The 2022 General Tire 125 was the third stock car race of the

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season, and the 22nd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Friday, April 29, 2022, in

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, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 125 laps. At race's end,

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would win, after starting from the pole and leading the most laps. This was Gray's first career east series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium,

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and Conner Jones of

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would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The race is scheduled to be the debut of the

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body design, which will be used by

. The manufacturer will fully replace the

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starting in 2023.

Background

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. The track has hosted at least one

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race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the

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. The track features one layout, a concrete

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, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by

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. 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 increased to 135,000 seats, giving the track the largest seating capacity of any sports venue in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after

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Gaming and Entertainment split, making

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. 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. Depending on configuration, the track's capacity is at 95,500 seats. Its grand total maximum capacity was at 135,000 spectators. On November 8, 2021, it was announced that Dover Motorsports Inc. was purchased by Speedway Motorsports Inc.; effectively making Dover International Speedway a SMI track with the track being renamed to its current name.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. **Withdrew prior to the event.

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying was both combined into one 90-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Friday, April 29, at 1:15 PM EST.

was the fastest in the session, with a time of 22.372 seconds and a speed of .

Race results

Laps: 125

References

{{2022 ARCA Menards East 2022 ARCA Menards Series East NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway

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