2022 General Tire 200 (Talladega)

The 2022 General Tire 200 was the third stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 60th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile (4 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race was decreased from 76 laps to 68 laps, due to a time restraint with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. At race's end, Nick Sanchez of Rev Racing would win, after Daniel Dye spun on the backstretch with 9 laps to go. This was Sanchez's second career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing and Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by a crash involving several drivers, including Richard Garvie, Brayton Laster, Toni Breidinger, Eric Caudell, Scott Melton, Tim Richmond, and barely Ryan Huff. Garvie's car would clip the front of Laster's car, and would result in a near flip for Garvie. Eric Caudell slid across the track, as he tried to avoid the wreck. As he came up onto the track, he would get t-boned by Scott Melton, Ryan Huff would barely get involved in the accident, but would manage an 8th place finish. Safety personnel had to get Melton out of the car, and was taken to a local hospital on a stretcher.

Background Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (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. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021, the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators, with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFordGreatRailing.com01Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Brayton LasterMullins RacingFordIndy Auto Recyclers3Willie MullinsMullins RacingChevroletCorvetteParts.net, Crow Wing Recycling06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFordGreatRailing.com6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.07Brian KaltreiderKaltreider MotorsportsFordSuperior Walls7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordRed Tide Canopies, Coble Enterprises8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletTranstec, NESCO9Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevroletAlabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind10Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyotaRugietfast.com11Jon GarrettFast Track RacingFordFort Worth Screen Printing12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletWilson Traditional Metals15Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVertical Bridge18Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLynx Capital20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCrescent Tools23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletGolden Eagle Syrup25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaHairClub27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyotaCircle Track Warehouse30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct32Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingChevroletToughbuilt35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevroletCB Fabricating36Ryan HuffHuff RacingFordSouth Eastern Services, H&H Excavation43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletHeise LED Lighting Systems44Thad MoffittFerrier-McClure RacingChevroletClean Harbors, Team Construction48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST... Copraya Websites55Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports57Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevroletBrother-in-Law Racing63Dave Mader III**Spraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletDiamond C Ranch, American Apparel69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton McFadden Insurance Agency73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFordWhelen94Bryce HaugebergHaugeberg RacingToyotaMagnum Contracting97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list **Withdrew prior to the event.

Practice The only 60-minute practice was held on Friday, April 22, at 3:00 PM CST. Willie Mullins of Mullins Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 53.494 seconds and a time of .

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Willie MullinsMullins RacingChevrolet53.494179.011235Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet53.509178.961318Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.517178.934Full practice results

Starting lineup No qualifying session will be held; instead, the lineup will be determined by the previous season's owner's points and provisionals. As a result, Drew Dollar of Kyle Busch Motorsports won the pole.

Pos.#DriverTeamMake118Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota315Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota42Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet525Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota610Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyota727Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota811Jon GarrettFast Track RacingFord912D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet1001Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord1148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1243Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1330Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1406Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet1569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord1623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1735Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet1873Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord196Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet217Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord2255Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota238Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet2432Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingChevrolet2544Thad MoffittFerrier-McClure RacingChevrolet2636Ryan HuffHuff RacingFord2757Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet283Willie MullinsMullins RacingChevrolet299Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet3094Bryce HaugebergHaugeberg RacingToyota3103Brayton LasterMullins RacingFord3207Brian KaltreiderKaltreider MotorsportsFord330A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFordOfficial starting lineup

Race results Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts142Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet681Running4721623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet680Running423220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota6811Running4342544Thad MoffittFerrier-McClure RacingChevrolet680Running4052455Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota680Running396196Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet686Running397118Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6850Running4082636Ryan HuffHuff RacingFord680Running369315Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota680Running35102432Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingChevrolet680Running34111735Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet680Running33121330Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord680Running32131873Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord680Running31142097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet680Running3015283Willie MullinsMullins RacingChevrolet680Running2916912D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet680Running28171243Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet680Running27183094Bryce HaugebergHaugeberg RacingToyota680Running2619299Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet670Running25201406Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet670Running2421811Jon GarrettFast Track RacingFord660Running23221148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet660Running2223330A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord610Running2124525Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota480Accident2025610Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyota480Accident19263103Brayton LasterMullins RacingFord480Running1827217Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord480Accident17281569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord480Accident1629727Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota480Accident15302757Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet360Running1431238Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet170Engine13323207Brian KaltreiderKaltreider MotorsportsFord90Engine12331001Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord40Rear end11Official race results

Notes

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Rajah Caruth 112 1 2 Daniel Dye 111 (-1) 2 3 Nick Sanchez 108 (-4) 1 4 Parker Chase 101 (-11) 1 5 Corey Heim 92 (-20) 2 6 Toni Breidinger 84 (-28) 5 7 Gus Dean 78 (-34) 1 8 Amber Balcaen 74 (-38) 12 9 Ryan Huff 70 (-42) 4 10 Andy Jankowiak 69 (-43)

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

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