The 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 11th and final stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 50th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tr-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 100 laps to 107 laps, due to an overtime finish. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would overcome a penalty, and earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win. He would also dominate the majority of the race, leading 75 laps. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
By virtue of starting the race, Jake Drew, driving for Sunrise Ford Racing, would claim the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship. This was Drew's first championship in the series, along with the first championship for Sunrise Ford Racing since 2018. It would also end up being Sunrise Ford Racing's final championship, as the team announced that they would shut down at the end of 2022.
Background Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999.
NASCAR announced that its championship weekend events would be run at Phoenix for 2020, marking the first time since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that Homestead-Miami Speedway would not be the host track. The track will also hold the championship for the 2021 NASCAR Cup season.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
#DriverTeamMake01Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyota1Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota02Katie HettingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet04Sean HingoraniNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet4Sebastian AriasNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota6Jake DrewSunrise Ford RacingFord7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota9Tanner Reif (R)Sunrise Ford RacingFord11Chris LowdenLowden MotorsportsChevrolet13Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord15Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota16Landen LewisBill McAnally RacingChevrolet17Buddy ShepherdMcGowan MotorsportsToyota18Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20Jesse Love Venturini MotorsportsToyota21R. J. SmothermanLowden MotorsportsChevrolet25Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet40Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet41Tyler ReifLowden MotorsportsChevrolet42Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet51Andrés Pérez de LaraDavid Gilliland RacingFord54Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord55Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota70Kyle Keller (R)Kyle Keller RacingChevrolet71Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord84Bradley EricksonNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord88Bridget BurgessBMI RacingChevrolet99Cole MooreBill McAnally RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice/Qualifying Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 75-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Thursday, November 3, at 6:30 PM MST. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.570, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota26.570135.491220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.039133.141351Andrés Pérez de LaraDavid Gilliland RacingFord27.087132.905471Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord27.104132.822525Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.359131.58461Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota27.383131.468740Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet27.635130.270884Bradley EricksonNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord27.809129.454904Sean HingoraniNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet27.817129.4171017Buddy ShepherdMcGowan MotorsportsToyota27.875129.1481115Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.933128.8801255Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.943128.834139Tanner Reif (R)Sunrise Ford RacingFord27.949128.8061416Landen LewisBill McAnally RacingChevrolet27.972128.700156Jake DrewSunrise Ford RacingFord28.061128.2921613Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord28.102128.1051754Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord28.175127.7731842Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota28.235127.5011970Kyle Keller (R)Kyle Keller RacingFord28.259127.3932002Katie HettingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet28.329127.0782199Cole MooreBill McAnally RacingChevrolet28.379126.854227Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota28.664125.593234Sebastian AriasNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet28.911124.5202441Tyler ReifLowden MotorsportsChevrolet28.940124.3952501Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyota29.129123.5882621R. J. SmothermanLowden MotorsportsChevrolet29.279122.9552705David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota29.405122.4282888Bridget BurgessBMI RacingChevrolet29.454122.2242927Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet30.820116.8073011Chris LowdenLowden MotorsportsChevrolet31.378114.730Official practice/qualifying results
Race results Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10775Running492220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1070Running423351Andrés Pérez de LaraDavid Gilliland RacingFord10731Running4241255Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1070Running4051613Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord1070Running3961416Landen LewisBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1070Running387884Bradley EricksonNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord1070Running3781115Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota1070Running36961Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota1070Running3510139Tanner Reif (R)Sunrise Ford RacingFord1070Running34111017Buddy ShepherdMcGowan MotorsportsToyota1070Running33122441Tyler ReifLowden MotorsportsChevrolet1070Running3213156Jake DrewSunrise Ford RacingFord1070Running31142199Cole MooreBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1070Running3015227Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1070Running2916234Sebastian AriasNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet1070Running28172888Bridget BurgessBMI RacingChevrolet1070Running27182501Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyota1070Running26192002Katie HettingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1070Running25202705David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1050Running24211842Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota1000Accident23222927Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet950Running2223904Sean HingoraniNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet940Accident21241754Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord770Accident20251970Kyle Keller (R)Kyle Keller RacingChevrolet770Running19262621R. J. SmothermanLowden MotorsportsChevrolet660Ignition1827471Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord511Accident1828525Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota500Accident1629740Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet190Track Bar15303011Chris LowdenLowden MotorsportsChevrolet00Did Not Start14Official race results
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