General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

For the ARCA Menards Series race at the Talladega Superspeedway, which has the exact same name, see General Tire 200.

The General Tire 200^[1] is a 126-mile (200 km) ARCA Menards Series West race held annually at Sonoma Raceway.

General Tire 200

ARCA Menards Series West
Venue	Sonoma Raceway
Location	Sonoma, California United States
Corporate sponsor	General Tire
First race	1969
Distance	126 miles (200 km)
Laps	50
Previous names	Weibel 150 (1969) Sta-Power 150 (1969) Winston Sears Point 100 (1978–1979) Golden State Winston 100 (1980) Sears Point Winston 200 (1981-1983) Winston / Sonoma 200 (1984) AC-Delco 200 (1985, 1987) AC-Delco 300 (1986) 7-Up 200 (1988) Winston 200 (1989) Sonoma 100 (1995-1996) Fry's Electronics / Iomega Zip 100 (1997) Iomega / Fry's 100 (1998) Blue Lizard Australian Suncream 200 (2006) Blue Lizard Suncream 200 (2007) Bennett Lane Winery 200 by Supercuts (2008–2009) Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 (2010–2011) Pick-N-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200 (2012) Carneros 200 (2013–2015, 2017–2018) Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 (2016) Procore 200 (2019–2020)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.99 mi (3.20 km)
Turns	12

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race distance		Race time	Average speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles
1969	June 8	Ray Elder	Elder Racing	Dodge	60	150 (240)	2:15:00	66.667
	August 10	Jack McCoy	Ernie Conn	Dodge	60	151.4 (242.24)	2:10:00	68.701
1970 – 1977	Not held
1978	August 13	Jimmy Insolo	Gerald Cracker	Pontiac	59	100.3 (160.48)	1:15:58	79.21
1979	August 12				59	100.3 (160.48)	1:16:23	78.785
1980	August 24		Charles Williamson	Oldsmobile	59	100.3 (160.48)	1:12:09	83.41
1981	September 27	Bill Schmitt	Schmitt Racing Enterprises	Buick	70	126 (201.6)	1:30:07	79.231
1982	August 8	Roy Smith	John Edgett	Buick	70	126 (201.6)	1:31:54	77.693
1983	May 22	Hershel McGriff	Gary Smith	Buick	70	126 (201.6)	1:30:01	83.984
1984	October 14	Jim Bown	John Kieper	Buick	70	126 (201.6)	1:26:33	87.348
1985	April 28	Hershel McGriff (2)	Gary Smith (2)	Pontiac	74	125.8 (201.26)	1:41:30	74.365
1986	April 27	Jim Robinson	Lois Williams	Oldsmobile	75	189 (302.4)	2:29:26	75.887
1987	April 26	Hershel McGriff (3)	Gary Smith (3)	Pontiac	75	127.5 (204)	1:35:33	80.062
1988	April 24	Bill Schmitt (2)	Schmitt Racing Enterprises (2)	Chevrolet	50	126 (201.6)	1:46:15	71.153
1989	October 1				50	126 (201.6)	1:44:57	72.034
1990 – 1994	Not held
1995	October 7	Doug George	Olson Technology Racing	Ford	40	100.8 (161.28)	1:24:04	71.942
1996	October 5	Butch Gilliland	Bill Stroppe Racing	Ford	40	100.8 (161.28)	1:30:36	66.754
1997	October 5				40	100.8 (161.28)	1:34:00	64.34
1998	October 11	Kevin Harvick	Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet	51	99.4 (159.04)	1:26:32	68.921
1999 – 2005	Not held
2006	June 24	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	64	127.4 (203.84)	1:53:03	67.595
2007	June 23	David Gilliland	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	64	127.4 (203.84)	2:12:47	57.549
2008	June 21	Jason Bowles			68*	135.32 (216.512)	2:20:24	57.829
2009	June 20				64	127.4 (203.84)	2:11:01	58.325
2010	June 19	Andrew Ranger	NDS Motorsports	Chevrolet	64	127.4 (203.84)	1:50:30	69.155
2011	June 25	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	64	127.4 (203.84)	2:05:07	61.076
2012	June 23	David Gilliland (2)	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Chevrolet	64	127.4 (203.84)	1:50:50	68.947
2013	June 22	Derek Thorn	Sunrise Ford Racing (4)	Ford	66*	131.34 (210.144)	2:02:34	64.295
2014	June 21	Kyle Larson	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	66*	131.34 (210.144)	2:12:28	59.49
2015	June 27	David Mayhew	McGowan Motorsports Inc.	Chevrolet	68*	135.32 (216.512)	2:03:13	65.894
2016	June 25	Chase Elliott	HScott Motorsports	Chevrolet	64	127.4 (203.84)	1:58:03	64.732
2017	June 24	Kevin Harvick (2)	Jefferson Pitts Racing	Ford	64	127.4 (203.84)	2:08:43	59.368
2018	June 23	Will Rodgers	Jefferson Pitts Racing (2)	Ford	64	127.4 (203.84)	2:10:40	58.482
2019	June 22	Noah Gragson	Jefferson Pitts Racing (3)	Chevrolet	57*	143.64 (231.166)	2:36:47	54.97
2020	June 13	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	June 5	Chase Briscoe	Chad Bryant Racing	Ford	51*	128.52 (206.832)	1:58:23	65.138
2022	June 11	Jake Drew	Sunrise Ford Racing (5)	Ford	56*	111.14 (179.350)	1:51:39	59.896
2023	June 9	Ryan Preece	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	64	127.36 (204.998)	1:21:38	68.595
2024	June 7	Sam Mayer	Sigma Performance Services	Chevrolet	67*	398.00 (640.52)	1:57:37	68.016

• 2008, 2013–2015, 2019, 2021, 2024: Race extended due to an overtime finish
• 2022: Race shortened

See also

• Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Cup Series Race)
• Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 (Xfinity Series Race)

References

1. "ARCA Menards Series West 2021 Schedule & Results". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

External links

• Sonoma Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

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