2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100

The 2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 was the 12th and final stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 3, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 93 laps, earning his first career ARCA Menards Series West win.[4] To fill out the podium, Dean Thompson and Sean Hingorani, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 12 of 12 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West
Date November 3, 2023
Official name 51st Annual Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100
Location Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 89.175 mph (143.513 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 27.096
Most laps led
Driver William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 93
Winner
No. 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network CNBC (Tape Delayed until November 11)
FloSports (Live Stream)
Announcers Charlie Krall and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Despite finishing in third, Sean Hingorani would claim the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West championship. This was Hingorani's first championship, and the first championship for Venturini Motorsports in the West Series.[5]

Background

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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 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota Phoenix Construction
02 Mamba Smith Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Flag Pole Buddy
2 Sebastian Arias Rev Racing Chevrolet Rubbermaid
3 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford Central Coast Cabinets
4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Impact Transportation, Nascimento Joiner
05 David Smith (R) Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
6 Lavar Scott Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Loop Connect
11 Robbie Kennealy 3K Motorsports Ford Setting the Stage, American Swim Academy
12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford VFW, Bellator Recruiting Academy
13 Tyler Reif (R) Central Coast Racing Toyota Central Coast Cabinets
15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA
17 Kaden Honeycutt McGowan Motorsports Toyota MMI, Sunwest Construction
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
20 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota MCM Transportation
21 Ethan Nascimento (R) Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet Impact Transportation, Nascimento Joiner
23 Bradley Erickson (R) Sigma Performance Services Toyota L&S Farming, Spencer Clark Foundation
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Venturini Motorsports
27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet Camping World, First Impression Press
28 Jack Wood Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
41 Johnny Borneman III Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Tilley's
46 Justin Johnson Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford Tilley's
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford High Point Racing, Racecar Factory
55 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota FNB Corporation
70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Ford Argus Construction, Battle Born Racing
71 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford Jan's Towing
88 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford Basila Farms, Richwood Meats
97 Landen Lewis CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet American Resurfacing
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, November 2, at 6:00 PM MST, and would last for 60 minutes.[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.681, and an average speed of 130.053 mph (209.300 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.681 130.053
2 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.858 129.227
3 20 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.908 128.995
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Thursday, November 2, 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.[6] William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.096, and an average speed of 132.861 mph (213.819 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.096 132.861
2 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.271 132.008
3 20 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.336 131.694
4 17 Kaden Honeycutt McGowan Motorsports Toyota 27.368 131.540
5 28 Jack Wood Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 27.410 131.339
6 16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 27.433 131.229
7 97 Landen Lewis CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 27.552 130.662
8 13 Tyler Reif (R) Central Coast Racing Toyota 27.554 130.653
9 6 Lavar Scott Rev Racing Chevrolet 27.622 130.331
10 23 Bradley Erickson (R) Sigma Performance Services Toyota 27.839 129.315
11 3 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 27.865 129.194
12 55 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 27.866 129.190
13 46 Justin Johnson Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 27.927 128.908
14 2 Sebastian Arias Rev Racing Chevrolet 27.984 128.645
15 4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 28.027 128.448
16 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 28.113 128.055
17 02 Mamba Smith Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 28.135 127.955
18 88 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 28.271 127.339
19 41 Johnny Borneman III Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 28.289 127.258
20 70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 28.406 126.734
21 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 28.432 126.618
22 21 Ethan Nascimento (R) Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 28.627 125.755
23 71 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford 28.736 125.278
24 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 28.880 124.654
25 05 David Smith (R) Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 29.449 122.245
26 12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford 31.081 115.826
27 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 31.232 115.266
28 1 Jake Finch Phoenix Racing Toyota 37.162 96.873
29 11 Robbie Kennealy 3K Motorsports Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 93 Running 49
2 3 20 Dean Thompson Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running 42
3 2 15 Sean Hingorani (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 7 Running 42
4 5 28 Jack Wood Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 100 0 Running 40
5 8 13 Tyler Reif (R) Central Coast Racing Toyota 100 0 Running 39
6 7 97 Landen Lewis CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 Running 38
7 10 23 Bradley Erickson (R) Sigma Performance Services Toyota 100 0 Running 37
8 6 16 Tanner Reif Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running 36
9 4 17 Kaden Honeycutt McGowan Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running 35
10 14 2 Sebastian Arias Rev Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running 34
11 16 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running 33
12 13 46 Justin Johnson Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 100 0 Running 32
13 22 21 Ethan Nascimento (R) Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 Running 31
14 20 70 Kyle Keller Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 100 0 Running 30
15 17 02 Dylan Smith Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 Running 29
16 24 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 99 0 Running 28
17 9 6 Lavar Scott Rev Racing Chevrolet 99 0 Running 27
18 28 11 Robbie Kennealy 3K Motorsports Ford 97 0 Running 26
19 15 4 Eric Nascimento Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 97 0 Running 25
20 21 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 96 0 Running 24
21 19 41 Johnny Borneman III Lowden Jackson Motorsports Ford 96 0 Running 23
22 12 55 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 96 0 Running 22
23 25 05 David Smith (R) Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 94 0 Running 21
24 26 12 Ryan Roulette Fast Track Racing Ford 83 0 Running 20
25 18 88 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 82 0 Running 19
26 11 3 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 64 0 Accident 18
27 23 71 Nick Joanides Jan's Towing Racing Ford 64 0 Accident 17
28 27 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Fierce Creature Racing Chevrolet 5 0 Mechanical 16
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualifying results: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Race results: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Calloni, Josh (November 3, 2023). "William Sawalich Victorious in ARCA West Finale at Phoenix". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ White, Brandon (November 3, 2023). "Sean Hingorani wraps up West Series championship; William Sawalich earns win at Phoenix". ARCA. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2023 Fall Phoenix Raceway Event Schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Kristl, Mark (November 3, 2023). "William Sawalich Wins ARCA West Pole at Phoenix". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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