TheGeneral Tire 150[1]was a 150-mile (240 km)ARCA Menards Seriesrace held at theKentucky Speedway.
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| ARCA Menards Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kentucky Speedway |
| Corporatesponsor | General Tire |
| First race | 2013 |
| Last race | 2020 |
| Distance | 150 miles (240 km) |
| Laps | 100 |
| Previous names | ZLOOP 150(2013–2014) Crosley Brands 150(2015–2017) |
| Most wins (driver) | Corey LaJoie Brennan Poole Ryan Reed Austin Cindric Austin Theriault Ty Gibbs(1) |
| Most wins (team) | Randy LaJoie Racing Venturini Motorsports Lira Motorsports Cunningham Motorsports Ken Schrader Racing(1) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford(4) |
The track hosted the series twice a year between 2000 and 2009 (except 2003), with this race being held in July as a supporting race to theNASCAR Truck Series.The other race at the track was held as a standalone race in May, except for its first year in 2000 when it was held in August.
The ARCA Series would return to the track in September2013.[2]After five years, it was removed from the schedule again after the2017 seasonwhen its supporting race, theNASCAR Xfinity SeriesVisitMyrtleBeach.com 300was also removed. The race was re-added in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 schedule changes resulting inthe Charlotte Motor Speedway racebeing cancelled.
List of winners
edit| Year | Date | Driver | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | July 2 | Tim Steele | Ford | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:23:53 | 107.313 | |||||
| 2001 | July 13 | Frank Kimmel | Ford | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:40:27 | 120.06 | |||||
| 2002 | July 12 | Chad Blount | Dodge | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:39:23 | 121.348 | |||||
| 2003 | Not held | |||||||||||
| 2004 | July 10 | Ryan Hemphill | Dodge | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 0:59:57 | 100.584 | |||||
| 2005 | July 8 | Chad Blount | Chevy | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:26:53 | 103.587 | |||||
| 2006 | July 7 | Brad Coleman | Ford | 110 | 1:41:51 | 97.202 | ||||||
| 2007 | July 13 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:30:01 | 99.981 | |||||
| 2008 | July 18 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:40:28 | 93.165 | |||||
| 2009 | July 18 | Parker Kligerman | Dodge | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:23:20 | 108 | |||||
| 2010 – 2012 |
Not held | |||||||||||
| 2013 | September 21* | Corey LaJoie | Ford | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:12:30 | 124.138 | |||||
| 2014 | September 19 | Brennan Poole | Toyota | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:15:06 | 119.84 | |||||
| 2015 | September 26* | Ryan Reed | Ford | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:26:58 | 103.488 | |||||
| 2016 | September 23 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 102 | 153 (246.230) | 1:27:55 | 104.466 | |||||
| 2017 | September 22 | Austin Theriault | Ford | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:37:14 | 92.561 | |||||
| 2018 – 2019 |
Not held | |||||||||||
| 2020 | July 11 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 100 | 150 (241.402) | 1:25:48 | 104.692 | |||||
- 2013 and 2015:The race was postponed a day because of rain.
- 2006 and 2016:Race extended due togreen-white-checkerfinish.
References
edit- ^"General Tire 150 Increases Robust Kentucky Speedway Weekend Racing Lineup".ARCARacing.com.June 25, 2020.RetrievedJune 27,2020.
- ^"2013 ARCA Racing Series Schedule Announced; Season at 21 Races for First Time Since '09".arcaracing.com.arcaracing.com. November 21, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 16,2013.