The 2024 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts was the 6th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 150 laps, but was extended to 152 laps due to an overtime finish. In an action-packed race with post-race controversy, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would take advantage of late teammate troubles from Isabella Robusto, and take the lead with 29 laps to go. After surviving numerous restarts, Hingorani held off Jack Wood in a one-lap shootout to earn his sixth career ARCA Menards Series West win, his second of the season, and his second consecutive win, sweeping both doubleheader races. Robusto and Trevor Huddleston were the most dominant drivers of the race, Robusto led 58 laps while Huddleston led a race-high 62 laps. After hitting the wall with 29 laps to go, Robusto lost the lead and retired from the race with a flat tire, credited with a 17th place finish. To fill out the podium, Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
The race was originally scheduled to be held on March 30, but was postponed until July 6 due to the impeding bad weather for the area. The race served as a doubleheader with the 2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150, which was held two days prior on July 4.
Report Background
The Irwindale Speedway & Event Center (a.k.a. Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale Dragstrip, or "The House of Drift") is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California, United States. It opened on March 27, 1999, under the official name Irwindale Speedway. Toyota purchased the naming rights to the facility in 2008, and from that time until 2011 it was also known as the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
The speedway features banked, paved - and -mile oval tracks and a -mile drag strip. The property is primarily used for NASCAR races such as ARCA Menards Series West and Whelen All-American Series events. In late 2011, NASCAR announced it was dropping Toyota Speedway from its schedule. The company that managed the track, Irwindale Speedway LLC, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on February 13, 2012.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyotaApache Rental Group7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaIKEDO Archetype / CKB9Michael KillenJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing11Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevroletEvers Farms / Pioneer Performance12Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFordSetting The Stage / Battle Born13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets15Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFidelity Capital16Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation20Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction23Jaron GianniniSigma Performance ServicesChevroletVersatile / SPS / GMS Fabrication27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press31Rick GoodaleRise MotorsportsChevroletNor-Cal Battery Company50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory55Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!71Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing77Garrett ZachariasPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyotaKing Taco / REX MD / Wallace SignOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 6, at 3:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Nick Joanides, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.510, and a speed of .
Practice results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed171Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord18.51097.245 213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.633 96.603350Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord18.641 96.561Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 6, at 5:00 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.
Nick Joanides, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.380, and a speed of .
One driver withdrew from the race: Robbie Kennealy.
Qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed171Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord18.38097.933213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.40097.826 355Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota18.46197.503415Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota18.47097.455550Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord18.49497.329620Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota18.50097.29775Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.518 97.203816Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.62696.639923Jaron GianniniSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet18.628 96.629103Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota18.708 96.2161112Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord18.744 96.031 1219Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.78995.8011377Garrett ZachariasPerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota19.17993.853147Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota19.26893.419159Michael KillenJan's Towing RacingFord19.48192.3981611Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet19.54992.076 1705David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota20.07989.646 1827Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet20.935 85.9801931Rick GoodaleRise MotorsportsChevrolet21.08785.361Withdrew1Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFordOfficial qualifying results
Post race conflict Following the end of the race, conflict broke out between the PA announcer and the Irwindale Speedway track owner, Tim Huddleston (also the father of driver Trevor Huddleston), and crew members of Venturini Motorsports. As Hingorani did a burnout to celebrate, Huddleston stated that "This race is under review. They might take it away from him. Cause he jumped the start, so NASCAR is trying to figure out what happened here." Shortly after, ARCA officials confirmed that Hingorani was the winner of the race. As Hingorani began celebrating by climbing the catchfence, tensions began to rise. "They made the decision. Picking it up tonight. Climbing the fence. Hey, fuck you buddy" Huddleston had shouted into the hot mic. Shortly after, the mic ended up getting cut off before Huddleston went over to interview second-place finisher Jack Wood. "P2 tonight. What a gentleman. Class act. Ladies and Gentleman, they're so disrespectful, I'm not interviewing them. They don't need it." Afterwards, Huddleston jokingly said that Wood was the winner of the race. After interviewing third-place driver Tyler Reif, the broadcast went back to Hingorani, but wrapped up shortly after and Hingorani did not receive a victory interview on the broadcast.
Race results
FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1415Sean Hingorani Venturini MotorsportsToyota15231Running472816Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1520Running423213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota1521Running424171Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord1520Running425923Jaron GianniniSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1520Running39675Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota1520Running387103Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1500Running378620Jake Finch Venturini MotorsportsToyota1520Running369550Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord15262Running37101219Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1510Running34111112Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord1500Running3312159Michael KillenJan's Towing RacingFord1500Running3213147Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1470Running31141611Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running30151705David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1430Running29161931Rick GoodaleRise MotorsportsChevrolet1380Running2817355Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota12158Flat Tire28181377Garrett Zacharias Performance P–1 MotorsportsToyota90Accident26191827Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet40Electrical25Withdrew1Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFordOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sean Hingorani 293 1 2 Tyler Reif 290 (-3) 1 3 Jack Wood 264 (–29) 1 4 Trevor Huddleston 258 (–35) 5 Kyle Keller 253 (–40) 2 6 Nick Joanides 240 (–53) 1 7 Eric Johnson Jr. 237 (–56) 1 8 Takuma Koga 231 (–62) 9 Todd Souza 218 (–75) 1 10 David Smith 199 (–94)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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