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2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100

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2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100
Race details[1][2]
Race 11 of 11 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West
Date November 4, 2022
Official name 50th Annual Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100
Location Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 107 laps, 107 mi (172 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 75.117 mph (120.889 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 26.570
Most laps led
Driver Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 75
Winner
No. 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA Network (Delayed until November 11, 2022)
FloSports (Live Stream)
Announcers Jim Tretow and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 11th and final stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 50th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tr-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 100 laps to 107 laps, due to an overtime finish. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would overcome a penalty, and earn his first career ARCA Menards Series West win.[3] He would also dominate the majority of the race, leading 75 laps. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

By virtue of starting the race, Jake Drew, driving for Sunrise Ford Racing, would claim the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship.[3][4] This was Drew's first championship in the series, along with the first championship for Sunrise Ford Racing since 2018. It would also end up being Sunrise Ford Racing's final championship, as the team announced that they would shut down at the end of 2022.[5]

Background

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Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999.[6]

NASCAR announced that its championship weekend events would be run at Phoenix for 2020, marking the first time since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that Homestead-Miami Speedway would not be the host track. The track will also hold the championship for the 2021 NASCAR Cup season.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota Quick Quack Car Wash
1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota Phoenix Construction
02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
04 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Fidelity Capital, Joiner
4 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Brady IFS, Betco, Rubbermaid
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension
6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Sunrise Ford, Molecule, Group A
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Rise Up
9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Blue Valor Whiskey, Stoney's
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota Ontivity
16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota H&M's Body Works & Towing
18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota TMC Transportation
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Crescent Tools
21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Wulfenstein Construction, Stoney's
25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilities
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet First Impression Press
40 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Security Solutions
41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Power Gen Components, Stoney's
42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Visit West Virginia
51 Andrés Pérez de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford Emperron Constar Latam, Telcel
54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford Richwood Meats, Basila Farms
55 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Chevrolet Star Nursery, Eros Environmental
71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford L&S Framing, Fastland Motorsports
88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet HMH Construction
99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Brake Calipers
Official entry list

Practice/Qualifying

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Practice and qualifying will both be combined into one 75-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Thursday, November 3, at 6:30 PM MST.[7] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.570, and an average speed of 135.491 mph (218.052 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.570 135.491
2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.039 133.141
3 51 Andrés Pérez de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford 27.087 132.905
4 71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 27.104 132.822
5 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.359 131.584
6 1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota 27.383 131.468
7 40 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 27.635 130.270
8 84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 27.809 129.454
9 04 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 27.817 129.417
10 17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota 27.875 129.148
11 15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.933 128.880
12 55 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.943 128.834
13 9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 27.949 128.806
14 16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 27.972 128.700
15 6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 28.061 128.292
16 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 28.102 128.105
17 54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 28.175 127.773
18 42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 28.235 127.501
19 70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Ford 28.259 127.393
20 02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 28.329 127.078
21 99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 28.379 126.854
22 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.664 125.593
23 4 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 28.911 124.520
24 41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 28.940 124.395
25 01 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 29.129 123.588
26 21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 29.279 122.955
27 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 29.405 122.428
28 88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 29.454 122.224
29 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 30.820 116.807
30 11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 31.378 114.730
Official practice/qualifying results

Race results

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Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 107 75 Running 49
2 2 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 107 0 Running 42
3 3 51 Andrés Pérez de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford 107 31 Running 42
4 12 55 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota 107 0 Running 40
5 16 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 107 0 Running 39
6 14 16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 107 0 Running 38
7 8 84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 107 0 Running 37
8 11 15 Parker Chase Venturini Motorsports Toyota 107 0 Running 36
9 6 1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota 107 0 Running 35
10 13 9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 107 0 Running 34
11 10 17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota 107 0 Running 33
12 24 41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 107 0 Running 32
13 15 6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 107 0 Running 31
14 21 99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 107 0 Running 30
15 22 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 107 0 Running 29
16 23 4 Sebastian Arias Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 107 0 Running 28
17 28 88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 107 0 Running 27
18 25 01 Zach Herrin Fast Track Racing Toyota 107 0 Running 26
19 20 02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 107 0 Running 25
20 27 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 105 0 Running 24
21 18 42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 100 0 Accident 23
22 29 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 95 0 Running 22
23 9 04 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 Accident 21
24 17 54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 77 0 Accident 20
25 19 70 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Chevrolet 77 0 Running 19
26 26 21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0 Ignition 18
27 4 71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 51 1 Accident 18
28 5 25 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 50 0 Accident 16
29 7 40 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 19 0 Track Bar 15
30 30 11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 Did Not Start 14
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Phoenix 100 - Race Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b White, Brandon (November 4, 2022). "Jake Drew claims first ARCA West title; Sammy Smith overcomes penalty for season-ending victory at Phoenix". ARCA. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Fenwick, Adam (November 4, 2022). "Jake Drew wins 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship". ARCA. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Schuoler, Justin (November 4, 2022). "Bob Bruncati & Sunrise Ford Racing Closes ARCA West Chapter as Champions". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "The best seat in NASCAR isn't really a seat at all". Nascar.com. August 12, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Schedule of events: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Practice/qualifying results: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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