| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
| Date | March 25, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 4th Annual Pensacola 200 | ||
| Location | Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.5 mi (0.80 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (161 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (161 km) | ||
| Average speed | 82.286 mph (132.426 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 17.220 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 200 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2023 Pensacola 200 was the first stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 4th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, a 0.5 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In his first career start, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would go on to obliterate the competition, winning the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win.[5] To fill out the podium, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.