The 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 was the 1st stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 9th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, 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, Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would take the win after a hard-fought battle between Kyle Keller, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, in the final few laps of the race. This was Huddleston's sixth career ARCA Menards Series West win. Pole-sitter Daniel Hemric fell back from the first lap to finish 9th. Huddleston led a race high 144 laps. To fill out the podium, Keller and Tanner Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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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.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Adrián Ferrer (R)Central Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets05David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating5Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyotaSherwin-Williams7Gavin RayJerry Pitts RacingToyotaJerry Pitts Racing9Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing13Tanner ReifCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets19Daniel HemricBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care42Spencer DavisCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletMMI / Sunwest Construction50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory51Blake Lothian (R)Strike Mamba RacingChevroletThe Texas Lawbook71Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing / Battle Born Racing72Cody DennisonStrike Mamba RacingChevroletTimcastOfficial entry list

Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, January 25, at 9:30 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Daniel Hemric, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.116, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Daniel HemricBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.11699.36029Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFord18.30098.361313Tanner ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.31898.264Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, January 25, at 11:00 AM 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.

Daniel Hemric, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.164, and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Daniel HemricBill McAnally RacingChevrolet18.16499.097213Tanner ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota18.23398.722371Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord18.27398.506450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord18.33398.18455Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota13.34498.12569Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFord13.35598.06673Adrián Ferrer (R)Central Coast RacingToyota18.35798.055842Spencer DavisCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet18.46697.47697Gavin RayJerry Pitts RacingToyota18.84495.5211051Blake Lothian (R)Strike Mamba RacingChevrolet18.90095.2381172Cody DennisonStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet19.16493.9261205David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota19.78490.983Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord150144Running482371Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord1500Running423213Tanner ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota1506Running42469Robbie KennealyJan's Towing RacingFord1500Running40555Eric Johnson Jr.Jerry Pitts RacingToyota1500Running39697Gavin RayJerry Pitts RacingToyota1500Running38773Adrián Ferrer (R)Central Coast RacingToyota1490Running3781172Cody DennisonStrike Mamba RacingChevrolet1480Running369119Daniel HemricBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1470Mechanical36101205David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1390Running34111051Blake Lothian (R)Strike Mamba RacingChevrolet1380Running3312842Spencer DavisCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet1040Electrical32Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Trevor Huddleston 48 2 Kyle Keller 42 (-4) 3 Tanner Reif 42 (–4) 4 Robbie Kennealy 40 (–8) 5 Eric Johnson Jr. 39 (–9) 6 Gavin Ray 38 (–10) 7 Adrián Ferrer 37 (–11) 8 Cody Dennison 36 (–12) 9 Daniel Hemric 36 (–12) 10 David Smith 34 (–14)

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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