2025 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 7th Annual General Tire 150 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Average speed | 108.376 mph (174.414 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kimmel Racing | ||
| Time | 30.611 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Green | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Laps | 52 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 82 | Austin Green | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 General Tire 150 was the 5th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 7th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In a chaotic race, Austin Green, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would dominate the final stages of the event, leading a race-high 52 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win in his second start.[5] To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report
Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 23, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Will Kimmel, driving for family-owned Kimmel Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.732, and a speed of 175.713 mph (282.783 km/h).[7]
| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 30.732 | 175.713 |
| 2 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 30.838 | 175.109 |
| 3 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.085 | 173.717 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 23, at 2:30 PM EST.[6] The qualifying procedure used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[9]
Will Kimmel, driving for family-owned Kimmel Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.611, and a speed of 176.407 mph (283.900 km/h). It was Kimmel's first pole in ARCA competition since 2017.[10]
Jason Kitzmiller withdrew from the race to attend his daughter's high school graduation in Virginia. Kitzmiller was credited with starting the race after running laps in practice.[11]
Qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 82 | Austin Green | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 52 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 6 | 97 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 15 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 21 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 8 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 15 | 40 | Andrew Patterson | Andrew Patterson Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 14 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 25 | Patrick Staropoli | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 30 | Garrett Mitchell | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 2 | Lanie Buice | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | 10 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 19 | 07 | Jeff Scofield | Scofield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 10 | 20 | Lawless Alan | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 3 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 28 | 36 | Ryan Huff | Ryan Huff Motorsports | Ford | 96 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 20 | 57 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-In-Law Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 30 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 23 | 31 | Rick Goodale | Rise Motorsports | Toyota | 91 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 26 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 90 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 21 | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 85 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 12 | 76 | Kole Raz | AM Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | 70 | 0 | Accident | 22 |
| 23 | 29 | 86 | Casey Carden | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 40 | 0 | Too Slow | 21 |
| 24 | 5 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 38 | 0 | Accident | 20 |
| 25 | 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Accident | 19 |
| 26 | 24 | 67 | Ryan Roulette | Maples Motorsports | Ford | 36 | 0 | Accident | 18 |
| 27 | 27 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 16 | 0 | Too Slow | 17 |
| 28 | 1 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 13 | 12 | Valve Spring | 16 |
| 29 | 22 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | Quit | 15 |
| 30 | 25 | 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | Quit | 14 |
| 31 | 31 | 9 | Nate Moeller | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 1 | 0 | Handling | 13 |
| 32 | 32 | 79 | Jason Kitzmiller | ACR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNS | 12 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway". ARCA. December 2, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway". ARCA. May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying results: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway". ARCA. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway". ARCA. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Christie, Toby (May 23, 2025). "Austin Green Captures First-Career ARCA Win in Chaotic Charlotte Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway". ARCA. December 17, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Practice results: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway". ARCA. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025 General Tire 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (May 19, 2025). "PIT BOX: Three-way ARCA Menards Series title fight continues into Charlotte on Memorial Day weekend". ARCA. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (May 23, 2025). "Will Kimmel Earns 1st ARCA Pole Since 2017". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller Prioritizes Family, Taps Grant Enfinger for Charlotte ARCA Start". Catchfence.com. May 21, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025 General Tire 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025 General Tire 150 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.