2022 General Tire 125

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2022 General Tire 125
Race details
Race 3 of 7 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East
Dover International Speedway.svg
DateApril 29, 2022
Official name 22nd Annual General Tire 125
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.61 km)
Distance 125 laps, 125 mi (201.168 km)
Scheduled Distance 125 laps, 125 mi (201.168 km)
Average speed 119.048 mph (191.589 km/h)
Pole position
Driver David Gilliland Racing
Time 22.372
Most laps led
Driver Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing
Laps 116
Winner
No. 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA Network
Announcers Charlie Krall, Adam Mackey
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA

The 2022 General Tire 125 was the third stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Dover, Delaware at Dover Motor Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 125 laps. At race's end, Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would win, after starting from the pole and leading the most laps. [1] This was Gray's first career east series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love and Conner Jones of Venturini Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Contents

The race is scheduled to be the debut of the Ford Mustang body design, which will be used by David Gilliland Racing. The manufacturer will fully replace the Ford Fusion starting in 2023. [2]

Background

Dover Motor Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway and later Dover International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC [3] and the Indy Racing League. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity increased to 135,000 seats, giving the track the largest seating capacity of any sports venue in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. Depending on configuration, the track's capacity is at 95,500 seats. Its grand total maximum capacity was at 135,000 spectators. [4] On November 8, 2021, it was announced that Dover Motorsports Inc. was purchased by Speedway Motorsports Inc.; effectively making Dover International Speedway a SMI track with the track being renamed to its current name.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota Evergreen Raceway Park
02 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet LH Waterfront Construction
6 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc., Virginia State University
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford Cen Pe Co, Double H Ranch
12 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
15 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilities
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance Driving School
18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota TMC Transportation
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Yahoo!
22 Eric Caudell** CCM Racing Chevrolet CCM Racing
25 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction
30 Max Gutiérrez** Rette Jones Racing Ford Toughbuilt
42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota Visit West Virginia
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet PSST...Copraya Websites
55 Jonathan Shafer Venturini Motorsports Toyota Venturini Motorsports
60 Daniel Escoto (R) Josh Williams Motorsports
with Lira Motorsports
Chevrolet JW Motorsports
**Withdrew prior to the event.

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying was both combined into one 90-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Friday, April 29, at 1:15 PM EST. [5] Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 22.372 seconds and a speed of 160.915 mph (258.968 km/h).

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
117 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 22.372160.915
218 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.466160.242
302 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22.630159.081
420 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.734158.353
56 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet 22.758158.186
615 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.803157.874
725 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.943156.911
855 Jonathan Shafer Venturini Motorsports Toyota 23.152155.494
960 Daniel Escoto (R) Josh Williams Motorsports
with Lira Motorsports
Chevrolet 24.214148.674
1042 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 24.253148.435
1111 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford 25.043143.753
1201 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota 28.898124.576
1312 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 30.110119.562
1448 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 30.193119.233
1510 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 30.726117.165
Official practice/qualifying results

Race results

Laps: 125

Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints
1117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord125116Running49
2420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1259Running43
3615Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1250Running41
456Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet1250Running40
5218Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1250Running39
6725Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1250Running38
7855Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyota1250Running37
8302Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running36
9960Daniel Escoto (R)Josh Williams Motorsports
with Lira Motorsports
Chevrolet1240Running35
101042Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota1230Running34
111448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet810DNF33
121201Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota380Mechanical32
131312Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevrolet290Vibration31
141510Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota80Mechanical30
151111Ed PompaFast Track RacingFord70Mechanical29
Official race results

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