After a quiet win on Thursday, Sean Hingorani managed to take home the trophy in a chaotic and confusing finish to the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Irwindale Speedway.
The Newport Beach, CA native had to survive a slew of late-race cautions and a review by officials on the final restart of the race going into overtime. This marks his second race and second win this season with Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series West.
Here’s the full 47-second clip of the post-race debacle (??) between the track announcer and Sean Hingorani/Venturini Motorsports.
“Hey, f*ck you buddy.”
“They’re so disrespectful, we’re not interviewing them, they don’t need it.”#ARCA pic.twitter.com/mReVfY0hnR
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) July 7, 2024
The 17-year-old was delayed in being called the winner after a late caution for contact between Nick Joanides and Jake Finch sent the No. 20 Toyota for a spin-off tour four.
Bumping and banging.
Finch goes around. #ARCAWest
pic.twitter.com/vVFc3qEsl6— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) July 7, 2024
Rebounding from a tough night a few days ago, Jack Wood came home second on the night, a season-best for the Loomis, CA native. Tyler Reif came home with another top-five finish with a third, his fifth of the season.
Polesitter Nick Joanides managed a fourth-place finish after having to start at the tail end of the field after an unapproved adjustment after qualifying. Jaron Giannini earned fifth, his first career top-five in his second career start. Todd Souza came home seventh, a season-best for the West Series veteran.
While one VMS driver celebrated, another felt the sting of disappointment. Isabella Robusto picked right back up from Thursday night and was a dominant force, leading the most laps. Contact with the turn two wall ended her day early, and relegated her to a 17th-place finish.
Here’s the replay of Robusto hitting the wall.
Tough break. #ARCAWest
pic.twitter.com/HHGl84TI2O— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) July 7, 2024
Looks like her chances at winning are done.
Heartbreaker.#ARCAWest pic.twitter.com/tA5ddF2YFW
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) July 7, 2024
A tough break also came for Trevor Huddleston after running top five all race, a flat tire cost him big time, ending up ninth on the night.
Crew is working on Huddleston's car now.#ARCAWest pic.twitter.com/RWTT1Tsg7Z
— Ben Branscum (The New/Real One) (@benbranscum) July 7, 2024
Up next, the ARCA Menards Series West takes a break til the end of the month and travels to Shasta Speedway for the Shasta 150 on July 27th at 11:30 PM ET on FloRacing.
Official Results from the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Irwindale Speedway
| Fin | St | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports Fidelity Capital Toyota | 152 | -- | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 8 | 16 | Jack Wood | McAnally Racing NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 152 | 0.542 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 152 | 0.666 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 1 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing Jan's Towing Ford | 152 | 0.878 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 9 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | SIGMA Performance Services Versatile-SPS-GMS Fabrication Chevrolet | 152 | 1.021 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing Apache Rental Group-Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota | 152 | 1.037 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 152 | 2.509 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | 20 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports Phoenix Toyota | 152 | 2.916 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 5 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing High Point Racing-Racecar Factory Ford | 151 | 1 lap | Running | 36 |
| 10 | 12 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | McAnally Racing Pacific Office Automation Chevrolet | 150 | 1 lap | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports Setting the Stage / Battle Born Racing / Argus Construction Ford | 150 | 1 lap | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 15 | 9 | Michael Killen | Jan's Towing Racing Jan's Towing Ford | 150 | 1 lap | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 14 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing Yamada Infra Technos / CKB Toyota | 147 | 4 laps | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 16 | 11 | Danica Dart | Kennealy Keller Motorsports Evers Farms / Pioneer Perf / EBCO Constr / Guardian Fence Chevrolet | 147 | 4 laps | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 17 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating Toyota | 143 | 8 laps | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 19 | 31 | Rick Goodale | Rise Motorsports Nor-Cal Battery Company Chevrolet | 138 | 13 laps | Out | 28 |
| 17 | 3 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports Yahoo Toyota | 121 | 30 laps | Out | 29 |
| 18 | 13 | 77 | Garrett Zacharias | Performance P-1 Motorsports King Taco / REX MD / Wallace Sign Toyota | 9 | 143 laps | Out | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing First Impression Press-LT&T Lawn / RV Nerd / Camping World Chevrolet | 4 | 148 laps | Out | 25 |
