2022 General Tire 150

Race details
Race 2 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series Race 1 of 11 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Race 1 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date	March 11, 2022
Official name	Third Annual General Tire 150
Location	Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance	154 laps, 157 mi (253 km)
Scheduled Distance	150 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Average speed	86.409 mph (139.062 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	26.912
Most laps led
Driver	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps	79
Winner
No. 17	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing
Television in the United States
Network	MAVTV
Announcers	Krista Voda, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series, the first race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West and the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 11, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was run over 154 laps due to an overtime finish. Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would win the race after leading 43 laps. This was Gray's first career ARCA Menards Series win and his fourth career west series win. It was an emotional win, as Gray dedicated it to Steven Stotts, the DGR hauler driver who was killed following an accident in Longview, Texas, on March 8.^[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Dye of GMS Racing and Sammy Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports 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. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

**Withdrew prior to the event.

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 60-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying time. The session was held on Friday, March 11, at 2:00 PM MST.^[2]

Sammy Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.912 seconds and a speed of 133.769 mph (215.280 km/h).^[3]

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Daniel Dye 84 9 2 Rajah Caruth 73 (-11) 1 3 Parker Chase 66 (-18) 5 4 Toni Breidinger 64 (-20) 15 5 Nick Sanchez 61 (-23) 5 6 Corey Heim 49 (-35) 7 Taylor Gray 47 (-37) 8 Sammy Smith 44 (-40) 7 9 Amber Balcaen 42 (-42) 6 10 Sean Corr 41 (-43) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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