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The Pensacola 150 is a 100-mile (160 km) annual ARCA Menards Series East race held at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
| ARCA Menards Series East | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Five Flags Speedway |
| Location | Pensacola, Florida |
| Corporate sponsor | (None) |
| First race | 1992 |
| Distance | 100 mi (160 km) |
| Laps | 150 |
| Previous names | Southern 300 (1992–1993) Southern 200 (1994) Seville Quarter Southern 200 (1995) AC Delco 200 (1996) NAPA Auto Parts 150 (2013) Pensacola 150 (2014) Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions (2020–2023) |
| Most wins (driver) | Sammy Smith (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (4) |
| Circuit information | |
| Length | 0.5 mi (0.80 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
History
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The event has been part of the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East (previously the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) schedules and has come and gone from both throughout its history. It was originally held from 1992 to 1996 in what was then known as the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series, brought back in 2013 and 2014 as an East Series race, brought back in 2019 as an ARCA Menards Series race, and then moved back to the East Series after NASCAR's acquisition of ARCA.
The race has been the season-opener for the East Series since 2023 when the race at New Smyrna Speedway was removed from the schedule.
Past winners
editARCA Menards Series
edit| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average speed (mph) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles | |||||||||
| 1992[1] | March 8 | 16 | Roy Payne | Curtis Payne | Chevrolet | 300 | 150 (241.402) | 2:07:13 | 70.792 | |
| 1993[2] | March 6 | 71 | Harold Fair | Rich Hahn | Pontiac | 300 | 150 (241.402) | 2:03:59 | 72.629 | |
| 1994[3] | May 6 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Bradberry Racing | Buick | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:19:47 | 75.503 | |
| 1995[4] | May 5 | 75 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Buick (2) | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:35:21 | 62.926 | |
| 1996[5] | May 4 | 46 | Frank Kimmel | Steve Rauch Racing | Pontiac (2) | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:39:33 | 56.686 | |
| 1997 – 2018 |
Not held | |||||||||
| 2019[6] | March 9 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:12:23 | 82.892 | |
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 2013[7] | April 13 | 96 | Ben Kennedy | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 0:59:23 | 75.779 | |
| 2014[8] | June 13 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet (2) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:14:30 | 60.403 | |
| 2015 – 2019 |
Not held | |||||||||
| 2020[9] | October 11 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet (3) | 206* | 103 (165.762) | 1:27:17 | 70.804 | |
| 2021[10] | February 27 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:18:14 | 76.694 | |
| 2022 | March 19 | 18 | Sammy Smith (2) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota (2) | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:41:06 | 59.347 | |
| 2023 | March 25 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) | Toyota (3) | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:12:55 | 82.286 | |
| 2024 | March 23 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota (4) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:00.34 | 74.298 | |
2020: Race extended due to a green-white-checker finish.
References
edit- ^ "1992 Southern 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "1993 Southern 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "1994 Southern 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "1995 Seville Quarter Southern 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "1996 AC Delco 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2019 ARCA Pensacola 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2014 Pensacola 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Pensacola 200 Pres. by Inspectra Thermal Solutions". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Pensacola 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
External links
edit- Five Flags Speedway race results at Racing-Reference