# 2024 Portland 112

The 2024 Portland 112 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th running of the event. The race was on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, a 1.967 mile (3.166 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 57 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would successfully take the lead from Brandon Jones in the middle stages of the race, and led the final 31 laps to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season. This was also his first road course win in his ARCA career. Jones won the pole and led the first 26 laps, before being passed by Sawalich and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Isabella Robusto, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of the Delta Park/Vanport light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
The track hosts the IndyCar Series, Formula E, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the ARCA Menards Series West, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and SCCA autocross events. Additionally, the PIR grounds are host to OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) bicycling races on the track and the surrounding grounds. The facility includes a dragstrip and a motocross track.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | Camping World / First Impression Press |
| 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | Setting The Stage / American Swim Academy |
| 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / ACI |
| 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Fidelity Capital |
| 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | Consonus Healthcare |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Loop Connect |
| 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | Setting The Stage / Battle Born |
| 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 15 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Phoenix Construction |
| 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | Group 1001 |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Pacific Office Automation |
| 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | First Auto Group |
| 23 | Jake Walker | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | SPS / GMS Fabrication |
| 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | Camping World / First Impression Press |
| 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | Sprecher |
| 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | High Point Racing / Racecar Factory |
| 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Yahoo! |
| 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | Jan's Towing |
| 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | Global Office Inc / PP1M |
| 88 | Tanner Reif | Naake Klauer Motorsports | Ford | Vegas Fastener Manufacturing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 31, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.933, and a speed of 92.184 mph (148.356 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:16.933 | 92.184 |
| 2 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1:17.074 | 92.015 |
| 3 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1:17.653 | 91.329 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 31, at 2:30 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.
Brandon Jones, driving for Cook Racing Technologies, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1.16.379, and a speed of 92.853 mph (149.432 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1.16.379 | 92.853 |
| 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1.17.101 | 91.983 |
| 3 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1.17.777 | 91.184 |
| 4 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1.17.779 | 91.181 |
| 5 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1.17.891 | 91.050 |
| 6 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1.17.967 | 90.962 |
| 7 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1.18.095 | 90.812 |
| 8 | 23 | Jake Walker | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 1.18.131 | 90.771 |
| 9 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 1.18.166 | 90.730 |
| 10 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1.18.185 | 90.708 |
| 11 | 88 | Tanner Reif | Naake Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 1.18.327 | 90.543 |
| 12 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 1.18.372 | 90.492 |
| 13 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1.18.447 | 90,405 |
| 14 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1.18.891 | 89.896 |
| 15 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1.18.940 | 89.840 |
| 16 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 1.19.107 | 89.651 |
| 17 | 15 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1.20.796 | 87.777 |
| 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1.21.094 | 87.454 |
| 19 | 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 1.21.622 | 86.888 |
| 20 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 1.21.784 | 86.716 |
| 21 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1.21.821 | 86.677 |
| 22 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 1.24.135 | 84.293 |
| 23 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 1.27.655 | 80.908 |
| 24 | 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 57 | 31 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 57 | 26 | Running | 44 |
| 3 | 13 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 7 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 12 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 15 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | 15 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 12 | 21 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 20 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 22 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 6 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 54 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 23 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 52 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 8 | 23 | Jake Walker | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | 14 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 11 | 88 | Tanner Reif | Naake Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 45 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 10 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | Drive Train | 23 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | Accident | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | DNS | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNS | 20 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Reif | 116 |
| 1 | 2 | Sean Hingorani | 107 (-9) |
| | 3 | Trevor Huddleston | 106 (–10) |
| | 4 | Jack Wood | 103 (–13) |
| | 5 | Kyle Keller | 98 (–18) |
| 4 | 6 | William Sawalich | 96 (–20) |
| 1 | 7 | Nick Joanides | 87 (–29) |
| 1 | 8 | Takuma Koga | 84 (–32) |
| 2 | 9 | Eric Johnson Jr. | 83 (–33) |
| 9 | 10 | Gio Ruggiero | 82 (–34) |