It took a lot of attrition and survival all night, but Trevor Huddleston was able to hold on and take his fourth career ARCA Menards Series West victory at Madera Speedway in the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150. This marks his first win in 2024 as well.
“Holy crap. What a race. This car was absolutely epic,” Huddleston said after climbing out in victory lane.
“Getting these wins isn’t easy. We’ve been fighting hard this year to make it happen. To be in this victory lane is pretty special to me,” he went on and proposed to his long-time girlfriend who he met at Madera ten years ago.
Going to have a hard time finding a more memorable Victory Lane interview than this ?
Congrats, @TrevorHudd50! pic.twitter.com/KWBkBLMZZd
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) September 29, 2024
While there was jubilation for Huddleston’s camp, runner up Sean Hingorani was a little bit upset with the winner.
“It’s frustrating. The last restart, I feel like we capitalized good, but…ran us into the fence coming to the checkered,” the Newport Beach native said. He gestured to the damage on his Jerry Pitts machine. “Just really unnecessary, but what goes around comes around.” Not all was lost though, as Hingorani managed to get the points back with just three races left in the year.
Coming home in third, it was a career-best night for Ethan Nascimento and his team.
“It feels great to come back and compete with all these guys. Can’t thank all these guys around me enough,” the young gun said about the chance at his home race track.
Eric Johnson Jr rebounded after several issues for fourth place, and Kyle Keller rounded out the top five.
With Hingorani getting the points lead back, it means issues for Tyler Reif and his Central Coast team. After a lengthy red flag for a cleanup, the No. 13 machine stalled after the red ended and wasn’t able to re-fire. He ended up 14th on the night, now six points back on Hingorani.
#ARCA: The ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West seasons are wrapping up, and after tonight's race at Madera, Sean Hingorani retakes the points lead.
Tyler Reif (-6), Trevor Huddleston (-39), Jack Wood (-50), and Kyle Keller (-54) round out the top-five. pic.twitter.com/KLGHCZQrRU
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) September 29, 2024
Up next, the ARCA Menards Series West travels to All American Speedway on Saturday, October 5th at 10:45 PM.
Official Results from the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Madera Speedway
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing Racecar Factory Ford | 153 | Running | 48 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing Fidelity Capital Toyota | 153 | 0.084 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 21 | Ethan Nascimento | Nascimento-Joiner Motorsports Impact Trans - David's Racing Prod Toyota | 153 | 0.982 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 17 | 19 | Eric Johnson, Jr. | Bill McAnally Racing Pacific Office Automation Chevrolet | 153 | 1.481 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy-Keller Motorsports Las Vegas Rentals - Arbus Construction Ford | 153 | 1.655 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 1 | 23 | Jaron Giannini | Sigma Performance Services GMS Fabrication - Versatile and Stone - SPS Toyota | 153 | 1.857 | Running | 40 |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing GR Garage Toyota | 153 | 2.196 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 6 | Henry Barton | Jerry Pitts Racing Turn One io Toyota | 153 | 2.413 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 10 | 71 | Rip Michels | Jan's Towing Racing Jan's Towing Ford | 153 | 3.121 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 9 | Michael Killen | Jan's Towing Racing Jan's Towing Ford | 152 | 1 lap | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 152 | 1 lap | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 150 | 3 laps | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 16 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Racing Shockwave Marine Suspension Toyota | 147 | 6 laps | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 3 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 107 | 46 laps | Mechanical | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 77 | Kyle Whisner | Performance P1 Motorsports King Taco - Victory Junction - REX MD Toyota | 98 | 55 laps | Accident | 29 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Eric Nascimento, Jr. | Nascimento-Joiner Motorsports Impact Trans - Freddy's Tree Toyota | 21 | 132 laps | Mechanical | 28 |
| 17 | 14 | 11 | Robbie Kennealy | Kennealy-Keller Motorsports American Swim - STS Coverease Chevrolet | 4 | 146 laps | Mechanical | 27 |
