2025 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Kern Raceway)
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| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 12 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
| Date | June 14, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 10th Annual NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by 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 | 68.632 mph (110.452 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Jan's Towing Racing | ||
| Time | 18.591 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | |
| Laps | 62 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2025 NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 5th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 10th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 14, 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. Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would make his way to the front from the rear of the field, and led the final 62 laps, holding off Kyle Keller in a similar fashion to the previous Kern race to earn his seventh career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season.[5] To fill out the podium, Robbie Kennealy, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would finish in third, respectively.
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.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 14, at 3:00 PM PST, and would last for 60 minutes.[8] Tanner Reif, driving for Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.751, and a speed of 95.995 mph (154.489 km/h).[9]
| Pos.[10] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tanner Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 18.751 | 95.995 |
| 2 | 71 | Kyle Keller | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 18.795 | 95.770 |
| 3 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 18.957 | 94.952 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 14, at 4:20 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 that session will win the pole.[11]
Kyle Keller, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.591, and a speed of 96.821 mph (155.818 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
| Pos.[13] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Kyle Keller | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 18.591 | 96.821 |
| 2 | 19 | Jake Bollman (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 18.785 | 95.821 |
| 3 | 13 | Tanner Reif | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 18.833 | 95.577 |
| 4 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 18.840 | 95.541 |
| 5 | 6 | Buddy Shepherd | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 18.872 | 95.379 |
| 6 | 68 | P. J. Pedroncelli | Rodd Racing | Chevrolet | 18.894 | 95.268 |
| 7 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 19.012 | 94.677 |
| 8 | 9 | Joey Kennealy | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 19.071 | 94.384 |
| 9 | 5 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 19.129 | 94.098 |
| 10 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 19.183 | 93.833 |
| 11 | 51 | Blake Lothian (R) | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 19.267 | 93.424 |
| 12 | 55 | Andrew Chapman | High Point Racing | Ford | 19.279 | 93.366 |
| 13 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 20.672 | 87.074 |
| 14 | 72 | Jonathan Reaume | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 21.320 | 84.428 |
| 15 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||
