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Race 12 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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Date | November 3, 2023 | ||
Official name | 51st Annual Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 | ||
Location | Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
Distance | 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
Average speed | 89.175 mph (143.513 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 27.096 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 93 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | CNBC (Tape Delayed until November 11) FloSports (Live Stream) | ||
Announcers | Charlie Krall and Phil Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 12th and final stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 3, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 93 laps, earning his first career ARCA Menards Series West win. [4] To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Despite finishing in third, Sean Hingorani would claim the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West championship. This was Hingorani's first championship, and the first championship for Venturini Motorsports in the West Series. [5]
Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
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. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.
The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, November 2, at 6:00 PM MST, and would last for 60 minutes. [6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.681, and an average speed of 130.053 mph (209.300 km/h). [7]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.681 | 130.053 |
2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.858 | 129.227 |
3 | 20 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.908 | 128.995 |
Full practice results |
Qualifying was held on Thursday, November 2, at 7:10 PM MST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole. [6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.096, and an average speed of 132.861 mph (213.819 km/h). [8]
Fin [9] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 93 | Running | 49 |
2 | 3 | 20 | Dean Thompson | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 42 |
3 | 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 7 | Running | 42 |
4 | 5 | 28 | Jack Wood | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 |
5 | 8 | 13 | Tyler Reif (R) | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
6 | 7 | 97 | Landen Lewis | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
7 | 10 | 23 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
8 | 6 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 |
9 | 4 | 17 | Kaden Honeycutt | McGowan Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 |
10 | 14 | 2 | Sebastian Arias | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 |
11 | 16 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 33 |
12 | 13 | 46 | Justin Johnson | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 32 |
13 | 22 | 21 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 |
14 | 20 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 30 |
15 | 17 | 02 | Dylan Smith | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 29 |
16 | 24 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 28 |
17 | 9 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 27 |
18 | 28 | 11 | Robbie Kennealy | 3K Motorsports | Ford | 97 | 0 | Running | 26 |
19 | 15 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Running | 25 |
20 | 21 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | Running | 24 |
21 | 19 | 41 | Johnny Borneman III | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 96 | 0 | Running | 23 |
22 | 12 | 55 | Kris Wright | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 96 | 0 | Running | 22 |
23 | 25 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Running | 21 |
24 | 26 | 12 | Ryan Roulette | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 83 | 0 | Running | 20 |
25 | 18 | 88 | Joey Iest | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 82 | 0 | Running | 19 |
26 | 11 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | Accident | 18 |
27 | 23 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
28 | 27 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Mechanical | 16 |
Official race results |
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