2022 General Tire 150

Race details
Race 5 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Date	May 27, 2022
Official name	12th Annual General Tire 150
Location	Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	100 laps, 150 mi (241.4 km)
Scheduled Distance	100 laps, 150 mi (241.4 km)
Pole position
Driver	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	30.829
Most laps led
Driver	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	33
Winner
No. 81	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Corey LaJoie, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 General Tire 150 was the fifth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 100 laps. At race's end, Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, dominated during the end of the race, and earned his 6th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 45-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It is scheduled to held on Friday, May 27, at 12:00 PM EST.^[2]

Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.829 seconds, and a speed of 175.160 mph (281.893 km/h).^[3]

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Rajah Caruth 247 1 2 Nick Sanchez 242 (-5) 3 Daniel Dye 240 (-7) 1 4 Toni Breidinger 201 (-46) 2 5 Amber Balcaen 196 (-51) 5 6 Greg Van Alst 189 (-58) 6 7 Zachary Tinkle 169 (-78) 4 8 Corey Heim 165 (-82) 2 9 Brad Smith 154 (-93) 10 Ryan Huff 131 (-116) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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