The 2024 Portland 112 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 4th running of the event. The race was on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, a 1.967 mile (3.166 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 57 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would successfully take the lead from Brandon Jones in the middle stages of the race, and led the final 31 laps to earn his third career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season. This was also his first road course win in his ARCA career.[5] Jones won the pole and led the first 26 laps, before being passed by Sawalich and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Isabella Robusto, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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| Race 3 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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| Date | May 31, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 4th Annual Portland 112 | ||
| Location | Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.967 mi (3.166 km) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 112 mi (181 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 57 laps, 112 mi (181 km) | ||
| Average speed | 65.888 mph (106.036 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cook Racing Technologies | ||
| Time | 1:16.379 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 31 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Report
editBackground
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Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of the Delta Park/Vanport light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
The track hosts the IndyCar Series, Formula E, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the ARCA Menards Series West, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and SCCA autocross events. Additionally, the PIR grounds are host to OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) bicycling races on the track and the surrounding grounds. The facility includes a dragstrip and a motocross track.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 31, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.933, and a speed of 92.184 mph (148.356 km/h).[7]
| Pos.[8] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:16.933 | 92.184 |
| 2 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 1:17.074 | 92.015 |
| 3 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1:17.653 | 91.329 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, May 31, at 2:30 PM PST.[6] The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in the session will win the pole.[9]
Brandon Jones, driving for Cook Racing Technologies, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1.16.379, and a speed of 92.853 mph (149.432 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
editRace results
edit| Fin[12] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 57 | 31 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 42 | Brandon Jones | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 57 | 26 | Running | 44 |
| 3 | 13 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | Tyler Reif | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 7 | 20 | Gio Ruggiero | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 12 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 15 | 12 | Kyle Keller | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 18 | 7 | Takuma Koga | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | 15 | Jake Finch | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | Jack Wood | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 12 | 21 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy (R) | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 20 | 71 | Nick Joanides | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 22 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 6 | 5 | Sean Hingorani | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 54 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 23 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 52 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 8 | 23 | Jake Walker | Sigma Performance Services | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | 14 | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 11 | 88 | Tanner Reif | Naake Klauer Motorsports | Ford | 45 | 0 | Mechanical | 24 |
| 21 | 10 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | Drive Train | 23 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | Accident | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | 77 | Dave Smith | Performance P–1 Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | DNS | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 0 | Tony Huffman | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | DNS | 20 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ White, Brandon (May 28, 2024). "Entry list: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ White, Brandon (May 31, 2024). "Race results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (May 31, 2024). "Sawalich Parks It In The Pacific Northwest, Wins The Portland 112". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Portland 112 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ White, Brandon (May 28, 2024). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series West heads to Portland for first road course race of 2024". ARCA. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (May 31, 2024). "Brandon Jones on Pole for ARCA West at Portland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Portland 112 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Portland 112 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 1, 2024.