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By Adam Fenwick www.arcaracing.com March 3, 2025
This Friday night, the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West will unite for the running of the General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway (6 p.m. MT / 8 p.m. ET on FS1).
Friday’s event marks the fifth time the two series have come together to compete at Phoenix dating back to the first such event in 2021, which was won by Ty Gibbs. Other winners of the annual combination race include Taylor Gray, Tyler Reif and William Sawalich.
The West Series has been racing at Phoenix for more than four decades, with the first West Series event taking place in 1977 and won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough. Many familiar names have won West Series events at Phoenix, including Richard Petty, Neil Bonnett, Bobby Allison, Alan Kulwicki, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt, among others.
More recently, current NASCAR stars like Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer, Jesse Love, Todd Gilliland, Ty Gibbs, Sammy Smith and Connor Zilisch have scored West Series wins at Phoenix.
Tickets for the General Tire 150 can be purchased here. Below is everything you need to know for Friday’s ARCA Menards Series-West Series combination event at Phoenix Raceway.
General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway
When it comes to momentum, no drivers have more than Brenden “Butterbean” Queen and Trevor Huddleston.
That’s because both men opened the 2025 season with victories in their respective divisions. Huddleston kicked off the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season with a win in January at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Queen began his first full ARCA Menards Series campaign with a win at Daytona International Speedway last month.
Both drivers are in the field for Friday’s General Tire 150, and they both will look to add to their early momentum with another trip to Victory Lane.
A stacked field of more than 30 competitors will be looking to deny them another checkered flag. Among them is Brent Crews, who will be piloting the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Also entered are four drivers out of the Venturini Motorsports stable: Isabella Robusto, Lawless Alan, Patrick Staropoli and Treyten Lapcevich.
West Series team Central Coast Racing will have entries in the field for Tanner Reif and Adrian Ferrer. Rev Racing’s Lavar Scott will continue his pursuit of his first ARCA platform win, and Tyler Reif, who won at Phoenix in 2023, will be in the field aboard the No. 23 Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet.
Other notable names entered in Friday’s event include Corey Day, Thad Moffitt, Ryan Vargas, Jason Kitzmiller, Kyle Keller, Kole Raz, Andy Jankowiak, Jake Bollman, Eric Johnson Jr., Adrian Ferrer and Robbie Kennealy, among others.
The full entry list for Friday’s General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway is available here.
RACING REFERENCE:
RACE FACTS:
| RACE | General Tire 150 |
| PLACE | Phoenix Raceway |
| LOCATION | Avondale, Arizona |
| DATE | Friday, March 7, 2025 |
| TIME | 6 p.m. MT / 8 p.m. ET |
| TV CHANNEL/LIVE STREAM | FS1 |
| RADIO | MRN | SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 |
| TRACK LAYOUT | One-mile tri-oval |
| LAPS | 150 |
CREW CHIEF HANDOUT: The starting field for the General Tire 150 is limited to 32 starters plus provisionals. Eight (8) total provisional starting positions (4 AMS, 4 AMSW) will be reserved: AMS – two 2024 owners point standings, two Golden A 2024 owner point standings; AMSW – four 2024 owner point standings. In case of no eligible Golden A, the respective provisional(s) will be determined by 2024 owner points. specifications.
QUALIFYING: Starting lineup set by speeds in Timed Session qualifying, plus provisionals. No adjustments or repairs may be made on car after entering pit road to qualify. All cars must make a qualifying attempt, and all drivers must practice before they can qualify.
RACE PIT STOP: Break pitting procedure. Break at or near Lap 75. No adding or moving tires to or from pit box once race has started.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: Per ARCA Rulebook, maximum tire usage for this event (purchased plus from-home tires) is 12.
