2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
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| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 2 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series Race 1 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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| Date | March 8, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual General Tire 150 | ||
| Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 115 laps, 115 mi (185 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 150 laps, 150 mi (240 km) | ||
| Average speed | 86.142 mph (138.632 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 27.316 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 66 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2024 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the first race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 5th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped speedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 150 laps, but was decreased to 115 laps due to lightning and rain in the area. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the majority of the race, winning the pole and leading a race-high 66 laps to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Sawalich's closest competition was Gio Ruggiero, who led 49 laps in the race before finishing in 2nd.[5] To fill out the podium, Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Grant Enfinger, driving for Sigma Performance Services, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
43 drivers are entered for the General Tire 150, marking the second race in a row where drivers will fail to qualify for a race.[6]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 8, at 1:30 PM MST, and would last for 45 minutes.[7] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.598, and a speed of 130.444 mph (209.929 km/h).[8]
| Pos.[9] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.598 | 130.444 |
| 2 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.765 | 129.660 |
| 3 | 61 | Sean Hingorani | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 28.035 | 128.411 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 8, at 2:30 PM MST.[7] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.316, and a speed of 131.791 mph (212.097 km/h).[10]
Three drivers would fail to qualify: Garrett Zacharias, Cody Dennison, and Brad Smith.
