The 2024 Shasta 150 was the 7th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Shasta Speedway in Anderson, California, a 0.375 mile permanent paved oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would have a perfect race, winning the pole and leading every lap of the event to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season.[5] This was also the first win for Central Coast Racing in the West Series since 2008. To fill out the podium, Sean Hingorani, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, and Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 12 in the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season | |||
| Date | July 27, 2024 | ||
| Location | Shasta Speedway in Anderson, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.50 mi (0.80 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 56 mi (120 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 56 mi (120 km) | ||
| Average speed | 77.675 mph (125.006 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Central Coast Racing | ||
| Time | 16.033 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
Report
editShasta Speedway, located in Anderson, California, was built in the late 1940s as a 3/8-mile dirt track. It spent a brief part of its life as a quarter-mile dirt oval in the early 1970s. In 2023, it hosted the ARCA Menards Series West for the first time since 2015, when it hosted the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.[citation needed]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Fidelity Capital |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | IKEDO Archetype |
| 11 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | Setting The Stage / American Swim Academy |
| 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | Setting The Stage / Battle Born |
| 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Pacific Office Automation |
| 23 | Jaron Giannini | Sigma Performance Services | Chevrolet | Versatile / SPS / GMS Fabrication |
| 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | High Point Racing / Racecar Factory |
| 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | Jan's Towing |
| 80 | Derek Copeland | Derek Copeland Racing | Toyota | SK Construction / Wards Concrete |
| Official entry list | ||||
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 27, at 4:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[6] Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.107, and a speed of 83.814 mph (134.886 km/h).[7]
Practice results
edit| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 16.107 | 83.814 |
| 2 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 16.154 | 83.571 |
| 3 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | 16.240 | 83.128 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, July 27, at 6:00 PM PST.[6] The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[9]
Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 16.033, and a speed of 84.201 mph (135.508 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
edit| Pos.[11] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 16.033 | 84.201 |
| 2 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 16.073 | 83.992 |
| 3 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 16.093 | 83.887 |
| 4 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 16.222 | 83.220 |
| 5 | 80 | Derek Copeland | Derek Copeland Racing | Toyota | 16.253 | 83.062 |
| 6 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 16.305 | 82.797 |
| 7 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | 16.314 | 82.751 |
| 8 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 16.331 | 82.665 |
| 9 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 16.417 | 82.232 |
| 10 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 16.571 | 81.468 |
| 11 | 11 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17.037 | 79.239 |
| 12 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 17.052 | 79.170 |
| 13 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||
Race results
edit| Fin[12] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 150 | 150 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 80 | Derek Copeland | Derek Copeland Racing | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | 149 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 10 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 12 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 138 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 8 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 121 | 0 | Brakes | 33 |
| 12 | 13 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Mechanical | 31 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (July 28, 2024). "Tyler Reif Obliterates ARCA Menards Series West Field to Win at Shasta Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shasta 150 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (July 23, 2024). "PIT BOX: Tight West Series championship fight heads to Shasta Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (July 27, 2024). "Tyler Reif Wins ARCA West Pole at Shasta". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shasta 150 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shasta 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 27, 2024.