Michael Self sweeps Daytona road course in the ARCA Menards Series, General Tire 100 on Friday evening for Venturini Motorsports.
Michael Self has already proven he can conquer the superspeedway at Daytona International Speedway. Back in February, he won the season opener at ‘The World Center of Racing’ for the second time.
Friday night, he added an historic first to his racing resume.
It is a unique sweep for Michael Self in the General Tire 100 at the Daytona Road Course, conquering the 14-turn, 3.61-mile configuration in the ARCA Menards Series’ inaugural foray.
The victory marks the ninth career series win for the 29-year-old from Park City, Utah. Self extends his championship points lead in the process. He also takes over the Sioux Chief Showdown championship lead.
Sioux Chief Showdown Point Standings
A faulty plug wire kept Self from taking a lap during the abbreviated practice session, which was cut short by weather. Lightning near the track also pushed the start of the race three hours. In addition to wet conditions and a first-time event, the General Tire 100 would be run under the lights.
None of which slowed the race-long battle between Self and Ty Gibbs.
Starting second. by virtue of the starting field being set by owners points in the Sioux Chief Showdown standings, Self was in a good position for the race. Gibbs used a slick move in the backstretch chicane to take the lead on lap one and held it until Self overtook him right before the halfway break. Gibbs would wrestle in back with ten to go in the 28-lap event, but Self would not relent. He retook the point in the infield turns with six to go and pulled away for the win.
Self’s No. 25 Sinclair Lubricants Toyota finished 6.993 seconds ahead of runner-up Gibbs.
The General Tire 100 Results
Colin Braun, the former Rolex 24 winner and NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series driver, crossed the line third as a substitute driver for Sam Mayer. Mayer, who suffered a hand injury in a sports car wreck last week in Wisconsin, started the race and was relieved by Braun at the halfway break.
Taylor Gray finished fourth and Will Rodgers, who was fastest in practice, was fifth.
Hailie Deegan was sixth, followed by Max McLaughlin, Bret Holmes, Chandler Smith and Parker Chase. Smith entered the race as the Sioux Chief Showdown points leader and overcame an early off-course run and a spin later in the race to salvage a top-ten.
ARCA Menards Series Point Standings
Self leads Holmes by 15 points in the ARCA Menards Series. Drew Dollar and Deegan are both even for third, 56 back of Self. And Self leads Smith by two points, Mayer by three and Gibbs by seven in the Sioux Chief Showdown, with Holmes in fifth, only 14 out of the top spot.
Up Next
The series now head to WWT Raceway at Gateway in Madison, Illinois, on Saturday, Aug. 29. The race will be No. 13 for the ARCA Menards Series and seventh of ten races for the Sioux Chief Showdown.