2024 General Tire 200 (Talladega)

The 2024 General Tire 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 62nd running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent quad-oval shaped asphalt superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would find redemption from Daytona, and put on a blistering performance, leading every lap of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win. It was the first Talladega race in series history where a driver led every lap to win the race.[5][6] To fill out the podium, Kris Wright, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2024 General Tire 200
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 3 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series
Date April 20, 2024
Official name 62nd Annual General Tire 200
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 76 laps, 202 mi (325 km)
Scheduled Distance 76 laps, 202 mi (325 km)
Average speed 181.219 mph (291.644 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports
Laps 76
Winner
No. 20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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Background

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Talladega Superspeedway, the circuit where the race will be held.

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ben Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Peterson Motorsports
01 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Ford ALL CAPS Comics
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Race Parts Liquidators
06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Ford Peterson Motorsports
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Toyota Coble Enterprises / Red Tide Canopies
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet NESCO Bus Sales
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota HYTORC of New York / Double "H" Ranch
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota Karcher / Brenco
12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford Bellator Recruiting Academy / VFW
15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota FNB Corporation
18 Tanner Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Place of Hope
20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction
22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota ICON Direct
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota Immigration Law Center
30 Frankie Muniz Rette Jones Racing Ford Ford Performance
31 Casey Carden Rise Motorsports Chevrolet Nationalpolice.org
32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford West Virginia Department of Tourism
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet Zaki Ali Injury & Criminal Attorney
44 Thomas Annunziata Jeff McClure Racing Chevrolet Nerd Focus
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Copraya.com
55 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota Hardcore Fish & Game
57 Hunter Deshautelle Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet O. B. Builders
68 Jeff Scofield Kimmel Racing Chevrolet JXT Transportation
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Ford Acacia Energy
87 Chuck Buchanan Jr. Charles Buchanan Racing Chevrolet Spring Drug
88 A. J. Moyer Moyer-Petroniro Racing Chevrolet River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
93 Caleb Costner (R) Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet Lickety Lew's / Heritage Water Systems
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A.L.L. Construction
98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota Shearer Speed Racing
99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Don Ray Petroleum LLC.
Official entry list

Practice

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Practice was held on Friday, April 19, at 3:00 PM CST, and would last for 1 hour. For practice, drivers were separated into different groups and had a specified number of laps to set a fastest time.[7] Bryce Haugeberg, driving for Fast Track Racing, would set the fastest time between all the groups, with a lap of 53.331, and a speed of 179.558 mph (288.971 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 53.331 179.558
2 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.345 179.511
3 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.398 179.333
Full practice results

Starting lineup

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No qualifying session was held. Instead, the starting lineup was determined by owners points from the previous season.[7][9] As a result, Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, started on the pole.[10]

Starting lineup

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Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota
2 18 Tanner Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet
4 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota
5 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota
6 32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford
7 30 Frankie Muniz Rette Jones Racing Ford
8 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota
9 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
10 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota
11 12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford
12 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
13 06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Ford
14 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford
15 55 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota
16 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet
17 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford
18 31 Casey Carden Rise Motorsports Chevrolet
19 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Ford
20 01 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Ford
21 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet
22 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
23 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet
24 22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota
25 93 Caleb Costner (R) Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet
26 88 A. J. Moyer Moyer-Petroniro Racing Chevrolet
27 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota
28 68 Jeff Scofield Kimmel Racing Chevrolet
29 44 Thomas Annunziata Jeff McClure Racing Chevrolet
30 87 Chuck Buchanan Jr. Charles Buchanan Racing Chevrolet
31 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Toyota
32 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota
33 57 Hunter Deshautelle Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet
34 0 Ben Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota
Withdrew
35 36 Ryan Huff Ryan Huff Motorsports Ford
36 63 John Aramendia Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[11] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 76 Running 49
2 5 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 0 Running 42
3 2 18 Tanner Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 76 0 Running 41
4 15 55 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 0 Running 40
5 6 32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford 76 0 Running 39
6 23 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 38
7 24 22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 0 Running 37
8 3 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 36
9 7 30 Frankie Muniz Rette Jones Racing Ford 76 0 Running 35
10 4 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 0 Running 34
11 21 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet 76 0 Running 33
12 29 44 Thomas Annunziata Jeff McClure Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 32
13 25 93 Caleb Costner (R) Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet 76 0 Running 31
14 17 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 75 0 Running 30
15 31 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Toyota 75 0 Running 29
16 32 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 75 0 Running 28
17 20 01 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Ford 75 0 Running 27
18 8 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 74 0 Running 26
19 26 88 A. J. Moyer Moyer-Petroniro Racing Chevrolet 74 0 Running 25
20 11 12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford 74 0 Running 24
21 10 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 74 0 Running 23
22 9 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 73 0 Running 22
23 30 87 Chuck Buchanan Jr. Charles Buchanan Racing Chevrolet 73 0 Running 21
24 33 57 Hunter Deshautelle Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet 73 0 Running 20
25 12 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 72 0 Running 19
26 18 31 Casey Carden Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 71 0 Running 18
27 19 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Ford 70 0 Fuel Pump 17
28 13 06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 70 0 Running 16
29 27 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota 69 0 Running 15
30 14 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 69 0 Running 14
31 16 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 68 0 Running 13
32 28 68 Jeff Scofield Kimmel Racing Chevrolet 26 0 Radiator 12
33 22 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 8 0 Water Leak 11
34 34 0 Ben Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 7 0 DNF 10
Withdrew
36 Ryan Huff Ryan Huff Motorsports Ford
63 John Aramendia Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Haislop, Tadd (April 19, 2024). "Starting lineup: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (April 20, 2024). "The Phoenix Rises, Jake Finch Finds Redemption, Dominates At Talladega". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Calloni, Josh (April 20, 2024). "Jake Finch Dominates, Wins ARCA Race at Talladega". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Schedule of events: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. November 27, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Limited group practice results: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Fenwick, Adam (April 16, 2024). "PIT BOX: Stacked ARCA Menards Series field ready take on Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Kristl, Mark (April 19, 2024). "Jake Finch Starting 1st for the ARCA Race at Talladega". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 General Tire 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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