Type: | CUST |
Avg: | 115.656mph |
Pole Time: | 29.952 |
Network: | Fox Sports 1 |
Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
Pole Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
Most Laps: | 100 |
First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
Most Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
Pole Driver: | Ty Gibbs |
First Driver: | Ty Gibbs |
Most Driver: | Ty Gibbs |
Car: | 18 |
Date: | May 29 |
Location: | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Course Km: | 2.41 |
Course Mi: | 1.5 |
Description: | Race 6 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series |
Official Name: | General Tire 150 |
Race Name: | General Tire 150 |
Year: | 2021 |
Distance Laps: | 100 |
Scheduled Laps: | 100 |
Distance Km: | 241.402 |
Scheduled Km: | 241.402 |
Scheduled Mi: | 150 |
Distance Mi: | 150 |
Announcers: | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, Matt DiBenedetto |
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.[1]
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.
Qualifying would take place on Saturday, May 29, at 4:30 PM EST.[3] 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 180.288mph in the closing minutes.[4]