The 2024 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the

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season, the first race of the

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season, and the 5th running of the

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. The race was held on Friday, March 8, 2024, at

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, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped speedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 150 laps, but was decreased to 115 laps due to lightning and rain in the area.

William Sawalich William Sawalich (born October 3, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Serie ...

, driving for

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, would dominate the majority of the race, winning the pole and leading a race-high 66 laps to earn his fifth career

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win, his second career

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win, and his first of the season. Sawalich's closest competition was Gio Ruggiero, who led 49 laps in the race before finishing in 2nd. To fill out the podium, Ruggiero, driving for

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, and

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, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked

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race track located in

, near Phoenix. The

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track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two

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race weekends annually including the final championship race since

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. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the

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, USAC and the

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. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

43 drivers are entered for the General Tire 150, marking the second race in a row where drivers will fail to qualify for a race. * (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 8, at 1:30 PM MST, and would last for 45 minutes.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.598, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 8, at 2:30 PM MST. 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 that session will win the pole.

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.316, and a speed of . Three drivers would fail to qualify: Garrett Zacharias, Cody Dennison, and Brad Smith.

Qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA Main) ;Drivers' Championship standings (ARCA West) *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

{{NASCAR on Fox

General Tire 150 (Phoenix) The General Tire 150 is a annual ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West race held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. History ARCA's inaugural trip to Phoenix was announced along with the rest of the 2020 series schedule on Octo ...

NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway