The 2023 Dutch Boy 100 was the 14th stock car race of the

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season, and the 41st iteration of the

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. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in

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, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete.

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, driving for

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, would put on a dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 64 laps, earning his first career

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win, and his first of the season. Crews would also become the second-youngest driver to win in ARCA. To fill out the podium, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for

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, and

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, driving for

, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The Springfield Mile. Constructed in the late 19th century and reconstructed in 1927, the track has hosted competitive auto racing since 1910, making it one of the oldest speedways in the United States. The original mile track utilized the current frontstretch and the other side was behind the current grandstands and the straightaways were connected by tight turns. It is the oldest track to continually host national championship dirt track racing, holding its first national championship race in 1934 under the American Automobile Association banner. It is the home of five world records for automobile racing, making it one of the fastest dirt tracks in the world. Since 1993, the venue is managed by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Sunday, August 20, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.513, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Sunday, August 20, at 11:15 AM CST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 35.544, and an average speed of .

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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