2025 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
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| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 12 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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| Date | July 11, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual General Tire 200 | ||
| Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.99 miles (3.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 129.35 mi (208.169 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 64 laps, 127 mi (205 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 1:17.507 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network |
Tubi FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2025 General Tire 200 was the 6th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 19th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, a 1.99 mile (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. Originally scheduled to be contested over 64 laps, the race was extended to 65 laps due to an overtime finish. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race, leading all 65 laps and earning his fourth career ARCA Menards Series West win. Sawalich won the race by a measly 0.066 seconds over Christian Eckes, driving for Bill McAnally Racing. To fill out the podium, Alon Day, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively.[4]
Background
Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[5]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 11, at 10:40 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour and 20 minutes.[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:17.505, and a speed of 92.433 mph (148.756 km/h).[7]
| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:17.505 | 92.433 |
| 2 | 25 | Alon Day | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.156 | 91.663 |
| 3 | 7 | Corey Day | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:18.169 | 91.648 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, July 11, at 12:10 PM PST.[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]
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:17.507, and a speed of 92.430 mph (148.752 km/h).[10]
