The 2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 12th and final stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 52nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 8, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would put on a dominant performance, leading the most laps and earning his first career ARCA Menards Series West win in his first career West Series start. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Despite finishing in third, Sean Hingorani would claim the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West championship. This was Hingorani's second championship, winning it the year before and the second championship for Venturini Motorsports in the West Series.
Report Background
Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevroletFirst Impression Press2Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevroletBrady Plus3Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevroletImpact Transportation / RJs Paintshop05Joey IestShockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating6Lavar ScottRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaTakt Diesien / CKB9Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing13Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyotaCentral Coast Cabinets15Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFidelity Capital16Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear19Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation20Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Alex MalyckeNascimento MotorsportsToyotaImpact Transportation / Phillips Bros Fab22Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 123Kaden HoneycuttSigma Performance ServicesToyotaSPS / GMS Fabrication25Marco AndrettiVenturini MotorsportsToyotaRich Mar Florist27Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevroletCamping World / First Impression Press28Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevroletPristine Auction50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory55Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction71Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFordJan's Towing72Jonathan ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFordMountain Top Media-RBR Engineering76Kole RazAM RacingFordCyclum Renewables Truck StopsOfficial entry list
Notes
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, November 7, at 6:00 PM MST, and would last for 60 minutes. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.239, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet27.239132.163218William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.327131.738316Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet27.590130.482Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, November 7, at 7:10 PM MST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.780, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.780134.428228Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet27.032134.176316Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet27.121134.087413Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota27.219133.989515Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.249133.959620Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.293133.915722Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.422133.786823Kaden HoneycuttSigma Performance ServicesToyota27.430133.77896Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet27.448133.761076Kole RazAM RacingFord27.456133.7521119Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet27.465133.7431255Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.478133.73139Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord27.690133.5181425Marco AndrettiVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.794133.414152Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet27.920133.288164Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet27.961133.247173Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota28.290132.918187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota28.293132.9151950Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord28.368132.842005David SmithShockwave MotorsportsToyota30.469130.7392121Alex MalyckeNascimento MotorsportsToyota31.401129.8072271Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFord0.000.0002327Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet0.000.000240Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet0.000.000Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1228Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet10099Running482118William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1001Running443515Sean HingoraniVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running914620Gio RuggieroVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running405722Brent CrewsVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running396823Kaden HoneycuttSigma Performance ServicesToyota1000Running3871255Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running378413Tyler ReifCentral Coast RacingToyota1000Running8691076Kole RazAM RacingFord1000Running8510139Kyle KellerJan's Towing RacingFord1000Running8411316Jack WoodBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1000Running831296Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet1000Running32131950Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord980Running8114173Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota980Running80151119Eric Johnson Jr. (R)Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet980Running7916152Sebastian AriasRev RacingChevrolet980Running28171425Marco AndrettiVenturini MotorsportsToyota980Running27182005Joey IestShockwave MotorsportsToyota970Running7619187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota970Running75202271Rip MichelsJan's Towing RacingFord960Running7421164Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsChevrolet570Vibration73222121Alex MalyckeNascimento MotorsportsToyota110Electrical22232327Bobby Hillis Jr.Fierce Creature RacingChevrolet20Suspension2124240Tony HuffmanFierce Creature RacingChevrolet10Suspension20Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sean Hingorani 603 2 Tyler Reif 584 (–19) 3 Trevor Huddleston 556 (–47) 4 Jack Wood 534 (–69) 5 Kyle Keller 512 (–91) 6 Eric Johnson Jr. 490 (–113) 7 Takuma Koga 472 (–131) 8 David Smith 426 (–177) 9 Todd Souza 390 (–213) 10 Nick Joanides 310 (–293)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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