Bush's Beans 200

The Bush's Beans 200 is an annual 200-lap 106.6-mile (171.6 km) ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East combination race held at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is held as part of the fall NASCAR weekend at the track.

Bush's Beans 200
ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East
VenueBristol Motor Speedway
LocationBristol, Tennessee
United States
Corporate sponsorBush Brothers and Company
First race2019
Distance106.6 miles (171.556)
Laps200
Previous namesBush's Beans 150 (2019)
Circuit information
SurfaceConcrete
Length.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns4

The event was run under the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East banner for its inaugural edition in 2019 before becoming a combination race for the East Series (now the ARCA East Series after NASCAR's acquisition of ARCA) and the ARCA Menards Series starting in 2020. Since 2021, the race has been the season-finale for the East Series. Starting in 2022, the race has been the final race of the Sioux Chief Showdown, a group of 10 races during the main ARCA Series season, all of which drivers under the age of 18 (who cannot run all the races during the season) are eligible to compete in, have the opportunity to win a championship in the series. (To promote the fact that it was the last race of the Sioux Chief Showdown in 2022, ARCA's website promoted the race as the Bush's Beans 200|Sioux Chief Showdown.)[1]

History

In advance of the 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season, the tour added a second event at Bristol.[2] The race was then shifted to the ARCA Menards Series after the East Series was absorbed by ARCA.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race became a combination race for the AMS and the East Series, now known as the ARCA Menards Series East, in 2020,[4] and it has remained a combination race for both series ever since.

Past winners
Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)
Laps Miles
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race
2019[5] August 15 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 80 (128.7) 0:51:04 93.936
ARCA Menards Series East/ARCA Menards Series combination race
2020[6] September 17 21 Sam Mayer (2) GMS Racing (2) Chevrolet (2) 200 106.6 (171.556) 1:43.48 61.618
2021[7] September 16 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 106.6 (171.556) 1:39:44 64.131
2022[8] September 15 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (2) 200 106.6 (171.556) 1:33:43 68.248
2023 September 14 18 William Sawalich Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (3) 200 106.6 (171.556) 1:37:12 120.308

References
  1. "Bush's Beans 200 Sioux Chief Showdown at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2019 Schedule Announced". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 4, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. Gillispie, Zach (October 10, 2019). "NASCAR reveals 2020 ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series Showdown schedules". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. Kristl, Mark (September 16, 2020). "ARCA Preview: 2020 Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol, 2020 Toyota 200 at Winchester". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  5. "2019 Bush's Beans 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  6. "2020 Bush's Beans 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. "2021 Bush's Beans 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. "2022 Bush's Beans 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
Previous race:
Kansas Lottery 150		 ARCA Menards Series
Bush's Beans 200		 Next race:
Herr's Snacks 200
Previous race:
Sprecher 150		 ARCA Menards Series East
Bush's Beans 200		 Next race:
Race to Stop Suicide 200 (the next season)
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