2024 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
3rd race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2024 General Tire 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 62nd running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent quad-oval shaped asphalt superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would find redemption from Daytona, and put on a blistering performance, leading every lap of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win. It was the first Talladega race in series history where a driver led every lap to win the race.[5][6] To fill out the podium, Kris Wright, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Tanner Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 3 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series | |||
Date | April 20, 2024 | ||
Official name | 62nd Annual General Tire 200 | ||
Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||
Distance | 76 laps, 202 mi (325 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 76 laps, 202 mi (325 km) | ||
Average speed | 181.219 mph (291.644 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Venturini Motorsports | ||
Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | |
Laps | 76 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |