2024 MMI Oil Workers 150

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2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4]
Race 3 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West
DateApril 20, 2024
Official name 8th Annual MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame
Location Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California
Course Permanent racing facility
0.50 mi (0.80 km)
Distance 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km)
Average speed 69.427 mph (111.732 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Central Coast Racing
Time 18.464
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reif Central Coast Racing
Laps 104
Winner
No. 5 Kole Raz Jerry Pitts Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 2nd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 8th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, 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, Kole Raz, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would take the win after a hard-fought battle between Trevor Huddleston in the final few laps of the race. This was Raz's first career ARCA Menards Series West win. [5] Pole-sitter Tyler Reif dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 104 laps, before falling back to finish 3rd. Huddleston passed Reif for the lead with under 50 laps to go, and led 43 laps before finishing 2nd in a wild finish with Raz.

Contents

Report

Background

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway, the circuit where the race will be held. Kern County Raceway Aerial.jpg
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway, the circuit where the race will be held.

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) 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. [6]

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. [7]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Tony Huffman Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet Camping World / First Impression Press
1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Kennealy Keller Motorsports Ford Setting The Stage / Wiley X
3 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Toyota Central Coast Cabinets
4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet RJs Paintshop / Impact Transport
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
5 Kole Raz Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Apache Rental Group
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota GR Garage
11 Danica Dart (R) Kennealy Keller Motorsports Ford Evers Farms / Pioneer Performance
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
21 Henry Barton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota Nascimento Motorsports / Turn One
23 Mason Mitchell Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet SPS / GMS Fabrication
24 Sean Hingorani [lower-alpha 1] Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet SPS / Fisher Industries
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet Camping World / First Impression Press
33 P. J. Pedroncelli Rodd Racing Chevrolet Pedroncelli Mobile Bottling
41 Johnny Borneman III Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Tilly's / Stoney's
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford High Point Racing / Racecar Factory
52 Ryan Philpott Philpott Race Cars Chevrolet Hacienda Pools / Mattos Transport
71 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford Jan's Towing
77 Cody Kiemele Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota King Taco / Master K BBQ / Wallace Sign
88 John Moore Naake Klauer Motorsports Ford JM Environmental
Official entry list

Notes

  1. ↑ Joe Farré, the original driver of the No. 24, would give up his ride and allowed Sean Hingorani to drive the car, after the No. 61 of Hattori Racing Enterprises withdrew from the race. It was reported that Hingorani and HRE had parted ways prior to the race.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 20, at 3:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour. [8] Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.744, and a speed of 96.031 mph (154.547 km/h). [9]

Pos. [10] #DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
113 Tyler Reif Central Coast Racing Toyota 18.74496.031
25 Kole Raz Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 18.77595.872
316 Jack Wood Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 18.82195.638
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 20, at 5:00 PM PST. [8] 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. [11]

Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.464, and a speed of 97.487 mph (156.890 km/h). [12]

Qualifying results

Pos. [13] #DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
113 Tyler Reif Central Coast Racing Toyota 18.46497.487
216 Jack Wood Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 18.64696.535
35 Kole Raz Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 18.64796.530
450 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 18.73796.067
571 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford 18.74496.031
624 Sean Hingorani Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 18.75895.959
74 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 18.81895.653
823 Mason Mitchell Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 18.85895.450
933 P. J. Pedroncelli Rodd Racing Chevrolet 18.93795.052
1012 Kyle Keller Kennealy Keller Motorsports Ford 18.98194.832
113 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Toyota 18.99394.772
127 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 19.01694.657
1341 Johnny Borneman III Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 19.02394.622
1421 Henry Barton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 19.09494.270
1588 John Moore Naake Klauer Motorsports Ford 19.14694.014
1619 Eric Johnson Jr. (R) Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 19.21093.701
1752 Ryan Philpott Philpott Race Cars Chevrolet 19.44592.569
1811 Danica Dart (R) Kennealy Keller Motorsports Ford 19.65191.598
1977 Cody Kiemele Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota 19.67691.482
201 Robbie Kennealy (R) Kennealy Keller Motorsports Ford 20.53487.659
2127 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 20.79686.555
2205 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 26.98666.701
230 Tony Huffman Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet ––
Withdrew
61 Sean Hingorani Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [14] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
135Kole RazJerry Pitts RacingToyota1503Running47
2450Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord15043Running43
3113Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota150104Running44
4624Sean HingoraniSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet1500Running40
5571Nick JoanidesJan's Towing RacingFord1500Running39
674Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running38
71012Kyle KellerKennealy Keller MotorsportsFord1500Running37
8933P. J. PedroncelliRodd RacingChevrolet1490Running36
9113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota1490Running35
101619Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1490Running34
111341Johnny Borneman IIILowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1470Running33
12216Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1460Running32
131588John MooreNaake Klauer MotorsportsFord1460Running31
141752Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsChevrolet1460Running30
15127Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1450Running29
162205David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota1380Running28
172127Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet1370Running27
18823Mason MitchellSigma Performance ServicesChevrolet580Overheating26
191977Cody KiemelePerformance P–1 MotorsportsToyota360Accident25
201421Henry BartonNascimento MotorsportsToyota20Vibration24
21230Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet00DNS23
221811Danica Dart (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord00DNS22
23201Robbie Kennealy (R)Kennealy Keller MotorsportsFord00DNS21
Withdrew
61Sean HingoraniHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  2. ↑ "Entry list: MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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