2022 Star Nursery 150

The 2022 Star Nursery 150 was the 10th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race is scheduled to be held on Friday, October 14, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, a 0.375 mile (0.604 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 150 laps to 158 laps, due to a green-white-checker finish. Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would be unstoppable throughout the entire race, leading all but one lap for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season.[3] To fill out the podium, Andrés Peréz de Lara, driving for David Gilliland Racing, and Landen Lewis, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Star Nursery 150
Race details[1][2]
Race 10 of 11 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West
Date October 14, 2022
Official name 5th Annual Star Nursery 150
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
0.375 mi (0.604 km)
Distance 158 laps, 59.25 mi (95.43 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 56.25 mi (90.53 km)
Average speed 49.895 mph (80.298 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
David Gilliland Racing
Time 14.803
Most laps led
Driver Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing
Laps 157
Winner
No. 71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA Network (Delayed until October 21, 2022)
FloSports (Live Stream)
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

This race also made history, as Sarah and Bridget Burgess become the first mother-daughter duo to race against each other in a NASCAR and ARCA event. Sarah drove a second car for her team, the 97, with sponsorship coming from eBay Motors.[4][5]

This was also the 100th ARCA West Series start for Takuma Koga.[6][7]

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance
4 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Toyota Fidelity Capital, Joiner Motorsports
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
5 Jacob Smith Jerry Pitts Racing Ford The Collective Region
6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Sunrise Ford, Molecule, Group A
7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota Loop Connect
9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Blue Valor Whiskey, Stoney's Rockin Country
12 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Ford LVMPD Foundation, Eros Environmental
13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Toyota Central Coast Cabinets
16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota MMI Services, H&M's Body Work & Towing
21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet Wufenstein Construction
39 Andrew Tuttle (R) Last Chance Racing Chevrolet Gearhead Coffee
41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Ford Power Gen Components, Stoney's Rockin' Country
42 Amber Slagle Cook Racing Technologies Toyota MMI Services, Sunwest Construction
51 Andrés Peréz de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford Empereon Constar Latam, telcel
54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford Richwood Meats, Basila Farms
66 Eric Rhead 66 Rhead Racing Chevrolet 66 Rhead Racing
71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford David Gilliland Racing
84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford L&S Framing, Fastlane Motorsports
85 Vince Little Last Chance Racing Chevrolet True Quality Construction, Darrell Herzog Roofing
88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet HMH Construction
97 Sarah Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet eBay Motors
99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet BBB Industries, JM Environmental
Official entry list

Practice/Qualifying
Taylor Gray would earn the pole for the race. He would ultimately win the race as well.

Practice and qualifying were both combined into one 90-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. The session was held on Friday, October 14, at 2:15 PM PST.[8] Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.803, and an average speed of 91.198 mph (146.769 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Name Team Make Time Speed
1 71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.803 91.198
2 51 Andrés Peréz de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford 15.057 89.659
3 16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 15.103 89.386
4 9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 15.180 88.933
5 12 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Ford 15.194 88.851
6 84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 15.242 88.571
7 6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 15.261 88.461
8 54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 15.278 88.362
9 02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15.298 88.247
10 99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 15.308 88.189
11 5 Jacob Smith Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 15.367 87.851
12 17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota 15.382 87.765
13 42 Amber Slagle Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 15.412 87.594
14 4 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 15.433 87.475
15 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 15.583 86.633
16 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 15.606 86.505
17 41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Ford 15.697 86.004
18 66 Eric Rhead 66 Rhead Racing Chevrolet 15.780 85.551
19 21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Ford 15.825 85.308
20 77 Nick Joanides Performance P-1 Motorsports Toyota 15.861 85.114
21 88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 15.917 84.815
22 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 16.022 84.259
23 97 Sarah Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 16.199 83.338
24 85 Vince Little Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 16.255 83.051
25 39 Andrew Tuttle (R) Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 16.310 82.771
26 11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 16.356 82.539
Official qualifying results

Race results
Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 71 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 158 157 Running 49
2 2 51 Andrés Peréz de Lara David Gilliland Racing Ford 158 0 Running 42
3 3 16 Landen Lewis Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 158 1 Running 42
4 5 12 Kyle Keller (R) Kyle Keller Racing Ford 158 0 Running 40
5 12 17 Buddy Shepherd McGowan Motorsports Toyota 158 0 Running 39
6 4 9 Tanner Reif (R) Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 158 0 Running 38
7 6 84 Bradley Erickson Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 158 0 Running 37
8 7 6 Jake Drew Sunrise Ford Racing Ford 158 0 Running 36
9 11 5 Jacob Smith Jerry Pitts Racing Ford 158 0 Running 35
10 16 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Ford 158 0 Running 34
11 8 54 Joey Iest Naake-Klauer Motorsports Ford 158 0 Running 33
12 21 88 Bridget Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 32
13 18 66 Eric Rhead 66 Rhead Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 31
14 10 99 Cole Moore Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 30
15 20 77 Nick Joanides Performance P-1 Motorsports Toyota 158 0 Running 29
16 24 85 Vince Little Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 157 0 Running 28
17 26 97 Sarah Burgess BMI Racing Chevrolet 153 0 Running 27
18 17 41 Tyler Reif Lowden Motorsports Ford 148 0 Accident 26
19 25 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 141 0 Running 25
20 13 42 Amber Slagle Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 129 0 Running 24
21 15 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 90 0 Ignition 23
22 19 21 R. J. Smotherman Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Oil Leak 22
23 9 02 Katie Hettinger Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Accident 21
24 23 11 Chris Lowden Lowden Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Accident 20
25 14 4 Sean Hingorani Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 10 0 Handling 19
26 22 39 Andrew Tuttle (R) Last Chance Racing Chevrolet 4 0 Engine 18
Official race results

References
  1. "Entry list: Star Nursery 150 at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCA. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "2022 Star Nursery 150 - Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. White, Brandon (October 15, 2022). "Taylor Gray hits jackpot with dominant victory at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  4. "eBay Motors to sponsor Sarah and Bridget Burgess in historic mother-daughter ARCA race". ARCA. September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. Haislop, Tadd (October 17, 2022). "Sarah and Bridget Burgess make history, share moment of a lifetime at Las Vegas Bullring". ARCA. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  6. Fenwick, Adam (October 13, 2022). "NOTEBOOK: Takuma Koga set for 100th West Series start Friday in Las Vegas". ARCA. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  7. Fenwick, Adam (October 11, 2022). "PIT BOX: Multiple newcomers to join West Series regulars at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  8. "Schedule of events: Star Nursey 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCA. September 13, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  9. White, Brandon (October 14, 2022). "Qualifying results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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