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2023 General Tire 125

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2023 General Tire 125
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 2 of 8 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
Date April 29, 2023
Official name 9th Annual General Tire 125
Location Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 127 laps, 127 mi (204 km)
Scheduled Distance 125 laps, 125 mi (201 km)
Average speed 114.781 mph (184.722 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports
Laps 89
Winner
No. 20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
CNBC (Tape Delayed)
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2023 General Tire 125 was the second stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 9th running of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 28, 2023, but was postponed until Saturday, April 29, due to constant rain showers.[5] The race was held at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped speedway. It was originally scheduled to be contested over 125 laps, but was increased to 127 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off Landen Lewis in a side-by-side battle on the final restart to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Finch would also dominate the race, leading a race-high 89 laps.[6] To fill out the podium, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Report

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Background

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Dover Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race will be held.

Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford HYTORC of New York / Double "H" Ranch
11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Racing for Rescues
12 C. J. McLaughlin Fast Track Racing Toyota Sci Aps
15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota GearWrench
17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Toyota American Resurfacing Inc.
18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction
25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilites
28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet Inspire Real Change
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Ski's Graphics
55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota FP Movement
98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota Shearer Speed Racing
Official entry list

Starting lineup

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Practice and qualifying were both scheduled to be held on Friday, April 26, but were both cancelled due to constant rain showers.[7][8][9] The starting lineup would be determined by the ARCA rulebook. As a result, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would start on the pole.[10]

Starting lineup

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Pos.[11] # Driver Team Make
1 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota
3 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford
4 12 C. J. McLaughlin Fast Track Racing Toyota
5 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford
6 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford
7 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota
8 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet
9 20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota
10 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota
11 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota
12 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Toyota
13 31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet
14 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet
15 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 20 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 127 89 Running 48
2 12 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Toyota 127 2 Running 43
3 14 28 Luke Fenhaus (R) Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 127 0 Running 41
4 1 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 127 2 Running 41
5 8 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 127 4 Running 40
6 2 11 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 127 0 Running 38
7 11 55 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 125 0 Running 37
8 6 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford 119 0 Running 36
9 10 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 113 30 Accident 36
10 7 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 85 0 Running 34
11 5 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 70 0 Clutch 33
12 13 31 Rita Goulet (R) Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 29 0 Parked 32
13 4 12 C. J. McLaughlin Fast Track Racing Toyota 5 0 Mechanical 31
14 15 98 Dale Shearer Shearer Speed Racing Toyota 4 0 Mechanical 30
15 3 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 2 0 Mechanical 29
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway". ARCA. January 6, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway". ARCA. April 25, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Starting lineup: General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway". ARCA. April 28, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway". ARCA. April 29, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Inclement weather forces postponement of General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway until Saturday". ARCA. April 28, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (April 29, 2023). "The Phoenix Rises: Jake Finch Takes First Career ARCA Win In Thriller Finish at Dover". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Schedule of events: General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway". ARCA. April 12, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Fenwick, Adam (April 25, 2023). "PIT BOX: A monster awaits ARCA Menards Series East competitors at Dover Motor Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "Practice and qualifying for General Tire 125 at Dover Motor Speedway canceled". ARCA. April 28, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Calloni, Josh (April 28, 2023). "ARCA East Qualifying at Dover Canceled, William Sawalich on Pole". Front stretch.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 General Tire 125 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 General Tire 125 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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