The 2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 11th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would lead flag-to-flag, leading every lap of the race from the pole to earn his seventh career ARCA Menards Series West win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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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.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevroletImpact Transportation / RJs Paintshop05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyotaCyclum Renewables Truck Stops6Henry BartonJerry Pitts RacingToyotaTurn One io7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaTakt Diesien / CKB9Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing12Joey KennealyKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevroletSTS / American Swim Academy13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets15Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFidelity Capital16Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care17Buddy ShepherdCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletHS Towing19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation20Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Ethan NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyotaImpact Transportation / Phillips Bros Fab23Jaron GianniniSigma Performance ServicesToyotaVersatile & Stone / SPS / GMS Fabrication42Spencer DavisCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletMMI Services50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory55Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 171Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFordJan's TowingOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 26, at 3:00p.m. PST, and would last for 1 hour. Rip Michels, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.523, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed171Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFord18.52397.176213Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.65196.51317Buddy ShepherdCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet18.6969.308Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 26, at 5:00p.m. 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 that session will win the pole.
Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.218, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed115Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota18.21898.803271Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFord18.29898.37135Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.37197.981417Buddy ShepherdCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet18.37197.981513Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.39197.874616Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.46297.498723Jaron GianniniSigma Performance ServicesToyota18.46497.487842Spencer DavisCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet18.51497.224950Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord18.52697.1611020Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota18.61696.691119Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord18.7296.154126Henry BartonJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.74396.036133Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota18.74596.026144Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet18.75495.981555Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota18.77395.8821619Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.81695.6631721Ethan NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota18.82895.602187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota19.11594.1671912Joey KennealyKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet19.1494.0442005David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota20.189.552Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1115Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota150150Running4921020Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running423950Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1500Running414513Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota1500Running405616Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1500Running39635Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota1500Running387723Jaron GianniniSigma Performance ServicesToyota1500Running378271Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFord1490Running3691619Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1490Running35101721Ethan NascimentoMotorsportsToyota1490Running3411842Spencer DavisCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1490Running3312126Henry BartonJerry Pitts RacingToyota1470Running3213133Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1470Running31141912Joey KennealyKennealy Keller MotorsportsChevrolet1460Running3015187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1440Running29162005David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1360Running2817144Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet990Engine27181555Isabella RobustoVenturini MotorsportsToyota870Accident2619119Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord770Engine2520417Buddy ShepherdCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet720Engine25Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sean Hingorani 560 2 Tyler Reif 548 (–12) 3 Trevor Huddleston 526 (–34) 4 Jack Wood 503 (–57) 5 Kyle Keller 479 (–81) 6 Eric Johnson Jr. 461 (–99) 7 Takuma Koga 447 (–113) 8 David Smith 400 (–160) 9 Todd Souza 360 (–200) 10 Nick Joanides 310 (–250)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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