2023 Portland 112

2023 Portland 112
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 4 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West
Date June 2, 2023
Official name 3rd 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 62.743 mph (100.975 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
McGowan Motorsports
Time 1:16.795
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer High Point Racing
Laps 22
Winner
No. 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2023 Portland 112 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 3rd running of the event. The race was on Friday, June 2, 2023, 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. In a wild race, Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would break his 2nd-place streak and hold off a challenging Cole Custer on the final restart to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Lewis won the pole and led 18 laps of the race, while Custer led a race-high 22 laps and finished 2nd.[5] To fill out the podium, Dale Quarterley, driving for his own team, 1/4 Ley Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Report

Background

Portland International Raceway, the circuit where the race will be held.

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

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
02 Parker Retzlaff Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ponsse / Pewag group
04 Ethan Nascicmento (R) Nascimento Motorsports Toyota RAILBAR Protein Bar
4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Toyota Phillips Brothers Fabrication / Impact Transportation
05 David Smith (R) Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
5 Riley Herbst Jerry Pitts Racing Ford Jerry Pitts Racing
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Loop Connect
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
14 Davey Magras Davey Magras Racing Chevrolet Advanced Autoworks / Koerner Racing Engines
15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet Rentsource / American Resurfacing Inc.
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
19 Eric Johnson Jr. Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Pacific Office Automation
24 Dylan Lupton Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Lupton Excavation
32 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul
39 Roxali Kamper Last Chance Racing Chevrolet Skin N' Tox Aesthetics
41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Nevada Tourism / Stoney's
46 Kyle Sieg Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Country AF Radio / Stoney's
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford High Point Racing / Racecar Factory
52 Ryan Philpott Philpott Race Cars Toyota Mattos Rentals / Hacienda Pools
55 Cole Custer High Point Racing Ford Pristine Auction
70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Chevrolet KISMIF Foundation / Blaster SwissLube
88 Bradley Erickson (R) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford L&S Framing
99 Caleb Shrader Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Consonus Healthcare
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour.[6] Todd Souza, driving for his own team, Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.746, and a speed of 97.490 mph (156.895 km/h).[7]

Pos.[8] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 1:12.746 97.490
2 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:17.704 91.269
3 55 Cole Custer High Point Racing Ford 1:17.782 91.178
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 3:10 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]

Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:16.795, and a speed of 92.350 mph (148.623 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

Pos.[11] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.795 92.350
2 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:16.849 92.285
3 55 Cole Custer High Point Racing Ford 1:17.300 91.746
4 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:17.780 91.180
5 02 Parker Retzlaff Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.218 90.670
6 5 Riley Herbst Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 1:18.243 90.641
7 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 1:18.571 90.262
8 41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 1:18.799 90.001
9 99 Caleb Shrader Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 1:18.844 89.950
10 19 Eric Johnson Jr. Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 1:18.911 89.873
11 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 1:18.942 89.838
12 16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 1:18.977 89.798
13 88 Bradley Erickson (R) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 1:19.108 89.650
14 32 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 1:19.212 89.532
15 24 Dylan Lupton Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 1:20.235 88.390
16 52 Ryan Philpott Philpott Race Cars Toyota 1:22.010 86.477
17 70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Chevrolet 1:22.024 86.462
18 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 1:22.668 85.789
19 14 Davey Magras Davey Magras Racing Chevrolet 1:23.596 84.837
20 05 David Smith (R) Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 1:26.294 82.184
21 4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Toyota – –
22 04 Ethan Nascimento (R) Nascimento Motorsports Toyota – –
23 46 Kyle Sieg Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford – –
24 39 Roxali Kamper Last Chance Racing Chevrolet – –
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 17 Landen Lewis McGowan Motorsports Chevrolet 57 18 Running 48
2 3 55 Cole Custer High Point Racing Ford 57 22 Running 44
3 14 32 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 57 0 Running 41
4 4 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 0 Running 40
5 5 02 Parker Retzlaff Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0 Running 39
6 13 88 Bradley Erickson (R) Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 57 0 Running 38
7 9 99 Caleb Shrader Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 57 0 Running 37
8 18 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 57 0 Running 36
9 19 14 Davey Magras Davey Magras Racing Chevrolet 57 0 Running 35
10 10 19 Eric Johnson Jr. Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 57 0 Running 34
11 2 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 57 0 Running 33
13 7 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 57 0 Running 32
12 20 05 David Smith (R) Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 56 0 Running 31
14 12 16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 53 0 Running 30
15 8 41 Tyler Reif (R) Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 49 0 Shocks 29
16 21 4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 48 0 Oil Leak 28
17 23 46 Kyle Sieg Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 44 0 Engine 27
18 6 5 Riley Herbst Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 43 17 Rear End 27
19 16 52 Ryan Philpott Philpott Race Cars Toyota 28 0 Engine 25
20 17 70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Chevrolet 14 0 Engine 24
21 15 24 Dylan Lupton Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 8 0 Fire 23
22 11 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 7 0 Accident 22
23 22 04 Ethan Nascimento (R) Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 0 0 DNS 21
24 24 39 Roxali Kamper Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 0 0 DNS 20
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. January 6, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (June 2, 2023). "Landen Lewis Triumphs in Late-Race 'Dog Fight' with Cole Custer, Scored Portland 112 Victory". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 27, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023 Portland 112 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Fenwick, Adam (May 30, 2023). "PIT BOX: Multiple NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers set to join ARCA Menards Series West field at Portland". ARCA. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Kristl, Mark (June 2, 2023). "Landen Lewis Wins ARCA West Pole at Portland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023 Portland 112 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "2023 Portland 112 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
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