2021 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
# 2021 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

The 2021 General Tire 150 was the sixth stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate, leading every lap to win his 12th career ARCA Menards Series win, his fourth of the season, and his third straight win.

## Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Owen Smith | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Academy Mortgage |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Honda Generators, Max Siegel Inc. |
| 02 | Toni Breidinger | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | HairClub |
| 06 | Con Nicolopoulos* | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | Great Railing |
| 10 | Jason Miles | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Andolina Materials, Pinnacle Green Landscaping & Hardscapes |
| 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | The Brews Box |
| 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | SGT Jack Reynolds USAF 56' |
| 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sunbelt Rentals |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 21 | Jack Wood | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 25 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Eagle Marine, NXTLVL Marine |
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Chevrolet | Richmond Clubb Motorsports |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Eastern Fuel Systems, Night Owl Contractors |
| 30 | Max Gutiérrez | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | ToughBuilt, In Honor of Our Beloved Parents: The Sabates Family |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Chevrolet | CB Fabricating |
| 40 | ?* | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | The Ticket Clinic |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Aqua ChemPacs, CleanPacs |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henshaw Automation |
| 50 | ? | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hype Motorsports |
| 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | American Apparel, Diamond C Ranch |
| 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency |
| 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | V1 Fiber Patriotic |
| 87 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | Charles Buchanan Racing | Ford | Spring Drug |
| 94 | Chris Hacker | Cram Racing Enterprises | Toyota | United Brachial Plexus Network |
| 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | A. L. L. Construction |
| Official entry list |||||

*Withdrew.

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, May 29, at 4:30 PM EST. The qualifying system was a 45 minute session where drivers could run as many laps as they wanted within the session to set a time. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.952 and an average speed of 180.288 miles per hour (290.145 km/h) in the closing minutes.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.952 | 180.288 |
| 2 | 25 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 30.517 | 176.951 |
| 3 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 30.857 | 175.001 |
| 4 | 21 | Jack Wood | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.938 | 174.543 |
| 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 31.018 | 174.092 |
| 6 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.037 | 173.986 |
| 7 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 31.043 | 173.952 |
| 8 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | 31.529 | 171.271 |
| 9 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 31.573 | 171.032 |
| 10 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.913 | 169.210 |
| 11 | 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 32.089 | 168.282 |
| 12 | 94 | Chris Hacker | Cram Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 32.110 | 168.172 |
| 13 | 30 | Max Gutiérrez | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 32.147 | 167.978 |
| 14 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.495 | 166.179 |
| 15 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 32.604 | 165.624 |
| 16 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.789 | 164.689 |
| 17 | 02 | Toni Breidinger | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.994 | 158.852 |
| 18 | 01 | Owen Smith | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 34.326 | 157.315 |
| 19 | 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 34.397 | 156.990 |
| 20 | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 34.603 | 156.056 |
| 21 | 10 | Jason Miles | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 34.797 | 155.186 |
| 22 | 87 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | Charles Buchanan Racing | Ford | 36.114 | 149.526 |
| 23 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.261 | 148.920 |
| Withdrew |||||||
| WD | 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| WD | 40 | ? | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| WD | 50 | ? | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 100 | running | 49 |
| 2 | 9 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 7 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 4 | 21 | Jack Wood | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 3 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 11 | 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 8 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 12 | 94 | Chris Hacker | Cram Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 14 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 16 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 10 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 6 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 13 | 30 | Max Gutiérrez | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 15 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 97 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 18 | 01 | Owen Smith | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 22 | 87 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | Charles Buchanan Racing | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 23 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 17 | 02 | Toni Breidinger | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 21 | 10 | Jason Miles | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | accident | 23 |
| 22 | 19 | 11 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 11 | 0 | handling | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 0 | 0 | engine | 21 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| WD | | 40 | ? | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| WD | | 50 | ? | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||
