2023 General Tire 200 (Talladega)

The 2023 General Tire 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 61st iteration of the event. The race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would dominate a portion of the race, and earned his 3rd career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. Love and Andrés Pérez de Lara would dominate the race in general, leading 35 and 28 laps respectively.[4] To fill out the podium, Gus Dean, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Bret Holmes, driving for his family-owned team, Bret Holmes Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 General Tire 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 3 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date April 22, 2023
Official name 61st Annual General Tire 200
Location Talladega Superspeedway, 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)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Laps 35
Winner
No. 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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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).[citation needed]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Kevin Hinckle Wayne Peterson Racing Ford Parsons Farms
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Clubb Racing Inc.
06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet River's Edge Cottages & RV Park
6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet Velocity Racing, Max Siegel Inc.
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Toyota Coble Enterprises, Red Tide Canopies
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet Empire Racing
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet HYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota Magnum Contracting
12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota ICON Direct
18 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Yahoo!
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Golden Eagle Syrup
25 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota Dean Custom Air
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota Immigration Legal Center
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford HairClub
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet CB Fabricating
44 Jason White Jeff McClure Racing Chevrolet Powder Ventures Excavations
45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet Peppers Polarized Sunglasses
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Copraya.com
53 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Emerling-Gase Motorsports
55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Rootly
57 Hunter Deshautelle Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet Brother-in-Law Racing
62 Steve Lewis Jr. Steve Lewis Racing Chevrolet Telco Construction, Jeffery Machine
63 Logan Misuraca Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Celsius Energy Drink
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Weinstein Law Firm
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Ford Whelen
74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Chevrolet Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology
75 Bryan Dauzat Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet Brother-in-Law Racing
82 Kevin Campbell KC Motorsports Chevrolet Missouri Tigers
93 Caleb Costner Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet Innovative Tiny Houses, Lickety Lew's
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 21, at 3:00 PM CST. For practice, drivers were separated into different groups.[5] Bret Holmes, driving for his family-owned team, Bret Holmes Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.351, and an average speed of 182.919 mph (294.380 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 52.351 182.919
2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 52.356 182.902
3 25 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota 52.362 182.881
Full practice results

Starting lineup

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No qualifying session will be held, instead, the starting lineup will be based on the owners points from the previous session.[5] As a result, Taylor Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would earn the pole.[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 18 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota
3 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet
4 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford
5 15 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota
6 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet
7 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet
8 25 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota
9 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota
10 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford
11 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota
12 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
14 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford
15 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
16 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet
17 44 Jason White Jeff McClure Racing Chevrolet
18 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
19 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota
20 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Toyota
21 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Ford
22 0 Kevin Hinckle Wayne Peterson Racing Ford
23 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
24 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford
25 57 Hunter Deshautelle Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet
26 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet
27 74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Chevrolet
28 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota
29 63 Logan Misuraca Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
30 45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet
31 62 Steve Lewis Jr. Steve Lewis Racing Chevrolet
32 53 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford
33 75 Bryan Dauzat Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet
34 93 Caleb Costner Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet
Withdrew
35 82 Kevin Campbell KC Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 35 Running 47
2 8 25 Gus Dean Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 0 Running 42
3 18 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 41
4 3 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 76 28 Running 41
5 26 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 39
6 6 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 76 9 Running 39
7 1 18 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 76 0 Running 39
8 4 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 76 0 Running 36
9 10 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 76 0 Running 35
10 17 44 Jason White Jeff McClure Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 34
11 30 45 Tony Cosentino Tamayo Cosentino Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 33
12 19 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 76 0 Running 32
13 12 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 31
14 33 75 Bryan Dauzat Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Running 30
15 9 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 76 0 Running 29
16 32 53 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 76 0 Running 28
17 24 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 74 0 Running 27
18 21 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Ford 72 0 Running 26
19 13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 72 0 Running 25
20 15 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 71 0 Running 24
21 34 93 Caleb Costner Costner Weaver Motorsports Chevrolet 64 0 DNF 23
22 31 62 Steve Lewis Jr. Steve Lewis Racing Chevrolet 59 0 Running 22
23 20 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Toyota 45 4 DNF 22
24 27 74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 DNF 20
25 28 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 23 0 DNF 19
26 23 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 23 0 DNF 18
27 16 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 23 0 DNF 17
28 29 63 Logan Misuraca Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 23 0 DNF 16
29 25 57 Hunter Deshautelle Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet 23 0 DNF 15
30 22 0 Kevin Hinckle Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 21 0 DNF 14
31 5 15 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota 15 0 DNF 13
32 7 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 DNF 12
33 14 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 7 0 DNF 11
34 11 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Toyota 5 0 DNF 10
Official race results

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1 1 Frankie Muniz 106
  2 2 Jesse Love 103 (-3)
  2 3 Greg Van Alst 93 (-13)
  2 4 Jack Wood 91 (-15)
  2 5 Tony Cosentino 91 (-15)
  4 6 Andrés Pérez de Lara 85 (-21)
  2 7 Christian Rose 80 (-26)
  5 8 Sean Corr 80 (-26)
  '3 9 Toni Breidinger 75 (-31)
  13 10 Jason White 70 (-36)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Starting lineup: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Race results: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (April 22, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins ARCA Race at Talladega in Dominating Fashion". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Schedule of events: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. January 7, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice results: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Kristl, Mark (April 19, 2023). "Taylor Gray Starting 1st in ARCA Talladega Race". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Christie, Toby (April 22, 2023). "Race Results: ARCA Menards Series General Tire 200 at Talladega". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.


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