General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

General Tire 150

ARCA Menards Series
Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsor	General Tire
First race	1996
Distance	150.0 mi (241.4 km)
Laps	100
Previous names	ADG EasyCare 100 (1996) ADG Easy Care Certified 100 (1997) EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 (1998-2002) ADG 100 presented by EasyCare (2003) Quaker Steak & Lube 100 (2004)
Most wins (driver)	Frank Kimmel (3)
Most wins (team)	Clement Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (6)
Circuit information
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The General Tire 150 is a 150-mile (240 km) annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The inaugural event was held on May 18, 1996 and was won by Tim Steele. The race was originally held during the month of May between 1996 and 2004, after which it was removed from the calendar. The race returned to the series in 2018 and has remained since.

ARCA previously ran at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1996 to 2004. In 1996 and 1997, the series ran three times at the speedway: twice in May and once in either late September or early October. In 1998, the middle race was dropped, leaving just one spring race and one fall race. For 2004, the fall race was dropped, before the track was dropped altogether for the 2005 season.^[1]

In 2018, the track returned to the ARCA schedule, replacing the race at Kentucky Speedway. In 2020, the ARCA race at Charlotte was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and moved back to Kentucky. The race returned to the series' schedule in 2021.

• 1999: Race shortened due to time constraints.
• 2004, 2019 & 2023: Race lengthened for green-white-checkered finish.
• 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Kentucky due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

EasyCare Certified 200

ARCA Menards Series
Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsor	EasyCare
First race	1996
Last race	1997
Distance	201 mi (323 km)
Laps	134
Previous names	ADG EasyCare 400K (1996)
Most wins (driver)	Tim Steele (1) Gary Laton (1)
Most wins (team)	Steele Racing (1) Thomas Laton (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (1) Chevrolet (1)
Circuit information
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The EasyCare Certified 200 was an ARCA Menards Series race run in May of 1996 and 1997. The race was dropped from the schedule for the 1998 season. The middle race had no repeat winners.

EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150

ARCA Menards Series
Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina
Corporate sponsor	EasyCare
First race	1996
Last race	2003
Distance	150 mi (240 km)
Laps	100
Previous names	First Plus 200 (1996) EasyCare Certified 200 (1997) EasyCare Certified 150 (1998) EasyCare Certified 100 (1999) EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 (2000-2002)
Most wins (driver)	Tim Steele (2) Kirk Shelmerdine (2)
Most wins (team)	Steele Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (4)
Circuit information
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150 was an ARCA Menards Series race run between 1996 and 2003 sometime around October 1. The race was removed for the 2004 season. Tim Steele and Kirk Shelmerdine tie for the most wins at two apiece. In the 2001 event, driver Blaise Alexander was killed in a crash on lap 63.

• 2001: Race shortened to 63 laps due to fatal crash.^[2]
• 2003: Race shortened to 66 laps due to rain.^[3]

• Charlotte Motor Speedway race results at Racing-Reference