Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 Explained

Race Title:Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150
Track Map:Pocono Raceway.svg
Series Long:ARCA Menards Series
Series Short:AMS
Venue:Pocono Raceway
Location:Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
Sponsor:Sunset Hill Shooting Range
First Race:1969
Distance:150miles
Laps:60
Previous Names:Quaker State 150 (1983)
Champion Spark Plug 100 (1987–1989)
Champion Spark Plug 150 (1990, 1993)
Champion Batteries 150 (1991–1992)
Pocono ARCA 150 (1994)
Equipment Supply 150 (1995)
Syracuse Grand Prix 400K (1996)
Mountain Dew 400K (1997–1998)
Pocono ARCA 200 (1999–2000, 2002, 2004, 2011–2015)
Pocono ARCA Re/Max 200 (2001)
Giant 200 (2003)
Pocono 200 (2005–2009)
Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 (2010)
General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
(2016–2021)
General Tire Delivers 200 (2022)
Most Wins Driver:Bob Schacht (4)
Tim Steele (4)
Most Wins Team:Steele Racing (4)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (10)
Length Mi:2.5
Turns:3

The Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 is a 150miles annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track has been on the ARCA schedule each year since 1987 and the track also hosted races for the series in 1969 and 1983.

History

ARCA ran at Pocono Raceway for the first time in 1969 on a 0.75miles paved oval, two years before the modern superspeedway was opened. That race was won by Bobby Watson.[1] The series would not return to the track until 1983, when it ran just one year, this time on the 2.5miles superspeedway. The series would take another hiatus at the track, not returning until 1987. That year, the race returned to the calendar, and has remained ever since. From 1988 to 2019, a second race was held at the track. The second race was removed for the 2020 season.

In 2023, the race was shortened from 200miless to 150miless, making it the same length as the track's Truck Series race on the same weekend. (ARCA races on the same weekend at the same track as Truck Series races were rarely ever longer than Truck Series races.)

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceReport
LapsMiles (km)
0.75miles paved oval
1969May 30Bobby WatsonDodge200150 (241.402)Report
1970

1982
Not held
2.5miles paved superspeedway
1983July 2375Bob SchachtTom Reet RacingPontiac60150 (241.402)Report
1984

1986
Not held
1987June 1375Bob SchachtTom Reet RacingBuick40100 (160.934)Report
1988June 181Lee RaymondCoyle RacingChevrolet40100 (160.934)Report
1989June 1775Bob SchachtTom Reet Racing/Bob Schacht MotorsportsBuick40100 (160.934)Report
1990June 1680Jimmy HortonS & H RacingPontiac60150 (241.402)Report
1991June 1529Bob KeselowskiK-Automotive RacingChevrolet60150 (241.402)Report
1992June 1337Ben HessJim SpicuzzaOldsmobile60150 (241.402)Report
1993June 1275Bob SchachtBob Schacht MotorsportsOldsmobile60150 (241.402)Report
1994July 1416Tim SteeleSteele RacingFord60150 (241.402)Report
1995July 1390Mike WallaceOwen RacingFord60150 (241.402)Report
1996June 1520Mike WallaceActive MotorsportsChevrolet100250 (402.336)Report
1997June 716Tim SteeleSteele RacingFord100250 (402.336)Report
1998June 2016Tim SteeleSteele RacingFord100250 (402.336)Report
1999June 1946Frank KimmelClement RacingChevrolet80200 (321.869)Report
2000June 172Kerry EarnhardtDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet80200 (321.869)Report
2001June 1616Tim SteeleSteele RacingFord80200 (321.869)Report
2002June 822Damon LuskWP MotorsportsChevrolet86*215 (346.009)Report
2003July 2577Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge80200 (321.869)Report
2004June 1299Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsPontiac80200 (321.869)Report
2005June 1127Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge80200 (321.869)Report
2006June 104Chase MillerCunningham MotorsportsDodge88*220 (354.056)Report
2007June 962Chad McCumbeePetty EnterprisesDodge80200 (321.869)Report
2008June 799Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord86*215 (346.009)Report
2009June 625Joey LoganoVenturini MotorsportsToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2010June 581Craig GoessEddie Sharp RacingToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2011June 1131Tim George Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet59*147.5 (237.378)Report
2012June 925Brennan PooleVenturini MotorsportsToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2013June 89Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet80200 (321.869)Report
2014June 74Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet80200 (321.869)Report
2015June 622Trevor BayneCunningham MotorsportsFord80200 (321.869)Report
2016June 323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet80200 (321.869)Report
2017June 918Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2018June 112Harrison BurtonMDM MotorsportsToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2019May 3122Ty MajeskiChad Bryant RacingFord80200 (321.869)Report
2020June 2618Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2021June 2525Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota80200 (321.869)Report
2022July 2217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord64*160 (257.495)Report
2023July 22 *20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota60150 (241.402)

Notes:

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
4Bob Schacht1983, 1987, 1989, 1993
Tim Steele1994, 1997, 1998, 2001
2Mike Wallace1995, 1996

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
4Steele Racing1994, 1997, 1998, 2001
3Tom Reet Racing1983, 1987, 1989*
2Bob Schacht Motorsports1989*, 1993
Venturini Motorsports2009, 2012, 2021, 2023
Joe Gibbs Racing2017, 2020

Note: In 1989, Bob Schacht was listed as the owner, but sponsored by Tom Reet Racing.[6]

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
ManufacturerYears Won
10Chevrolet1988, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
8Ford1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2015, 2019
8Toyota2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
5Dodge1969, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
2Pontiac1983, 1990
Buick1987, 1988
Oldsmobile1992, 1993

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARCA Stock Car race. UltimateRacingHistory.com. April 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Pocono ARCA 200. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2006 Pocono 200. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2008 Pocono 200. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: 2011 Pocono 200. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 2, 2020.
  6. Web site: 1989 Champion Spark Plug 100. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 2, 2020.