The 2026 Bill Schmitt Memorial 173 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was an ARCA Menards Series West race held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Shasta Speedway in Anderson, California. Contested over 173 laps on the 0.375 miles (0.604 km) short track, it was the fourth race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the third running of the event.
Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, pulled off a dominating performance, leading all but one lap from the pole position to earn his 10th career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Cole Denton finished second, and Mason Massey finished third. Andrew Chapman and Robbie Kennealy rounded out the top five, while Eric Johnson Jr., Hailie Deegan, Kenna Mitchell, Mia Lovell, and Tyler Tomassi rounded out the top ten.
This was the second race of "ARCA Night in America", a doubleheader feature with the ARCA Menards Series East race on the same day, both being streamed on the NASCAR Channel and FloRacing.
Report Background
Shasta Speedway is a asphalt oval race track located in Anderson, California. Shasta Speedway is currently being featured in the ARCA Menards Series West division of NASCAR. The track was named after Shasta County, the county that Anderson, California and the speedway are located in.
The track currently holds events for super late models, legends, mini stocks, super modifieds, hornets, bombers, and monster trucks.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. DriverTeamMake1Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFord05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota5Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota7Gavin Ray (R)Jerry Pitts RacingToyota13Kenna MitchellCentral Coast RacingToyota15Mia Lovell (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota16Hailie DeeganBill McAnally RacingChevrolet19Mason MasseyBill McAnally RacingChevrolet25Julian DaCosta (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord51Tyler TomassiStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet55Andrew Chapman (R)High Point RacingFord71Cole Denton (R)Jan's Towing RacingFord72Josiah ReaumeStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet77Alonso SalinasPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota88Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 2, at 3:30 PM PST, and lasted for 1 hour.
Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.199 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord16.19983.338219Mason MasseyBill McAnally RacingChevrolet16.26982.980313Kenna MitchellCentral Coast RacingToyota16.40082.317Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 2, at 5:20 PM PST. The qualifying procedure used was a single-car, two-lap based system. Drivers were on track by themselves and had two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.
Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 15.920 seconds, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord15.92084.799219Mason MasseyBill McAnally RacingChevrolet16.04784.128371Cole Denton (R)Jan's Towing RacingFord16.08383.94041Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFord16.15083.591555Andrew Chapman (R)High Point RacingFord16.17983.441688Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord16.20483.313716Hailie DeeganBill McAnally RacingChevrolet16.28682.893813Kenna MitchellCentral Coast RacingToyota16.31182.766925Julian DaCosta (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota16.32482.700105Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota16.32582.6951115Mia Lovell (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota16.34082.6191251Tyler TomassiStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet16.42782.182137Gavin Ray (R)Jerry Pitts RacingToyota16.44482.0971477Alonso SalinasPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota16.74780.6111505David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota16.86880.0331672Josiah ReaumeStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet19.22270.232Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Laps: 173 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1150Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord173172Running492371Cole Denton (R)Jan's Towing RacingFord1730Running423219Mason MasseyBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1731Running424555Andrew Chapman (R)High Point RacingFord1730Running40541Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFord1730Running396105Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota1730Running387716Hailie DeeganBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1730Running378813Kenna MitchellCentral Coast RacingToyota1730Running3691115Mia Lovell (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1730Running35101251Tyler TomassiStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet1730Running34111477Alonso SalinasPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota1730Running33121505David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1610Running3213137Gavin Ray (R)Jerry Pitts RacingToyota1460Running3114925Julian DaCosta (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1360Mechanical3015688Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord890Transmission29161672Josiah ReaumeStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet170Accident28Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 2 among 2 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 36 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 3 minutes and 3 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Trevor Huddleston 172 2 Mason Massey 160 (–12) 2 3 Cole Denton 145 (–27) 1 4 Hailie Deegan 145 (–27) 1 5 Eric Johnson Jr. 143 (–29) 6 Robbie Kennealy 138 (–34) 7 Andrew Chapman 130 (–42) 8 Gavin Ray 120 (–52) 9 Mia Lovell 117 (–55) 2 10 David Smith 106 (–66)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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