# 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150

The 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 7, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.258-mile (3.634 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 42 laps to complete. Tyler Ankrum, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, would make a comeback after a late-race spin, and put on a dominating performance, leading 21 of the 42 laps, and earning his first career ARCA Menards Series win. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Jack Wood, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was noted following a last lap altercation between Venturini Motorsports teammates Sean Hingorani and Dean Thompson. With eight laps to go, Thompson would shove Hingorani into the grass in turn 13, causing Hingorani to spin down the frontstretch. On the final lap, Hingorani attempted to force Thompson into the grass in turn 9, and would cause both of them to get stuck in the sand trap. Thompson was running second at the time, while Hingorani was a lap down outside the top 10. Thompson and Hingorani would end up finishing 10th and 13th in the race.

## Background

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | River's Edge Cottages & RV Park |
| 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 03 | Casey Carden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | Bill's Speed Shop |
| 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions |
| 06 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | Circle Track Warehouse |
| 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Velocity Racing |
| 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Universal Technical Institute |
| 11 | Zach Herrin | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Lambda Legal |
| 12 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Ford | HYTORC of New York |
| 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1, Yahoo! |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey, SoundGear |
| 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 25 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Jones Utilites |
| 30 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Muniz Racing |
| 32 | Christian Rose (R) | AM Racing | Ford | West Virginia Tourism |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copraya.com |
| 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 61 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA! |
| 66 | Jon Garrett (R) | Veer Motorsports | Chevrolet | Venture Foods |
| 75 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Chevrolet | Engineered Components |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 7, at 1:45 pm EST, and would last for 1 hour. Jack Wood, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:29.298, and an average speed of 91.030 mph (146.499 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.298 | 91.030 |
| 2 | 61 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:29.305 | 91.023 |
| 3 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:29.661 | 90.661 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 7, at 3:00 pm EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:28.439, and an average speed of 91.914 mph (147.921 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:28.439 | 91.914 |
| 2 | 61 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:28.864 | 91.475 |
| 3 | 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.218 | 91.176 |
| 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:29.651 | 90.672 |
| 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.682 | 90.640 |
| 6 | 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:29.836 | 90.485 |
| 7 | 30 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 1:30.173 | 90.285 |
| 8 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.691 | 90.268 |
| 9 | 25 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:30.638 | 89.684 |
| 10 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:31.942 | 89.117 |
| 11 | 11 | Zach Herrin | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 1:33.576 | 86.868 |
| 12 | 32 | Christian Rose (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 1:34.301 | 86.201 |
| 13 | 66 | Jon Garrett (R) | Veer Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:35.969 | 84.702 |
| 14 | 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 1:38.535 | 82.497 |
| 15 | 06 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | 1:39.434 | 81.751 |
| 16 | 75 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.555 | 80.839 |
| 17 | 0 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 2:04.816 | 65.126 |
| 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:13.653 | 60.820 |
| 19 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 20 | 03 | Casey Carden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | – | – |
| 21 | 12 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 61 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 42 | 21 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 42 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 42 | 8 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 7 | 30 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 42 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 42 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 25 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 42 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | Zach Herrin | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 42 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 6 | 55 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 41 | 5 | Accident | 35 |
| 11 | 12 | 32 | Christian Rose (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 13 | 66 | Jon Garrett (R) | Veer Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 1 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 40 | 0 | Accident | 33 |
| 14 | 16 | 75 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 14 | 10 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 17 | 0 | Brakes | 28 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 15 | 0 | Vibration | 27 |
| 18 | 20 | 03 | Casey Carden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 12 | 0 | Accident | 26 |
| 19 | 15 | 06 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | 5 | 0 | Battery | 25 |
| 20 | 21 | 12 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | Transmission | 24 |
| 21 | 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Overheating | 23 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jesse Love | 377 |
| | 2 | Frankie Muniz | 334 (-43) |
| | 3 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 317 (-60) |
| 1 | 4 | Christian Rose | 306 (-71) |
| 1 | 5 | Tony Cosentino | 276 (-101) |
| 1 | 6 | Jon Garrett | 270 (-107) |
| 1 | 7 | Toni Breidinger | 264 (-113) |
| | 8 | Jack Wood | 255 (-122) |
| | 9 | A. J. Moyer | 240 (-137) |
| | 10 | Brad Smith | 225 (-152) |