The 2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 12th and final stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 3, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 93 laps, earning his first career ARCA Menards Series West win. To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Despite finishing in third, Sean Hingorani would claim the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West championship. This was Hingorani's first championship, and the first championship for Venturini Motorsports in the West Series.
Background Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
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. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyotaPhoenix Construction02Mamba SmithYoung's MotorsportsChevroletFlag Pole Buddy2Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevroletRubbermaid3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFordCentral Coast Cabinets4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevroletImpact Transportation, Nascimento Joiner05David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating6Lavar ScottRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaLoop Connect11Robbie Kennealy3K MotorsportsFordSetting the Stage, American Swim Academy12Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFordVFW, Bellator Recruiting Academy13Tyler Reif (R)Central Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets15Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 116Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA17Kaden HoneycuttMcGowan MotorsportsToyotaMMI, Sunwest Construction18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey, SoundGear20Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMCM Transportation21Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsChevroletImpact Transportation, Nascimento Joiner23Bradley Erickson (R)Sigma Performance ServicesToyotaL&S Farming, Spencer Clark Foundation25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World, First Impression Press28Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletChevrolet Performance41Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFordTilley's46Justin JohnsonLowden Jackson MotorsportsFordTilley's50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing, Racecar Factory55Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation70Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingFordArgus Construction, Battle Born Racing71Nick JoanidesJoanides MotorsportsFordJan's Towing88Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFordBasila Farms, Richwood Meats97Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevroletAmerican ResurfacingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, November 2, at 6:00 PM MST, and would last for 60 minutes. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.681, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.681130.053215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota27.858129.227320Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.908128.995Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, November 2, at 7:10 PM MST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.096, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.096132.861215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota27.271132.008320Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.336131.694417Kaden HoneycuttMcGowan MotorsportsToyota27.368131.540528Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet27.410131.339616Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet27.433131.229797Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet27.552130.662813Tyler Reif (R)Central Coast RacingToyota27.554130.65396Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet27.622130.3311023Bradley Erickson (R)Sigma Performance ServicesToyota27.839129.315113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord27.865129.1941255Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.866129.1901346Justin JohnsonLowden Jackson MotorsportsFord27.927128.908142Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet27.984128.645154Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet28.027128.4481625Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota28.113128.0551702Mamba SmithYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet28.135127.9551888Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord28.271127.3391941Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord28.289127.2582070Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingFord28.406126.7342150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord28.432126.6182221Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsChevrolet28.627125.7552371Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord28.736125.278247Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota28.880124.6542505David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyota29.449122.2452612Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord31.081115.8262727Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet31.232115.266281Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota37.16296.8732911Robbie Kennealy3K MotorsportsFord––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10093Running492320Dean ThompsonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running423215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1007Running424528Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1000Running405813Tyler Reif (R)Central Coast RacingToyota1000Running396797Landen LewisCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running3871023Bradley Erickson (R)Sigma Performance ServicesToyota1000Running378616Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1000Running369417Kaden HoneycuttMcGowan MotorsportsToyota1000Running3510142Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet1000Running34111625Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running33121346Justin JohnsonLowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1000Running32132221Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running31142070Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingFord1000Running30151702Dylan SmithYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet990Running2916247Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota990Running281796Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet990Running27182811Robbie Kennealy3K MotorsportsFord970Running2619154Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet970Running25202150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord960Running24211941Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord960Running23221255Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota960Running22232505David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyota940Running21242612Ryan RouletteFast Track RacingFord830Running20251888Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord820Running1926113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord640Accident18272371Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord640Accident17282727Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet50Mechanical16Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sean Hingorani 575 1 2 Tyler Reif 539 (-36) 1 3 Trevor Huddleston 527 (-48) 1 4 Bradley Erickson 522 (-53) 1 5 Tanner Reif 517 (-58) 2 6 Todd Souza 503 (-72) 7 Eric Nascimento 498 (-77) 8 Kyle Keller 496 (-79) 9 Takuma Koga 466 (-109) 10 David Smith 459 (-116)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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