Race details | |||
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Race 6 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series | |||
Date | May 29, 2021 | ||
Official name | General Tire 150 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
Average speed | 115.656 miles per hour (186.130 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 29.952 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 100 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, Matt DiBenedetto | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2021 General Tire 150 was the sixth stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate, leading every lap to win his 12th career ARCA Menards Series win, his fourth of the season, and his third straight win. [1]
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*Withdrew. [2]
Qualifying would take place on Saturday, May 29, at 4:30 PM EST. [3] The qualifying system was a 45 minute session where drivers could run as many laps as they wanted within the session to set a time. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.952 and an average speed of 180.288 miles per hour (290.145 km/h) in the closing minutes. [4]
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