The 2022 General Tire 125 was the third stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Dover, Delaware at Dover Motor Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 125 laps. At race's end, Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would win, after starting from the pole and leading the most laps. This was Gray's first career east series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love and Conner Jones of Venturini Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race is scheduled to be the debut of the Ford Mustang body design, which will be used by David Gilliland Racing. The manufacturer will fully replace the Ford Fusion starting in 2023.
Background Dover Motor Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway and later Dover International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Indy Racing League. The track features one layout, a concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity increased to 135,000 seats, giving the track the largest seating capacity of any sports venue in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. Depending on configuration, the track's capacity is at 95,500 seats. Its grand total maximum capacity was at 135,000 spectators. On November 8, 2021, it was announced that Dover Motorsports Inc. was purchased by Speedway Motorsports Inc.; effectively making Dover International Speedway a SMI track with the track being renamed to its current name.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyotaEvergreen Raceway Park02Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevroletLH Waterfront Construction6Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc., Virginia State University10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Ed PompaFast Track RacingFordCen Pe Co, Double H Ranch12Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing15Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilities17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordFord Performance Driving School18Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaTMC Transportation20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!22Eric Caudell**CCM RacingChevroletCCM Racing25Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction30Max Gutiérrez**Rette Jones RacingFordToughbuilt42Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyotaVisit West Virginia48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya Websites55Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports60Daniel Escoto (R)Josh Williams Motorsports with Lira MotorsportsChevroletJW Motorsports **Withdrew prior to the event.
Practice/Qualifying Practice and qualifying was both combined into one 90-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Friday, April 29, at 1:15 PM EST. Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 22.372 seconds and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord22.372160.915218Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.466160.242302Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet22.630159.081420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota22.734158.35356Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet22.758158.186615Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota22.803157.874725Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota22.943156.911855Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyota23.152155.494960Daniel Escoto (R)Josh Williams Motorsports with Lira MotorsportsChevrolet24.214148.6741042Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota24.253148.4351111Ed PompaFast Track RacingFord25.043143.7531201Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota28.898124.5761312Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevrolet30.110119.5621448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet30.193119.2331510Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota30.726117.165Official practice/qualifying results
Race results Laps: 125 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints1117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord125116Running492420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1259Running433615Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1250Running41456Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet1250Running405218Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1250Running396725Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1250Running387855Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyota1250Running378302Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running369960Daniel Escoto (R)Josh Williams Motorsports with Lira MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running35101042Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota1230Running34111448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet810DNF33121201Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota380Mechanical32131312Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevrolet290Vibration31141510Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota80Mechanical30151111Ed PompaFast Track RacingFord70Mechanical29Official race results
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