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- ↑ Release, Press (January 23, 2025). "Entry list: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ↑ "ARCA Menards West Series: 2025 Bakersfield Race Preview". Kickin the Tires. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Entry List: 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ White, Brandon (January 25, 2025). "Race results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Gavin Ray – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2025.