3rd race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West
Motor car race
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.
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.
Practice
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]
Qualifying
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
Race results
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
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "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 .
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