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.
Background
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 #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Owen SmithFast Track RacingFordAcademy Mortgage2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletHonda Generators, Max Siegel Inc.02Toni BreidingerYoung's MotorsportsChevroletHairClub06Con Nicolopoulos*Wayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing10Jason MilesFast Track RacingChevroletAndolina Materials, Pinnacle Green Landscaping & Hardscapes11Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyotaThe Brews Box12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaSGT Jack Reynolds USAF 56'15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Jack WoodGMS RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories25Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaEagle Marine, NXTLVL Marine27Tim RichmondRichmond Clubb MotorsportsChevroletRichmond Clubb Motorsports28Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevroletEastern Fuel Systems, Night Owl Contractors30Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFordToughBuilt, In Honor of Our Beloved Parents: The Sabates Family35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevroletCB Fabricating40?*Niece MotorsportsChevroletThe Ticket Clinic46Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFordAqua ChemPacs, CleanPacs48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation50?Niece MotorsportsChevroletHype Motorsports63Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletAmerican Apparel, Diamond C Ranch69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFordV1 Fiber Patriotic87Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingFordSpring Drug94Chris HackerCram Racing EnterprisesToyotaUnited Brachial Plexus Network97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list *Withdrew.
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, May 29, at 4:30 PM EST. 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 in the closing minutes.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.952180.288225Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.517176.951346Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord30.857175.001421Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet30.938174.54352Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet31.018174.092635Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet31.037173.986715Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.043173.952873Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord31.529171.271920Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.573171.0321027Tim RichmondRichmond Clubb MotorsportsChevrolet31.913169.2101163Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet32.089168.2821294Chris HackerCram Racing EnterprisesToyota32.110168.1721330Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFord32.147167.9781497Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet32.495166.1791569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota32.604165.6241628Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet32.789164.6891702Toni BreidingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet33.994158.8521801Owen SmithFast Track RacingFord34.326157.3151911Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota34.397156.9902012D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota34.603156.0562110Jason MilesFast Track RacingChevrolet34.797155.1862287Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingFord36.114149.5262348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet36.261148.920WithdrewWD06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet——WD40?Niece MotorsportsChevrolet——WD50?Niece MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota100100running492920Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running423715Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running414225Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running40552Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet1000running396421Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet1000running387346Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord1000running3781163Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1000running369873Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord1000running35101294Chris HackerCram Racing EnterprisesToyota1000running34111497Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet990running33121628Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet990running32131027Tim RichmondRichmond Clubb MotorsportsChevrolet980running3114635Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet980running30151330Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFord970running29161569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota970running28171801Owen SmithFast Track RacingFord940running27182287Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingFord920running26192348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet900running25201702Toni BreidingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet890running24212110Jason MilesFast Track RacingChevrolet850accident23221911Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota110handling22232012D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota00engine21WithdrewWD06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevroletWD40?Niece MotorsportsChevroletWD50?Niece MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results
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