2024 MMI Oil Workers 150
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| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
| Date | April 20, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 8th Annual MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | ||
| 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 | 69.427 mph (111.732 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Central Coast Racing | ||
| Time | 18.464 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 2nd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 8th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, 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, Kole Raz, driving for Jerry Pitts Racing, would take the win after a hard-fought battle between Trevor Huddleston in the final few laps of the race. This was Raz's first career ARCA Menards Series West win.[5] Pole-sitter Tyler Reif dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 104 laps, before falling back to finish 3rd. Huddleston passed Reif for the lead with under 50 laps to go, and led 43 laps before finishing 2nd in a wild finish with Raz.
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.[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.
Notes
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 20, at 3:30 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[8] Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.744, and a speed of 96.031 mph (154.547 km/h).[9]
| Pos.[10] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 18.744 | 96.031 |
| 2 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 18.775 | 95.872 |
| 3 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 18.821 | 95.638 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 20, at 5:00 PM 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.[11]
Tyler Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.464, and a speed of 97.487 mph (156.890 km/h).[12]
