2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 (Kern)

2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150
Race details[1][2][3][4][5]
Race 1 of 12 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West
Date January 25, 2025
Official name 9th Annual West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150
Location Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.50 miles (0.80 km)
Distance 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km)
Scheduled distance 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km)
Average speed 85.254 mph (137.203 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Bill McAnally Racing
Time 18.164
Most laps led
Driver Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing
Laps 144
Winner
No. 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 was the 1st stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 9th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, 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, Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would take the win after a hard-fought battle between Kyle Keller, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, in the final few laps of the race. This was Huddleston's sixth career ARCA Menards Series West win. Pole-sitter Daniel Hemric fell back from the first lap to finish 9th. Huddleston led a race high 144 laps. To fill out the podium, Keller and Tanner Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Report

Background

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway, the track where the race was 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.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
3 Adrián Ferrer (R) Central Coast Racing Toyota Central Coast Cabinets
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Sherwin-Williams
7 Gavin Ray Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Jerry Pitts Racing
9 Robbie Kennealy Jan's Towing Racing Ford Jan's Towing
13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Toyota Central Coast Cabinets
19 Daniel Hemric Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
42 Spencer Davis Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet MMI / Sunwest Construction
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford High Point Racing / Racecar Factory
51 Blake Lothian (R) Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet The Texas Lawbook
71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford Jan's Towing / Battle Born Racing
72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet Timcast
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, January 25, at 9:30 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[8] Daniel Hemric, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.116, and a speed of 99.360 mph (159.904 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Daniel Hemric Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 18.116 99.360
2 9 Robbie Kennealy Jan's Towing Racing Ford 18.300 98.361
3 13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Toyota 18.318 98.264
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, January 25, at 11:00 AM 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.[9]

Daniel Hemric, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.164, and a speed of 99.097 mph (159.481 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Daniel Hemric Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 18.164 99.097
2 13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Toyota 18.233 98.722
3 71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford 18.273 98.506
4 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 18.333 98.184
5 5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 13.344 98.125
6 9 Robbie Kennealy Jan's Towing Racing Ford 13.355 98.066
7 3 Adrián Ferrer (R) Central Coast Racing Toyota 18.357 98.055
8 42 Spencer Davis Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 18.466 97.476
9 7 Gavin Ray Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 18.844 95.521
10 51 Blake Lothian (R) Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 18.900 95.238
11 72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 19.164 93.926
12 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 19.784 90.983
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 150 144 Running 48
2 3 71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford 150 0 Running 42
3 2 13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Toyota 150 6 Running 42
4 6 9 Robbie Kennealy Jan's Towing Racing Ford 150 0 Running 40
5 5 5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 39
6 9 7 Gavin Ray Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 38
7 7 3 Adrián Ferrer (R) Central Coast Racing Toyota 149 0 Running 37
8 11 72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 36
9 1 19 Daniel Hemric Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Mechanical 36
10 12 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 139 0 Running 34
11 10 51 Blake Lothian (R) Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 138 0 Running 33
12 8 42 Spencer Davis Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 104 0 Electrical 32
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. December 6, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Entry list: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. January 23, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Practice results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. ^ White, Brandon (January 25, 2025). "Qualifying results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Cree, Adam (April 17, 2013). "New NASCAR raceway debuts soon". The Renegade Rip. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "About". Kern County Raceway Park. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Schedule of events: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  9. ^ Fenwick, Adam (January 21, 2025). "PIT BOX: A new West Series season launches with a trip to Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Kristl, Mark (January 25, 2025). "Daniel Hemric Wins Pole for ARCA West Season Opener". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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