The 2022 General Tire 150 was the fifth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina, United States at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 100 laps. At race's end, Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, dominated during the end of the race, and earned his 6th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.
The complex also features a state-of-the-art drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Dick DohenyFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Josh WhiteClubb Racing Inc.FordKanawha06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreatRailing.com6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletWinston-Salem State University7Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyotaR. A. Wilson Enterprises8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletThe Trans Group10Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFordSoutheastern Services, H&H Excavation11Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyotaThe Gutter Team12Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevroletAaron Kyle Singer-Songwriter15Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVertical Bridge18Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLynx Capital20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCrescent Tools23Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevroletNic Tailor Custom Underwear25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaFP Pavement27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsChevroletCircle Track Warehouse30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating36Tim MonroeHuff RacingFordFort Worth Screen Printing42Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletWest Virginia Tourism43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletCarolina Custom48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya Websites57Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletBrother In Law Motorsports69Will KimmelKimmel RacingToyotaMelton McFadden Insurance, Donna’s Donuts73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFordV-1 Fiber81Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaTide, Bounty, MenardsOfficial entry list
Practice/Qualifying Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 45-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It is scheduled to held on Friday, May 27, at 12:00 PM EST.
Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.829 seconds, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed181Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.829175.160218Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.881174.865343Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.941174.52646Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet31.150173.355523Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevrolet31.186173.155615Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.219172.97272Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet31.388172.040820Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.414171.898969Will KimmelKimmel RacingToyota31.523171.3031035Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord31.624170.7561173Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord31.889169.3371211Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota32.616165.5631310Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFord32.693165.1731430Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord32.961163.830157Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyota32.988163.696168Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet33.018163.5471742Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet33.108163.1031825Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota33.317162.0791906Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet33.519161.1032057Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet33.871159.4282112Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevrolet36.057149.7632236Tim MonroeHuff RacingFord36.296148.7772301Dick DohenyFast Track RacingToyota36.817146.6712403Josh WhiteClubb Racing Inc.Ford37.022145.8592548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet39.693136.0442627Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet - -Official practice/qualifying results
Race results Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1181Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10033Running482820Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota10015Running43346Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet10027Running424523Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1006Running4151035Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1000Running396343Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet990Running3871430Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord990Running37872Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet9819Running3891211Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota980Running3510168Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet980Running34111825Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota960Running3312147Matt WilsonCCM RacingToyota950Running32131310Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFord950Running31142548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet930Running3015615Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota920Running29161742Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet660Engine28171906Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet490Transmission27181173Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord440Accident2619969Will KimmelKimmel RacingToyota310Accident25202057Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet230Accident24212112Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingChevrolet170Brakes23222301Dick DohenyFast Track RacingToyota160Carburetor22232236Tim MonroeHuff RacingFord130Transmission2124218Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota40Accident20252403Josh WhiteClubb Racing Inc.Ford30Accident19262627Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet00Did Not Start18Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Rajah Caruth 247 1 2 Nick Sanchez 242 (-5) 3 Daniel Dye 240 (-7) 1 4 Toni Breidinger 201 (-46) 2 5 Amber Balcaen 196 (-51) 5 6 Greg Van Alst 189 (-58) 6 7 Zachary Tinkle 169 (-78) 4 8 Corey Heim 165 (-82) 2 9 Brad Smith 154 (-93) 10 Ryan Huff 131 (-116)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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