The 2019 General Tire 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2019 ARCA Menards Series season and the 57th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 26, 2019, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. At race's end, Todd Gilliland of DGR-Crosley would dominate the late stages of the race to win his second and to date, final career ARCA Menards Series race and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski of Chad Bryant Racing and Andy Seuss of Our Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevroletClemson National Champions02Andy SeussOur MotorsportsChevroletCanto Printing, Robert B. Our Co.4Todd GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyotaFrontline Enterprises, Inc.5Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletLucas Oil06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing9Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevroletMax Force Trucking, AIDB09C. J. McLaughlinOur MotorsportsChevroletSciAps10Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingToyotaExtreme Kleaner11D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaCen-Tex Roof Systems15Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Brandon LynnVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCarolina Excavation & Grading22Ty MajeskiChad Bryant RacingFordChad Bryant Racing23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair27Travis BradenRFMS RacingFordMatrixCare28Brandon McReynoldsKBR DevelopmentChevroletABM Building Value, Heritage Homes30Grant QuinlanRette Jones RacingFordJones Demolition & Abatement32Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevroletBaker Distributing Company, Nu-Calgon43Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNesco, Navy Seals Foundation46Thad MoffittEmpire RacingChevroletThe Transportation Impact48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletBrad Smith Motorsports54Natalie DeckerDGR-CrosleyToyotaN29 Technologies, LLC57Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletO.B. Builders Door & Trim69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency77Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFordEat Sleep RaceOfficial entry list

Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, April 26, at 9:30 AM EST. Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 52.886 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota52.886181.069215Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota52.923180.942320Brandon LynnVenturini MotorsportsToyota52.930180.918Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 26, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.

Brandon Lynn of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 53.298 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Brandon LynnVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.298179.669222Ty MajeskiChad Bryant RacingFord53.313179.618302Andy SeussOur MotorsportsChevrolet53.320179.595432Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet53.332179.554525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.470179.091618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.477179.068728Brandon McReynoldsKBR DevelopmentChevrolet53.488179.031843Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet53.492179.017977Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord53.494179.0111030Grant QuinlanRette Jones RacingFord53.506178.9711146Thad MoffittEmpire RacingChevrolet53.604178.6431215Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.629178.5601309C. J. McLaughlinOur MotorsportsChevrolet53.634178.5431427Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord53.663178.447154Todd GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota53.690178.3571623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet53.691178.354175Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet53.843177.850189Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet54.174176.7641969Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord54.215176.6302054Natalie DeckerDGR-CrosleyToyota54.258176.4902157Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet54.331176.253221Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet54.404176.0162311D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota56.221170.3282448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet56.269170.1832510Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota56.690168.9192606Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet57.488166.574Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1154Todd GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota7634running2402618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota760running2203120Brandon LynnVenturini MotorsportsToyota760running2204222Ty MajeskiChad Bryant RacingFord760running2105525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota760running2056432Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet764running20571427Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord760running1958302Andy SeussOur MotorsportsChevrolet760running19091030Grant QuinlanRette Jones RacingFord760running18510977Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord763running185111309C. J. McLaughlinOur MotorsportsChevrolet760running175122157Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet760running17013175Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet760running165141623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet760running16015843Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet7635running165162448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet750running150172311D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota740running145181969Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord740running14019728Brandon McReynoldsKBR DevelopmentChevrolet740running13520189Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet730transmission13021221Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet730running125222606Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet720running120232054Natalie DeckerDGR-CrosleyToyota720running115242510Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota480crash110251146Thad MoffittEmpire RacingChevrolet410oil line105261215Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota390crash100Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Michael Self 740 1 2 Travis Braden 735 (-5) 3 Bret Holmes 680 (-60) 4 Joe Graf Jr. 670 (-70) 5 5 Brad Smith 570 (-170) 6 Tommy Vigh Jr. 565 (-175) 2 7 Christian Eckes 560 (-180) 1 8 Chandler Smith 435 (-305) 1 9 Harrison Burton 435 (-305) 1 10 Ty Gibbs 425 (-315)

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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