- Connor Zilisch (No. 28 Pristine Auction Chevrolet) scored his first career ARCA Menards Series West victory in his first career series start in Friday’s Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway. Zilisch led 99 of the race’s 100 laps to score his seventh victory across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2024. He is the 210th driver to win at least one ARCA Menards Series West race and the 29th to do so in his first series start.
- Sean Hingorani (No. 15 Fidelity Capital Toyota) finished third to clinch his second consecutive ARCA Menards Series West championship. Hingorani won the championship while driving for four different team owners with six different crew chiefs. Hingorani finished the season 19 points ahead of runner-up Tyler Reif (No. 13 Central Coast Cabinets Toyota); Reif finished eighth.
- Reif’s team owner Kelly Souza won the ARCA Menards Series West car owners championship, closing the season 28 points ahead of Tim Huddleston.
- William Sawalich (No. 18 Starkey / Sound Gear Toyota), who won the ARCA Menards Series / ARCA Menards Series West combination race at Phoenix Raceway in March, finished second. Sawalich earned the General Tire Pole Award in qualifying on Thursday, his 12th across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2024. Sawalich’s Joe Gibbs Racing team honored crew member Andy “Doggie” Nelson, who passed away in October, on the hood of the car.
- Gio Ruggiero (No. 20 JBL Audio Toyota) finished fourth and Brent Crews (No. 22 Mobil 1 Toyota) finished fifth, giving Venturini Motorsports three drivers among the top five at the finish. Jake Finch (No. 55 Phoenix Construction Toyota) finished seventh, giving the team four drivers among the top ten.
- Kaden Honeycutt (No. 23 Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet) finished sixth in his first ARCA Menards Series West start since he finished ninth at Phoenix last November, clinching the 2024 West owners championship for team owners Bruce Cook and Steve McGowan.
- Kole Raz (No. 76 Cyclum Renewables Truck Stops Ford) finished ninth in his first start for AM Racing.
- Kyle Keller (No. 9 Jan’s Towing Ford) finished tenth to end the 2024 season fifth in the ARCA Menards Series West driver standings.
- The ARCA Menards Series West champions Sean Hingorani and Kelly Souza will be honored at the NASCAR Regional Awards Ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, November 21.
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