The 2023 General Tire 150 was the 5th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 100 to 103 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off the field on the final restart, and earned his 5th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his third consecutive win of the season. Love dominated the majority of the race as well, leading a race-high 67 laps. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009) 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.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01C. J. McLaughlinFast Track RacingChevroletUniversal Technical Institute2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordEcho Effect06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFordRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park6Jack WoodRev RacingChevroletVelocity Racing8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNavy Seal Foundation, NESCO10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaHYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch11Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyotaGY6USA.com, Victory Riding Academy12Brayton LasterFast Track RacingFordAutoRepairVinStickers.com15Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaThompson Pipe Group17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyotaDead On Tools18Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMobil 120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaGearWrench25Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDean Custom Air, Mobil 130Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordHairClub31Stephen LeichtRise MotorsportsChevroletInspire. Real. Change.32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating45Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevroletThe Gutter Team48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaRootly66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletVenture Foods69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency72Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFordJEGS, Cody Coughlin Company73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaV1 Fiber75Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevroletBrother-in-Law Racing93Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletInnovative Tiny Houses, Lickety Lew's97Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletGrant County MulchOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 26, at 11:40 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.218, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota30.218178.70122Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.226178.654318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.312178.147Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 26, at 12:40 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.993, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota29.993180.04222Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.003179.982317Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota30.104179.378415Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.184178.903518Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.188178.879625Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.288178.28876Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet30.449177.346873Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota30.745175.638935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord30.781175.4331030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord30.989174.2551155Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.366172.1611245Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet31.385172.0571332Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord31.676170.4761466Jon GarrettVeer MotorsportsChevrolet32.062168.4241569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota32.081168.3241693Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet33.396161.6961711Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota33.803159.7491810Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota34.116158.2841912Brayton LasterFast Track RacingFord34.350157.2052075Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet35.242153.2262103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford36.086149.6432231Stephen LeichtRise MotorsportsChevrolet39.801135.6752348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet42.638126.6482406A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord48.026112.439258Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet––2697Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet––2701C. J. McLaughlinFast Track RacingChevrolet––Withdrew2872Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord––2987Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota10367Running482415Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota10315Running433317Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota1030Running4142697Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1030Running405873Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1030Running3961030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1030Running38722Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1030Running3781332Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1034Running379518Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10317Running361076Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet1030Running34111245Tony CosentinoTamayo Cosentino RacingChevrolet1030Running33121155Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1020Running32131693Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet1020Running31141466Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1020Running3015625Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota1010Running29161810Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota1000Running28171711Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota990Running27182075Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet970Running26191912Brayton LasterFast Track RacingFord960Running25202348Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet610Too Slow24212103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford540Running2322935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord470Accident22231569Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota390Accident2124258Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet300Handling20252231Stephen LeichtRise MotorsportsChevrolet250Engine19262701C. J. McLaughlinFast Track RacingChevrolet170Engine18272406A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord120Clutch17Withdrew72Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord87Charles BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingChevroletOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 245 2 Frankie Muniz 230 (-15) 3 Jack Wood 214 (-31) 1 4 Andrés Pérez de Lara 209 (-36) 1 5 Tony Cosentino 203 (-42) 1 6 Christian Rose 201 (-44) 3 7 Greg Van Alst 199 (-46) 1 8 Toni Breidinger 190 (-55) 2 9 Jon Garrett 171 (-74) 2 10 A. J. Moyer 153 (-92) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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