The 2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen was the 13th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 18, 2023, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 mile (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race was scheduled to be contested over 41 laps, but was extended to 42 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild one-lap overtime restart, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would make a bump-and-run move on Connor Zilisch in the final turn, and held him off to earn his 10th career ARCA Menards Series win, his eighth of the season, and his fourth in a row. Zilisch had dominated the entire race, leading a race-high 34 laps. To fill out the podium, Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor02Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevroletPonsse2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03A. J. Moyer (R)Clubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.4Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions06Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Law Center6Jack WoodRev RacingChevroletVelocity Racing10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaHYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch11Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyotaLambda Legal12Stanton BarrettFast Track RacingToyotaStanton Barrett Family Wines15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 128Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordFord Performance31Casey CardenRise MotorsportsChevroletReel Racing32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com55Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction63Corey LaJoieSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletDiamond C Ranch, American Apparel66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletVenture Foods73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevroletWhelenOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 18, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.022, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1:14.022119.154225Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:14.403118.544320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:14.424118.510Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 18, at 4:15 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. Corey LaJoie, driving for Spraker Racing Enterprises, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:13.280, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed163Corey LaJoieSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1:13.280120.360228Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1:13.377120.201325Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:13.970119.238420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:14.120118.996518William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:14.269118.757615Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:14.685118.09672Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1:14.964117.65686Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet1:15.254117.20394Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1:15.453116.8941030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1:15.789116.3761112Stanton BarrettFast Track RacingToyota1:16.195115.7561255Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:16.774114.8831373Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.817114.8181402Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.397113.9581532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1:18.466112.4051611Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyota1:19.274111.2601731Casey CardenRise MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.318108.4631866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1:25.920102.6541948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.83685.7682003A. J. Moyer (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford1:55.84776.1352110Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota––2206Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1420Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota421Running472228Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet4234Running443325Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota420Running414518William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota420Running40594Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet420Running396615Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota422Running3971373Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet420Running3781611Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyota420Running3691112Stanton BarrettFast Track RacingToyota420Running35101255Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota420Running34111532Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord420Running331272Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet410Accident32132110Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota410Running311486Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet370Accident3015163Corey LaJoieSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet235Brakes31161030Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord220Electrical28171731Casey CardenRise MotorsportsChevrolet210Transmission27181402Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet110Rear Gear26191866Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet40Mechanical25201948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet10Mechanical24212003A. J. Moyer (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford00Mechanical23222206Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota00DNS22Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 659 1 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara 543 (-116) 1 3 Frankie Muniz 542 (-117) 4 Christian Rose 499 (-127) 5 Jon Garrett 475 (-184) 6 A. J. Moyer 421 (-238) 7 Brad Smith 403 (-256) 8 Toni Breidinger 376 (-283) 2 9 William Sawalich 294 (-365) 10 Jack Wood 285 (-374)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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