2023 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

2023 General Tire 200

Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 5 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West
Date	June 9, 2023
Official name	17th Annual General Tire 200
Location	Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.20 km)
Distance	64 laps, 127 mi (205 km)
Scheduled Distance	64 laps, 127 mi (205 km)
Average speed	68.595 mph (110.393 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Preece	Stewart–Haas Racing
Time	1:19.410
Most laps led
Driver	Ryan Preece	Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps	50
Winner
No. 9	Ryan Preece	Stewart–Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FloRacing
Announcers	Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio	ARCA Racing Network

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 1.99-mile (3.20 km) 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 160 feet (49 m) 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]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

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 89.123 mph (143.430 km/h).^[8]

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 9, at 12:10 PM PST.^[7] 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 90.215 mph (145.187 km/h).^[11]

Drivers' Championship standings 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) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.