After an exciting and chaotic start to the 2023 ARCA Menards West Series season, and after a few weeks off we head to Kern County Raceway Park for the third race of the season.
This weekend will be the 13th time the West Series has visited the half-mile oval. Former winners include Taylor Gray, Landen Lewis, Derek Kraus (with a dominant four wins in a row), and Dylan Lupton among others.
After taking the upset win at Phoenix to open the season, Tyler Reif hopes to continue his good run. The Henderson, NV driver finished third at Irwindale and sits atop the points, but only by two over Landen Lewis, a former winner here. Lewis is the most recent ARCA winner at Kern County from 2022.
Trevor Huddleston, Bradley Erickson, and Kyle Keller round out the top five in points.
Heading into the weekend’s events, rookie Sean Hingorani looks to continue his success after taking his first career ARCA win at Irwindale. The Newport Beach, CA native now sits sixth in the ARCA West Points standings. He looks to build off a tough start to the ARCA West Series after finishing 16th in the season opener at Phoenix.
After making his ARCA West debut and ending it in a crash. Rookie Jake Bollman looks to bounce back from his 12th-place finish this weekend. Bollman will be back in the no. 55, teamed up with Huddleston and High Point Racing.
The NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 at Kern County Raceway Park is set for a green flag at 11:15 P.M. ET/ 8:15 p.m. PT. You can watch the race live on FloRacing or listen live on ARCARacing.com.
Entry List: NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 at Kern County Raceway Park
| Entry | Car # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04 | Ethan Nascimento | Nascimento-Joiner Racing RAILBAR Protein Bar Toyota | Mike Nascimento |
| 2 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Racing Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating Toyota | Brandon Carlson |
| 3 | 4 | Eric Nascimento | Nascimento-Joiner Racing Fidelity Capital/RJs Paintshop/Davids Racing Chevrolet | Ty Joiner |
| 4 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing TAMADA Toyota | Denny Moyer |
| 5 | 13 | Todd Souza | Coastal Cabinets Racing Central Coast Cabinets Ford | Michael Munoz |
| 6 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports VMS Toyota | Monon Rahman |
| 7 | 16 | Tanner Reif | Bill McAnally Racing NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | John Camilleri |
| 8 | 17 | Landen Lewis | McGowan Cook Racing American Resurfacing Inc Chevrolet | Richard Mason |
| 9 | 27 | Bobby Hillis, Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing Camping World / First Impression Printing Chevrolet | Tony Huffman |
| 10 | 41 | Tyler Reif | Lowden-Jackson Motorsports Power Gen Components / Stoney’s Ford | Tony Jackson |
| 11 | 46 | RJ Smotherman | Lowden-Jackson Motorsports Country AF Radio / Stoney's Ford | David Jackson |
| 12 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing High Point Racing / Racecar Factory Ford | Jeff Schrader |
| 13 | 55 | Jake Bollman | High Point Racing High Point Racing / Racecar Factory Ford | Travis Thirkettle |
| 14 | 70 | Kyle Keller | Kyle Keller Racing EverReady Health / Argu Constr / Star Nursery Toyota | Jerry Pitts |
| 15 | 77 | Nick Joanides | Performance P1 Motorsports Jan's / King Taco / Wallace Sign Ford | Joe Nava |
| 16 | 88 | Bradley Erickson | Naake-Klauer Motorsports L&S Framing / Podium Club Ford | Tony Caputo |
