The 2024 General Tire 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 62nd running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent quad-oval shaped asphalt superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would find redemption from Daytona, and put on a blistering performance, leading every lap of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win. It was the first Talladega race in series history where a driver led every lap to win the race. To fill out the podium, Kris Wright, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Ben PetersonWayne Peterson RacingToyotaPeterson Motorsports01Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingFordALL CAPS Comics2Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordRace Parts Liquidators06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFordPeterson Motorsports6Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.7Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyotaCoble Enterprises / Red Tide Canopies8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNESCO Bus Sales10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaHYTORC of New York / Double "H" Ranch11Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyotaKarcher / Brenco12Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFordBellator Recruiting Academy / VFW15Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation18Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPlace of Hope20Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction22Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyotaICON Direct25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaRaising Cane's Chicken Fingers27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Law Center30Frankie MunizRette Jones RacingFordFord Performance31Casey CardenRise MotorsportsChevroletNationalpolice.org32Christian RoseAM RacingFordWest Virginia Department of Tourism35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevroletZaki Ali Injury & Criminal Attorney44Thomas AnnunziataJeff McClure RacingChevroletNerd Focus48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com55Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaHardcore Fish & Game57Hunter DeshautelleBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletO. B. Builders68Jeff ScofieldKimmel RacingChevroletJXT Transportation69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFordAcacia Energy87Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingChevroletSpring Drug88A. J. MoyerMoyer-Petroniro RacingChevroletRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park93Caleb Costner (R)Costner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletLickety Lew's / Heritage Water Systems97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA.L.L. Construction98Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyotaShearer Speed Racing99Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevroletDon Ray Petroleum LLC.Official entry list
Practice Practice was held on Friday, April 19, at 3:00 PM CST, and would last for 1 hour. For practice, drivers were separated into different groups and had a specified number of laps to set a fastest time. Bryce Haugeberg, driving for Fast Track Racing, would set the fastest time between all the groups, with a lap of 53.331, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota53.331179.558215Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.345179.511325Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.398179.333Full practice results
Starting lineup No qualifying session was held. Instead, the starting lineup was determined by owners points from the previous season. As a result, Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, started on the pole.
Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake120Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota218Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota32Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet425Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota515Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota632Christian RoseAM RacingFord730Frankie MunizRette Jones RacingFord811Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota999Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet1010Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota1112Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord1203Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1306Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFord1448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1555Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota166Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1769Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord1831Casey CardenRise MotorsportsChevrolet1973Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord2001Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingFord2135Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet2297Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet238Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet2422Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota2593Caleb Costner (R)Costner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet2688A. J. MoyerMoyer-Petroniro RacingChevrolet2798Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota2868Jeff ScofieldKimmel RacingChevrolet2944Thomas AnnunziataJeff McClure RacingChevrolet3087Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingChevrolet317Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota3227Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota3357Hunter DeshautelleBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet340Ben PetersonWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWithdrew3536Ryan HuffRyan Huff MotorsportsFord3663John AramendiaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1120Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota7676Running492515Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota760Running423218Tanner GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota760Running4141555Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota760Running405632Christian RoseAM RacingFord760Running396238Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet760Running3872422Amber BalcaenVenturini MotorsportsToyota760Running37832Andrés Pérez de LaraRev RacingChevrolet760Running369730Frankie MunizRette Jones RacingFord760Running3510425Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota760Running34112135Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet760Running33122944Thomas AnnunziataJeff McClure RacingChevrolet760Running32132593Caleb Costner (R)Costner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet760Running31141769Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord750Running3015317Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota750Running29163227Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsToyota750Running28172001Cody Dennison (R)Fast Track RacingFord750Running2718811Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota740Running26192688A. J. MoyerMoyer-Petroniro RacingChevrolet740Running25201112Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord740Running24211010Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota740Running2322999Michael Maples (R)Fast Track RacingChevrolet730Running22233087Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingChevrolet730Running21243357Hunter DeshautelleBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet730Running20251203Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford720Running19261831Casey CardenRise MotorsportsChevrolet710Running18271973Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsFord700Fuel Pump17281306Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingFord700Running16292798Dale ShearerShearer Speed RacingToyota690Running15301448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord690Running1431166Lavar Scott (R)Rev RacingChevrolet680Running13322868Jeff ScofieldKimmel RacingChevrolet260Radiator12332297Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet80Water Leak1134340Ben PetersonWayne Peterson RacingToyota70DNF10Withdrew36Ryan HuffRyan Huff MotorsportsFord63John AramendiaSpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Christian Rose 107 1 2 Greg Van Alst 106 (-1) 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 104 (–3) 4 Amber Balcaen 101 (–6) 4 5 Gus Dean 87 (–20) 20 6 Jake Finch 83 (–24) 14 7 Kris Wright 80 (–27) 5 8 Toni Breidinger 76 (–31) 4 9 Lavar Scott 76 (–31) 2 10 Thomas Annunziata 74 (–33)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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