# 2024 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

The 2024 General Tire 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 18th running of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, a 1.99 mile (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 64 laps, but was increased to 67 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Sam Mayer, driving for Sigma Performance Services, would take the lead from William Sawalich in the middle stages of the race, and led the final 37 laps to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Sawalich led 21 laps, but fell back after an early race incident. He rebounded to finish in 4th. To fill out the podium, Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, and Sean Hingorani, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

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.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | LT&T Lawn Service / Camping World |
| 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | Setting The Stage / Wiley X |
| 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | Impact Transportation / RJ's Paintshop |
| 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Fidelity Capital |
| 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | Consonus Healthcare |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Macnica |
| 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | Setting The Stage / Battle Born |
| 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 15 | Brent Crews | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | Group 1001 |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Pacific Office Automation |
| 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | First Auto Group |
| 21 | Travis McCullough | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | California Pneumatic Pumps |
| 23 | Sam Mayer | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | SPS / GMS Fabrication |
| 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | First Impression Press / LT&T Lawn Service |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Rette Jones Racing |
| 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul |
| 41 | Johnny Borneman III | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Travel Nevada / Stoney's |
| 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | Delta Faucet Company |
| 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | High Point Racing / Racecar Factory |
| 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | Mattos Equipment Rentals / Hacienda Pools |
| 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Yahoo! |
| 68 | Rodd Kneeland | Rodd Racing | Chevrolet | Florian Industries / Rodd Renovations |
| 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | Jan's Towing |
| 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | Global Office Inc. / King Taco |
| 80 | Brian Kamisky | Derek Copeland Racing | Chevrolet | SK Construction / Wards Concrete |
| 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kleen Blast / Davids Racing Products |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 7, at 10:40 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Sam Mayer, driving for, Sigma Performance Services, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:17.200, and a speed of 92.858 mph (149.440 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 23 | Sam Mayer | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 1:17.200 | 92.858 |
| 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:17.932 | 91.926 |
| 3 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1:18.093 | 91.737 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 7, at 12:10 PM PST. 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.
Sam Mayer, driving for Sigma Performance Services, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1.17.138, and a speed of 92.873 mph (149.465 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 23 | Sam Mayer | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 1:17.138 | 92.873 |
| 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:17.367 | 92.598 |
| 3 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1:18.008 | 91.837 |
| 4 | 15 | Brent Crews | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.067 | 91.767 |
| 5 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.299 | 91.495 |
| 6 | 30 | Noah Gragson | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 1:18.395 | 91.383 |
| 7 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:19.270 | 90.375 |
| 8 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.301 | 90.339 |
| 9 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 1:19.383 | 90.246 |
| 10 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:19.507 | 90.105 |
| 11 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:19.537 | 90.071 |
| 12 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1:19.577 | 90.026 |
| 13 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1:19.641 | 89.954 |
| 14 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:19.749 | 89.832 |
| 15 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.899 | 89.663 |
| 16 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1:19.986 | 89.566 |
| 17 | 41 | Johnny Borneman III | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 1:20:909 | 88.544 |
| 18 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 1:21.380 | 88.031 |
| 19 | 80 | Brian Kamisky | Derek Copeland Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.513 | 87.888 |
| 20 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | 1:22.100 | 87.259 |
| 21 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 1:23.736 | 85.555 |
| 22 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:24.181 | 85.102 |
| 23 | 68 | Rodd Kneeland | Rodd Racing | Chevrolet | 1:25.819 | 83.478 |
| 24 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 1:26.848 | 82.489 |
| 25 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 1:29.300 | 80.224 |
| 26 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | – | – |
| 27 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 28 | 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 29 | 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 30 | 21 | Travis McCullough | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 31 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 23 | Sam Mayer | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 67 | 37 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 10 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 67 | 21 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 8 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 14 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 27 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 3 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 30 | 21 | Travis McCullough | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 31 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 26 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 15 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 23 | 68 | Rodd Kneeland | Rodd Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 6 | 30 | Noah Gragson | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 66 | 6 | Running | 29 |
| 17 | 22 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 7 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 21 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 25 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 19 | 80 | Brian Kamisky | Derek Copeland Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 3 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 39 | 0 | Mechanical | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | Brent Crews | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 31 | 0 | Lost Wheel | 21 |
| 24 | 17 | 41 | Johnny Borneman III | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 30 | 0 | Suspension | 20 |
| 25 | 5 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 22 | 0 | Mechanical | 19 |
| 26 | 28 | 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 21 | 0 | Transmission | 18 |
| 27 | 16 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | Handling | 17 |
| 28 | 24 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Shock Mount | 16 |
| 29 | 18 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 9 | 0 | Mechanical | 15 |
| 30 | 20 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | 1 | 0 | Axle | 14 |
| 31 | 29 | 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Brakes | 13 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Tyler Reif | 158 |
| | 2 | Sean Hingorani | 148 (-10) |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Wood | 142 (–16) |
| 2 | 4 | William Sawalich | 137 (–13) |
| | 5 | Kyle Keller | 134 (–21) |
| 3 | 6 | Trevor Huddleston | 132 (–23) |
| 2 | 7 | Eric Johnson Jr. | 120 (–38) |
| 4 | 8 | Isabella Robusto | 117 (–41) |
| 1 | 9 | Takuma Koga | 115 (–43) |
| 3 | 10 | Nick Joanides | 112 (–46) |