2022 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
# 2022 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

The 2022 General Tire 150 was the fifth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 100 laps. At race's end, Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, dominated during the end of the race, and earned his 6th career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Dick Doheny | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Fast Track Racing |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 03 | Josh White | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | Kanawha |
| 06 | Zachary Tinkle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | GreatRailing.com |
| 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Winston-Salem State University |
| 7 | Matt Wilson | CCM Racing | Toyota | R. A. Wilson Enterprises |
| 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | The Trans Group |
| 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Southeastern Services, H&H Excavation |
| 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | The Gutter Team |
| 12 | Tommy Vigh Jr. | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Aaron Kyle Singer-Songwriter |
| 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Vertical Bridge |
| 18 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Lynx Capital |
| 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Crescent Tools |
| 23 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Nic Tailor Custom Underwear |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | FP Pavement |
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Chevrolet | Circle Track Warehouse |
| 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | ICON Direct |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | CB Fabricating |
| 36 | Tim Monroe | Huff Racing | Ford | Fort Worth Screen Printing |
| 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | West Virginia Tourism |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Carolina Custom |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | PSST...Copraya Websites |
| 57 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-In-Law Racing | Chevrolet | Brother In Law Motorsports |
| 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | Melton McFadden Insurance, Donna’s Donuts |
| 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | V-1 Fiber |
| 81 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Tide, Bounty, Menards |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 45-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It is scheduled to held on Friday, May 27, at 12:00 PM EST.

Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.829 seconds, and a speed of 175.160 mph (281.893 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 81 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.829 | 175.160 |
| 2 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.881 | 174.865 |
| 3 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.941 | 174.526 |
| 4 | 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 31.150 | 173.355 |
| 5 | 23 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 31.186 | 173.155 |
| 6 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 31.219 | 172.972 |
| 7 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 31.388 | 172.040 |
| 8 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 31.414 | 171.898 |
| 9 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 31.523 | 171.303 |
| 10 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 31.624 | 170.756 |
| 11 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | 31.889 | 169.337 |
| 12 | 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 32.616 | 165.563 |
| 13 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 32.693 | 165.173 |
| 14 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 32.961 | 163.830 |
| 15 | 7 | Matt Wilson | CCM Racing | Toyota | 32.988 | 163.696 |
| 16 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 33.018 | 163.547 |
| 17 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 33.108 | 163.103 |
| 18 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 33.317 | 162.079 |
| 19 | 06 | Zachary Tinkle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.519 | 161.103 |
| 20 | 57 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-in-Law Racing | Chevrolet | 33.871 | 159.428 |
| 21 | 12 | Tommy Vigh Jr. | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 36.057 | 149.763 |
| 22 | 36 | Tim Monroe | Huff Racing | Ford | 36.296 | 148.777 |
| 23 | 01 | Dick Doheny | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 36.817 | 146.671 |
| 24 | 03 | Josh White | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 37.022 | 145.859 |
| 25 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.693 | 136.044 |
| 26 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - |
| Official practice/qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 81 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 33 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 8 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 15 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 27 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 5 | 23 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 6 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 10 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 14 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 19 | Running | 38 |
| 9 | 12 | 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 98 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 16 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 18 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 96 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 14 | 7 | Matt Wilson | CCM Racing | Toyota | 95 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 13 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 25 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 6 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 92 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Engine | 28 |
| 17 | 19 | 06 | Zachary Tinkle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Transmission | 27 |
| 18 | 11 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | 44 | 0 | Accident | 26 |
| 19 | 9 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 31 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 20 | 57 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-in-Law Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | Accident | 24 |
| 21 | 21 | 12 | Tommy Vigh Jr. | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Brakes | 23 |
| 22 | 23 | 01 | Dick Doheny | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 | Carburetor | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 36 | Tim Monroe | Huff Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | Transmission | 21 |
| 24 | 2 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | Accident | 20 |
| 25 | 24 | 03 | Josh White | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 3 | 0 | Accident | 19 |
| 26 | 26 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Did Not Start | 18 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Rajah Caruth | 247 |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | 242 (-5) |
| | 3 | Daniel Dye | 240 (-7) |
| 1 | 4 | Toni Breidinger | 201 (-46) |
| 2 | 5 | Amber Balcaen | 196 (-51) |
| 5 | 6 | Greg Van Alst | 189 (-58) |
| 6 | 7 | Zachary Tinkle | 169 (-78) |
| 4 | 8 | Corey Heim | 165 (-82) |
| 2 | 9 | Brad Smith | 154 (-93) |
| | 10 | Ryan Huff | 131 (-116) |
