| Type: | CUST |
| First Driver: | Ryan Preece |
| Announcers: | Charles Krall |
| Distance Mi: | 127 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Race Name: | General Tire 200 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 127 |
| Course Mi: | 1.99 |
| Distance Laps: | 64 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 64 |
| Distance Km: | 205 |
| Scheduled Km: | 205 |
| Avg: | 68.595mph |
| Car: | 9 |
| Location: | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California |
| Most Driver: | Ryan Preece |
| First Team: | Stewart–Haas Racing |
| Most Laps: | 50 |
| Most Team: | Stewart–Haas Racing |
| Pole Time: | 1:19.410 |
| Pole Team: | Stewart–Haas Racing |
| Date: | June 9 |
| Network: | FloRacing |
| Pole Driver: | Ryan Preece |
| Description: | Race 5 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West |
| Official Name: | 17th Annual General Tire 200 |
| Course Km: | 3.20 |
| Radio: | ARCA Racing Network |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
The 2023 General Tire 200 was the 5th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 17th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, a 1.99 mile (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 64 laps to complete. Ryan Preece, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 50 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season.[5] Landen Lewis led 14 laps of the race, before being involved in an accident on lap 47, officially credited with a 19th place finish. To fill out the podium, Sammy Smith, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, and Riley Herbst, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99miles road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160feet of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[6]
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 9, at 11:00 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[7] Sammy Smith, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:20.383, and a speed of 89.123mph.[8]
| Pos.[9] | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Sammy Smith | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:20.383 | 89.123 | |
| 2 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:20.578 | 88.908 | |
| 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:20.965 | 88.483 | |
| Full practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 9, at 12:10 PM PST. The qualifying system 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 the session will win the pole.[10]
Ryan Preece, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:19.410, and a speed of 90.215mph.[11]
| Fin[13] | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 64 | 50 | Running | 49 | |
| 2 | 3 | 81 | Sammy Smith | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 42 | |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 41 | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 40 | |
| 5 | 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 39 | |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 88 | |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 87 | |
| 8 | 14 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 86 | |
| 9 | 15 | 8 | Johnny Borneman III | Borneman Motorsports | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 35 | |
| 10 | 22 | 21 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 84 | |
| 11 | 16 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 33 | |
| 13 | 20 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 32 | |
| 12 | 23 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Running | 81 | |
| 14 | 28 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 63 | 0 | Running | 30 | |
| 15 | 26 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 63 | 0 | Running | 79 | |
| 16 | 25 | 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 28 | |
| 17 | 17 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 61 | 0 | Engine | 77 | |
| 18 | 5 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | Transmission | 26 | |
| 19 | 2 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 14 | Running | 76 | |
| 20 | 19 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Running | 74 | |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Sebastian Arias | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Running | 23 | |
| 22 | 21 | 80 | Brian Kamisky | Legal Limit Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Axle | 22 | |
| 23 | 4 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 45 | 0 | Accident | 71 | |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | Axle | 70 | |
| 25 | 10 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Electrical | 19 | |
| 26 | 29 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | Axle | 18 | |
| 27 | 18 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | Transmission | 17 | |
| 28 | 13 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | Mechanical | 66 | |
| 29 | 27 | 46 | Stefan Rzesnowiecky | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | DNS | 15 | |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sean Hingorani | 245 |
| 1 | 2 | Landen Lewis | 245 |
| 1 | 3 | Bradley Erickson | 242 (–3) |
| 1 | 4 | Tyler Reif | 232 (–13) |
| 5 | Trevor Huddleston | 217 (–28) | |
| 6 | Tanner Reif | 215 (–30) | |
| 7 | Kyle Keller | 212 (–33) | |
| 1 | 8 | Todd Souza | 209 (–36) |
| 1 | 9 | David Smith | 202 (–43) |
| 2 | 10 | Takuma Koga | 200 (–45) |