| Type: | CUST |
| First Driver: | Tanner Gray |
| Announcers: | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne |
| Distance Mi: | 150 |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Race Name: | General Tire 150 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 150 |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Distance Laps: | 100 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 100 |
| Distance Km: | 241 |
| Scheduled Km: | 241 |
| Avg: | 103.409mph |
| Car: | 18 |
| Location: | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina |
| Most Driver: | Carson Kvapil |
| First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Most Laps: | 61 |
| Most Team: | Pinnacle Racing Group |
| Pole Time: | 30.340 |
| Pole Team: | Rev Racing |
| Date: | May 24 |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Pole Driver: | Andrés Pérez de Lara |
| Description: | Race 6 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series |
| Official Name: | 6th Annual General Tire 150 |
| Course Km: | 2.4 |
| Radio: | MRN |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
The 2024 General Tire 150 was the 6th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 24, 2024, 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. Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would recover from a flat tire in the early stages of the race, and held off the field on worn tires to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win.[5] Carson Kvapil would dominate the majority of the race, leading a race-high 61 laps before finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, pole-sitter Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5miles 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.
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 24, at 11:40 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.874, and a speed of 174.904mph.[7]
| Pos.[8] | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.874 | 174.904 | |
| 2 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 30.877 | 174.887 | |
| 3 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.892 | 174.803 | |
| Full practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 12:40 PM EST. 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 that session will win the pole.[9]
Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.340, and a speed of 177.983mph.[10]
Two drivers withdrew from the race: Ryan Huff and Chuck Buchanan Jr..
| Fin[12] | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 18 | Tanner Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 31 | Running | 47 | |
| 2 | 5 | 82 | Carson Kvapil | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 61 | Running | 45 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 8 | Running | 43 | |
| 4 | 10 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Lavar Scott (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 | |
| 6 | 2 | 55 | Gus Dean | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 | |
| 7 | 11 | 20 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 | |
| 8 | 29 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 | |
| 9 | 15 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 | |
| 10 | 18 | 9 | Sebastian Arias | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 | |
| 11 | 13 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 33 | |
| 12 | 12 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 32 | |
| 13 | 16 | 10 | Cody Dennison (R) | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 | |
| 14 | 9 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 30 | |
| 15 | 8 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 29 | |
| 16 | 21 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 98 | 0 | Running | 28 | |
| 17 | 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | 98 | 0 | Running | 27 | |
| 18 | 4 | 15 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 97 | 0 | Running | 26 | |
| 19 | 22 | 88 | A. J. Moyer | Moyer-Petroniro Racing | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | Running | 25 | |
| 20 | 23 | 99 | Michael Maples (R) | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 24 | |
| 21 | 24 | 57 | Austin McDaniel | Brother-In-Law Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | Running | 23 | |
| 22 | 30 | 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | Running | 22 | |
| 23 | 26 | 75 | Hunter Deshautelle | Brother-In-Law Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | Running | 21 | |
| 24 | 28 | 31 | Mitch Gibson | Rise Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
| 25 | 25 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 45 | 0 | Running | 19 | |
| 26 | 27 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 36 | 0 | Too Slow | 18 | |
| 27 | 6 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | Brakes | 17 | |
| 28 | 14 | 32 | Christian Rose | AM Racing | Ford | 28 | 0 | DNF | 16 | |
| 29 | 20 | 11 | Jayson Alexander | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | Accident | 15 | |
| Did not start | ||||||||||
| 30 | 19 | 93 | Caleb Costner (R) | CW Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 273 | |
| 2 | Greg Van Alst | 257 (-16) | |
| 3 | Amber Balcaen | 240 (–33) | |
| 2 | 4 | Lavar Scott | 236 (–37) |
| 5 | Kris Wright | 234 (–39) | |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Rose | 226 (–47) |
| 7 | Andy Jankowiak | 223 (–50) | |
| 8 | Toni Breidinger | 221 (–52) | |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Maples | 189 (–84) |
| 1 | 10 | Alex Clubb | 184 (–89) |