ARCA Menards Series | |
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Venue | Talladega Superspeedway |
Corporate sponsor | General Tire [1] |
First race | 1969 |
Distance | 202.16 miles (325.3 km) |
Laps | 76 |
Previous names | Spring:
ContentsFOOD WORLD 300 (2001-2006) ARCA RE/MAX 250 (2007-2008) |
The General Tire 200 is an ARCA Menards Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Since 2009, it has been held in the spring on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' GEICO 500 and NASCAR Xfinity Series' Ag-Pro 300. It was previously held during the track's fall Cup Series weekend.
Footage from the 2006 race was shown in the 2008 U. S. remake of Funny Games. The race was also Juan Pablo Montoya's first race in a stock car (he finished 3rd in the race.)
The 2018 race currently has the closest margin of victory in ARCA Series history. The official margin of victory was 0.0029 seconds.
Year | Date | Driver | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||
1969 | October 26 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | 188 | 500.08 (804.8) | 3:12:19 | 156.017 |
1970 | April 11 | Ramo Stott | Plymouth | 50 | 133 (214.043) | 0:51:30 | 154.391 |
June 14 | Ramo Stott | Plymouth | 188 | 500.08 (804.8) | 3:23:25 | 147.504 | |
1975 | May 3 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:20:04 | 151.494 |
1976 | May 1 | Johnny Halford | Dodge | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:20:05 | 151.462 |
1977 | August 6 | Ron Hutcherson | Chevrolet | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:20:37 | 150.46 |
1978 | August 5 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:17:44 | 156.041 |
1979 | August 4 | Sandy Satullo, II | Buick | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:25:21 | 142.113 |
1980 | August 2 | Billie Harvey | Chevrolet | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:31:04 | 132.15 |
1981 | August 1 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:25:35 | 141.728 |
1982 | May 1 | Jim Vaughan | Ford | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:36:30 | 125.4 |
July 31 | Rick Roland | Pontiac | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:27:20 | 138.571 | |
1983 | April 30 | Davey Allison | Pontiac | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:06:16 | 147.887 |
July 30 | Davey Allison | Pontiac | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:25:07 | 142.5 | |
1984 | May 5 | Davey Allison | Pontiac | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:14:06 | 139.248 |
July 28 | Red Farmer | Chevrolet | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:15:10 | 161.369 | |
1985 | May 4 | Davey Allison | Buick | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:08:20 | 145.505 |
July 27 | No race was held because of rain. | ||||||
1986 | May 3 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:11:26 | 142.073 |
July 26 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 1:47:21 | 173.947 | |
1987 | May 2 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:43:47 | 114.011 |
July 25 | Grant Adcox | Oldsmobile | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:19:01 | 134.323 | |
1988 | April 30 | Red Farmer | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:13:07 | 140.277 |
July 30 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:10:52 | 142.688 | |
1989 | May 6 | Tracy Leslie | Pontiac | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:08:46 | 145.016 |
July 29 | Tracy Leslie | Pontiac | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:00:54 | 154.452 | |
1990 | May 5 | Jimmy Horton | Pontiac | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 1:59:26 | 155.913 |
July 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 1:58:08 | 158.068 | |
1991 | May 4 | Jimmy Horton | Pontiac | 76* | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:32:22 | 131.32 |
July 27 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 1:58:16 | 157.89 | |
1992 | May 2 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:08:20 | 145.505 |
1993 | May 1 | Tim Steele | Ford | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:07:46 | 146.15 |
1994 | April 30 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:07:56 | 145.96 |
1995 | April 29 | Mike Wallace | Ford | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:05:13 | 150.327 |
1996 | April 27 | Tim Steele | Ford | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:06:37 | 147.478 |
1997 | October 11 | Tim Steele | Ford | 117 | 311.22 (500.86) | 2:21:57 | 131.547 |
1998 | October 10 | Tim Steele | Ford | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:30:23 | 119.925 |
1999 | October 16 | Bob Strait | Ford | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:36:52 | 114.968 |
2000 | October 14 | David Keith | Ford | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:31:38 | 118.923 |
2001 | October 20 | Bobby Gerhart | Pontiac | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:04:25 | 144.955 |
2002 | October 5 | Keith Segars | Chevrolet | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 1:58:43 | 151.914 |
2003 | September 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:23:04 | 126.059 |
2004 | October 2 | Blake Feese | Chevrolet | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:38:05 | 114.084 |
2005 | October 1 | Kraig Kinser | Chevrolet | 113 | 300.58 (483.736) | 2:09:18 | 139.48 |
2006 | October 6 | Frank Kimmel | Ford | 81* | 215.46 (346.749) | 1:40:04 | 129.19 |
2007 | October 5 | Michael Annett | Toyota | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:57:37 | 127.553 |
2008 | October 3 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:19:16 | 107.724 |
2009 | April 24 | Justin Lofton | Toyota | 97* | 258.02 (415.242) | 1:54:47 | 134.873 |
2010 | April 23 | Dakoda Armstrong | Dodge | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:53:48 | 131.831 |
2011 | April 16* | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:58:13 | 126.906 |
2012 | May 4 | Brandon McReynolds | Chevrolet | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 2:11:19 | 114.246 |
2013 | May 3 | Frank Kimmel | Toyota | 73* | 194.18 (312.502) | 1:38:55 | 117.784 |
2014 | May 3 | Tom Hessert III | Dodge | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:15:34 | 160.515 |
2015 | May 1 | Blake Jones | Dodge | 79* | 210.14 (338.187) | 1:40:29 | 125.478 |
2016 | April 30 | Gus Dean | Chevrolet | 77* | 197.14 (338.187) | 1:30:21 | 135.478 |
2017 | May 6* | Justin Haley | Toyota | 82* | 218.12 (351.03) | 1:37:37 | 134.067 |
2018 | April 27 | Zane Smith | Toyota | 87* | 231.42 (372.434) | 2:00:44 | 115.007 |
2019 | April 26 | Todd Gilliland | Toyota | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:25:46 | 141.426 |
2020 | June 20 | Drew Dollar | Toyota | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:11:22 | 169.962 |
2021 | April 24 | Corey Heim | Toyota | 76 | 202.16 (325.344) | 1:37:41 | 124.173 |
2022 | April 23 | Nick Sanchez | Chevrolet | 68* | 180.88 (291.098) | 1:31:23 | 118.761 |
2023 | April 22 | Jesse Love | Toyota | 76 | 202.160 (325.344) | 1:29:18 | 103.807 |
2024 | April 20 | Jake Finch | Toyota | 76 | 202.160 (325.344) | 1:16.28 | 158.626 |
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