2023 Atlas 200

2023 Atlas 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 19 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date September 30, 2023
Official name 27th Annual Atlas 200
Location Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
0.555 mi (0.893 km)
Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (178 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (178 km)
Average speed 74.678 mph (120.183 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Venturini Motorsports
Time 17.106
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Laps 200
Winner
No. 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS2
Announcers Eric Brennan and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2023 Atlas 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild race, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a blistering performance, leading every lap from the pole to earn his 12th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his tenth of the season.[4] To fill out the podium, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, and Christian Rose, driving for AM Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

In addition to winning, Love would ultimately clinch the 2023 ARCA Menards Series championship one race early by taking the green flag.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Entry list: Atlas 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualifying results: Atlas 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Race results: Atlas 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (September 30, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins at Salem, Locks Up 2023 ARCA Championship". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Fenwick, Adam (September 26, 2023). "PIT BOX: Champion-crowning moment looms as ARCA Menards Series reaches Salem Speedway for season's penultimate race". ARCA. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Haislop, Tadd (September 30, 2023). "Jesse Love wins 2023 ARCA Menards Series championship". ARCA. Retrieved October 1, 2023.