2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Kern Raceway)
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 12 in the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season | |||
| Date | October 26, 2024 | ||
| Location | Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.50 mi (0.80 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 50 mi (80 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 50 mi (80 km) | ||
| Average speed | 71.315 miles per hour (114.770 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Venturini Motorsports | ||
| Time | 18.218 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 11th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a action-packed race, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would lead flag-to-flag, leading every lap of the race from the pole to earn his seventh career ARCA Menards Series West win and his second of the season.[5] To fill out the podium, Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report
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Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) oval speedway located on CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for Mesa Marin Raceway.
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway hosts events with NASCAR's Whelen All-American Series along with an ARCA Menards Series West race since 2013.[6]
The track has banks of 8° in the straightaways, with 14° paved corners. The track has 15,000 seats for fans, and room to expand to 17,000 seats for various events. It also contains 21 suites in the grandstand along with 18 concession stands.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 26, at 3:00 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[7] Rip Michels, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.523, and a speed of 97.176 mph (156.390 km/h).[8]
| Pos.[9] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Rip Michels | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 18.523 | 97.176 |
| 2 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 18.651 | 96.51 |
| 3 | 17 | Buddy Shepherd | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 18.69 | 69.308 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 26, at 5:00 PM PST.[7] 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 that session will win the pole.[10]
Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.218, and a speed of 98.803 mph (159.008 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 150 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 10 | 20 | Brent Crews | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 9 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 2 | 71 | Rip Michels | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 16 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 17 | 21 | Ethan Nascimento | Motorsports | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 8 | 42 | Spencer Davis | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Henry Barton | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 19 | 12 | Joey Kennealy | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 20 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 136 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 14 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Engine | 27 |
| 18 | 15 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 87 | 0 | Accident | 26 |
| 19 | 11 | 9 | Kyle Keller | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | Engine | 25 |
| 20 | 4 | 17 | Buddy Shepherd | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Engine | 25 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (October 27, 2024). "End To End Domination: Sean Hingorani Takes Kern Raceway Win". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Cree, Adam (April 17, 2013). "New NASCAR raceway debuts soon". The Renegade Rip. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ White, Brandon (October 22, 2024). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series West championship winds down at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (October 26, 2024). "Sean Hingorani on Pole for ARCA West at Kern County". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.