2025 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
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| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 7th Annual General Tire 150 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Average speed | 108.376 mph (174.414 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kimmel Racing | ||
| Time | 30.611 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Green | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Laps | 52 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 82 | Austin Green | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 General Tire 150 was the 5th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 7th and final running of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In a chaotic race, Austin Green, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would dominate the final stages of the event, leading a race-high 52 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win in his second start.[5] To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 23, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Will Kimmel, driving for family-owned Kimmel Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.732, and a speed of 175.713 mph (282.783 km/h).[7]
| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 30.732 | 175.713 |
| 2 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 30.838 | 175.109 |
| 3 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.085 | 173.717 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 23, at 2:30 PM EST.[6] The qualifying procedure 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.[9]
Will Kimmel, driving for family-owned Kimmel Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.611, and a speed of 176.407 mph (283.900 km/h). It was Kimmel's first pole in ARCA competition since 2017.[10]
Jason Kitzmiller withdrew from the race to attend his daughter's high school graduation in Virginia. Kitzmiller was credited with starting the race after running laps in practice.[11]
