General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200

The General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 is a 200-mile (320 km) annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The inaugural event was held on May 30, 1969 and was won by Bobby Watson. The track has been featured on the ARCA calendar annually since 1987.

General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
ARCA Menards Series
VenuePocono Raceway
LocationLong Pond, Pennsylvania
Corporate sponsorGeneral Tire
First race1969
Distance200.0 mi (321.9 km)
Laps80
Previous namesQuaker State 150 (1983)
Champion Spark Plug 100 (1987-1989)
Champion Spark Plug 150 (1990, 1993)
Champion Batteries 150 (1991-1992)
Pocono ARCA 150 (1994)
Equipment Supply 150 (1995)
Syracuse Grand Prix 400K (1996)
Mountain Dew 400K (1997-1998)
Pocono ARCA 200 (1999-2000, 2002, 2004, 2011-2015)
Pocono ARCA Re/Max 200 (2001)
Giant 200 (2003)
Pocono 200 (2005-2009)
Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 (2010)
Most wins (driver)Bob Schacht (4)
Tim Steele (4)
Most wins (team)Steele Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (10)
Circuit information
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns3

History

ARCA ran at Pocono Raceway for the first time in 1969 on a .75-mile (1.21 km) paved oval, two years before the modern superspeedway was opened.[1] The series would not return to the track until 1983, when it ran just one year, this time on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway. The series would take another hiatus at the track, not returning until 1987. That year, the race returned to the calendar, and has remained ever since. From 1988 to 2019, a second race was held at the track. The second race was removed for the 2020 season.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Report
Laps Miles (km)
.75-mile (1.21 km) paved oval
1969 May 30 Bobby Watson Dodge 200 150 (241.402) Report
1970

1982
Not held
2.5-mile (4.0 km) paved superspeedway
1983 July 23 75 Bob Schacht Tom Reet Racing Pontiac 60 150 (241.402) Report
1984

1986
Not held
1987 June 13 75 Bob Schacht Tom Reet Racing Buick 40 100 (160.934) Report
1988 June 18 1 Lee Raymond Coyle Racing Chevrolet 40 100 (160.934) Report
1989 June 17 75 Bob Schacht Tom Reet Racing/Bob Schacht Motorsports Buick 40 100 (160.934) Report
1990 June 16 80 Jimmy Horton S & H Racing Pontiac 60 150 (241.402) Report
1991 June 15 29 Bob Keselowski K-Automotive Racing Chevrolet 60 150 (241.402) Report
1992 June 13 37 Ben Hess Jim Spicuzza Oldsmobile 60 150 (241.402) Report
1993 June 12 75 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile 60 150 (241.402) Report
1994 July 14 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 60 150 (241.402) Report
1995 July 13 90 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Ford 60 150 (241.402) Report
1996 June 15 20 Mike Wallace Active Motorsports Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) Report
1997 June 7 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 100 250 (402.336) Report
1998 June 20 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 100 250 (402.336) Report
1999 June 19 46 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Chevrolet 80 200 (321.869) Report
2000 June 17 2 Kerry Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 80 200 (321.869) Report
2001 June 16 16 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 80 200 (321.869) Report
2002 June 8 22 Damon Lusk WP Motorsports Chevrolet 86* 215 (346.009) Report
2003 July 25 77 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 80 200 (321.869) Report
2004 June 12 99 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Pontiac 80 200 (321.869) Report
2005 June 11 27 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 80 200 (321.869) Report
2006 June 10 4 Chase Miller Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 88* 220 (354.056) Report
2007 June 9 62 Chad McCumbee Petty Enterprises Dodge 80 200 (321.869) Report
2008 June 7 99 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 86* 215 (346.009) Report
2009 June 6 25 Joey Logano Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 200 (321.869) Report
2010 June 5 81 Craig Goess Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota 80 200 (321.869) Report
2011 June 11 33 Tim George Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 59* 147.5 (237.378) Report
2012 June 9 25 Brennan Poole Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 200 (321.869) Report
2013 June 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 200 (321.869) Report
2014 June 7 4 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 80 200 (321.869) Report
2015 June 6 22 Trevor Bayne Cunningham Motorsports Ford 80 200 (321.869) Report
2016 June 3 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 80 200 (321.869) Report
2017 June 9 18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 80 200 (321.869) Report
2018 June 1 12 Harrison Burton MDM Motorsports Toyota 80 200 (321.869) Report
2019 May 31 22 Ty Majeski Chad Bryant Racing Ford 80 200 (321.869) Report
2020 June 26 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 80 200 (321.869) Report

Notes

  • 2002, 2006, 2008: "Race extended due to green/white/checker."[2][3][4]
  • 2011: "Race shortened to 59 laps due to fog."[5]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Team Years Won
4 Bob Schacht 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993
Tim Steele 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001
2 Mike Wallace 1995, 1996

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
4 Steele Racing 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001
3 Tom Reet Racing 1983, 1987, 1989*
2 Bob Schacht Motorsports 1989*, 1993
Venturini Motorsports 2009, 2012
Joe Gibbs Racing 2017, 2020

Note: In 1989, Bob Schacht was listed as the owner, but sponsored by Tom Reet Racing.[6]

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
10 Chevrolet 1988, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
8 Ford 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2015, 2019
6 Toyota 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020
5 Dodge 1969, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
2 Pontiac 1983, 1990
Buick 1987, 1988
Oldsmobile 1992, 1993

References

  1. "ARCA Stock Car race". UltimateRacingHistory.com. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. "Pocono ARCA 200". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. "2006 Pocono 200". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. "2008 Pocono 200". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. "2011 Pocono 200". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. "1989 Champion Spark Plug 100". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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