2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

The 2023 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the first race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 10, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt speedway. The race was increased from 150 laps to 160 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wreck-filled race, Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, scored the upset win after passing Landen Lewis for the lead on the final lap. This was Reif's first career ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West win in only his third start. William Sawalich, who started on the pole, dominated the majority of the race, leading 93 laps before getting spun with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Bradley Erickson, driving for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM MST, and would last for 45 minutes. Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.031, and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 10, at 4:30 PM MST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.153, and an average speed of.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Greg Van Alst	81
9	2	Frankie Muniz	71
12	3	Tony Cosentino	58
3	4	Jesse Love	55
7	5	Christian Rose	54
2	6	Jack Wood	52
	7	Tyler Reif	47
6	8	Connor Mosack	45
	9	Landen Lewis	43
30	10	Andrés Pérez de Lara	43

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Tyler Reif	47
2	Landen Lewis	43
3	Bradley Erickson	41
4	Andrés Pérez de Lara	40
5	Kyle Keller	39
6	Frankie Muniz	38
7	Leland Honeyman	37
8	Conner Jones	37
9	Trevor Huddleston	35
10	Greg Van Alst	34

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.