2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

The 2023 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the first race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 10, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt speedway. The race was increased from 150 laps to 160 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wreck-filled race, Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, scored the upset win after passing Landen Lewis for the lead on the final lap. This was Reif's first career ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West win in only his third start.[4] William Sawalich, who started on the pole, dominated the majority of the race, leading 93 laps before getting spun with two laps to go.[5] To fill out the podium, Bradley Erickson, driving for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

2023 General Tire 150
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 2 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Race 1 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West
Date March 10, 2023
Official name 4th Annual General Tire 150
Location Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 160 laps, 160 mi (257 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Average speed 125.404 mph (201.818 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 27.153
Most laps led
Driver William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 93
Winner
No. 41 Tyler Reif Lowden Jackson Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS2
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
02 Leland Honeyman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Klean Freak
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Yavapai Bottle Gas
04 Ethan Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Toyota Fidelity Capital, RJ's Paintshop
4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Fidelity Capital, Nascimento
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet Velocity Racing
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Rise Up
10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota Magnum Contracting, UTI
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Heart O' Texas Speedway Waco
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet Rentsource, MMI Services
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Pepper Jack Kennels, Jones Utilites
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet First Impression Press
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford The Hot Chick
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford SponsorTeam35.com
41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Power Gen Components, Stoney's
45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet Tamayo Sports Florida
46 R. J. Smotherman (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Country AF Radio, Stoney's
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Copraya.com
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford High Point Racing
55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Rootly
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Venture Foods
70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota EverReady Health, Star Nursery
88 Bradley Erickson (R) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford L&S Farming
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM MST, and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.031, and an average speed of 128.429 mph (206.686 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 28.031 128.429
2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 28.040 128.388
3 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.112 128.059
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, March 10, at 4:30 PM MST.[6] The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.153, and an average speed of 132.582 mph (213.370 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.153 132.582
2 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 27.743 129.762
3 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.868 129.180
4 41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 27.872 129.162
5 02 Leland Honeyman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 27.886 129.097
6 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 27.899 129.037
7 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.953 128.788
8 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.974 128.691
9 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 28.000 128.571
10 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet 28.056 128.315
11 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 28.069 128.255
12 88 Bradley Erickson (R) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 28.310 127.164
13 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 28.310 127.164
14 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 28.342 127.020
15 70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.492 126.351
16 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 28.536 126.156
17 4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 28.837 124.840
18 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 28.887 124.624
19 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.901 124.563
20 16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 29.000 124.138
21 45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet 29.087 123.767
22 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 29.098 123.720
23 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 29.222 123.195
24 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 29.825 120.704
25 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 31.512 114.242
26 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 31.880 112.923
27 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 31.899 112.856
28 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 32.553 110.589
29 04 Ethan Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Toyota
30 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
31 46 R. J. Smotherman (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford
Withdrew
32 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota
33 22 Ryan Roulette Ryan Roulette Racing Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 160 6 Running 47
2 10 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2 Running 43
3 12 88 Bradley Erickson (R) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 160 0 Running 41
4 6 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 160 0 Running 40
5 15 70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 160 0 Running 39
6 11 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 160 0 Running 38
7 8 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 160 0 Running 37
8 5 02 Leland Honeyman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 160 21 Running 37
9 13 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 160 0 Running 35
10 14 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 160 0 Running 34
11 16 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 160 0 Running 33
12 20 16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 160 0 Running 32
13 1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 93 Running 34
14 17 4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 159 0 Running 30
15 21 45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet 159 0 Running 29
16 7 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 157 0 Running 28
17 18 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 156 0 Running 27
18 27 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 156 0 Running 26
19 19 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 154 0 Running 25
20 23 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 Running 24
21 30 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 149 0 Running 23
22 9 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 146 0 Accident 22
23 22 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 146 0 Accident 21
24 24 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 145 0 Accident 20
25 25 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 125 0 DNF 19
26 29 04 Ethan Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 105 0 DNF 18
27 3 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 83 38 Accident 18
28 2 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 83 0 Accident 16
29 31 46 R. J. Smotherman (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 26 0 DNF 15
30 28 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 26 0 Clutch 14
31 26 10 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 23 0 DNF 13
Withdrew
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota
22 Ryan Roulette Ryan Roulette Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualifying results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Fenwick, Adam (March 10, 2023). "Race results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (March 10, 2023). "Tyler Reif Overcomes Early Spin To Win ARCA Race At Phoenix". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Kristl, Mark (March 10, 2023). "William Sawalich Displays His Talent in His ARCA Debut". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. January 7, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Practice results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Kristl, Mark (March 10, 2023). "William Sawalich Wins 1st ARCA Pole in 1st Start". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 General Tire 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 11, 2023.


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