2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen

The 2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen was the 17th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 13, 2024, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, a 2.454 mile (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 41 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would pull off another dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 40 laps with a 12 second lead to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season.[5] To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brandon Jones, driving for Cook Racing Technologies, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 17 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series
Date September 13, 2024
Official name 4th Annual General Tire 100 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 41 laps, 100 mi (161 km)
Scheduled Distance 41 laps, 100 mi (161 km)
Pole position
Driver Pinnacle Racing Group
Time 1:13.778
Most laps led
Driver Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group
Laps 40
Winner
No. 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Report

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Background

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Watkins Glen International, the circuit where the race was held.

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
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Wallis Farms / Misfit Productions
3 Alex Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / ACI / Fire Rover
06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Ocean Pipe Works
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota HYTORC of New York / Double "H" Ranch
11 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota Timcast
12 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Ford In Memory of Ron Hutcherson / Cammus
15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota FNB Corporation
17 Marco Andretti Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Group 1001
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota First Auto Group
22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota ICON Direct
23 Connor Mosack Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet F.W. Webb Company
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Boozy Jerky
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota Immigration Law Center
28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet / Silver Hare Development
29 Ryan Gemmell NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Diamond Brite / TC3 Turf
30 Dylan Lupton Rette Jones Racing Ford Lupton Excavation
31 Rob Pellosie Rise Motorsports Chevrolet Tooth Acres Dentistry
32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford West Virginia Department of Tourism
42 Brandon Jones Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Lyons Bathtubs & Showers / Menards
44 Thomas Annunziata Jeff McClure Racing Ford Bayshore Mortgage Funding
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Ski's Graphics
55 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction
71 Christopher Werth CK Motorsports Chevrolet Kim's Quilting Corner / Otto Motorsports
73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet Whelen
99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Don Ray Petroleum LLC
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 13, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour.[6] Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.076, and a speed of 119.067 mph (191.620 km/h).[7]

Pos.[8] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 1:14.076 119.067
2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:15.247 117.214
3 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:15.260 117.194
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, September 13, at 3:15 PM EST.[6] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 25-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[9]

Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:13.778, and a speed of 119.548 mph (192.394 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos.[11] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 1:13.778 119.548
2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:14.458 118.456
3 44 Thomas Annunziata Jeff McClure Racing Ford 1:15.046 117.528
4 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:15.211 117.270
5 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:15.358 117.041
6 42 Brandon Jones Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 1:15.449 116.900
7 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:15.656 116.580
8 23 Connor Mosack Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 1:15.832 116.310
9 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:15.899 116.207
10 29 Ryan Gemmell NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 1:16.391 115.459
11 17 Marco Andretti Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 1:16.930 114.650
12 30 Dylan Lupton Rette Jones Racing Ford 1:16.974 114.584
13 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 1:17.040 114.486
14 55 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:17.111 114.381
15 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.221 114.218
16 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:17.464 113.859
17 3 Alex Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 1:17.630 113.616
18 32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford 1:18.310 112.629
19 71 Christopher Werth CK Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.604 110.798
20 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 1:19.633 110.758
21 11 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:20.455 109.626
22 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:21.763 107.873
23 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 1:27.093 101.271
24 12 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Ford 1:30.015 97.984
25 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 1:37.869 90.120
26 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 1:39.598 88.556
27 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 1:43.700 85.053
28 22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota 6:03.497 24.264
29 31 Rob Pellosie Rise Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 28 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 41 40 Running 49
2 2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41 1 Running 43
3 6 42 Brandon Jones Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 41 0 Running 41
4 4 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Running 40
5 8 23 Connor Mosack Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 41 0 Running 39
6 5 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 41 0 Running 38
7 3 44 Thomas Annunziata Jeff McClure Racing Ford 41 0 Running 37
8 10 29 Ryan Gemmell NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 41 0 Running 36
9 9 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Running 35
10 12 30 Dylan Lupton Rette Jones Racing Ford 41 0 Running 34
11 13 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Running 33
12 7 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 41 0 Running 32
13 15 73 Andy Jankowiak KLAS Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 Running 31
14 11 17 Marco Andretti Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 41 0 Running 30
15 14 55 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 41 0 Running 29
16 18 32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford 40 0 Running 28
17 16 25 Toni Breidinger[N 1] Venturini Motorsports Toyota 40 0 Running 27
18 17 3 Alex Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 39 0 Running 26
19 19 71 Christopher Werth CK Motorsports Chevrolet 39 0 Running 25
20 23 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 35 0 Running 24
21 26 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 32 0 Running 23
22 22 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 24 0 Running 22
23 25 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 15 0 DNF 21
24 21 11 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota 12 0 DNF 20
25 29 31 Rob Pellosie Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 DNF 19
26 20 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Motorsports Toyota 8 0 DNF 18
27 24 12 Brayton Laster Fast Track Racing Ford 8 0 DNF 17
28 27 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 0 0 DNF 16
29 28 22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota 0 0 DNF 15
Official race results

Notes

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  1. ^ During the halfway break on lap 21, Breidinger stepped out of the No. 25 car and forfeit due to an injury that occurred to her in the previous race. Her crew chief, Cayden Lapcevich, would pilot the No. 25 car for the remainder of the race. Since Breidinger started the race, she is officially credited with the 17th-place finish.[13]

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "General Tire 100 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: General Tire 100 at the Glen". ARCA. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (September 13, 2024). "Watkins Glen Waltz, Connor Zilisch Dances On The Competition And Wins The General Tire 100". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: General Tire 100 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. December 8, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Practice results: General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International". ARCA. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 General Tire 100 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  9. ^ White, Brandon (September 9, 2024). "PIT BOX: Historic Watkins Glen International completes ARCA's road-course portion of the 2024 schedule". ARCA. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Calloni, Josh (September 13, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Leading ARCA Field to Green at Watkins Glen". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 General Tire 100 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 General Tire 100 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (September 13, 2024). "Toni Breidinger Steps Out Of Race At The Glen, Crew Chief Cayden Lapcevich Finishes Out". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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