# 2023 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

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. 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.

## 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 |
| 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ponsse / Pewag group |
| 2 | Sebastian Arias | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Brady IFS / Rubbermaid |
| 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | Phillips Brothers Fabrication / Impact Transportation |
| 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | Jerry Pitts Racing |
| 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Velocity Racing |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Lobster Professional Tools |
| 8 | Johnny Borneman III | Borneman Motorsports | Ford | FilterTime / BTI Heavy Haul |
| 9 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Bonanza Cabernet |
| 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | Advanced Autoworks / Koerner Racing Engines |
| 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rentsource / American Resurfacing Inc. |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Pacific Office Automation |
| 21 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | Kleen Blast / Impact Transportation |
| 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul |
| 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Nevada Tourism / Stoney's |
| 46 | Stefan Rzesnowiecky | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Stoney's / Lowden Jackson Motorsports |
| 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | Racecar Factory |
| 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | Pentair |
| 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | Pristine Auction |
| 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | KISMIF Foundation / Blaster SwissLube |
| 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | Jan's Towing / King Taco |
| 80 | Brian Kamisky | Legal Limit Motorsports | Chevrolet | SK Construction / Wards Concrete |
| 81 | Sammy Smith | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Oakley |
| 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kleen Blast / Davids Racing Products |
| 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | L&S Framing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 9, at 11:00 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. 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).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 81 | Sammy Smith | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:20.383 | 89.123 |
| 2 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:20.578 | 88.908 |
| 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:20.965 | 88.483 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 9, 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.
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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1:19.410 | 90.215 |
| 2 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:19.992 | 89.559 |
| 3 | 81 | Sammy Smith | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:20.052 | 89.492 |
| 4 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 1:20.267 | 89.252 |
| 5 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:20.280 | 89.238 |
| 6 | 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1:20.628 | 88.853 |
| 7 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:20.774 | 88.692 |
| 8 | 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:20.789 | 88.675 |
| 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:20.868 | 88.589 |
| 10 | 2 | Sebastian Arias | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:20.903 | 88.550 |
| 11 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 1:20.915 | 88.537 |
| 12 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:21.175 | 88.254 |
| 13 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:21.563 | 87.834 |
| 14 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:21.600 | 87.794 |
| 15 | 8 | Johnny Borneman III | Borneman Motorsports | Ford | 1:21.782 | 87.599 |
| 16 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.870 | 87.505 |
| 17 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 1:22.001 | 87.365 |
| 18 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.193 | 87.161 |
| 19 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.247 | 87.103 |
| 20 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.139 | 86.169 |
| 21 | 80 | Brian Kamisky | Legal Limit Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.266 | 86.038 |
| 22 | 21 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 1:24.344 | 84.938 |
| 23 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | 1:24.830 | 84.451 |
| 24 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1:26.106 | 83.200 |
| 25 | 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | 1:26.978 | 82.366 |
| 26 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 1:29.424 | 80.113 |
| 27 | 46 | Stefan Rzesnowiecky | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | – | – |
| 28 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 29 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 64 | 50 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | 81 | Sammy Smith | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Jack Wood | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 88 |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 87 |
| 8 | 14 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 86 |
| 9 | 15 | 8 | Johnny Borneman III | Borneman Motorsports | Ford | 64 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 22 | 21 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 84 |
| 11 | 16 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 20 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 12 | 23 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Running | 81 |
| 14 | 28 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 63 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 26 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 63 | 0 | Running | 79 |
| 16 | 25 | 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 17 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 61 | 0 | Engine | 77 |
| 18 | 5 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | Transmission | 26 |
| 19 | 2 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 14 | Running | 76 |
| 20 | 19 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Running | 74 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Sebastian Arias | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 21 | 80 | Brian Kamisky | Legal Limit Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Axle | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 45 | 0 | Accident | 71 |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | Axle | 70 |
| 25 | 10 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Electrical | 19 |
| 26 | 29 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | Axle | 18 |
| 27 | 18 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | Transmission | 17 |
| 28 | 13 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | Mechanical | 66 |
| 29 | 27 | 46 | Stefan Rzesnowiecky | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | DNS | 15 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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) |