2023 Portland 112
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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| Date | June 2, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual Portland 112 | ||
| Location | Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.967 mi (3.166 km) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 112 mi (181 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 57 laps, 112 mi (181 km) | ||
| Average speed | 62.743 mph (100.975 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McGowan Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:16.795 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | |
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2023 Portland 112 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 3rd running of the event. The race was on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, a 1.967 mile (3.166 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 57 laps to complete. In a wild race, Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would break his 2nd-place streak and hold off a challenging Cole Custer on the final restart to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Lewis won the pole and led 18 laps of the race, while Custer led a race-high 22 laps and finished 2nd.[5] To fill out the podium, Dale Quarterley, driving for his own team, 1/4 Ley Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Report
[edit]Background
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Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of the Delta Park/Vanport light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
The track hosts the IndyCar Series, Formula E, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the ARCA Menards Series West, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and SCCA autocross events. Additionally, the PIR grounds are host to OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) bicycling races on the track and the surrounding grounds. The facility includes a dragstrip and a motocross track.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[6] Todd Souza, driving for his own team, Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.746, and a speed of 97.490 mph (156.895 km/h).[7]
| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:12.746 | 97.490 |
| 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.704 | 91.269 |
| 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:17.782 | 91.178 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 3:10 PM PST.[6] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in the session will win the pole.[9]
Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:16.795, and a speed of 92.350 mph (148.623 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]| Fin[12] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 18 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 22 | Running | 44 |
| 3 | 14 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 13 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 99 | Caleb Shrader | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 19 | 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 10 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 7 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 12 | 20 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 56 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 12 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 8 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 49 | 0 | Shocks | 29 |
| 16 | 21 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Oil Leak | 28 |
| 17 | 23 | 46 | Kyle Sieg | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 44 | 0 | Engine | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 43 | 17 | Rear End | 27 |
| 19 | 16 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | 28 | 0 | Engine | 25 |
| 20 | 17 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | Engine | 24 |
| 21 | 15 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | Fire | 23 |
| 22 | 11 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | Accident | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 04 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | DNS | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 39 | Roxali Kamper | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNS | 20 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. January 6, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (June 2, 2023). "Landen Lewis Triumphs in Late-Race 'Dog Fight' with Cole Custer, Scored Portland 112 Victory". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 27, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Portland 112 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (May 30, 2023). "PIT BOX: Multiple NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers set to join ARCA Menards Series West field at Portland". ARCA. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (June 2, 2023). "Landen Lewis Wins ARCA West Pole at Portland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Portland 112 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Portland 112 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 13, 2024.