The 2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 12th and final stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West, and the 53rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a tri-oval track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete.
Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would pull off a dominating performance, leading every lap from the pole position to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Thomas Annunziata, driving for Nitro Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
After taking a lap in practice, Trevor Huddleston clinched the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West championship, his first in the series after finishing third in the two previous seasons.
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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 hosts the championship race on the schedule. In 2026, Homestead-Miami would host the championship race, while Phoenix would retain its second date in the Round of 8.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake1Robbie Kennealy (R)Jan's Towing RacingFord2Isabella RobustoRAFA Racing TeamToyota4Monty TiptonNascimento MotorsportsToyota05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota5Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota6Gavin RayJerry Pitts RacingToyota09Derek KrausShockwave MotorsportsToyota13Jade AvedisianCentral Coast RacingToyota15Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota17Kaylee BrysonCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet18Brent CrewsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Leland HoneymanNitro MotorsportsToyota24Connor HallSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet25Taylor ReimerNitro MotorsportsToyota28Carson BrownPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet31Chase HowardRise MotorsportsToyota46Thad MoffittNitro MotorsportsToyota50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord51Blake Lothian (R)Strike Mamba RacingChevrolet55Andrew ChapmanHigh Point RacingFord67Shane BackesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet70Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota71Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord72Cody DennisonStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet77Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 31, at 11:00 AM MST, and would last for 45 minutes. Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.650, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Brent CrewsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.650130.199220Leland HoneymanNitro MotorsportsToyota28.135127.955370Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota28.158127.850Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 31, at 12:00 PM MST. The qualifying procedure 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 that session will win the pole.
Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.464, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Brent CrewsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.464131.081277Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet27.668130.114325Taylor ReimerNitro MotorsportsToyota27.731129.819428Carson BrownPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet27.737129.791570Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota27.761129.678613Jade AvedisianCentral Coast RacingToyota27.838129.320724Connor HallSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet27.884129.106815Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota27.915128.963920Leland HoneymanNitro MotorsportsChevrolet27.939128.8521046Thad MoffittNitro MotorsportsChevrolet27.968128.719111Robbie Kennealy (R)Jan's Towing RacingFord28.022128.470122Isabella RobustoRAFA Racing TeamToyota28.080128.205134Monty TiptonNascimento MotorsportsToyota28.170127.7961450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord28.172127.7861571Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord28.333127.0601609Derek KrausShockwave MotorsportsToyota28.682125.514175Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota28.734125.2871817Kaylee BrysonCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet28.879124.6581951Blake Lothian (R)Strike Mamba RacingChevrolet28.970124.266206Gavin RayJerry Pitts RacingToyota29.022124.0442172Cody DennisonStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet29.356122.6332255Andrew ChapmanHigh Point RacingFord29.455122.2202399Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet30.555117.8202405David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota31.045115.9612531Chase HowardRise MotorsportsToyota––2667Shane BackesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Brent CrewsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota100100Running492428Carson BrownPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1000Running423570Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running914277Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running405920Leland HoneymanNitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running396111Robbie Kennealy (R)Jan's Towing RacingFord1000Running887724Connor HallSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1000Running8781046Thad MoffittNitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running369815Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota1000Running35101450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1000Running8411122Isabella RobustoRAFA Racing TeamToyota1000Running3312325Taylor ReimerNitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running8213206Gavin RayJerry Pitts RacingToyota980Running81141609Derek KrausShockwave MotorsportsToyota980Running30151571Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord980Running79161951Blake Lothian (R)Strike Mamba RacingChevrolet980Running7817134Monty TiptonNascimento MotorsportsToyota980Running77181817Kaylee BrysonCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet980Running2619613Jade AvedisianCentral Coast RacingToyota970Running7520175Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota970Running74212255Andrew ChapmanHigh Point RacingFord970Running73222172Cody DennisonStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet970Running72232531Chase HowardRise MotorsportsToyota950Running21242667Shane BackesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet940Running70252405David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota910Running69262399Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet00Did Not Start68Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Trevor Huddleston 650 2 Kyle Keller 610 (–40) 1 3 Robbie Kennealy 604 (–46) 1 4 Eric Johnson Jr. 581 (–69) 1 5 Blake Lothian 535 (–115) 3 6 Tanner Reif 518 (–132) 7 David Smith 495 (–155) 8 Jake Bollman 255 (–395) 9 Todd Souza 229 (–421) 10 Andrew Chapman 227 (–423)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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