2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100

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2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100
Race details [1] [2]
Race 11 of 11 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West
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DateNovember 4, 2022
Official name 50th Annual Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100
Location Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 107 laps, 107 mi (172 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 75.117 mph (120.889 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 26.570
Most laps led
Driver Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 75
Winner
No. 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA Network (Delayed until November 11, 2022)
FloSports (Live Stream)
Announcers Jim Tretow and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 11th and final stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 50th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tr-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 100 laps to 107 laps, due to an overtime finish. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would overcome a penalty, and earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win. [3] He would also dominate the majority of the race, leading 75 laps. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

By virtue of starting the race, Jake Drew, driving for Sunrise Ford Racing, would claim the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship. [3] [4] This was Drew's first championship in the series, along with the first championship for Sunrise Ford Racing since 2018. It would also end up being Sunrise Ford Racing's final championship, as the team announced that they would shut down at the end of 2022. [5]

Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999. [6]

NASCAR announced that its championship weekend events would be run at Phoenix for 2020, marking the first time since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that Homestead-Miami Speedway would not be the host track. The track will also hold the championship for the 2021 NASCAR Cup season.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota Quick Quack Car Wash
1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota Phoenix Construction
02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
04 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Fidelity Capital, Joiner
4 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Brady IFS, Betco, Rubbermaid
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension
6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Sunrise Ford, Molecule, Group A
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Rise Up
9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Blue Valor Whiskey, Stoney's
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota Ontivity
16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota H&M's Body Works & Towing
18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota TMC Transportation
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Crescent Tools
21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Wulfenstein Construction, Stoney's
25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilities
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet First Impression Press
40 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Security Solutions
41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Power Gen Components, Stoney's
42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Visit West Virginia
51 Andrés Pérez de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford Emperron Constar Latam, Telcel
54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford Richwood Meats, Basila Farms
55 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Chevrolet Star Nursery, Eros Environmental
71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford L&S Framing, Fastland Motorsports
88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet HMH Construction
99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Brake Calipers
Official entry list

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 75-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Thursday, November 3, at 6:30 PM MST. [7] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.570, and an average speed of 135.491 mph (218.052 km/h). [8]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.570135.491
220 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.039133.141
351 Andrés Pérez de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford 27.087132.905
471 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 27.104132.822
525 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.359131.584
61 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota 27.383131.468
740 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 27.635130.270
884 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 27.809129.454
904 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 27.817129.417
1017 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota 27.875129.148
1115 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.933128.880
1255 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.943128.834
139 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 27.949128.806
1416 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 27.972128.700
156 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 28.061128.292
1613 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 28.102128.105
1754 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 28.175127.773
1842 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 28.235127.501
1970 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Ford 28.259127.393
2002 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 28.329127.078
2199 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.379126.854
227 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.664125.593
234 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 28.911124.520
2441 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 28.940124.395
2501 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 29.129123.588
2621 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 29.279122.955
2705 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 29.405122.428
2888 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 29.454122.224
2927 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 30.820116.807
3011 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 31.378114.730
Official practice/qualifying results

Race results

Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10775Running49
2220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1070Running42
3351Andrés Pérez de LaraDavid Gilliland RacingFord10731Running42
41255Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1070Running40
51613Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord1070Running39
61416Landen LewisBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1070Running38
7884Bradley EricksonNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord1070Running37
81115Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota1070Running36
961Jake FinchPhoenix RacingToyota1070Running35
10139Tanner Reif (R)Sunrise Ford RacingFord1070Running34
111017Buddy ShepherdMcGowan MotorsportsToyota1070Running33
122441Tyler ReifLowden MotorsportsChevrolet1070Running32
13156Jake DrewSunrise Ford RacingFord1070Running31
142199Cole MooreBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1070Running30
15227Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1070Running29
16234Sebastian AriasNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet1070Running28
172888Bridget BurgessBMI RacingChevrolet1070Running27
182501Zach HerrinFast Track RacingToyota1070Running26
192002Katie HettingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1070Running25
202705David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1050Running24
211842Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota1000Accident23
222927Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet950Running22
23904Sean HingoraniNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet940Accident21
241754Joey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsFord770Accident20
251970Kyle Keller (R)Kyle Keller RacingChevrolet770Running19
262621R. J. SmothermanLowden MotorsportsChevrolet660Ignition18
27471Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord511Accident18
28525Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota500Accident16
29740Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet190Track Bar15
303011Chris LowdenLowden MotorsportsChevrolet00Did Not Start14
Official race results

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References

  1. ↑ "Entry list: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 Phoenix 100 - Race Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 White, Brandon (November 4, 2022). "Jake Drew claims first ARCA West title; Sammy Smith overcomes penalty for season-ending victory at Phoenix". ARCA. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Fenwick, Adam (November 4, 2022). "Jake Drew wins 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship". ARCA. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Schuoler, Justin (November 4, 2022). "Bob Bruncati & Sunrise Ford Racing Closes ARCA West Chapter as Champions". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The best seat in NASCAR isn't really a seat at all". Nascar.com. August 12, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Schedule of events: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Practice/qualifying results: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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