General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

The General Tire 150 is a 150-mile (240 km) annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The inaugural event was held on May 18, 1996 and was won by Tim Steele. The race was originally held during the month of May between 1996 and 2004, after which it was removed from the calendar. The race returned to the series in 2018 and has remained since.

General Tire 150

ARCA Menards Series
Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsor	General Tire
First race	1996
Distance	150.0 mi (241.4 km)
Laps	100
Previous names	ADG EasyCare 100 (1996) ADG Easy Care Certified 100 (1997) EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 (1998-2002) ADG 100 presented by EasyCare (2003) Quaker Steak & Lube 100 (2004)
Most wins (driver)	Frank Kimmel (3)
Most wins (team)	Clement Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (6)
Circuit information
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

History

ARCA previously ran at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1996 to 2004. In 1996 and 1997, the series ran three times at the speedway: twice in May and once in either late September or early October. In 1998, the middle race was dropped, leaving just one spring race and one fall race. For 2004, the fall race was dropped, before the track was dropped altogether for the 2005 season.[1]

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report
						Laps	Miles (km)
1996	May 18	16	Tim Steele	Steele Racing	Ford	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:54:19	111.016	Report
1997	May 17	66	Mark Thompson	Mike Brandt	Ford	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:48:50	123.481	Report
1998	May 16	46	Frank Kimmel	Clement Racing	Chevrolet	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:53:36	112.500	Report
1999	May 22	58	Mario Gosselin	Wings Racing	Chevrolet	63*	94.5 (152.083)	0:56:21	100.621	Report
2000	May 20	99	Lyndon Amick	Ken Schrader Racing	Pontiac	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:54:01	111.632	Report
2001	May 19	46	Frank Kimmel	Clement Racing	Ford	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:55:56	107.807	Report
2002	May 18	55	Jeff Fultz	Craig Motorsports	Ford	67	100.5 (161.739)	1:04:48	93.056	Report
2003	May 23	46	Frank Kimmel	Clement Racing	Ford	67	100.5 (161.739)	1:00:16	100.055	Report
2004	May 27	64	Ryan Hemphill	Braun Racing	Dodge	73*	109.5 (176.223)	1:12:45	90.309	Report
2004 – 2017	Not held
2018	May 24	12	Brandon Jones	MDM Motorsports	Toyota	100	150 (241.402)	1:22:51	108.630	Report
2019	May 23	22	Ty Majeski	Chad Bryant Racing	Ford	109	163.5 (263.128)	1:29:39	109.426	Report
2020*	Not held

Notes

• 1999: Race shortened due to time constraints.
• 2004 & 2019: Race lengthened for green-white-checkered finish.
• 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Kentucky due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Frank Kimmel	1998, 2001, 2003

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Clement Racing	1998, 2001, 2003

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
5	Ford	1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2019
2	Chevrolet	1998, 1999
1	Pontiac	2000
	Toyota	2018

References

1. "Charlotte Motor Speedway". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved March 30, 2020.