The 2026 General Tire 150 was an ARCA Menards Series West race held on Friday, June 26, 2026, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 47 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) asphalt road course, it was the seventh race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 20th running of the event.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 7 of 13 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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| Date | June 26, 2026 | ||
| Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.99 miles (3.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 47 laps, 93.53 mi (150.522 km) | ||
| Average speed | 72.723 miles per hour (117.036 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Nitro Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:17.193 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Laps | 47 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Time | 1:18.246 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 25 | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network |
FloRacing NASCAR Channel | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARN | ||
Sam Corry, driving for Nitro Motorsports, pulled off a dominating performance, leading every lap from the pole position to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win.[7] Mia Lovell finished second, and Eric Johnson Jr. finished third. Cole Denton and Patrick Staropoli rounded out the top five, while Todd Souza, Robbie Kennealy, Jeff Anton, Trevor Huddleston, and Gavin Ray rounded out the top ten.
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editBackground
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Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[8]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 26, at 10:40 AM PST, and lasted for 1 hour and 15 minutes.[9]
Sam Corry, driving for Nitro Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 1:17.990 seconds, and a speed of 91.858 miles per hour (147.831 km/h).[10]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 25 | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.990 | 91.858 |
| 2 | 15 | Mia Lovell (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.670 | 91.064 |
| 3 | 20 | Patrick Staropoli | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.152 | 90.509 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, June 26, at 12:10 PM PST.[9] The qualifying system used was a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers were on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever set the fastest time in that session won the pole.[11]
Sam Corry, driving for Nitro Motorsports, qualified on pole position with a lap of 1:17.193 seconds, and a speed of 92.806 miles per hour (149.357 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
editRace
editRace results
editLaps: 47
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 25 | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 47 | 47 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Mia Lovell (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 47 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 47 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 71 | Cole Denton (R) | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 20 | Patrick Staropoli | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 8 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 13 | 44 | Jeff Anton | Anton Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 10 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 9 | 7 | Gavin Ray (R) | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 12 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | 47 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | 17 | Taylor Mayhew | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 72 | Sage Karam | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 14 | 55 | Andrew Chapman (R) | High Point Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Spurgeon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 16 | 51 | Tyler Tomassi | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Accident | 28 |
| 17 | 19 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 44 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | 68 | Rodd Kneeland | Rodd Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 4 | 19 | Mason Massey | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 20 | 16 | Hailie Deegan | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 22 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 8 | 0 | Mechanical | 23 |
| 22 | 21 | 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P-1 Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Did Not Start | 22 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 1 among 1 different driver
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 14 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 1 hour, 17 minutes and 1 second
- Average speed: 72.723 miles per hour (117.036 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ↑ "2026 ARCA Menards Series West schedule announced; 13 races set for 11 tracks". ARCA. December 2, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. December 3, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry list: General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Race results: General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ Sonderman, Steve (June 26, 2026). "Sam Corry Dominates at Sonoma, Leads Nitro Motorsports 1-2 ARCA West Finish". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- 1 2 "Schedule of events: General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. December 12, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice results: General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway". ARCA. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ White, Brandon (June 22, 2026). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series West drivers head to Sonoma for first road course of 2026". ARCA. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Sonderman, Steve (June 26, 2026). "Sam Corry Earns ARCA West Pole at Sonoma". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 26, 2026.