# 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

The 2022 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series, the first race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West and the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 11, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was run over 154 laps due to an overtime finish. Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would win the race after leading 43 laps. This was Gray's first career ARCA Menards Series win and his fourth career west series win. It was an emotional win, as Gray dedicated it to Steven Stotts, the DGR hauler driver who was killed following an accident in Longview, Texas, on March 8. To fill out the podium, Daniel Dye of GMS Racing and Sammy Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 01 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track High Performance Driving School |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Universal Technical Institute |
| 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | Clubb Racing Inc. |
| 4 | Sebastian Arias (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | Rubbermaid Commercial Production, Brady IFS |
| 6 | Jake Drew | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | Sunrise Ford |
| 07 | Brian Kaltreider | Kaltreider Motorsports | Ford | Kaltreider Motorsports |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Rise Up |
| 9 | Tanner Reif (R) | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | Vegas Fastener Manufacturing, Sunrise Ford |
| 10 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Wayne Peterson Racing, Fast Track Racing |
| 11 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Magnum Contracting |
| 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Leggott Trailers of Waco |
| 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Vertical Bridge |
| 16 | Austin Herzog (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 17W | Josh Berry | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | MMI Services |
| 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | TMC Transportation |
| 19 | Derek Kraus | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA AutoCare |
| 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Crescent Tools |
| 21 | Chris Lowden | Lowden Motorsports | Chevrolet | Stoney's Roadhouse, Blue Valor Whiskey |
| 23 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Nic Tailor Custom Underwear |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | HairClub |
| 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | First Impression Press |
| 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | ICON Direct |
| 31 | Paul Pedroncelli | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rancho Victoria Weddings |
| 33 | P. J. Pedroncelli | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Toyota | Select Mobile Bottlers |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | CB Fabricating |
| 39 | Andrew Tuttle | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | Gearhead Coffee |
| 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | Visit West Virginia |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | GMS Racing |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copraya.com |
| 54 | Joey Iest | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | Richwood Meats, Basila Farms |
| 61 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 66 | Eric Rhead | 66 Rhead Racing | Chevrolet | 66 Rhead Racing |
| 70 | Kyle Keller (R) | Kyle Keller Racing | Chevrolet | Third3ye, Eros Environmental |
| 77 | Nick Joanides** | Performance P-1 Motorsports | Toyota | Jan's, Wallace Sign |
| 85 | Ryan Roulette | Last Chance Racing | Toyota | Bellator Recruiting Academy |
| 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Toyota | Davids Racing Products |
| 88 | Bridget Burgess | BMI Racing | Chevrolet | HMH Construction |
| 99 | Cole Moore | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | BBB Industries |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 60-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying time. The session was held on Friday, March 11, at 2:00 PM MST.
Sammy Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.912 seconds and a speed of 133.769 mph (215.280 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.912 | 133.769 |
| 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 27.090 | 132.890 |
| 3 | 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.153 | 132.582 |
| 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 27.220 | 132.256 |
| 5 | 23 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 27.292 | 131.907 |
| 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.331 | 131.719 |
| 7 | 61 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 27.426 | 131.262 |
| 8 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.611 | 130.383 |
| 9 | 6 | Jake Drew | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | 27.660 | 130.152 |
| 10 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.776 | 129.608 |
| 11 | 17W | Josh Berry | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.777 | 129.604 |
| 12 | 54 | Joey Iest | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 27.826 | 129.375 |
| 13 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 27.912 | 128.977 |
| 14 | 19 | Derek Kraus | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 28.181 | 127.746 |
| 15 | 33 | P. J. Pedroncelli | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Toyota | 28.208 | 127.623 |
| 16 | 16 | Austin Herzog (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 28.276 | 127.316 |
| 17 | 9 | Tanner Reif (R) | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | 28.413 | 126.703 |
| 18 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Toyota | 28.456 | 126.511 |
| 19 | 99 | Cole Moore | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 28.464 | 126.476 |
| 20 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 28.530 | 126.183 |
| 21 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 28.553 | 126.081 |
| 22 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 28.755 | 125.196 |
| 23 | 10 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 28.794 | 125.026 |
| 24 | 70 | Kyle Keller (R) | Kyle Keller Racing | Chevrolet | 29.118 | 123.635 |
| 25 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 29.238 | 123.127 |
| 26 | 4 | Sebastian Arias | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 29.319 | 122.787 |
| 27 | 88 | Bridget Burgess | Burgess Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.321 | 122.779 |
| 28 | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 29.877 | 120.494 |
| 29 | 66 | Eric Rhead | Jones Racing | Chevrolet | 30.727 | 117.161 |
| 30 | 85 | Ryan Roulette | Last Chance Racing | Toyota | 30.738 | 117.119 |
| 31 | 21 | Chris Lowden | Lowden Motorsports | Ford | 30.919 | 116.433 |
| 32 | 01 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 31.250 | 115.200 |
| 33 | 39 | Andrew Tuttle | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | 31.993 | 112.525 |
| 34 | 11 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 32.148 | 111.982 |
| 35 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.312 | 111.414 |
| 36 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 35.145 | 102.433 |
| 37 | 31 | Paul Pedroncelli | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43.809 | 82.175 |
| 38 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | — | — |
| 39 | 07 | Brian Kaltreider | Kaltreider Motorsports | Ford | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||
| 40 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P-1 Motorsports | Toyota | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 154 | 43 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 32 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 154 | 79 | Running | 44 |
| 4 | 7 | 61 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Jake Drew | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 154 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 11 | 17W | Josh Berry | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 14 | 19 | Derek Kraus | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 5 | 23 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 19 | 99 | Cole Moore | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 13 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 12 | 54 | Joey Iest | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 154 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 16 | 16 | Austin Herzog (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 10 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 154 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | Tanner Reif (R) | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 15 | 33 | P. J. Pedroncelli | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Toyota | 153 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 20 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 8 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 38 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 145 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 30 | 85 | Ryan Roulette | Last Chance Racing | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 23 | 27 | 88 | Bridget Burgess | Burgess Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 24 | 28 | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 25 | 26 | 4 | Sebastian Arias | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 126 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 26 | 31 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 27 | 22 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 109 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 28 | 33 | 11 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | DNF | 16 |
| 29 | 23 | 10 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 81 | 0 | DNF | 15 |
| 30 | 25 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | Accident | 14 |
| 31 | 34 | 21 | Chris Lowden | Lowden Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | DNF | 13 |
| 32 | 24 | 70 | Kyle Keller (R) | Kyle Keller Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| 33 | 35 | 01 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | DNF | 11 |
| 34 | 36 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | DNF | 10 |
| 35 | 37 | 39 | Andrew Tuttle | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | DNF | 9 |
| 36 | 21 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 11 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 37 | 39 | 07 | Brian Kaltreider | Kaltreider Motorsports | Ford | 2 | 0 | DNF | 7 |
| 38 | 32 | 31 | Paul Pedroncelli | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | DNF | 6 |
| 39 | 29 | 66 | Eric Rhead | Jones Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNF | 5 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Dye | 84 |
| 9 | 2 | Rajah Caruth | 73 (-11) |
| 1 | 3 | Parker Chase | 66 (-18) |
| 5 | 4 | Toni Breidinger | 64 (-20) |
| 15 | 5 | Nick Sanchez | 61 (-23) |
| 5 | 6 | Corey Heim | 49 (-35) |
| | 7 | Taylor Gray | 47 (-37) |
| | 8 | Sammy Smith | 44 (-40) |
| 7 | 9 | Amber Balcaen | 42 (-42) |
| 6 | 10 | Sean Corr | 41 (-43) |