2023 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

2023 General Tire 200
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 5 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West
Date June 9, 2023
Official name 17th Annual General Tire 200
Location Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California
Course Permanent racing facility
1.99 mi (3.20 km)
Distance 64 laps, 127 mi (205 km)
Scheduled Distance 64 laps, 127 mi (205 km)
Average speed 68.595 mph (110.393 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart–Haas Racing
Time 1:19.410
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps 50
Winner
No. 9 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

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.[5] 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.

  1. ^ "General Tire 200 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. January 6, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 200 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: General Tire 200 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: General Tire 200 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 9, 2023). "Ryan Preece Scored Dominant Victory in ARCA West Race at Sonoma". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.