2024 MMI Oil Workers 150
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
| Date | April 20, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 8th Annual MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | ||
| Location | Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.50 mi (0.80 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km) | ||
| Average speed | 69.427 mph (111.732 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Central Coast Racing | ||
| Time | 18.464 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 2nd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 8th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Kole Raz, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would take the win after a hard-fought battle between Trevor Huddleston in the final few laps of the race. This was Raz's first career ARCA Menards Series West win.[5] Pole-sitter Tyler Reif dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 104 laps, before falling back to finish 3rd. Huddleston passed Reif for the lead with under 50 laps to go, and led 43 laps before finishing 2nd in a wild finish with Raz.
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
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.[7]
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Joe Farré, the original driver of the No. 24, would give up his ride and allowed Sean Hingorani to drive the car, after the No. 61 of Hattori Racing Enterprises withdrew from the race. It was reported that Hingorani and HRE had parted ways prior to the race.
Practice[edit]
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 20, at 3:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[8] Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.744, and a speed of 96.031 mph (154.547 km/h).[9]
| Pos.[10] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 18.744 | 96.031 |
| 2 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 18.775 | 95.872 |
| 3 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 18.821 | 95.638 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 20, at 5:00 PM PST.[8] 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.[11]
Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.464, and a speed of 97.487 mph (156.890 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results[edit]
Race results[edit]
| Fin[14] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 150 | 3 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 4 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 150 | 43 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 150 | 104 | Running | 44 |
| 4 | 6 | 24 | Sean Hingorani | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 33 | P. J. Pedroncelli | Rodd Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 16 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 41 | Johnny Borneman III | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 2 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 15 | 88 | John Moore | Naake Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 17 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 12 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 22 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 138 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 21 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 8 | 23 | Mason Mitchell | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | Overheating | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 77 | Cody Kiemele | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 36 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 14 | 21 | Henry Barton | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | 0 | Vibration | 24 |
| 21 | 23 | 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNS | 23 |
| 22 | 18 | 11 | Danica Dart (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | DNS | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | DNS | 21 |
| Withdrew | |||||||||
| 61 | Sean Hingorani | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | ||||||
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: MMI Oil Workers 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: MMI Oil Workers 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (April 21, 2024). "Kole Raz Out Duels Trevor Huddleston, Takes The Checkered At Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Cree, Adam (April 17, 2013). "New NASCAR raceway debuts soon". The Renegade Rip. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "About". Kern County Raceway Park. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. March 20, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: MMI Oil Workers 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 Presented by WCSCM HOF Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (April 16, 2024). "PIT BOX: Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway welcomes West Series field this Saturday night". ARCA. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (April 20, 2024). "Tyler Reif on Pole for ARCA West at Kern County". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 Presented by WCSCM HOF Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 21, 2024.