The General Tire 200 is an ARCA Menards Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Since 2009, it has been held in the spring on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' GEICO 500 and NASCAR Xfinity Series' Ag-Pro 300. It was previously held during the track's fall Cup Series weekend.

General Tire 200
ARCA Menards Series
VenueTalladega Superspeedway
Corporate sponsorGeneral Tire[1]
First race1969
Distance202.16 miles (325.3 km)
Laps76
Previous namesSpring:


TALLADEGA ARCA 200 (1982)
TALLADEGA ARCA 500 (1983)
PERMATEX 500 (1984-1985)
TALLADEGA ARCA 500K (1986,1988)
ARCA PERMATEX 500K (1987)
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER 500K (1989)
POULAN PRO 500K (1990-1993)
FOOD WORLD 500K (1994-1995)
MOUNTAIN DEW 500K(1996)
ARCA RE/MAX 250 (2009)
TALLADEGA ARCA 250 (2010)
3 AMIGOS 250 (2011)
INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME 250 (2012-2013)
INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME 200 (2014-2015)
GENERAL TIRE 200 (2016-2019, 2021-)
Summer:
TALLADEGA ARCA 200 (1982-1984)
PERMATEX 500K (1986, 1988)
TALLADEGA ARCA 500K (1987-1991)
GENERAL TIRE 200 AT TALLADEGA (2020)
Fall:
TALLADEGA ARCA 200 (1979-1981)
WINN DIXIE 500K (1997)
WINN DIXIE 300 (1998-2000)


FOOD WORLD 300 (2001-2006)
ARCA RE/MAX 250 (2007-2008)

Footage from the 2006 race was shown in the 2008 U. S. remake of Funny Games. The race was also Juan Pablo Montoya's first race in a stock car (he finished 3rd in the race.)

The 2018 race currently has the closest margin of victory in ARCA Series history. The official margin of victory was 0.0029 seconds.

Past winners

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Year Date Driver Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1969 October 26 Jim Vandiver Dodge 188 500.08 (804.8) 3:12:19 156.017
1970 April 11 Ramo Stott Plymouth 50 133 (214.043) 0:51:30 154.391
June 14 Ramo Stott Plymouth 188 500.08 (804.8) 3:23:25 147.504
1975 May 3 Jim Vandiver Dodge 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:20:04 151.494
1976 May 1 Johnny Halford Dodge 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:20:05 151.462
1977 August 6 Ron Hutcherson Chevrolet 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:20:37 150.46
1978 August 5 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:17:44 156.041
1979 August 4 Sandy Satullo, II Buick 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:25:21 142.113
1980 August 2 Billie Harvey Chevrolet 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:31:04 132.15
1981 August 1 Mark Martin Chevrolet 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:25:35 141.728
1982 May 1 Jim Vaughan Ford 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:36:30 125.4
July 31 Rick Roland Pontiac 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:27:20 138.571
1983 April 30 Davey Allison Pontiac 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:06:16 147.887
July 30 Davey Allison Pontiac 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:25:07 142.5
1984 May 5 Davey Allison Pontiac 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:14:06 139.248
July 28 Red Farmer Chevrolet 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:15:10 161.369
1985 May 4 Davey Allison Buick 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:08:20 145.505
July 27 No race was held because of rain.
1986 May 3 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:11:26 142.073
July 26 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 1:47:21 173.947
1987 May 2 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:43:47 114.011
July 25 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:19:01 134.323
1988 April 30 Red Farmer Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:13:07 140.277
July 30 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:10:52 142.688
1989 May 6 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:08:46 145.016
July 29 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:00:54 154.452
1990 May 5 Jimmy Horton Pontiac 117 311.22 (500.86) 1:59:26 155.913
July 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 1:58:08 158.068
1991 May 4 Jimmy Horton Pontiac 76* 202.16 (325.344) 1:32:22 131.32
July 27 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 1:58:16 157.89
1992 May 2 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:08:20 145.505
1993 May 1 Tim Steele Ford 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:07:46 146.15
1994 April 30 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:07:56 145.96
1995 April 29 Mike Wallace Ford 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:05:13 150.327
1996 April 27 Tim Steele Ford 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:06:37 147.478
1997 October 11 Tim Steele Ford 117 311.22 (500.86) 2:21:57 131.547
1998 October 10 Tim Steele Ford 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:30:23 119.925
1999 October 16 Bob Strait Ford 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:36:52 114.968
2000 October 14 David Keith Ford 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:31:38 118.923
2001 October 20 Bobby Gerhart Pontiac 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:04:25 144.955
2002 October 5 Keith Segars Chevrolet 113 300.58 (483.736) 1:58:43 151.914
2003 September 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:23:04 126.059
2004 October 2 Blake Feese Chevrolet 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:38:05 114.084
2005 October 1 Kraig Kinser Chevrolet 113 300.58 (483.736) 2:09:18 139.48
2006 October 6 Frank Kimmel Ford 81* 215.46 (346.749) 1:40:04 129.19
2007 October 5 Michael Annett Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:57:37 127.553
2008 October 3 Justin Allgaier Dodge 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:19:16 107.724
2009 April 24 Justin Lofton Toyota 97* 258.02 (415.242) 1:54:47 134.873
2010 April 23 Dakoda Armstrong Dodge 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:53:48 131.831
2011 April 16* Ty Dillon Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:58:13 126.906
2012 May 4 Brandon McReynolds Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:11:19 114.246
2013 May 3 Frank Kimmel Toyota 73* 194.18 (312.502) 1:38:55 117.784
2014 May 3 Tom Hessert III Dodge 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:15:34 160.515
2015 May 1 Blake Jones Dodge 79* 210.14 (338.187) 1:40:29 125.478
2016 April 30 Gus Dean Chevrolet 77* 197.14 (338.187) 1:30:21 135.478
2017 May 6* Justin Haley Toyota 82* 218.12 (351.03) 1:37:37 134.067
2018 April 27 Zane Smith Toyota 87* 231.42 (372.434) 2:00:44 115.007
2019 April 26 Todd Gilliland Toyota 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:25:46 141.426
2020 June 20 Drew Dollar Toyota 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:11:22 169.962
2021 April 24 Corey Heim Toyota 76 202.16 (325.344) 1:37:41 124.173
2022 April 23 Nick Sanchez Chevrolet 68* 180.88 (291.098) 1:31:23 118.761
2023 April 22 Jesse Love Toyota 76 202.160 (325.344) 1:29:18 103.807
2024 April 20 Jake Finch Toyota 76 202.160 (325.344) 1:16.28 158.626

Notes

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  • 1991 and 2006: The race was shortened due to darkness
  • 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018: The race was extended due to a green–white–checker finish
    • 2016: Race ended earlier due to darkness
    • 2018: The race was extended to two attempts of GWC finish
  • 2011 and 2017: The race was postponed from Friday to Saturday due to rain
  • 2013: The race was shortened due to rain
  • 2022: The race was shortened due to time constraints (needing to get the Xfinity Series race on the same day completed before darkness)

References

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  1. ^ "General Tire Partners with Talladega Superspeedway for the General Tire 200 ARCA Race Set For Friday, April 29". Talladega Superspeedway. February 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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