After returning to Venturini Motorsports, Sean Hingorani was able to get right back to work taking the win in the NAPA Auto Parts 150 Presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. Taking home his first win of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season.
“I was really fast. Had to work for it there at the end,” the Newport Beach native said post-race after having to hold off a hard-charging teammate in Isabella Robusto who came close but was only able to come home second.
“Just really excited to be at Irwindale. My home track, and be able to get back to victory lane here,” Hingorani added.
First win of the 2024 season for @seanhingorani https://t.co/Gtmq855LHd
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) July 5, 2024
Second-place finisher, Robusto took home her second career second-place finish in her career. “This was the first time I was at Irwindale Speedway. It’s a really cool race track. I definitely learned every lap there today. I think coming back on Saturday I’ll have a really good baseline to kind of fire off at,” the Fort Mill, SC native said after her second-place run.
Following up the podium was fellow Venturini teammate Jake Finch, making it a VMS sweep of the top three.
Former Irwindale winner Trevor Huddleston and points leader Tyler Reif rounded out the top five. After the race, now only three points separate Reif and tonight’s winner Hingorani.
Just outside the top five was Jaron Giannini in his ARCA Menards Series West debuting bringing the No. 23 machine home sixth and Nick Joanides bringing home his second top ten of the season in seventh.
Tough nights came for a few drivers. Kern Raceway winner Kole Raz brought out the first caution after having a mechanical issue and smoking on the track. He was relegated to a 17th-place finish, 142 laps down. Jack Wood was the other caution on the night as he spun in turn four and got some damage. He managed a 14th.
A look at Jack Wood's No. 16#ARCAWest#NAPAAutoParts150 pic.twitter.com/gDT3fvMQE1
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) July 5, 2024
Up next, the ARCA Menards Series West is right back here for the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts at Irwindale this Saturday, July 6th at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT live on Flo Racing.
Results from the NAPA Auto Parts 150 Presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame from Irwindale Speedway
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports Fidelity Capital Toyota | 150 | Running | 48 | |
| 2 | 8 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports Yahoo! Toyota | 150 | 0.456 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 7 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports Phoenix Construction Toyota | 150 | 8.577 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 3 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing Racecar Factory Ford | 150 | 12.594 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 150 | 14.867 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 13 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | SIGMA Performance Services Versatile / SPS / GMS Fabrication Chevrolet | 150 | 18.619 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing Jan's Towing Ford | 149 | 1 lap | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 5 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kenneally Keller Motorsports Setting the Stage / Battle Born Racing Ford | 148 | 2 laps | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 12 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing Yamada Infra Technos Toyota | 147 | 3 laps | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 147 | 3 laps | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 9 | 19 | Eric Johnson, Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing Pacific Office Automation Chevrolet | 147 | 3 laps | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 14 | 77 | Garrett Zacharias | Performance P1 Motorsports King Taco / REX MD / Wallace Sign Toyota | 147 | 3 laps | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 16 | 9 | Michael Killen | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 144 | 6 laps | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing NAPA Auto Care / BlueDEF Chevrolet | 142 | 8 laps | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating Toyota | 141 | 9 laps | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 27 | Bobby Hillis, Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing First Impression Press Chevrolet | 111 | 89 laps | Mechanical | 28 |
| 17 | 6 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing Apache Rental Group Toyota | 58 | 92 laps | Engine | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | 1 | Robbie Kenneally | Kenneally Keller Motorsports Setting The Stage / American Swim Ford | 0 | 150 laps | Did Not Start | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 31 | Rick Goodale | Rise Motorsports Nor-Cal Battery Company Chevrolet | 0 | 150 laps | Did Not Start | 25 |
