2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

The 2022 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series, the first race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West and the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 11, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was run over 154 laps due to an overtime finish. Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would win the race after leading 43 laps. This was Gray's first career ARCA Menards Series win and his fourth career west series win. It was an emotional win, as Gray dedicated it to Steven Stotts, the DGR hauler driver who was killed following an accident in Longview, Texas, on March 8.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Dye of GMS Racing and Sammy Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 General Tire 150
Race details
Race 2 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Race 1 of 11 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West
Race 1 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date March 11, 2022
Official name Third Annual General Tire 150
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 154 laps, 157 mi (253 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Average speed 86.409 mph (139.062 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 26.912
Most laps led
Driver Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 79
Winner
No. 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Krista Voda, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track High Performance Driving School
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Clubb Racing Inc.
4 Sebastian Arias (R) Nascimento Motorsports Toyota Rubbermaid Commercial Production, Brady IFS
6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Sunrise Ford
07 Brian Kaltreider Kaltreider Motorsports Ford Kaltreider Motorsports
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Rise Up
9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Vegas Fastener Manufacturing, Sunrise Ford
10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Wayne Peterson Racing, Fast Track Racing
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Magnum Contracting
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Leggott Trailers of Waco
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota Vertical Bridge
16 Austin Herzog (R) Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
17W Josh Berry McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet MMI Services
18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota TMC Transportation
19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA AutoCare
20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Crescent Tools
21 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Stoney's Roadhouse, Blue Valor Whiskey
23 Connor Mosack Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Nic Tailor Custom Underwear
25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota HairClub
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet First Impression Press
30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford ICON Direct
31 Paul Pedroncelli Pedroncelli Motorsports Chevrolet Rancho Victoria Weddings
33 P. J. Pedroncelli Pedroncelli Motorsports Toyota Select Mobile Bottlers
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford CB Fabricating
39 Andrew Tuttle Last Chance Racing Chevrolet Gearhead Coffee
42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota Visit West Virginia
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet GMS Racing
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Copraya.com
54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford Richwood Meats, Basila Farms
61 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
66 Eric Rhead 66 Rhead Racing Chevrolet 66 Rhead Racing
70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Chevrolet Third3ye, Eros Environmental
77 Nick Joanides** Performance P-1 Motorsports Toyota Jan's, Wallace Sign
85 Ryan Roulette Last Chance Racing Toyota Bellator Recruiting Academy
86 Tim Spurgeon Spurgeon Motorsports Toyota Davids Racing Products
88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet HMH Construction
99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet BBB Industries
Official entry list
**Withdrew prior to the event.

Practice/Qualifying

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Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 60-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying time. The session was held on Friday, March 11, at 2:00 PM MST.[2]

Sammy Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.912 seconds and a speed of 133.769 mph (215.280 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.912 133.769
2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 27.090 132.890
3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.153 132.582
4 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 27.220 132.256
5 23 Connor Mosack Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 27.292 131.907
6 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.331 131.719
7 61 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 27.426 131.262
8 15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.611 130.383
9 6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 27.660 130.152
10 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.776 129.608
11 17W Josh Berry McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet 27.777 129.604
12 54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 27.826 129.375
13 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 27.912 128.977
14 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.181 127.746
15 33 P. J. Pedroncelli Pedroncelli Motorsports Toyota 28.208 127.623
16 16 Austin Herzog (R) Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.276 127.316
17 9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 28.413 126.703
18 86 Tim Spurgeon Spurgeon Motorsports Toyota 28.456 126.511
19 99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.464 126.476
20 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.530 126.183
21 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 28.553 126.081
22 42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 28.755 125.196
23 10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 28.794 125.026
24 70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Chevrolet 29.118 123.635
25 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 29.238 123.127
26 4 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 29.319 122.787
27 88 Bridget Burgess Burgess Motorsports Chevrolet 29.321 122.779
28 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 29.877 120.494
29 66 Eric Rhead Jones Racing Chevrolet 30.727 117.161
30 85 Ryan Roulette Last Chance Racing Toyota 30.738 117.119
31 21 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Ford 30.919 116.433
32 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 31.250 115.200
33 39 Andrew Tuttle Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 31.993 112.525
34 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 32.148 111.982
35 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 32.312 111.414
36 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 35.145 102.433
37 31 Paul Pedroncelli Pedroncelli Motorsports Chevrolet 43.809 82.175
38 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
39 07 Brian Kaltreider Kaltreider Motorsports Ford
Withdrew
40 77 Nick Joanides Performance P-1 Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 154 43 Running 47
2 6 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 154 32 Running 43
3 1 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 154 79 Running 44
4 7 61 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 154 0 Running 40
5 9 6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 154 0 Running 39
6 3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 154 0 Running 38
7 4 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 154 0 Running 37
8 11 17W Josh Berry McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 Running 36
9 14 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 154 0 Running 35
10 5 23 Connor Mosack Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 154 0 Running 34
11 19 99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 154 0 Running 33
12 13 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 154 0 Running 32
13 12 54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 154 0 Running 31
14 16 16 Austin Herzog (R) Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 154 0 Running 30
15 10 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 154 0 Running 29
16 17 9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 154 0 Running 28
17 15 33 P. J. Pedroncelli Pedroncelli Motorsports Toyota 153 0 Running 27
18 20 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 151 0 Running 26
19 18 86 Tim Spurgeon Spurgeon Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 25
20 8 15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 147 0 Running 24
21 38 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 145 0 Running 23
22 30 85 Ryan Roulette Last Chance Racing Toyota 144 0 Running 22
23 27 88 Bridget Burgess Burgess Motorsports Chevrolet 142 0 Running 21
24 28 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 133 0 Running 20
25 26 4 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 126 0 Running 19
26 31 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 18
27 22 42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 109 0 Accident 17
28 33 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 89 0 DNF 16
29 23 10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 81 0 DNF 15
30 25 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 56 0 Accident 14
31 34 21 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 DNF 13
32 24 70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Accident 12
33 35 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 42 0 DNF 11
34 36 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 35 0 DNF 10
35 37 39 Andrew Tuttle Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 26 0 DNF 9
36 21 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 11 0 Accident 8
37 39 07 Brian Kaltreider Kaltreider Motorsports Ford 2 0 DNF 7
38 32 31 Paul Pedroncelli Pedroncelli Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 DNF 6
39 29 66 Eric Rhead Jones Racing Chevrolet 0 0 DNF 5
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Fenwick, Adam (March 12, 2022). "Taylor Gray scores emotional ARCA Menards Series win at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA.
  2. ^ "Schedule of events: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. January 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Sammy Smith wins General Tire Pole Award at Phoenix". ARCA. March 11, 2022.
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