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	Taylor Gray	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

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.

Background

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).

Practice

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]

Starting lineup

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

Race results

Standings after the race

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