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The ARCA Menards Series West has held several races at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) in Bakersfield, California over the years. The track currently has two races for the series, the MMI Oil Workers 150 in April and the NAPA Auto Parts 150 in October. The West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame serves as a presenting sponsor of both races.[1]
| ARCA Menards Series West | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway |
| Location | Bakersfield, California, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Spring race: MMI Oil Workers Fall race: NAPA Auto Parts Presenting sponsor (both races): West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame |
| First race | 2013 |
| Distance | 75 mi (120.701 km) |
| Laps | 150 |
| Previous names | First races NAPA Auto Parts 150 (2013, 2015-2017) Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts (2018) NAPA/ENEOS 150 pres. by West Coast Stock Car HOF (2019) NAPA/ENEOS 125 pres. by West Coast Stock Car HOF (2020) Salute to the Oil Industry NAPA Auto Parts 150 (2022) NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 (2023) --- Former second races Bakersfield 150 (2014) West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame 150 (2017) NAPA Auto Parts 175 (2018) |
| Most wins (driver) | Derek Kraus (4) |
| Most wins (team) | Bill McAnally Racing (6) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (9) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.50 mi (0.80 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Races at the track have varied from 63 miles to 88 miles. Currently, the track's races are 75 miles in length.
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| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 2013[2] | October 26 | 26 | Greg Pursley | Gene Price Motorsports | Ford | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:10:46 | 63.589 | |
| 2014[3][4] | May 24 | 26 | Greg Pursley (2) | Gene Price Motorsports (2) | Ford (2) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:18:13 | 57.532 | |
| August 30 | 9 | Dylan Lupton | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford (3) | 155* | 75 (120.701) | 1:18:56 | 58.91 | ||
| 2015[5] | March 28 | 55 | Dalton Sargeant | Jefferson Pitts Racing | Ford (4) | 160 | 75 (120.701) | 1:18:07 | 61.447 | |
| 2016[6] | April 2 | 16 | Todd Gilliland | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:16:39 | 56.708 | |
| 2017[7][8] | March 23 | 16 | Todd Gilliland (2) | Bill McAnally Racing (2) | Toyota (2) | 156* | 75 (120.701) | 1:09:57 | 66.905 | |
| November 4 | 19 | Derek Kraus | Bill McAnally Racing (3) | Toyota (3) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:05:16 | 68.948 | ||
| 2018[9][10] | March 15 | 16 | Derek Kraus (2) | Bill McAnally Racing (4) | Toyota (4) | 175 | 87.50 (140.818) | 1:21:04 | 99.124 | |
| October 27 | 16 | Derek Kraus (3) | Bill McAnally Racing (5) | Toyota (5) | 175 | 87.50 (140.818) | 1:20:03 | 65.584 | ||
| 2019[11] | October 26 | 16 | Derek Kraus (4) | Bill McAnally Racing (6) | Toyota (6) | 155* | 75 (120.701) | 1:04:06 | 72.543 | |
| 2020[12] | October 25 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford (5) | 125 | 62.50 (100.584) | 0:53:47 | 69.724 | |
| 2021 | Not held | |||||||||
| 2022[13] | April 23 | 42 | Landen Lewis | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 0:58:41 | 76.683 | |
| 2023[14] | April 22 | 15 | Sean Hingorani | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota (7) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:00:02 | 74.958 | |
| 2024[15][16] | April 20 | 5 | Kole Raz | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota (8) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:04.49 | 69.427 | |
| October 26 | 15 | Sean Hingorani (2) | Venturini Motorsports (2) | Toyota (9) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:03:06 | 71.315 | ||
- 2014, 2017, 2019: Race extended due to a Green–white–checker finish.
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