The General Tire 200 is an
ARCA Menards Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
race held at
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway (Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Built in 1969, the track has hosted a variety of racing events, primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The track is ...
in
Lincoln, Alabama. Since 2009, it has been held in the spring on the same weekend as the
NASCAR Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.
The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, ...
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Jack Link's 500 and
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...
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Ag-Pro 300. It was previously held during the track's
fall Cup Series weekend.
Footage from the 2006 race was shown in the 2008 U. S. remake of ''
Funny Games.'' The race was also
Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (; born 20 September 1975) is a Colombian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to , IndyCar between 1999 and 2022, and the NASCAR Cup Series between 2006 and 2024. Montoya won seven Formula One Grand ...
's first race in a stock car (he finished 3rd in the race.)
The 2018 race currently has the closest margin of victory in ARCA Series history. The official margin of victory was 0.0029 seconds.
Past winners
Notes
*1991 and 2006: The race was shortened due to darkness
*2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2025: The race was extended due to a
green–white–checker finish
**2016: Race ended earlier due to darkness
**2018: The race was extended to two attempts of GWC finish
*2011 and 2017: The race was postponed from Friday to Saturday due to rain
*2013: The race was shortened due to rain
*2022: The race was shortened due to time constraints (needing to get the Xfinity Series race on the same day completed before darkness)
References
External links
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{{ARCA Menards Series races
ARCA Menards Series races
Recurring sporting events established in 1969
1969 establishments in Alabama
NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway