Race details | |||
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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 |
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.
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.
**Withdrew prior to the event.
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]
Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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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 |
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