The 2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 2nd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 8th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Kole Raz, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would take the win after a hard-fought battle between Trevor Huddleston in the final few laps of the race. This was Raz's first career ARCA Menards Series West win. Pole-sitter Tyler Reif dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 104 laps, before falling back to finish 3rd. Huddleston passed Reif for the lead with under 50 laps to go, and led 43 laps before finishing 2nd in a wild finish with Raz.
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Background
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a oval speedway located on CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for Mesa Marin Raceway.
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway hosts events with NASCAR's Whelen All-American Series along with an ARCA Menards Series West race since 2013.
The track has banks of 8° in the straightaways, with 14° paved corners. The track has 15,000 seats for fans, and room to expand to 17,000 seats for various events. It also contains 21 suites in the grandstand along with 18 concession stands.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press1Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFordSetting The Stage / Wiley X3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevroletRJs Paintshop / Impact Transport05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyotaApache Rental Group7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaGR Garage11Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFordEvers Farms / Pioneer Performance12Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFordSetting The Stage / Battle Born13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets16Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation21Henry BartonNascimento MotorsportsToyotaNascimento Motorsports / Turn One23Mason MitchellSigma Performance ServicesChevroletSPS / GMS Fabrication24Sean HingoraniSigma Performance ServicesChevroletSPS / Fisher Industries27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press33P. J. PedroncelliRodd RacingChevroletPedroncelli Mobile Bottling41Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFordTilly's / Stoney's 50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory52Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsChevroletHacienda Pools / Mattos Transport71Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing77Cody KiemelePerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyotaKing Taco / Master K BBQ / Wallace Sign88John MooreNaake Klauer MotorsportsFordJM EnvironmentalOfficial entry list
Notes
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 20, at 3:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.744, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed113Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.74496.03125Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.77595.872316Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.82195.638Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 20, 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.
Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.464, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed113Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.46497.487216Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.64696.53535Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.64796.530450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord18.73796.067571Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord18.74496.031624Sean HingoraniSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet18.75895.95974Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet18.81895.653823Mason MitchellSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet18.85895.450933P. J. PedroncelliRodd RacingChevrolet18.93795.0521012Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord18.98194.832113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota18.99394.772127Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota19.01694.6571341Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord19.02394.6221421Henry BartonNascimento MotorsportsToyota19.09494.2701588John MooreNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord19.14694.0141619Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet19.21093.7011752Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsChevrolet19.44592.5691811Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord19.65191.5981977Cody KiemelePerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota19.67691.482201Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord20.53487.6592127Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet20.79686.5552205David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota26.98666.701230Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet––Withdrew61Sean HingoraniHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaOfficial qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts135Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota1503Running472450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord15043Running433113Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota150104Running444624Sean HingoraniSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1500Running405571Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord1500Running39674Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running3871012Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord1500Running378933P. J. PedroncelliRodd RacingChevrolet1490Running369113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1490Running35101619Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1490Running34111341Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1470Running3312216Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1460Running32131588John MooreNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord1460Running31141752Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsChevrolet1460Running3015127Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1450Running29162205David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1380Running28172127Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet1370Running2718823Mason MitchellSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet580Overheating26191977Cody KiemelePerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota360Accident25201421Henry BartonNascimento MotorsportsToyota20Vibration2421230Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet00DNS23221811Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord00DNS2223201Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord00DNS21Withdrew61Sean HingoraniHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 4 1 Sean Hingorani 79 9 2 Tyler Reif 76 (-3) 14 3 Trevor Huddleston 70 (–9) 3 4 Jack Wood 70 (–9) 13 5 Kyle Keller 63 (–16) 13 6 Todd Souza 60 (–19) 13 7 Eric Johnson Jr. 58 (–21) 18 8 Nick Joanides 57 (–22) 14 9 Takuma Koga 50 (–29) 9 10 William Sawalich 48 (–31)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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