The 2024 General Tire 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 18th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, a 1.99 mile (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 64 laps, but was increased to 67 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Sam Mayer, driving for Sigma Performance Services, would take the lead from William Sawalich in the middle stages of the race, and led the final 37 laps to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Sawalich led 21 laps, but fell back after an early race incident. He rebounded to finish in 4th. To fill out the podium, Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, and Sean Hingorani, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Sonoma Raceway is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevroletLT&T Lawn Service / Camping World1Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevroletSetting The Stage / Wiley X3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyotaImpact Transportation / RJ's Paintshop05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyotaFidelity Capital6Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFordConsonus Healthcare7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaMacnica12Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevroletSetting The Stage / Battle Born13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingFordCentral Coast Cabinets15Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 116Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care17Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletGroup 100118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation20Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFirst Auto Group21Travis McCulloughNascimento MotorsportsToyotaCalifornia Pneumatic Pumps23Sam MayerSigma Performance ServicesChevroletSPS / GMS Fabrication27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevroletFirst Impression Press / LT&T Lawn Service30Noah GragsonRette Jones RacingFordRette Jones Racing32Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul41Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFordTravel Nevada / Stoney's42Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletDelta Faucet Company50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory52Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyotaMattos Equipment Rentals / Hacienda Pools55Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!68Rodd KneelandRodd RacingChevroletFlorian Industries / Rodd Renovations71Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing77Dave SmithPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyotaGlobal Office Inc. / King Taco80Brian KamiskyDerek Copeland RacingChevroletSK Construction / Wards Concrete86Tim SpurgeonSpurgeon MotorsportsChevroletKleen Blast / Davids Racing ProductsOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 7, at 10:40a.m. PST, and would last for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Sam Mayer, driving for, Sigma Performance Services, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:17.200, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Sam MayerSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1:17.20092.858218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:17.93291.926342Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1:18.09391.737Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 7, at 12:10p.m. PST. 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 the session will win the pole.
Sam Mayer, driving for Sigma Performance Services, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1.17.138, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Sam MayerSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1:17.13892.873218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:17.36792.598342Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1:18.00891.837415Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:18.06791.767520Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:18.29991.495630Noah GragsonRette Jones RacingFord1:18.39591.383750Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1:19.27090.375816Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:19.30190.33994Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota1:19.38390.2461013Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingFord1:19.50790.1051112Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.53790.071125Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota1:19.57790.0261317Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1:19.64189.9541455Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota1:19.74989.8321532Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1:19.89989.663166Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFord1:19.98689.5661741Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1:20:90988.544183Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1:21.38088.0311980Brian KamiskyDerek Copeland RacingChevrolet1:21.51387.8882052Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyota1:22.10087.2592171Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord1:23.73685.555221Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet1:24.18185.1022368Rodd KneelandRodd RacingChevrolet1:25.81983.4782427Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet1:26.84882.4892505David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1:29.30080.224267Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota––2719Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet––2877Dave SmithPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota––290Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet––3021Travis McCulloughNascimento MotorsportsToyota––3186Tim SpurgeonSpurgeon MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1123Sam MayerSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet6737Running4921013Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingFord670Running423125Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota670Running414218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6721Running415816Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet670Running3961455Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota670Running3872719Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet670Running378342Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet670Running3691112Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet670Running35103021Travis McCulloughNascimento MotorsportsToyota670Running34111317Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet670Running33123186Tim SpurgeonSpurgeon MotorsportsChevrolet670Running3213267Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota670Running31141532Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet670Running30152368Rodd KneelandRodd RacingChevrolet660Running2916630Noah GragsonRette Jones RacingFord666Running2917221Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet650Running2718750Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord650Running26192171Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord650Running25202505David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota620Running24211980Brian KamiskyDerek Copeland RacingChevrolet423Mechanical242294Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota390Mechanical2223415Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota310Lost Wheel21241741Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord300Suspension2025520Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota220Mechanical19262877Dave SmithPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota210Transmission1827166Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFord140Handling17282427Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet120Shock Mount1629183Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota90Mechanical15302052Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyota10Axle1431290Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet00Brakes13Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reif 158 2 Sean Hingorani 148 (-10) 1 3 Jack Wood 142 (–16) 2 4 William Sawalich 137 (–13) 5 Kyle Keller 134 (–21) 3 6 Trevor Huddleston 132 (–23) 2 7 Eric Johnson Jr. 120 (–38) 4 8 Isabella Robusto 117 (–41) 1 9 Takuma Koga 115 (–43) 3 10 Nick Joanides 112 (–46)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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