2026 General Tire 150

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2026 General Tire 150
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Race 2 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series
Race 2 of 13 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West
Phoenix Raceway 2024.svg
Date March 5, 2026 (2026-03-05)
Location Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.000 miles (1.609 km)
Scheduled distance 150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Pole position
Driver Pinnacle Racing Group
Time 27.670
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Brent Stover and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio ARN

The 2026 General Tire 150 is an upcoming ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West race that will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 150 laps on the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) oval, it will be the second race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, the second race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the seventh running of the event.

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Background

Phoenix Raceway, the track where the race will be held. Phoenix Raceway 2025.jpg
Phoenix Raceway, the track where the race will be held.

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 including the final championship race since 2020. 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

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake
01 Cole Denton (R)Jan's Towing Racing Ford
1 Tony Cosentino Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
4 Monty Tipton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota
5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota
06 Bobby Hillis Jr. Wayne Peterson Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Gavin Ray (R) Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota
9 Nate Moeller Fast Track Racing Ford
10 Brad Perez Fast Track Racing Ford
11 Dustin Hillenburg Fast Track Racing Toyota
12 Takuma Koga Fast Track Racing Toyota
13 Taylor Reimer Central Coast Racing Toyota
15 Mia Lovell (R) Nitro Motorsports Toyota
16 Hailie Deegan Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet
17 Taylor Mayhew Cook Racing Technologies Toyota
18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Zachary Tinkle Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
20 Jake Bollman (R) Nitro Motorsports Toyota
25Julian DaCosta (R) Nitro Motorsports Toyota
28 Carson Brown Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet
41 Robbie Kennealy Jan's Towing Racing Ford
42 Jaiden Reyna Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford
51 Tyler Tomassi Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet
55 Isabella Robusto Nitro Motorsports Toyota
56Andrew Chapman High Point Racing Ford
70 Thomas Annunziata Nitro Motorsports Toyota
71 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet
72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet
77 Tristan McKee Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet
79 Isaac Kitzmiller ACR Motorsports Chevrolet
81 Mason Massey Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet
86 Jeff Maconi Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
89 Bobby Dale Earnhardt Rise Racing Chevrolet
90 Jade Avedisian Nitro Motorsports Toyota
91 Ryan Vargas Maples Motorsports Ford
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Michael Maples Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, March 5, at 1:30 PM MST, and lasted for 45 minutes. [7]

Tristan McKee, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.999 seconds, and a speed of 128.576 miles per hour (206.923 km/h). [8]

Practice results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
177 Tristan McKee Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 27.999128.576
270 Thomas Annunziata Nitro Motorsports Toyota 28.009128.530
318 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.147127.900
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, March 5, at 2:30 PM MST. [7] The qualifying procedure used was a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers were on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever set the fastest time in that session won the pole. [9]

Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, qualified on pole position with a lap of 27.670 seconds, and a speed of 130.105 miles per hour (209.384 km/h). [10]

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
128 Carson Brown Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 27.670130.105
277 Tristan McKee Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 27.806129.468
320 Jake Bollman (R) Nitro Motorsports Toyota 27.823129.389
479 Isaac Kitzmiller ACR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.858129.227
570 Thomas Annunziata Nitro Motorsports Toyota 27.875129.148
671 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet 27.935128.871
790 Jade Avedisian Nitro Motorsports Toyota 27.952128.792
897 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 27.968128.719
941 Robbie Kennealy Jan's Towing Racing Ford 28.122128.014
1018 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.178127.759
115 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.196127.678
1255 Isabella Robusto Nitro Motorsports Toyota 28.254127.416
1317 Taylor Mayhew Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 28.266127.361
1481 Mason Massey Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.310127.164
1515 Mia Lovell (R) Nitro Motorsports Toyota 28.364126.921
1650 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 28.426126.645
1791 Ryan Vargas Maples Motorsports Ford 28.566126.024
187 Gavin Ray (R) Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.586125.936
1916 Hailie Deegan Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.650125.654
204 Monty Tipton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 28.680125.523
2101 Cole Denton (R)Jan's Towing Racing Ford 28.720125.348
2225Julian DaCosta (R) Nitro Motorsports Toyota 28.757125.187
2313 Taylor Reimer Central Coast Racing Toyota 28.870124.697
2442 Jaiden Reyna Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 28.897124.580
2510 Brad Perez Fast Track Racing Ford 28.970124.266
2619 Zachary Tinkle Maples Motorsports Chevrolet 29.345122.678
2756Andrew Chapman High Point Racing Ford 29.708121.179
2851 Tyler Tomassi Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 29.943120.228
2989 Bobby Dale Earnhardt Rise Racing Chevrolet 30.045119.820
3099 Michael Maples Maples Motorsports Chevrolet 30.309118.777
3172 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 30.443118.254
3205 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 30.714117.210
331 Tony Cosentino Maples Motorsports Chevrolet 30.719117.191
3403 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 31.136115.622
3511 Dustin Hillenburg Fast Track Racing Toyota 31.529114.181
3648 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 32.849109.592
379 Nate Moeller Fast Track Racing Ford 33.157108.574
3806 Bobby Hillis Jr. Wayne Peterson Motorsports Chevrolet
3912 Takuma Koga Fast Track Racing Toyota
4086 Jeff Maconi Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Laps: 150

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
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References

  1. "ARCA Menards Series announces 2026 schedule; All 20 races to air live on FOX Sports". NASCAR . October 4, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  2. "2026 ARCA Menards Series West schedule announced; 13 races set for 11 tracks". ARCA . December 2, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  3. "Phoenix Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  4. "General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA . November 24, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  5. "Entry list: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA . March 2, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  6. "Qualifying results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA . March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Schedule of events: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA . December 2, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  8. "Practice results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA . March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  9. Fenwick, Adam (March 2, 2026). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series heads to Phoenix for annual combo event with West Series". ARCA . Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  10. Calloni, Josh (March 5, 2026). "Carson Brown Wins Pole for ARCA at Phoenix". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved March 5, 2026.