General Tire 150 (Kentucky)
The General Tire 150[1] was a 150-mile (240 km) ARCA Menards Series race held at the Kentucky Speedway.
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| ARCA Menards Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kentucky Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | 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 the NASCAR 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 September 2013.[2] After five years, it was removed from the schedule again after the 2017 season when its supporting race, the NASCAR Xfinity Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 was also removed. The race was re-added in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 schedule changes resulting in the Charlotte Motor Speedway race being cancelled.
List of winners
| 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 to green-white-checker finish.
References
- "General Tire 150 Increases Robust Kentucky Speedway Weekend Racing Lineup". ARCARacing.com. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- "2013 ARCA Racing Series Schedule Announced; Season at 21 Races for First Time Since '09". arcaracing.com. arcaracing.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2013.