2026 General Tire 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | February 14, 2026 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 84 laps, 210 mi (337.932 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 80 laps, 200 mi (321 km) | ||
| Average speed | 103.562 miles per hour (166.667 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Nitro Motorsports | ||
| Time | 49.133 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jake Finch | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Laps | 32 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jack Wood | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Time | 48.435 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Gio Ruggiero | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Kyle Rickey (Backstretch), and Tim Catalfamo (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 General Tire 200 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 84 laps—extended from 80 laps due to an overtime finish on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway, it was the first race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 63rd running of the event.
After Jake Finch and Gus Dean, two of the dominant drivers in the race, were taken out of contention after an incident with two laps to go, Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would control the lead on a one-lap shootout, and held off the rest of the field to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win. Jake Bollman finished second, and Kole Raz finished third. Daniel Dye and Glen Reen rounded out the top five, while Jack Wood, Jason Kitzmiller, Ryan Vargas, Bobby Dale Earnhardt, and Andy Jankowiak rounded out the top ten.