The 2023 General Tire 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 61st iteration of the event. The race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would dominate a portion of the race, and earned his 3rd career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. Love and Andrés Pérez de Lara would dominate the race in general, leading 35 and 28 laps respectively. To fill out the podium, Gus Dean, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Bret Holmes, driving for his family-owned team, Bret Holmes Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, 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. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman 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 is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingFordParsons Farms2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingChevroletRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park6Jack WoodRev RacingChevroletVelocity Racing, Max Siegel Inc.7Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyotaCoble Enterprises, Red Tide Canopies8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletEmpire Racing10Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevroletHYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch11Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyotaMagnum Contracting12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing15Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct18Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMobil 120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletGolden Eagle Syrup25Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDean Custom Air27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Legal Center30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordHairClub32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevroletCB Fabricating44Jason WhiteJeff McClure RacingChevroletPowder Ventures Excavations45Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevroletPeppers Polarized Sunglasses48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com53Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFordEmerling-Gase Motorsports55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaRootly57Hunter DeshautelleBrother-in-Law RacingChevroletBrother-in-Law Racing62Steve Lewis Jr.Steve Lewis RacingChevroletTelco Construction, Jeffery Machine63Logan MisuracaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletCelsius Energy Drink66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletWeinstein Law Firm69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFordWhelen74Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevroletRose–Hulman Institute of Technology75Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevroletBrother-in-Law Racing82Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevroletMissouri Tigers93Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletInnovative Tiny Houses, Lickety Lew's97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 21, at 3:00 PM CST. For practice, drivers were separated into different groups. Bret Holmes, driving for his family-owned team, Bret Holmes Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.351, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet52.351182.919220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota52.356182.902325Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota52.362182.881Full practice results
Starting lineup No qualifying session will be held, instead, the starting lineup will be based on the owners points from the previous session. As a result, Taylor Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would earn the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake118Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota32Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet469Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord515Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota66Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet735Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet825Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota911Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota1030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1112Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota1210Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet1348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet1666Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1744Jason WhiteJeff McClure RacingChevrolet1823Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1955Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota207Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota2173Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord220Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingFord2397Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2432Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord2557Hunter DeshautelleBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet268Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet2774Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet2827Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota2963Logan MisuracaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet3045Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet3162Steve Lewis Jr.Steve Lewis RacingChevrolet3253Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord3375Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet3493Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletWithdrew3582Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota7635Running472825Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota760Running4231823Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet760Running41432Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet7628Running415268Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet760Running39666Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet769Running397118Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota760Running398469Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord760Running3691030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord760Running35101744Jason WhiteJeff McClure RacingChevrolet760Running34113045Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet760Running33121955Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota760Running32131210Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet760Running31143375Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet760Running3015911Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota760Running29163253Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord760Running28172432Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord740Running27182173Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord720Running26191348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet720Running25201506A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet710Running24213493Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet640Crash23223162Steve Lewis Jr.Steve Lewis RacingChevrolet590Running2223207Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota454Engine22242774Mandy ChickTeam Chick MotorsportsChevrolet400Crash20252827Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota230Brakes19262397Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet230Crash18271666Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet230Crash17282963Logan MisuracaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet230Crash16292557Hunter DeshautelleBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet230Crash1530220Kevin HinckleWayne Peterson RacingFord210Crash1431515Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota150Clutch1332735Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet150Crash12331403Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford70Electrical11341112Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota50Drive Shaft10Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Frankie Muniz 106 2 2 Jesse Love 103 (-3) 2 3 Greg Van Alst 93 (-13) 2 4 Jack Wood 91 (-15) 2 5 Tony Cosentino 91 (-15) 4 6 Andrés Pérez de Lara 85 (-21) 2 7 Christian Rose 80 (-26) 5 8 Sean Corr 80 (-26) '3 9 Toni Breidinger 75 (-31) 13 10 Jason White 70 (-36) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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