Carson Brown wins ARCA General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway after late caution forces overtime finish

A combined national and West Series event in Avondale

The ARCA Menards Series returned to Phoenix Raceway on Thursday, March 5, 2026, for the General Tire 150, a 150-lap race on the one-mile paved oval in Avondale, Arizona. The event also counted as a points race for the ARCA Menards Series West, creating a single field that paid championship points to two separate series.

The race went beyond its scheduled distance and was officially scored at 157 laps, reflecting an overtime finish after a late caution set up a short sprint to the checkered flag.

Race result: Brown holds off McKee in a tight finish

Carson Brown won the General Tire 150 in the No. 28 Chevrolet, finishing 0.299 seconds ahead of Tristan McKee in the No. 77. Thomas Annunziata completed the podium in third, followed by Trevor Huddleston in fourth and Mason Massey in fifth.

• 1. Carson Brown (No. 28) — 157 laps
• 2. Tristan McKee (No. 77) — 157 laps, +0.299s
• 3. Thomas Annunziata (No. 70) — 157 laps, +0.882s
• 4. Trevor Huddleston (No. 50) — 157 laps, +1.332s
• 5. Mason Massey (No. 81) — 157 laps, +1.780s

The remainder of the top 10, in order, was Jake Bollman, Isaac Kitzmiller, Taylor Mayhew, Max Reaves and Robbie Kennealy. Hailie Deegan finished 11th.

Qualifying: Brown converts pole into victory

Brown entered the race with a front-row advantage after taking the pole in qualifying with a best lap of 27.670 seconds (130.105 mph). McKee qualified second at 27.806 seconds, while Bollman, Kitzmiller and Annunziata rounded out the top five starters.

The result aligned with the race’s front-running profile: the top two finishers also started 1-2, and three of the top five finishers began the night inside the first five starting positions.

What the overtime distance indicates about race flow

The final lap count of 157, rather than the scheduled 150, indicates that the closing segment was extended to ensure a green-flag finish under ARCA’s overtime procedures. While the official margin between first and second was under a third of a second, the finishing order behind the top two spread out quickly, with third place scored 0.882 seconds back and the top five separated by 1.780 seconds.

Final distance: 157 laps (overtime), scheduled distance: 150 laps.

Field notes and attrition

The race featured a 40-car field. Several entries finished many laps down, reflecting both the pace of the leaders and mechanical or on-track issues that limited running time for some teams. The official results show multiple cars recorded as completing few or no laps, underscoring how quickly track position and clean execution can become decisive on a one-mile oval where leaders can reach lapped traffic early.

For the national series, Phoenix served as the second race of the 2026 season; for the West Series, it was the second points event and the first combined race of the year.