Zinsser SmartCoat 150

The Zinsser SmartCoat 150 is a 150-mile (240 km) annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Zinsser SmartCoat 150
ARCA Menards Series
VenueMid-Ohio Sports Car Course
LocationLexington, Ohio
Corporate sponsorZinsser SmartCoat[1]
First race1965
Distance150 mi (240 km)
Most wins (driver)Jack Bowsher, Ty Gibbs & Taylor Gray (1)
Most wins (team)Bowsher Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing & David Gilliland Racing (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (2)
Circuit information
Length2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Turns13

History

ARCA first ran a race at Mid-Ohio in 1965. The 252-mile (406 km), 150-lap race was run on May 18 on the original 15-turn circuit and was won by Jack Bowsher.[2] On October 8, 2019, ARCA announced that it would return to the track for the 2020 season with a race on Friday, May 29, on the same weekend as the Xfinity Series race there, which was previously in August. However, that year, those races would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] They were added back on the schedule for 2021, but now on the first weekend in June due to Memorial Day (and therefore, the races at Charlotte) being late in 2021.[4] The dishwashing soap company Dawn was announced as the title sponsor of the ARCA race at Mid-Ohio on May 14, 2021.[5] The 2022 race was moved from June to July. In 2023, Dawn moved their title sponsorship to the spring ARCA race at Kansas[6] while the paint and primer brand Zinsser SmartCoat became the title sponsor of the race at Mid-Ohio.[1]

Past winners
Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1965[2] July 25 Jack Bowsher Bowsher Motorsports Ford 105 252 (405.555) 3:34:19 70.550
1966
–
2019		 Not held
2020 May 29 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021[7] June 4 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42 94.836 (152.62) 1:19:21 71.456
2022 July 8 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 42 94.836 (152.62) 1:37:33 58.124
2023 July 7 61 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 42 94.836 (152.62) 1:22.26 68.783

Manufacturer wins
# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
2 Ford 1965, 2022
2 Toyota 2021, 2023

References
  1. "Zinsser SmartCoat to serve as entitlement sponsor of ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio". ARCARacing.com. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. "ARCA Stock Car race, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH". UltimateRacingHistory.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. "ARCA Menards Series Revises Schedule Through End of August". ARCARacing.com. July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. "ARCA Menards Series Announces 2020 Date at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Green Savoree Mid-Ohio, LLC. October 8, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. "Dawn 150 Set for Friday, June 4 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCARacing.com. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  6. "ARCA Menards Series Dawn 150 moves to Kansas Speedway on May 6, 2023". ARCARacing.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. "2021 Dawn Ultra 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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