Fifth race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Motor car race
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 , United States 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.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
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
Fin.
St.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
81
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
100
33
Running
48
2
8
20
Corey Heim
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
100
15
Running
43
3
4
6
Rajah Caruth (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
100
27
Running
42
4
5
23
Connor Mosack
Bret Holmes Racing
Chevrolet
100
6
Running
41
5
10
35
Greg Van Alst
Greg Van Alst Motorsports
Ford
100
0
Running
39
6
3
43
Daniel Dye (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
99
0
Running
38
7
14
30
Amber Balcaen (R)
Rette Jones Racing
Ford
99
0
Running
37
8
7
2
Nick Sanchez
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
98
19
Running
38
9
12
11
Tony Cosentino
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
98
0
Running
35
10
16
8
Sean Corr
Empire Racing
Chevrolet
98
0
Running
34
11
18
25
Toni Breidinger (R)
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
96
0
Running
33
12
14
7
Matt Wilson
CCM Racing
Toyota
95
0
Running
32
13
13
10
Ryan Huff
Fast Track Racing
Ford
95
0
Running
31
14
25
48
Brad Smith
Brad Smith Motorsports
Chevrolet
93
0
Running
30
15
6
15
Parker Chase
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
92
0
Running
29
16
17
42
Christian Rose
Cook Racing Technologies
Chevrolet
66
0
Engine
28
17
19
06
Zachary Tinkle
Wayne Peterson Racing
Chevrolet
49
0
Transmission
27
18
11
73
Andy Jankowiak
Jankowiak Motorsports
Ford
44
0
Accident
26
19
9
69
Will Kimmel
Kimmel Racing
Toyota
31
0
Accident
25
20
20
57
Bryan Dauzat
Brother-in-Law Racing
Chevrolet
23
0
Accident
24
21
21
12
Tommy Vigh Jr.
Fast Track Racing
Chevrolet
17
0
Brakes
23
22
23
01
Dick Doheny
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
16
0
Carburetor
22
23
22
36
Tim Monroe
Huff Racing
Ford
13
0
Transmission
21
24
2
18
Drew Dollar
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
4
0
Accident
20
25
24
03
Josh White
Clubb Racing Inc.
Ford
3
0
Accident
19
26
26
27
Tim Richmond
Richmond Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
0
Did Not Start
18
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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