2024 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

The 2024 General Tire 150 was the 6th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would recover from a flat tire in the early stages of the race, and held off the field on worn tires to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win. Carson Kvapil would dominate the majority of the race, leading a race-high 61 laps before finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, pole-sitter Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.

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Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRace Parts Liquidators06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFordPeterson Motorsports6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.9Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevroletBrady IFS10Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyotaTimcast11Jayson AlexanderFast Track RacingFordConstant Contact12Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFordBellator Recruiting Academy / VFW15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation18Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPlace of Hope20Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaThompson Pipe Group22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCelsius27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Law Center28Connor MosackPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet / Silver Hare Development31Mitch GibsonRise MotorsportsChevroletC&S Construction & Cabinet Designs32Christian RoseAM RacingFordBlue Wolf Cleaners & Degreasers33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFordAutoParkIt.com35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com55Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDRIVEN Trackside57Austin McDanielBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletO. B. Builders69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFordWeddington Custom Homes73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaAcacia Energy75Hunter DeshautelleBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletO. B. Builders82Carson KvapilPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance88A. J. MoyerMoyer-Petroniro RacingChevroletRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park93Caleb Costner (R)CW MotorsportsChevroletC4 Foundation / Heritage Water Systems97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. Construction99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLCOfficial entry list

Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 24, at 11:40 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.874, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.874174.90426Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.877174.887322Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.892174.803Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 12:40 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.

Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.340, and a speed of .

Two drivers withdrew from the race: Ryan Huff and Chuck Buchanan Jr..

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet30.340177.983255Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.342177.971318Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.398177.643415Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.674176.045582Carson KvapilPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet30.704175.873628Connor MosackPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet30.788175.39376Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.804175.302822Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.867174.944973Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota31.033174.0081069Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord31.143173.3941120Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.232172.9001225Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.398171.9851335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord31.471171.5871432Christian RoseAM RacingFord31.560171.1031597Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet31.638170.6811610Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota32.296167.2031727Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota32.338166.986189Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet32.539165.9551993Caleb Costner (R)CW MotorsportsChevrolet33.623160.6042011Jayson AlexanderFast Track RacingFord33.665160.4042112Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord34.582156.1512288A. J. MoyerMoyer-Petroniro RacingChevrolet34.713155.5612399Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet34.749155.4002457Austin McDanielBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet35.205153.3872503Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford35.334152.8272675Hunter DeshautelleBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet35.444152.3532748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord37.834142.7292831Mitch GibsonRise MotorsportsChevrolet––2933Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord––3006Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFord––Withdrew3136Ryan HuffRyan Huff MotorsportsFord3287Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingFordOfficial qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1318Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10031Running472582Carson KvapilPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet10061Running45312Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet1008Running4341069Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord1000Running40576Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1000Running396255Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running3871120Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running3782933Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord1000Running3691597Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running3510189Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet1000Running34111335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1000Running33121225Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running32131610Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingToyota1000Running3114973Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1000Running3015822Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota990Running29162112Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord980Running28171727Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota980Running2718415Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota970Running26192288A. J. MoyerMoyer-Petroniro RacingChevrolet960Running25202399Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet940Running24212457Austin McDanielBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet900Running23223006Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFord890Running22232675Hunter DeshautelleBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet870Running21242831Mitch GibsonRise MotorsportsChevrolet790Accident20252503Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford450Running19262748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord360Too Slow1827628Connor MosackPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet300Brakes17281432Christian RoseAM RacingFord280DNF16292011Jayson AlexanderFast Track RacingFord200Accident15Did not start301993Caleb Costner (R)CW MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andrés Pérez de Lara 273 2 Greg Van Alst 257 (-16) 3 Amber Balcaen 240 (–33) 2 4 Lavar Scott 236 (–37) 5 Kris Wright 234 (–39) 2 6 Christian Rose 226 (–47) 7 Andy Jankowiak 223 (–50) 8 Toni Breidinger 221 (–52) 1 9 Michael Maples 189 (–84) 1 10 Alex Clubb 184 (–89)

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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