| Type: | CUST |
| First Driver: | William Sawalich |
| Announcers: | Charles Krall |
| Distance Mi: | 112 |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Race Name: | Portland 112 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 112 |
| Course Mi: | 1.967 |
| Distance Laps: | 57 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 57 |
| Distance Km: | 181 |
| Scheduled Km: | 181 |
| Avg: | 65.888mph |
| Car: | 18 |
| Location: | Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon |
| Most Driver: | William Sawalich |
| First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Most Laps: | 31 |
| Most Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Pole Time: | 1:16.379 |
| Pole Team: | Cook Racing Technologies |
| Date: | May 31 |
| Network: | FloRacing |
| Pole Driver: | Brandon Jones |
| Description: | Race 3 of 12 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series West |
| Official Name: | 4th Annual Portland 112 |
| Course Km: | 3.166 |
| Radio: | MRN |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
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.
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.
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 92.184mph.[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 was held on Friday, May 31, at 2:30 PM PST. 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 92.853mph.[10]
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Reif | 116 |
| 1 | 2 | Sean Hingorani | 107 (-9) |
| 3 | Trevor Huddleston | 106 (–10) | |
| 4 | Jack Wood | 103 (–13) | |
| 5 | Kyle Keller | 98 (–18) | |
| 4 | 6 | William Sawalich | 96 (–20) |
| 1 | 7 | Nick Joanides | 87 (–29) |
| 1 | 8 | Takuma Koga | 84 (–32) |
| 2 | 9 | Eric Johnson Jr. | 83 (–33) |
| 9 | 10 | Gio Ruggiero | 82 (–34) |