The 2024 NAPA Auto Care 150 was the 8th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 1st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Tri-City Raceway in West Richland, Washington, a 1/2 mile permanent paved oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete.
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Background The West Series first visited Tri-City in 1968, when Ray Elder drove his 1967 Dodge to victory. The West Series visited Tri-City infrequently in the years that followed, with competitors like Jim Cook, Jack McCoy, Roy Smith, Dirk Stephens, Mike Chase and Jason Jefferson securing victories at the half-mile tri-oval.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyotaFidelity Capital6Jess HavensJerry Pitts RacingToyotaWestern Rail7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaLobster-Koshi NoKangai CKB-Jerry Pitts Racing11Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsTBAEBCO Construction-Evers Farms-Guardian Fence12Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFordSetting The Stage / Battle Born13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets16Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation23Greg BiffleSigma Performance ServicesChevroletSPS-GMS-Greg Biffle31Rick Redig-TackmanRise MotorsportsChevroletMax Buchanan Foundation50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory71Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing88Kasey KleynNaake Klauer MotorsportsFordShockwave Marine Suspension SeatingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 10, at 2:45 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Sean Hingorani, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.144, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota19.14494.024213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota19.20593.72633Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota19.22893.613Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 10, at 4:45 PM PST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Sean Hingorani, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.675, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.67596.386213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.79595.77316Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.99894.747423Greg BiffleSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet19.02994.592512Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord19.14794.0166Jess HavensBrain WiesToyota19.16493.92677Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota19.20893.711888Kasey KleynNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord19.21693.672919Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet19.25393.492103Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota19.26293.4481150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord19.3293.1681271Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord19.40292.7741311Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord19.4992.3551431Rick Redig-TackmanRise MotorsportsChevrolet19.71691.2961505David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota20.84286.364Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota15041Running47215Sean HingoraniJerry Pitts RacingToyota150109Running443316Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1500Running414103Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1500Running405512Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord1500Running3961150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1500Running387888Kasey KleynNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord1500Running37866Jess HavensBrain WiesToyota1500Running369423Greg BiffleSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1500Running35101271Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord1480Running341177Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1480Running33121431Rick Redig-TackmanRise MotorsportsChevrolet1480Running3213919Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1480Running31141311Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord1480Running30151505David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1340Running29Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reif 387 2 Sean Hingorani 380 (-7) 3 Jack Wood 343 (–44) 4 Trevor Huddleston 336 (–51) 5 Kyle Keller 331 (–56) 6 Nick Joanides 310 (–77) 7 Eric Johnson Jr. 300 (–88) 8 Takuma Koga 299 (–89) 9 Todd Souza 295 (–92) 10 David Smith 262 (–125)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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