# 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150

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 (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.
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.

#### 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. 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).
| 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. 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.
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).

### 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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Trevor Huddleston | 48 |
| 2 | Kyle Keller | 42 (-4) |
| 3 | Tanner Reif | 42 (–4) |
| 4 | Robbie Kennealy | 40 (–8) |
| 5 | Eric Johnson Jr. | 39 (–9) |
| 6 | Gavin Ray | 38 (–10) |
| 7 | Adrián Ferrer | 37 (–11) |
| 8 | Cody Dennison | 36 (–12) |
| 9 | Daniel Hemric | 36 (–12) |
| 10 | David Smith | 34 (–14) |