2021 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

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2021 General Tire 150
Race details
Race 6 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
2021 General Tire 150 (Charlotte) logo.png
DateMay 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]

Contents

Background

The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway diagram.svg
The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford Academy Mortgage
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Honda Generators, Max Siegel Inc.
02 Toni Breidinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet HairClub
06 Con Nicolopoulos* Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
10 Jason Miles Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Andolina Materials, Pinnacle Green Landscaping & Hardscapes
11 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Toyota The Brews Box
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota SGT Jack Reynolds USAF 56'
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
25 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota Eagle Marine, NXTLVL Marine
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Chevrolet Richmond Clubb Motorsports
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Eastern Fuel Systems, Night Owl Contractors
30 Max Gutiérrez Rette Jones Racing Ford ToughBuilt, In Honor of Our Beloved Parents: The Sabates Family
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet CB Fabricating
40?* Niece Motorsports Chevrolet The Ticket Clinic
46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford Aqua ChemPacs, CleanPacs
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
50? Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Hype Motorsports
63 Dave Mader III Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet American Apparel, Diamond C Ranch
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford V1 Fiber Patriotic
87Chuck Buchanan Jr. Charles Buchanan Racing Ford Spring Drug
94 Chris Hacker Cram Racing Enterprises Toyota United Brachial Plexus Network
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

*Withdrew. [2]

Qualifying

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]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.952180.288
225 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 30.517176.951
346 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 30.857175.001
421 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.938174.543
52 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 31.018174.092
635 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet 31.037173.986
715 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.043173.952
873 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford 31.529171.271
920 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 31.573171.032
1027 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Chevrolet 31.913169.210
1163 Dave Mader III Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 32.089168.282
1294 Chris Hacker Cram Racing Enterprises Toyota 32.110168.172
1330 Max Gutiérrez Rette Jones Racing Ford 32.147167.978
1497 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.495166.179
1569 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota 32.604165.624
1628 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 32.789164.689
1702 Toni Breidinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 33.994158.852
1801 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 34.326157.315
1911 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Toyota 34.397156.990
2012 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 34.603156.056
2110 Jason Miles Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 34.797155.186
2287Chuck Buchanan Jr. Charles Buchanan Racing Ford 36.114149.526
2348 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 36.261148.920
Withdrew
WD06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
WD40? Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
WD50? Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100100running49
2920 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1000running42
3715 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1000running41
4225 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1000running40
552 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 1000running39
6421 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 1000running38
7346 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 1000running37
81163 Dave Mader III Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 1000running36
9873 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford 1000running35
101294 Chris Hacker Cram Racing Enterprises Toyota 1000running34
111497 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 990running33
121628 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 990running32
131027 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Chevrolet 980running31
14635 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet 980running30
151330 Max Gutiérrez Rette Jones Racing Ford 970running29
161569 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota 970running28
171801 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 940running27
182287Chuck Buchanan Jr. Charles Buchanan Racing Ford 920running26
192348 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 900running25
201702 Toni Breidinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 890running24
212110 Jason Miles Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 850accident23
221911 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Toyota 110handling22
232012 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 00engine21
Withdrew
WD06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
WD40? Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
WD50? Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

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