# 2023 Portland 112

The 2023 Portland 112 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 3rd running of the event. The race was on Friday, June 2, 2023, 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. In a wild race, Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would break his 2nd-place streak and hold off a challenging Cole Custer on the final restart to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Lewis won the pole and led 18 laps of the race, while Custer led a race-high 22 laps and finished 2nd. To fill out the podium, Dale Quarterley, driving for his own team, 1/4 Ley Racing, would finish in 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 |
| 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ponsse / Pewag group |
| 04 | Ethan Nascicmento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | RAILBAR Protein Bar |
| 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | Phillips Brothers Fabrication / Impact Transportation |
| 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | Jerry Pitts Racing |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | Loop Connect |
| 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | Central Coast Cabinets |
| 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | Advanced Autoworks / Koerner Racing Engines |
| 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rentsource / American Resurfacing Inc. |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Pacific Office Automation |
| 24 | Dylan Lupton | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Lupton Excavation |
| 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul |
| 39 | Roxali Kamper | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | Skin N' Tox Aesthetics |
| 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Nevada Tourism / Stoney's |
| 46 | Kyle Sieg | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | Country AF Radio / Stoney's |
| 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | High Point Racing / Racecar Factory |
| 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | Mattos Rentals / Hacienda Pools |
| 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | Pristine Auction |
| 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | KISMIF Foundation / Blaster SwissLube |
| 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | L&S Framing |
| 99 | Caleb Shrader | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | Consonus Healthcare |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Todd Souza, driving for his own team, Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.746, and a speed of 97.490 mph (156.895 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:12.746 | 97.490 |
| 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.704 | 91.269 |
| 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:17.782 | 91.178 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 3:10 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.
Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:16.795, and a speed of 92.350 mph (148.623 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.795 | 92.350 |
| 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:16.849 | 92.285 |
| 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:17.300 | 91.746 |
| 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:17.780 | 91.180 |
| 5 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:18.218 | 90.670 |
| 6 | 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1:18.243 | 90.641 |
| 7 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:18.571 | 90.262 |
| 8 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 1:18.799 | 90.001 |
| 9 | 99 | Caleb Shrader | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.844 | 89.950 |
| 10 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.911 | 89.873 |
| 11 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:18.942 | 89.838 |
| 12 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.977 | 89.798 |
| 13 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 1:19.108 | 89.650 |
| 14 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.212 | 89.532 |
| 15 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:20.235 | 88.390 |
| 16 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | 1:22.010 | 86.477 |
| 17 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.024 | 86.462 |
| 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1:22.668 | 85.789 |
| 19 | 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.596 | 84.837 |
| 20 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 1:26.294 | 82.184 |
| 21 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 22 | 04 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 23 | 46 | Kyle Sieg | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | – | – |
| 24 | 39 | Roxali Kamper | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 18 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 55 | Cole Custer | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 22 | Running | 44 |
| 3 | 14 | 32 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 13 | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 99 | Caleb Shrader | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 19 | 14 | Davey Magras | Davey Magras Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 10 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 7 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 12 | 20 | 05 | David Smith (R) | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 56 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 12 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 8 | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 49 | 0 | Shocks | 29 |
| 16 | 21 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Oil Leak | 28 |
| 17 | 23 | 46 | Kyle Sieg | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Ford | 44 | 0 | Engine | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | Riley Herbst | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 43 | 17 | Rear End | 27 |
| 19 | 16 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Philpott Race Cars | Toyota | 28 | 0 | Engine | 25 |
| 20 | 17 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | Engine | 24 |
| 21 | 15 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | Fire | 23 |
| 22 | 11 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | Accident | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 04 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | DNS | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 39 | Roxali Kamper | Last Chance Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNS | 20 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Landen Lewis | 169 |
| 1 | 2 | Sean Hingorani | 157 (-12) |
| 1 | 3 | Tyler Reif | 155 (–14) |
| 1 | 4 | Bradley Erickson | 155 (–14) |
| 1 | 5 | Trevor Huddleston | 151 (–18) |
| | 6 | Tanner Reif | 141 (–28) |
| | 7 | Kyle Keller | 131 (–38) |
| 1 | 8 | Takuma Koga | 130 (–39) |
| 1 | 9 | Todd Souza | 123 (–46) |
| | 10 | David Smith | 123 (–46) |