2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen

The 2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen was the 13th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 18, 2023, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 mile (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race was scheduled to be contested over 41 laps, but was extended to 42 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild one-lap overtime restart, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would make a bump-and-run move on Connor Zilisch in the final turn, and held him off to earn his 10th career ARCA Menards Series win, his eighth of the season, and his fourth in a row. Zilisch had dominated the entire race, leading a race-high 34 laps.[4] To fill out the podium, Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 13 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date August 18, 2023
Official name 3rd Annual General Tire 100 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 42 laps, 103 mi (165 km)
Scheduled Distance 41 laps, 100 mi (161 km)
Average speed 102.932 mph (165.653 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Spraker Racing Enterprises
Time 1:13.280
Most laps led
Driver Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group
Laps 34
Winner
No. 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
02 Parker Retzlaff Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ponsse
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 A. J. Moyer (R) Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Clubb Racing Inc.
4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
06 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota Immigration Law Center
6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet Velocity Racing
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota HYTORC of New York, Double "H" Ranch
11 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota Lambda Legal
12 Stanton Barrett Fast Track Racing Toyota Stanton Barrett Family Wines
15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota FNB Corporation
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford Ford Performance
31 Casey Carden Rise Motorsports Chevrolet Reel Racing
32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford West Virginia Tourism
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Copraya.com
55 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction
63 Corey LaJoie Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Diamond C Ranch, American Apparel
66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet Venture Foods
73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet Whelen
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 18, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 60 minutes.[5] Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.022, and an average speed of 119.154 mph (191.760 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 1:14.022 119.154
2 25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:14.403 118.544
3 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:14.424 118.510
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 18, at 4:15 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.[5] Corey LaJoie, driving for Spraker Racing Enterprises, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:13.280, and an average speed of 120.360 mph (193.701 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 63 Corey LaJoie Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 1:13.280 120.360
2 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 1:13.377 120.201
3 25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:13.970 119.238
4 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:14.120 118.996
5 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:14.269 118.757
6 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:14.685 118.096
7 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:14.964 117.656
8 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:15.254 117.203
9 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 1:15.453 116.894
10 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 1:15.789 116.376
11 12 Stanton Barrett Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:16.195 115.756
12 55 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:16.774 114.883
13 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.817 114.818
14 02 Parker Retzlaff Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.397 113.958
15 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 1:18.466 112.405
16 11 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:19.274 111.260
17 31 Casey Carden Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.318 108.463
18 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.920 102.654
19 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1:42.836 85.768
20 03 A. J. Moyer (R) Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 1:55.847 76.135
21 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota
22 06 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 1 Running 47
2 2 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 42 34 Running 44
3 3 25 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 0 Running 41
4 5 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42 0 Running 40
5 9 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Running 39
6 6 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 2 Running 39
7 13 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet 42 0 Running 37
8 16 11 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 42 0 Running 36
9 11 12 Stanton Barrett Fast Track Racing Toyota 42 0 Running 35
10 12 55 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 0 Running 34
11 15 32 Christian Rose (R) AM Racing Ford 42 0 Running 33
12 7 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Accident 32
13 21 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 41 0 Running 31
14 8 6 Jack Wood Rev Racing Chevrolet 37 0 Accident 30
15 1 63 Corey LaJoie Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 23 5 Brakes 31
16 10 30 Frankie Muniz (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 22 0 Electrical 28
17 17 31 Casey Carden Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 21 0 DNF 27
18 14 02 Parker Retzlaff Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 11 0 Rear Gear 26
19 18 66 Jon Garrett (R) Veer Motorsports Chevrolet 4 0 DNF 25
20 19 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 DNF 24
21 20 03 A. J. Moyer (R) Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 0 0 DNF 23
22 22 06 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 0 0 DNS 22
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualifying results: Watkins Glen 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Race results: General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (August 18, 2023). "Jesse Love Wins ARCA at Watkins Glen on Last Lap Pass". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Schedule of events: General Tire 100 at The Glen". ARCA. April 10, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice results: General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Calloni, Josh (August 18, 2023). "Corey LaJoie Wins Pole for ARCA at Watkins Glen". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 18, 2023.


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