The 2024 Portland 112 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th running of the event. The race was on Friday, May 31, 2024, 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. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would successfully take the lead from Brandon Jones in the middle stages of the race, and led the final 31 laps to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season. This was also his first road course win in his ARCA career. Jones won the pole and led the first 26 laps, before being passed by Sawalich and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Isabella Robusto, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively.
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Background
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 (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press1Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevroletSetting The Stage / American Swim Academy3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets4Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions / ACI 05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyotaFidelity Capital6Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFordConsonus Healthcare7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaLoop Connect12Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevroletSetting The Stage / Battle Born13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingFordCentral Coast Cabinets15Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction16Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care17Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletGroup 100118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation20Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFirst Auto Group23Jake WalkerSigma Performance ServicesToyotaSPS / GMS Fabrication27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press42Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletSprecher50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory55Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!71Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing77Dave SmithPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyotaGlobal Office Inc / PP1M88Tanner ReifNaake Klauer MotorsportsFordVegas Fastener ManufacturingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 31, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.933, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:16.93392.184242Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1:17.07492.015 36Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFord1:17.65391.329Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 31, at 2:30 PM PST. 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.
Brandon Jones, driving for Cook Racing Technologies, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1.16.379, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1.16.37992.853218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1.17.10191.983317Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1.17.77791.184416Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1.17.77991.181513Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingFord1.17.89191.05065Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota1.17.96790.962720Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota1.18.09590.812823Jake WalkerSigma Performance ServicesToyota1.18.13190.77194Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1.18.16690.730106Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFord1.18.18590.7081188Tanner ReifNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord1.18.32790.5431250Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1.18.37290.4921355Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota1.18.44790,4051419Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1.18.89189.8961512Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet1.18.94089.840163Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1.19.10789.6511715Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1.20.79687.777187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1.21.09487.4541977Dave SmithPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota1.21.62286.8882071Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord1.21.78486.716211Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet1.21.82186.6772227Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet1.24.13584.2932305David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1.27.65580.908240Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5731Running482142Brandon JonesCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet5726Running4431355Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota570Running414513Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingFord570Running405720Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota570Running39694Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet570Running387317Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet570Running3781250Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord570Running3691512Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet570Running3510187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota570Running34111715Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota570Running3313416Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet570Running3212211Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet570Running31142071Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord570Running30152227Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet570Running291665Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota540Running28172305David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota520Running2718823Jake WalkerSigma Performance ServicesToyota480Mechanical26191419Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet450Accident25201188Tanner ReifNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord450Mechanical2421106Caleb ShraderJerry Pitts RacingFord200Drive Train2322163Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota40Accident22231977Dave SmithPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota00DNS2124240Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet00DNS20Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Tyler Reif 116 1 2 Sean Hingorani 107 (-9) 3 Trevor Huddleston 106 (–10) 4 Jack Wood 103 (–13) 5 Kyle Keller 98 (–18) 4 6 William Sawalich 96 (–20) 1 7 Nick Joanides 87 (–29) 1 8 Takuma Koga 84 (–32) 2 9 Eric Johnson Jr. 83 (–33) 9 10 Gio Ruggiero 82 (–34)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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