It was a hot afternoon in Charlotte, but Andres Perez was able to say cool and take home the pole for the General Tire 150 tonight at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
“Super happy about the result,” the Mexico City native said post-qualifying session. This marks his second career pole and first of the year.
“We finally started this good momentum here. Charlotte is a great track to do it. Really close to the Rev Racing shop and all the work that these guys have done the last month. It’s just great,” he added.
It’s top of the charts for @andresplg2 and his @RevRacin Chevy.
He and Gus Dean hold the front row for the #GeneralTire150 pic.twitter.com/Tx1cAbElGF
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) May 24, 2024
That is not the only thing he holds the lead on, as going into tonight’s race he leads the ARCA Menards Series drivers’ points over Greg Van Alst.
Qualifying is the first set. Racing is important too, but we’re really trying to enjoy this as much as possible.
Coming up just a few hundredths short was Daytona winner Gus Dean in the Venturini No. 55.
Kansas runner-up Tanner Gray was the fastest in practice, but could only muster a third in the qualifying session. Kris Wright and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top five in the session.
Just behind the Pinnacle Racing Group’s No. 82 was their No. 28 machine for Connor Mosack, who won on the last 1.5-mile at Kansas Speedway.
Perez’s Rev Racing teammate Lavar Scott also came out strong running with a seventh-place run in the session.
Second place in points, Greg Van Alst fell just short of the top 10 and came home 13th.
While Perez celebrated, another driver felt disappointment.
Caleb Costner, sporting a new scheme and the C4 Foundation on the hood of his machine, ended up wrecked and on the tow truck during the session. Costner declined to comment to the media.
MAJOR DAMAGE for the no. 93 of Caleb Costner.
Just talked to him yesterday and he was so excited for this race. #ARCAMenards pic.twitter.com/tO1zy940hs
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) May 24, 2024
You can catch the General Tire 150 from Charlotte Motor Speedway live on Fox Sports 1 at 6 P.M. EST.
Qualifying Results for the General Tire 150
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Best Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andres Perez | Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | 30.34 | 177.983 | 2 | |
| 2 | 55 | Gus Dean | DRIVEN Trackside | 30.342 | 0.002 | 177.971 | 1 |
| 3 | 18 | Tanner Gray | JGR Toyota | 30.398 | 0.058 | 177.643 | 2 |
| 4 | 15 | Kris Wright | FNB Corporation Toyota | 30.674 | 0.334 | 176.045 | 2 |
| 5 | 82 | Carson Kvapil* | Chevrolet Performance Chevrolet | 30.704 | 0.364 | 175.873 | 1 |
| 6 | 28 | Connor Mosack* | Chevrolet/Silver Hare Development Chevrolet | 30.788 | 0.448 | 175.393 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | Lavar Scott* | Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | 30.804 | 0.464 | 175.302 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | ICON Toyota | 30.867 | 0.527 | 174.944 | 2 |
| 9 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Acacia Energy Toyota | 31.033 | 0.693 | 174.008 | 2 |
| 10 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Weddington Custom Homes-Accel Hydraulics | 31.143 | 0.803 | 173.394 | 2 |
| 11 | 20 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 31.232 | 0.892 | 172.9 | 2 |
| 12 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Celsius Toyota | 31.398 | 1.058 | 171.985 | 2 |
| 13 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating Ford | 31.471 | 1.131 | 171.587 | 2 |
| 14 | 32 | Christian Rose | Blue Wolf Cleaners & Degreasers Ford | 31.56 | 1.22 | 171.103 | 2 |
| 15 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | A.L.L Construction Chevrolet | 31.638 | 1.298 | 170.681 | 3 |
| 16 | 10 | Cody Dennison* | Timcast.com Toyota | 32.296 | 1.956 | 167.203 | 2 |
| 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Immigration Law Center Toyota | 32.338 | 1.998 | 166.986 | 6 |
| 18 | 9 | Sebastian Arias | Brady IFS Chevrolet | 32.539 | 2.199 | 165.955 | 1 |
| 19 | 93 | Caleb Costner* | C4 Foundation/Heritage Water Systems Chevrolet | 33.623 | 3.283 | 160.604 | 2 |
| 20 | 11 | Jayson Alexander* | Constant Contact Ford | 33.665 | 3.325 | 160.404 | 1 |
| 21 | 12 | Ryan Roulette* | Bellator Recruiting Academy/VFW Ford | 34.582 | 4.242 | 156.151 | 3 |
| 22 | 88 | A.J. Moyer | River’s Edge Cottages & RV Park/Ampere EV Chevrolet | 34.713 | 4.373 | 155.561 | 5 |
| 23 | 99 | Michael Maples* | Don Ray Petroleum LLC/Maples Motorsports Chevrolet | 34.749 | 4.409 | 155.4 | 4 |
| 24 | 57 | Austin McDaniel* | Brother In Law Motorsports Chevrolet | 35.205 | 4.865 | 153.387 | 5 |
| 25 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Race Parts Liquidators Ford | 35.334 | 4.994 | 152.827 | 2 |
| 26 | 75 | Hunter Deshautelle* | Brother-In-Law Motorsports Chevrolet | 35.444 | 5.104 | 152.353 | 5 |
| 27 | 48 | Brad Smith | Copraya.com Ford | 37.834 | 7.494 | 142.729 | 2 |
