The 2023 General Tire 200 was the 5th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 17th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, a 1.99 mile (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 64 laps to complete. Ryan Preece, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 50 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Landen Lewis led 14 laps of the race, before being involved in an accident on lap 47, officially credited with a 19th place finish. To fill out the podium, Sammy Smith, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, and Riley Herbst, 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.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor02Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevroletPonsse / Pewag group2Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevroletBrady IFS / Rubbermaid4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyotaPhillips Brothers Fabrication / Impact Transportation05David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Riley HerbstJerry Pitts RacingFordJerry Pitts Racing6Jack WoodRev RacingChevroletVelocity Racing7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaLobster Professional Tools8Johnny Borneman IIIBorneman MotorsportsFordFilterTime / BTI Heavy Haul9Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFordBonanza Cabernet13Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFordCentral Coast Cabinets14Davey MagrasDavey Magras RacingChevroletAdvanced Autoworks / Koerner Racing Engines15Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 116Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care17Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevroletRentsource / American Resurfacing Inc.18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear19Eric Johnson Jr.Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation21Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsToyotaKleen Blast / Impact Transportation32Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul41Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFordNevada Tourism / Stoney's46Stefan RzesnowieckyLowden Jackson MotorsportsFordStoney's / Lowden Jackson Motorsports50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordRacecar Factory52Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyotaPentair55Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFordPristine Auction70Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingChevroletKISMIF Foundation / Blaster SwissLube77Nick JoanidesPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyotaJan's Towing / King Taco80Brian KamiskyLegal Limit MotorsportsChevroletSK Construction / Wards Concrete81Sammy SmithHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaOakley86Tim SpurgeonSpurgeon MotorsportsChevroletKleen Blast / Davids Racing Products88Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFordL&S FramingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 9, at 11:00 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Sammy Smith, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:20.383, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed181Sammy SmithHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1:20.38389.123217Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.57888.908355Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFord1:20.96588.483Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 9, at 12:10 PM 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.
Ryan Preece, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:19.410, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFord1:19.41090.215217Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.99289.559381Sammy SmithHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1:20.05289.49244Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota1:20.26789.252555Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFord1:20.28089.23865Riley HerbstJerry Pitts RacingFord1:20.62888.853702Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.77488.69286Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet1:20.78988.675918William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:20.86888.589102Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet1:20.90388.5501188Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFord1:20.91588.5371215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1:21.17588.2541350Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1:21.56387.8341413Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord1:21.60087.794158Johnny Borneman IIIBorneman MotorsportsFord1:21.78287.5991632Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1:21.87087.5051741Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1:22.00187.3651819Eric Johnson Jr.Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:22.19387.1611916Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:22.24787.1032086Tim SpurgeonSpurgeon MotorsportsChevrolet1:23.13986.1692180Brian KamiskyLegal Limit MotorsportsChevrolet1:23.26686.0382221Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsToyota1:24.34484.9382370Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingChevrolet1:24.83084.451247Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1:26.10683.2002514Davey MagrasDavey Magras RacingChevrolet1:26.97882.3662605David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyota1:29.42480.1132746Stefan RzesnowieckyLowden Jackson MotorsportsFord––2877Nick JoanidesPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota––2952Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyota––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts119Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFord6450Running492381Sammy SmithHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota640Running42365Riley HerbstJerry Pitts RacingFord640Running41486Jack WoodRev RacingChevrolet640Running405918William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota640Running3961215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota640Running8871188Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFord640Running8781413Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord640Running869158Johnny Borneman IIIBorneman MotorsportsFord640Running35102221Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsToyota640Running84111632Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet640Running33132086Tim SpurgeonSpurgeon MotorsportsChevrolet640Running32122370Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingChevrolet630Running81142877Nick JoanidesPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota630Running30152605David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyota630Running79162514Davey MagrasDavey Magras RacingChevrolet620Running28171741Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord610Engine7718555Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFord560Transmission2619217Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet5614Running76201916Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet550Running7421102Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet550Running23222180Brian KamiskyLegal Limit MotorsportsChevrolet540Axle222344Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota450Accident7124247Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota390Axle70251002Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet370Electrical19262952Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsChevrolet360Axle18271819Eric Johnson Jr.Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet310Transmission17281350Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord120Mechanical66292746Stefan RzesnowieckyLowden Jackson MotorsportsFord00DNS15Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Sean Hingorani 245 1 2 Landen Lewis 245 1 3 Bradley Erickson 242 (–3) 1 4 Tyler Reif 232 (–13) 5 Trevor Huddleston 217 (–28) 6 Tanner Reif 215 (–30) 7 Kyle Keller 212 (–33) 1 8 Todd Souza 209 (–36) 1 9 David Smith 202 (–43) 2 10 Takuma Koga 200 (–45)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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