsports BackTheLane.com Chevrolet | Tim Goulet |
| 13 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing West Virginia Department of Tourism Ford | Ryan London |
| 14 | 45 | Tony Cosentino | Tamayo Cosentino Racing Ford | Ethan Hutchens |
| 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports Copraya.com Chevrolet | Jeff Smith |
| 16 | 63 | Mason Ludwig | Spraker Racing Bell Wire / Speednut Chevrolet | Jeff Spraker |
| 17 | 66 | Jon Garrett | Fort Worth Screen Printing Chevrolet | Mike Sroufe |
| 18 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports Sbarro Pizza Toyota | Mike Dayton |
