General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

For the ARCA Menards Series race at the Talladega Superspeedway, which has the exact same name, see General Tire 200 (Talladega).
General Tire 200
ARCA Menards Series West
VenueSonoma Raceway
LocationSonoma, California, United States
Corporate sponsorGeneral Tire
First race1969
Distance126 miles (200 km)
Laps64
Previous namesWeibel 150 (1969)
Sta-Power 150 (1969)
Winston Sears Point 100 (1978–1979)
Golden State Winston 100 (1980)
Sears Point Winston 200 (1981-1983)
Winston / Sonoma 200 (1984)
AC-Delco 200 (1985, 1987)
AC-Delco 300 (1986)
7-Up 200 (1988)
Winston 200 (1989)
Sonoma 100 (1995-1996)
Fry's Electronics / Iomega Zip 100 (1997)
Iomega / Fry's 100 (1998)
Blue Lizard Australian Suncream 200 (2006)
Blue Lizard Suncream 200 (2007)
Bennett Lane Winery 200 by Supercuts (2008–2009)
Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 (2010–2011)
Pick-N-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200 (2012)
Carneros 200 (2013–2015, 2017–2018)
Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 (2016)
Procore 200 (2019–2020)
Most wins (driver)Jimmy Insolo
Hershel McGriff
Bill Schmitt (3)
Most wins (team)Sunrise Ford Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.99 mi (3.20 km)
Turns12

The General Tire 200 is a 126-mile (200 km) ARCA Menards Series West race held annually at Sonoma Raceway.

History

In 2021, General Tire became the title sponsor for the race.[1]

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)
Laps Miles
1969 June 8 Ray Elder Elder Racing Dodge 60 150 (240) 2:15:00 66.667
August 10 Jack McCoy Ernie Conn Dodge (2) 60 151.4 (242.24) 2:10:00 68.701
1970
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1977 		Not held
1978 August 13 Jimmy Insolo Gerald Cracker Pontiac 59 100.3 (160.48) 1:15:58 79.21
1979 August 12 Jimmy Insolo (2) Gerald Cracker (2) Pontiac (2) 59 100.3 (160.48) 1:16:23 78.785
1980 August 24 Jimmy Insolo (3) Charles Williamson Oldsmobile 59 100.3 (160.48) 1:12:09 83.41
1981 September 27 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Enterprises Buick 70 126 (201.6) 1:30:07 79.231
1982 August 8 Roy Smith John Edgett Buick (2) 70 126 (201.6) 1:31:54 77.693
1983 May 22 Hershel McGriff Gary Smith Buick (3) 70 126 (201.6) 1:30:01 83.984
1984 October 14 Jim Bown John Kieper Buick (4) 70 126 (201.6) 1:26:33 87.348
1985 April 28 Hershel McGriff (2) Gary Smith (2) Pontiac (3) 74 125.8 (201.26) 1:41:30 74.365
1986 April 27 Jim Robinson Lois Williams Oldsmobile (2) 75 189 (302.4) 2:29:26 75.887
1987 April 26 Hershel McGriff (3) Gary Smith (3) Pontiac (4) 75 127.5 (204) 1:35:33 80.062
1988 April 24 Bill Schmitt (2) Schmitt Racing Enterprises (2) Chevrolet 50 126 (201.6) 1:46:15 71.153
1989 October 1 Bill Schmitt (3) Schmitt Racing Enterprises (3) Chevrolet (2) 50 126 (201.6) 1:44:57 72.034
1990
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1994 		Not held
1995 October 7 Doug George Olson Technology Racing Ford 40 100.8 (161.28) 1:24:04 71.942
1996 October 5 Butch Gilliland Bill Stroppe Racing Ford (2) 40 100.8 (161.28) 1:30:36 66.754
1997 October 5 Butch Gilliland (2) Bill Stroppe Racing (2) Ford (3) 40 100.8 (161.28) 1:34:00 64.34
1998 October 11 Kevin Harvick Spears Motorsports Chevrolet (3) 51 99.4 (159.04) 1:26:32 68.921
1999
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2005 		Not held
2006 June 24 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (4) 64 127.4 (203.84) 1:53:03 67.595
2007 June 23 David Gilliland Sunrise Ford Racing Ford (4) 64 127.4 (203.84) 2:12:47 57.549
2008 June 21 Jason Bowles Sunrise Ford Racing (2) Ford (5) 68* 135.32 (216.512) 2:20:24 57.829
2009 June 20 Jason Bowles (2) Sunrise Ford Racing (3) Ford (6) 64 127.4 (203.84) 2:11:01 58.325
2010 June 19 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Chevrolet (5) 64 127.4 (203.84) 1:50:30 69.155
2011 June 25 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 64 127.4 (203.84) 2:05:07 61.076
2012 June 23 David Gilliland (2) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Chevrolet (6) 64 127.4 (203.84) 1:50:50 68.947
2013 June 22 Derek Thorn Sunrise Ford Racing (4) Ford (7) 66* 131.34 (210.144) 2:02:34 64.295
2014 June 21 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet (7) 66* 131.34 (210.144) 2:12:28 59.49
2015 June 27 David Mayhew McGowan Motorsports Inc. Chevrolet (8) 68* 135.32 (216.512) 2:03:13 65.894
2016 June 25 Chase Elliott HScott Motorsports Chevrolet (9) 64 127.4 (203.84) 1:58:03 64.732
2017 June 24 Kevin Harvick (2) Jefferson Pitts Racing Ford (8) 64 127.4 (203.84) 2:08:43 59.368
2018 June 23 Will Rodgers Jefferson Pitts Racing (2) Ford (9) 64 127.4 (203.84) 2:10:40 58.482
2019 June 22 Noah Gragson Jefferson Pitts Racing (3) Chevrolet (10) 57* 143.64 (231.166) 2:36:47 54.97
2020 June 13 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 June 5 Chase Briscoe Chad Bryant Racing Ford (10) 51* 128.52 (206.832) 1:58:23 65.138
2022 June 11 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing (5) Ford (11) 56* 111.14 (179.350) 1:51:39 59.896
2023 June 9 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford (12) 64 127.36 (204.998) 1:21:38 68.595
2024 June 7 Sam Mayer Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet (11) 67* 133.33

(214.574)

1:57:37 68.016
2025 July 11 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing (2) Toyota (2) 65* 129.35 (208.169)
  • 2008, 2013–2015, 2019, 2021 and 2024-2025: Race extended due to an overtime finish.
  • 2022: Race shortened to 56 laps due to time constraints.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ARCA Menards Series West 2021 Schedule & Results". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.


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