# 2023 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150

The 2024 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 22nd running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off a challenging Landen Lewis throughout the entire race, and led the final 16 laps of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win. Pole-sitter Trevor Huddleston dominated the early portions of the race, leading the first 72 laps, before falling back in the final stage and finishing 4th. Hingorani led 61 laps and had a hard-fought battle with Landen Lewis throughout the remainder of the event. To fill out the podium, Tyler Reif, driving for Lowden Jackson Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

The Irwindale Speedway & Event Center (a.k.a. Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale Dragstrip, or "The House of Drift") is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California, United States. It opened on March 27, 1999, under the official name Irwindale Speedway. Toyota purchased the naming rights to the facility in 2008, and from that time until 2011 it was also known as the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
The speedway features banked, paved 1⁄2- and 1⁄3-mile oval tracks and a 1⁄8-mile drag strip. The property is primarily used for NASCAR races such as ARCA Menards Series West and Whelen All-American Series events. In late 2011, NASCAR announced it was dropping Toyota Speedway from its schedule. The company that managed the track, Irwindale Speedway LLC, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on February 13, 2012.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 04 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | RAILBAR Protein Bar |
| 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fidelity Capital / RJ's Paintshop |
| 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | GR Garage |
| 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Toyota | American Resurfacing Inc. / MMI |
| 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | First Impression Press / Camping World |
| 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Power Gen Components / Stoney's |
| 46 | R. J. Smotherman (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Country AF Radio / Stoney's |
| 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | High Point Racing |
| 55 | Jake Bollman | High Point Racing | Ford | High Point Racing |
| 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | EverReady Health / Star Nursery |
| 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | Jan's Towing / King Taco |
| 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | L&S Framing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 1, at 3:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Bradley Erickson, driving for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.432, and a speed of 97.656 mph (157.162 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 18.432 | 97.656 |
| 2 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Toyota | 18.492 | 97.339 |
| 3 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 18.538 | 97.098 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 1, at 5:00 PM PST. 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.
Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.127, and a speed of 99.299 mph (159.806 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 18.127 | 99.299 |
| 2 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 18.204 | 98.879 |
| 3 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.375 | 97.959 |
| 4 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Toyota | 18.392 | 97.869 |
| 5 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 18.445 | 97.587 |
| 6 | 55 | Jake Bollman | High Point Racing | Ford | 18.511 | 97.239 |
| 7 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 18.511 | 97.239 |
| 8 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 18.562 | 96.972 |
| 9 | 04 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 18.566 | 96.951 |
| 10 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.568 | 96.941 |
| 11 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 18.581 | 96.873 |
| 12 | 46 | R. J. Smotherman (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 18.872 | 95.379 |
| 13 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 18.898 | 95.248 |
| 14 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 19.284 | 93.342 |
| 15 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 19.595 | 91.860 |
| 16 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 19.858 | 90.644 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 61 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 17 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 150 | 72 | Running | 43 |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 8 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 148 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 2 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 16 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 14 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 141 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 138 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 6 | 55 | Jake Bollman | High Point Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | Accident | 32 |
| 13 | 9 | 04 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 109 | 0 | Mechanical | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | Transmission | 30 |
| 15 | 12 | 46 | R. J. Smotherman (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 94 | 0 | Accident | 29 |
| 16 | 15 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Accident | 28 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Tyler Reif | 88 |
| | 2 | Landen Lewis | 86 (-2) |
| 6 | 3 | Trevor Huddleston | 77 (—11) |
| 1 | 4 | Kyle Keller | 77 (—11) |
| 2 | 5 | Bradley Erickson | 76 (—12) |
| 10 | 6 | Sean Hingorani | 75 (—13) |
| 6 | 7 | Tanner Reif | 71 (—17) |
| 4 | 8 | Todd Souza | 66 (—22) |
| 10 | 9 | Takuma Koga | 62 (—26) |
| 7 | 10 | David Smith | 61 (—27) |