2023 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
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| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | April 22, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 61st Annual General Tire 200 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (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 | ||
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.
Entry list
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]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
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]
| 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
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]
