| Race Title: | General Tire 200 |
| Track Map: | Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Circuit 2024.svg |
| Series Long: | ARCA Menards Series West |
| Venue: | Sonoma Raceway |
| Location: | Sonoma, California, United States |
| Sponsor: | General Tire |
| First Series Race: | 1969 |
| Distance: | 126 miles (200 km) |
| Laps: | 64 |
| 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) |
| Most Wins Driver: | Jimmy Insolo Hershel McGriff Bill Schmitt (3) |
| Most Wins Team: | Sunrise Ford Racing (5) |
| Most Wins Manufacturer: | Ford (12) |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Length Mi: | 1.99 |
| Turns: | 12 |
The General Tire 200 is a 126-mile (200 km) ARCA Menards Series West race held annually at Sonoma Raceway.
Only a year after the track first opened, the ARCA Menards Series West (then known as NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series) held their first races at the track in 1969, which were a pair of 60-lap races won by Ray Elder and Jack McCoy.[1] The series did not return until 1978, and from there, the track became a mainstay on the West Series schedule (excluding a brief hiatus from the track from 1999 to 2005).[2]
From 1989 to 1997, the NASCAR Cup Series' annual race at Sonoma was also held as a combination event with the West Series. The highest-finishing West Series regular in the race would earn 1st-place points that counted towards the West Series, no matter how low they finished. After 1997, the race was solely held as a Cup Series event because West Series teams felt they were at a disadvantage against the more financed Cup teams. After the 1998 event, the race took a seven-year hiatus before returning in 2006.
In 2021, General Tire, the official tire of the ARCA Menards Series, became the title sponsor for the race.[3]
| 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 (2) | 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 | Jimmy Insolo (2) | Gerald Cracker (2) | Pontiac (2) | 59 | 100.3 (160.48) | 1:16:23 | 78.785 | ||
| 1980 | August 24 | Jimmy Insolo (3) | 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 (2) | 70 | 126 (201.6) | 1:31:54 | 77.693 | ||
| 1983 | May 22 | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith | Buick (3) | 70 | 126 (201.6) | 1:30:01 | 83.984 | ||
| 1984 | October 14 | Jim Bown | John Kieper | Buick (4) | 70 | 126 (201.6) | 1:26:33 | 87.348 | ||
| 1985 | April 28 | Hershel McGriff (2) | Gary Smith (2) | Pontiac (3) | 74 | 125.8 (201.26) | 1:41:30 | 74.365 | ||
| 1986 | April 27 | Jim Robinson | Lois Williams | Oldsmobile (2) | 75 | 189 (302.4) | 2:29:26 | 75.887 | ||
| 1987 | April 26 | Hershel McGriff (3) | Gary Smith (3) | Pontiac (4) | 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 | Bill Schmitt (3) | Schmitt Racing Enterprises (3) | Chevrolet (2) | 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 (2) | 40 | 100.8 (161.28) | 1:30:36 | 66.754 | ||
| 1997 | October 5 | Butch Gilliland (2) | Bill Stroppe Racing (2) | Ford (3) | 40 | 100.8 (161.28) | 1:34:00 | 64.34 | ||
| 1998 | October 11 | Kevin Harvick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet (3) | 51 | 99.4 (159.04) | 1:26:32 | 68.921 | ||
| 1999 – 2005 | Not held | |||||||||
| 2006 | June 24 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet (4) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 1:53:03 | 67.595 | ||
| 2007 | June 23 | David Gilliland | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford (4) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 2:12:47 | 57.549 | ||
| 2008 | June 21 | Jason Bowles | Sunrise Ford Racing (2) | Ford (5) | 68* | 135.32 (216.512) | 2:20:24 | 57.829 | ||
| 2009 | June 20 | Jason Bowles (2) | Sunrise Ford Racing (3) | Ford (6) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 2:11:01 | 58.325 | ||
| 2010 | June 19 | Andrew Ranger | NDS Motorsports | Chevrolet (5) | 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 (6) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 1:50:50 | 68.947 | ||
| 2013 | June 22 | Derek Thorn | Sunrise Ford Racing (4) | Ford (7) | 66* | 131.34 (210.144) | 2:02:34 | 64.295 | ||
| 2014 | June 21 | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet (7) | 66* | 131.34 (210.144) | 2:12:28 | 59.49 | ||
| 2015 | June 27 | David Mayhew | McGowan Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet (8) | 68* | 135.32 (216.512) | 2:03:13 | 65.894 | ||
| 2016 | June 25 | Chase Elliott | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet (9) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 1:58:03 | 64.732 | ||
| 2017 | June 24 | Kevin Harvick (2) | Jefferson Pitts Racing | Ford (8) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 2:08:43 | 59.368 | ||
| 2018 | June 23 | Will Rodgers | Jefferson Pitts Racing (2) | Ford (9) | 64 | 127.4 (203.84) | 2:10:40 | 58.482 | ||
| 2019 | June 22 | Noah Gragson | Jefferson Pitts Racing (3) | Chevrolet (10) | 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 (10) | 51* | 128.52 (206.832) | 1:58:23 | 65.138 | ||
| 2022 | June 11 | Jake Drew | Sunrise Ford Racing (5) | Ford (11) | 56* | 111.14 (179.350) | 1:51:39 | 59.896 | ||
| 2023 | June 9 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford (12) | 64 | 127.36 (204.998) | 1:21:38 | 68.595 | ||
| 2024 | June 7 | Sam Mayer | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet (11) | 67* | 133.33(214.574) | 1:57:37 | 68.016 | ||
| 2025 | July 11 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) | Toyota (2) | 65* | 129.35 (208.169) | 1:50:20 | 70.246 | ||
