2023 General Tire 150

Race details[1][2][3]
Race 2 of 20 of the2023 ARCA Menards Series Race 1 of 12 of the2023 ARCA Menards Series West
Date	March 10, 2023
Official name	4th Annual General Tire 150
Location	Phoenix Raceway,Avondale, Arizona
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2 miles (1.6 km)
Distance	160 laps, 160 mi (257 km)
Scheduled distance	150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Average speed	125.404 mph (201.818 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	27.153
Most laps led
Driver	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	93
Winner
No. 41	Tyler Reif	Lowden Jackson Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	FS2
Announcers	Jamie Little,Phil Parsons, andAustin Cindric
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The2023 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the first race of the2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Friday, March 10, 2023, inAvondale, Arizona atPhoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt speedway. The race was increased from 150 laps to 160 laps, due to aNASCAR overtime finish. In a wreck-filled race,Tyler Reif, driving forLowden Jackson Motorsports, scored the upset win after passingLanden Lewis for the lead on the final lap. This was Reif's first careerARCA Menards Series andARCA Menards Series West win in only his third start.^[4]William Sawalich, who started on the pole, dominated the majority of the race, leading 93 laps before getting spun with two laps to go.^[5] To fill out the podium,Bradley Erickson, driving forNaake-Klauer Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-bankedtri-oval race track located inAvondale, Arizona, nearPhoenix. Themotorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts twoNASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted theCART,IndyCar Series,USAC and theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PMMST, and would last for 45 minutes.^[6]Tyler Reif, driving forLowden Jackson Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.031, and an average speed of 128.429 mph (206.686 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 10, at 4:30 PMMST.^[6] The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.William Sawalich, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.153, and an average speed of 132.582 mph (213.370 km/h).^[8]

Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) Pos Driver Points 1 Greg Van Alst 81 9 2 Frankie Muniz 71 (-10) 12 3 Tony Cosentino 58 (-23) 3 4 Jesse Love 55 (-26) 7 5 Christian Rose 54 (-27) 2 6 Jack Wood 52 (-29) 7 Tyler Reif 47 (-34) 6 8 Connor Mosack 45 (-36) 9 Landen Lewis 43 (-38) 30 10 Andrés Pérez de Lara 43 (-38) Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA West) Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reif 47 2 Landen Lewis 43 (-4) 3 Bradley Erickson 41 (-6) 4 Andrés Pérez de Lara 40 (-7) 5 Kyle Keller 39 (-8) 6 Frankie Muniz 38 (-9) 7 Leland Honeyman 37 (-10) 8 Conner Jones 37 (-10) 9 Trevor Huddleston 35 (-12) 10 Greg Van Alst 34 (-13) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

• NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway
• March 2023 sports events in the United States
• 2023 in sports in Arizona
• 2023 ARCA Menards Series
• 2023 ARCA Menards Series West

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