2023 Music City 200

Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 3 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date	May 13, 2023
Official name	3rd Annual Music City 200
Location	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.596 mi (0.959 km)
Distance	205 laps, 122 mi (196 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 119 mi (192 km)
Average speed	110.512 mph (177.852 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	19.415
Most laps led
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	202
Winner
No. 28	Luke Fenhaus	Pinnacle Racing Group
Television in the United States
Network	FloRacing CNBC (Tape Delayed)
Announcers	Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio	ARCA Racing Network

The 2024 Music City 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 205 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In an action packed finish, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would steal the win from the dominating William Sawalich, taking the lead on the final restart and leading the final lap to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Sawalich had dominated the entire race, leading all but three laps, but eventually lost the lead on the final restart, finishing 2nd.^[5] To fill out the podium, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States.^[6] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.

The speedway is currently an 18 degree banked paved oval. The track is 0.596 mi (0.959 km) long. Inside the larger oval is a 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km) paved oval.^{[citation needed]}

The track was converted to a 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972. The track was repaved between the 1995 and 1996 seasons.^{[citation needed]}

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 13, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 60 minutes.^[7] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.683, and a speed of 109.008 mph (175.431 km/h).^[8]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 13, at 4:00 PM CST.^[7] The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. The driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will win the pole.^[10]

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.415, and a speed of 110.512 mph (177.852 km/h).^[11]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Sawalich 135 1 2 Luke Fenhaus 130 (-5) 1 3 Jake Finch 128 (–7) 2 4 Sean Hingorani 116 (–19) 1 5 Lavar Scott 116 (–19) 1 6 Zachary Tinkle 112 (–23) 1 7 Tim Monroe 97 (–38) 2 8 Dale Shearer 94 (–41) 9 Rita Goulet 94 (–41) 4 10 Tanner Arms 72 (–63) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.