General Tire 150
ARCA Menards Series
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
LocationConcord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsorGeneral Tire
First race1996
Distance150.0 mi (241.4 km)
Laps100
Previous namesADG EasyCare 100 (1996)
ADG Easy Care Certified 100 (1997)
EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 (1998-2002)
ADG 100 presented by EasyCare (2003)
Quaker Steak & Lube 100 (2004)
Most wins (driver)Frank Kimmel (3)
Most wins (team)Clement Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (6)
Circuit information
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The General Tire 150 is a 150-mile (240 km) annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The inaugural event was held on May 18, 1996 and was won by Tim Steele. The race was originally held during the month of May between 1996 and 2004, after which it was removed from the calendar. The race returned to the series in 2018 and has remained since.

History

2023 General Tire 150

ARCA previously ran at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1996 to 2004. In 1996 and 1997, the series ran three times at the speedway: twice in May and once in either late September or early October. In 1998, the middle race was dropped, leaving just one spring race and one fall race. For 2004, the fall race was dropped, before the track was dropped altogether for the 2005 season.[1]

In 2018, the track returned to the ARCA schedule, replacing the race at Kentucky Speedway. In 2020, the ARCA race at Charlotte was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and moved back to Kentucky. The race returned to the series' schedule in 2021.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report
Laps Miles (km)
1996 May 18 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:54:19 111.016 Report
1997 May 17 66 Mark Thompson Mike Brandt Ford 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:48:50 123.481 Report
1998 May 16 46 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Chevrolet 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:53:36 112.500 Report
1999 May 22 58 Mario Gosselin Wings Racing Chevrolet 63* 94.5 (152.083) 0:56:21 100.621 Report
2000 May 20 99 Lyndon Amick Ken Schrader Racing Pontiac 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:54:01 111.632 Report
2001 May 19 46 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:55:56 107.807 Report
2002 May 18 55 Jeff Fultz Craig Motorsports Ford 67 100.5 (161.739) 1:04:48 93.056 Report
2003 May 23 46 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 67 100.5 (161.739) 1:00:16 100.055 Report
2004 May 27 64 Ryan Hemphill Braun Racing Dodge 73* 109.5 (176.223) 1:12:45 90.309 Report
2005
–
2017		 Not held
2018 May 24 12 Brandon Jones MDM Motorsports Toyota 100 150 (241.402) 1:22:51 108.630 Report
2019 May 23 22 Ty Majeski Chad Bryant Racing Ford 109 163.5 (263.128) 1:29:39 109.426 Report
2020* Not held
2021 May 29 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 150 (241.402) 1:19:55 113.134 Report
2022 May 27 81 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 150 (241.402) 1:29:52 100.148 Report
2022 May 27 81 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 150 (241.402) 1:29:52 100.148
2023 May 26 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 103* 154.5 (248.64) 1:29:18 103.807
  • 1999: Race shortened due to time constraints.
  • 2004, 2019 & 2023: Race lengthened for green-white-checkered finish.
  • 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Kentucky due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Team Years Won
3 Frank Kimmel 1998, 2001, 2003

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
3 Clement Racing 1998, 2001, 2003
2 Joe Gibbs Racing 2021, 2022

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
5 Ford 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2019
4 Toyota 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
2 Chevrolet 1998, 1999
1 Pontiac 2000

Previous races

Second Spring race

EasyCare Certified 200
ARCA Menards Series
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
LocationConcord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsorEasyCare
First race1996
Last race1997
Distance201 mi (323 km)
Laps134
Previous namesADG EasyCare 400K (1996)
Most wins (driver)Tim Steele (1)
Gary Laton (1)
Most wins (team)Steele Racing (1)
Thomas Laton (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Circuit information
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The EasyCare Certified 200 was an ARCA Menards Series race run in May of 1996 and 1997. The race was dropped from the schedule for the 1998 season. The middle race had no repeat winners.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report
Laps Miles (km)
1996 May 22 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 166 249 (400.727) 1:48:20 138.730 Report
1997 May 21 74 Gary Laton Thomas Laton Chevrolet 134 201 (323.478) 1:58:47 101.529 Report

Fall race

EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150
ARCA Menards Series
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
LocationConcord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsorEasyCare
First race1996
Last race2003
Distance150 mi (240 km)
Laps100
Previous namesFirst Plus 200 (1996)
EasyCare Certified 200 (1997)
EasyCare Certified 150 (1998)
EasyCare Certified 100 (1999)
EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 (2000-2002)
Most wins (driver)Tim Steele (2)
Kirk Shelmerdine (2)
Most wins (team)Steele Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (4)
Circuit information
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150 was an ARCA Menards Series race run between 1996 and 2003 sometime around October 1. The race was removed for the 2004 season. Tim Steele and Kirk Shelmerdine tie for the most wins at two apiece. In the 2001 event, driver Blaise Alexander was killed in a crash on lap 63.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report
Laps Miles (km)
1996 October 2 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 134 201 (323.478) 2:06:57 94.998 Report
1997 October 1 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 134 201 (323.478) 1:51:06 108.551 Report
1998 September 30 45 Adam Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:52:12 115.517 Report
1999 October 6 3 Kirk Shelmerdine Kenneth Appling Racing Chevrolet 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:56:02 107.678 Report
2000 October 4 27 Ryan Newman Team Penske Ford 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:59:47 100.864 Report
2001 October 4 2 Kerry Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 63* 94.5 (152.083) 0:45:55 123.485 Report
2002 October 11 77 Chad Blount Braun Racing Dodge 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:55:57 107.775 Report
2003 October 11 48 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing/Hylton Motorsports Ford 66* 99.0 (159.325) 1:21:52 121.022 Report
  • 2001: Race shortened to 63 laps due to fatal crash.[2]
  • 2003: Race shortened to 66 laps due to rain.[3]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Team Years Won
2 Tim Steele 1996, 1997
Kirk Shelmerdine 1999, 2003

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
3 Steele Racing 1996, 1997

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
4 Ford 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003
2 Chevrolet 1999, 2001
1 Pontiac 1998
Dodge 2002


References

  1. ↑ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2001 EasyCare Vehicle Services Contracts 100". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2003 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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