# 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150

The 2023 Calypso 150 was the 9th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 5th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 150 laps, but was extended to 156 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would steal the win after taking advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off William Sawalich to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win, his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his third win of the season. Sawalich had dominated the entire race, leading 154 of the 156 laps until the caution came out with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 01 | Brayton Laster | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | JunkCarBlaster.com |
| 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | Racin' With Mason |
| 06 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | River's Edge Cottages & RV Park |
| 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Universal Technical Institute |
| 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Racing for Rescues |
| 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford | RE/MAX Harbor Country |
| 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Jones Utilities |
| 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey, SoundGear |
| 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Yahoo! |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | FP Movement |
| 28 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Performance |
| 30 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Rette Jones Racing |
| 31 | Rita Goulet (R) | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | Auto DNA Collision & Detail |
| 32 | Christian Rose (R) | AM Racing | Ford | West Virginia Tourism |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Copraya.com |
| 66 | Jon Garrett (R) | Veer Motorsports | Chevrolet | Venture Foods |
| 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency |
| 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | Shearer Speed Racing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 15, at 4:00 PM CST, 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 24.235, and an average speed of 129.977 mph (209.178 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 24.235 | 129.977 |
| 2 | 28 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 24.474 | 128.708 |
| 3 | 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 24.602 | 128.038 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 15, at 5:00 PM CST. 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. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 24.143, and an average speed of 130.473 mph (209.976 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 24.143 | 130.473 |
| 2 | 28 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 24.557 | 128.273 |
| 3 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 24.781 | 127.114 |
| 4 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 24.834 | 126.842 |
| 5 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 24.840 | 126.812 |
| 6 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 24.843 | 126.796 |
| 7 | 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 24.966 | 126.172 |
| 8 | 30 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 25.122 | 125.388 |
| 9 | 32 | Christian Rose (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 25.364 | 124.192 |
| 10 | 66 | Jon Garrett (R) | Veer Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.685 | 122.640 |
| 11 | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 25.758 | 122.292 |
| 12 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 25.819 | 122.003 |
| 13 | 01 | Brayton Laster | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 27.045 | 116.473 |
| 14 | 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 27.282 | 115.461 |
| 15 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 27.535 | 114.400 |
| 16 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 28.472 | 110.635 |
| 17 | 06 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 28.988 | 108.666 |
| 18 | 31 | Rita Goulet (R) | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.525 | 91.238 |
| 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 36.837 | 85.512 |
| 20 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | – | – |
| Withdrew |||||||
| 21 | 43 | Jalen Mack | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 22 | 45 | Tony Cosentino | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 156 | 2 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 156 | 154 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 156 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 156 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 32 | Christian Rose (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 155 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 8 | 30 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 155 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 10 | 66 | Jon Garrett (R) | Veer Motorsports | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 154 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 12 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 153 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 20 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 149 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 17 | 06 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 141 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 136 | 0 | Electrical | 29 |
| 16 | 18 | 31 | Rita Goulet (R) | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 14 | 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Clutch | 27 |
| 18 | 16 | 98 | Dale Shearer | Shearer Speed Racing | Toyota | 30 | 0 | Accident | 26 |
| 19 | 15 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | Mechanical | 25 |
| 20 | 13 | 01 | Brayton Laster | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | Drivelive | 24 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main)
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Jesse Love
418
2
Frankie Muniz
369 (-49)
3
Andrés Pérez de Lara
355 (-63)
4
Christian Rose
343 (-75)
1
5
Jon Garrett
304 (-114)
1
6
Toni Breidinger
303 (-115)
2
7
Tony Cosentino
276 (-142)
1
8
A. J. Moyer
269 (-149)
1
9
Jack Wood
255 (-163)
10
Brad Smith
254 (-164)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA East)
Pos
Driver
Points
1
William Sawalich
280
2
Luke Fenhaus
266 (-14)
1
3
Lavar Scott
249 (-31)
1
4
Zachary Tinkle
243 (-37)
1
5
Tim Monroe
211 (-69)
2
6
Dale Shearer
203 (-77)
4
7
Sean Hingorani
160 (-120)
1
8
Jake Finch
128 (-152)
9
Brad Smith
125 (-155)
10
Rita Goulet
122 (-158)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. :