The 2023 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the first race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 10, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt speedway. The race was increased from 150 laps to 160 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wreck-filled race, Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, scored the upset win after passing Landen Lewis for the lead on the final lap. This was Reif's first career ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West win in only his third start. William Sawalich, who started on the pole, dominated the majority of the race, leading 93 laps before getting spun with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Bradley Erickson, driving for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Background Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake02Leland HoneymanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford04Ethan NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet6Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord11Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet13Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord15Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota16Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet17Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota25Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord41Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord45Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet46R. J. Smotherman (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet70Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingToyota88Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM MST, and would last for 45 minutes. Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.031, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord28.031128.429220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota28.040128.388318William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.112128.059Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 10, at 4:30 PM MST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.153, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.153132.58226Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet27.743129.762320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.868129.180441Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord27.872129.162502Leland HoneymanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet27.886129.09762Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet27.899129.037715Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota27.953128.788825Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.974128.691955Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota28.000128.5711017Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet28.056128.3151130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord28.069128.2551288Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFord28.310127.1641350Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord28.310127.1641435Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord28.342127.0201570Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingToyota28.492126.3511613Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord28.536126.156174Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet28.837124.8401805David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota28.887124.624197Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota28.901124.5632016Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet29.000124.1382145Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet29.087123.7672232Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord29.098123.7202366Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet29.222123.1952412D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet29.825120.7042527Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet31.512114.2422610Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord31.880112.9232703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford31.899112.8562848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord32.553110.5892904Ethan NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota––3006A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet––3146R. J. Smotherman (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord––Withdrew3211Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota––3322Ryan RouletteRyan Roulette RacingFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1441Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1606Running4721017Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet1602Running4331288Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFord1600Running41462Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1600Running4051570Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingToyota1600Running3961130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1600Running387825Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1600Running378502Leland HoneymanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet16021Running3791350Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1600Running35101435Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1600Running34111613Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord1600Running33122016Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1600Running3213118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16093Running3414174Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet1590Running30152145Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet1590Running2916715Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1570Running28171805David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1560Running27182703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1560Running2619197Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1540Running25202366Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1540Running24213006A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingToyota1490Running2322955Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1460Accident22232232Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1460Accident21242412D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet1450Accident20252527Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet1250Electrical19262904Ethan NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota1050Oil Leak1827320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota8338Accident182826Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet830Accident16293146R. J. Smotherman (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord260Drive Train15302848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord260Clutch14312610Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord230Power Steering13Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Greg Van Alst 81 9 2 Frankie Muniz 71 (-10) 12 3 Tony Cosentino 58 (-23) 3 4 Jesse Love 55 (-26) 7 5 Christian Rose 54 (-27) 2 6 Jack Wood 52 (-29) 7 Tyler Reif 47 (-34) 6 8 Connor Mosack 45 (-36) 9 Landen Lewis 43 (-38) 30 10 Andrés Pérez de Lara 43 (-38)
Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA West) Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reif 47 2 Landen Lewis 43 (-4) 3 Bradley Erickson 41 (-6) 4 Andrés Pérez de Lara 40 (-7) 5 Kyle Keller 39 (-8) 6 Frankie Muniz 38 (-9) 7 Leland Honeyman 37 (-10) 8 Conner Jones 37 (-10) 9 Trevor Huddleston 35 (-12) 10 Greg Van Alst 34 (-13)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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