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.

2024 Portland 112
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 3 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West
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

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Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Tony Huffman Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet Camping World / First Impression Press
1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Kennealy Keller Motorsports Chevrolet Setting The Stage / American Swim Academy
3 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Toyota Central Coast Cabinets
4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / ACI
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
5 Sean Hingorani Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Fidelity Capital
6 Caleb Shrader Jerry Pitts Racing Ford Consonus Healthcare
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Loop Connect
12 Kyle Keller Kennealy Keller Motorsports Chevrolet Setting The Stage / Battle Born
13 Tyler Reif Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
15 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction
16 Jack Wood Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
17 Marco Andretti Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Group 1001
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
19 Eric Johnson Jr. (R) Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Pacific Office Automation
20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota First Auto Group
23 Jake Walker Sigma Performance Services Toyota SPS / GMS Fabrication
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet Camping World / First Impression Press
42 Brandon Jones Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet Sprecher
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford High Point Racing / Racecar Factory
55 Isabella Robusto Venturini Motorsports Toyota Yahoo!
71 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford Jan's Towing
77 Dave Smith Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota Global Office Inc / PP1M
88 Tanner Reif Naake Klauer Motorsports Ford Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
Official entry list

Practice

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The 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

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Qualifying 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

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Pos.[11] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Brandon Jones Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 1.16.379 92.853
2 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1.17.101 91.983
3 17 Marco Andretti Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 1.17.777 91.184
4 16 Jack Wood Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 1.17.779 91.181
5 13 Tyler Reif Central Coast Racing Ford 1.17.891 91.050
6 5 Sean Hingorani Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 1.17.967 90.962
7 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1.18.095 90.812
8 23 Jake Walker Sigma Performance Services Toyota 1.18.131 90.771
9 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 1.18.166 90.730
10 6 Caleb Shrader Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 1.18.185 90.708
11 88 Tanner Reif Naake Klauer Motorsports Ford 1.18.327 90.543
12 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 1.18.372 90.492
13 55 Isabella Robusto Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1.18.447 90,405
14 19 Eric Johnson Jr. (R) Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 1.18.891 89.896
15 12 Kyle Keller Kennealy Keller Motorsports Chevrolet 1.18.940 89.840
16 3 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Toyota 1.19.107 89.651
17 15 Jake Finch Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1.20.796 87.777
18 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 1.21.094 87.454
19 77 Dave Smith Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota 1.21.622 86.888
20 71 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford 1.21.784 86.716
21 1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Kennealy Keller Motorsports Chevrolet 1.21.821 86.677
22 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 1.24.135 84.293
23 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 1.27.655 80.908
24 0 Tony Huffman Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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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

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  1. ^ "Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ White, Brandon (May 28, 2024). "Entry list: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ White, Brandon (May 31, 2024). "Race results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (May 31, 2024). "Sawalich Parks It In The Pacific Northwest, Wins The Portland 112". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Portland 112 Practice Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Calloni, Josh (May 31, 2024). "Brandon Jones on Pole for ARCA West at Portland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Portland 112 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Portland 112 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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