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The 2023 ARCA Menards Series West was the 70th season of the ARCA Menards Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on March 10 at Phoenix Raceway with the General Tire 150 and ended with the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100, also at Phoenix Raceway, on November 3.
Jake Drew entered the season as the defending champion. He did not return to the West Series full-time in 2023 and defend his title after Sunrise Ford Racing, the team that he drove for in 2022, closed down after the end of the season[1] and he was unable to find a full-time ride with another team at the start of the 2023 season. At the conclusion of the season, Sean Hingorani of Venturini Motorsports clinched the ARCA Menards Series West championship.[2]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Tanner Reif[3] | John Camilleri |
| Ford | High Point Racing | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | Jeff Schrader |
| Naake-Klauer Motorsports[4] | 88 | Bradley Erickson (R) 8[5][N 1] | Tony Caputo 5 Mike Naake 7 | |
| Joey Iest 3 | ||||
| Dylan Cappello 1 | ||||
| Toyota | Shockwave Motorsports[N 2] | 05 | David Smith (R) | Brandon Carlson |
| Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Sean Hingorani (R)[6] | Billy Venturini 1 Kevin Reed Jr. 10 Monon Rahman 1 | |
| Jerry Pitts Racing | 7 | Takuma Koga | Denny Moyer 9 Ron Norman 1 Brian Weis 1 Jerry Pitts 1 | |
| Toyota 3 Chevrolet 2 Ford 7 |
70 | Kyle Keller | Jerry Pitts 3 Brian Kizer 9 | |
| Ford 11 Toyota 1 |
Central Coast Racing | 13 | Todd Souza 6[7][N 3] | Michael Muñoz |
| Tyler Reif (R) 6[7][N 4] | ||||
| Toyota 3 Chevrolet 9 |
McGowan Motorsports | 17 | Landen Lewis 8 | Amber Slagle 1 Richard Mason 6 Sean Samuels 5 |
| Kaden Honeycutt 4 | ||||
| Toyota 10 Chevrolet 2 |
Nascimento Motorsports | 04 21 |
Ethan Nascimento (R) 9 | Mike Nascimento |
| Tim Spurgeon 1 | ||||
| Jalen Mack 1 | ||||
| Greg Potts 1 | ||||
| Chevrolet 9 Toyota 3 |
4 | Eric Nascimento | Ty Joiner |
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 1/4 Ley Racing | 32 | Dale Quarterley[8] | Alex Quarterley[8] | 2 |
| 66 Rhead Racing | 66 | Eric Rhead | Will Harris | 1 | |
| Bill McAnally Racing | 24 | Dylan Lupton | Roger Bracken | 1 | |
| 99 | Caleb Shrader | Mario Isola | 1 | ||
| CR7 Motorsports | 97 | Landen Lewis | Todd Myers | 1 | |
| Davey Magras Racing | 14 | Davey Magras | Zach Magras | 2 | |
| Fierce Creature Racing | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Bobby Hillis Jr. 1 Ralph Byers 1 Tony Huffman 3 Unknown 1 |
6 | |
| Last Chance Racing | 39 | Roxali Kamper | Travis Kamper | 1 | |
| Mack Motorsports | 83 | Jalen Mack | Brian Kennon | 2 | |
| Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Jack Wood | Shane Huffman | 1 | |
| Rev Racing | 2 | Andrés Pérez de Lara[9] | Jamie Jones 2 Steve Plattenberger 1 |
1 | |
| Sebastian Arias[10] | 2[10] | ||||
| 6 | Jack Wood | Steve Plattenberger | 2 | ||
| Lavar Scott | Jamie Jones | 1 | |||
| Spurgeon Motorsports | 86 | Tim Spurgeon | Mike David | 1 | |
| Tamayo Cosentino Racing | 45 | Tony Cosentino | Caleb Allen | 1[11] | |
| Veer Motorsports[N 5] | 66 | Jon Garrett[12] | Mike Sroufe | 1 | |
| Young’s Motorsports | 02 | Leland Honeyman | Andrew Abbott 2 Joshua Graham 2 |
1 | |
| Parker Retzlaff | 2 | ||||
| Mamba Smith[13] | 1 | ||||
| Ford | 3K Motorsports | 1 | Robbie Kennealy | Thomas Martin 1 Charlie Wilson 4 |
5 |
| AM Racing[14] | 32 | Christian Rose[15] | Ryan London | 1 | |
| Borneman Motorsports | 8 | Johnny Borneman III | Steve Teets | 1 | |
| Brad Smith Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith | Rand Bitter | 1[16] | |
| Clubb Racing Inc. | 03 | Alex Clubb[17] | Brian Clubb | 1 | |
| Fast Track Racing | 10 | Tim Monroe | Tim Monroe | 1 | |
| 11 | Bryce Haugeberg | Austin Nemire | 1 | ||
| Greg Van Alst Motorsports[18] | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Jim Long[18] | 1 | |
| High Point Racing | 55 | Jake Bollman[19] | Travis Thirkettle | 3[19] | |
| Cole Custer[N 6] | 2 | ||||
| Rodd Kneeland | 1 | ||||
| Joanides Motorsports | 71 | Nick Joanides | Dave Jackson | 3 | |
| Kart Idaho Racing | 38 | R. J. Smotherman (R) | Robert Smotherman 1 Mike Holleran 2 Unknown 1 |
4 | |
| Lowden Jackson Motorsports | 41 | Tyler Reif (R) [20][7][N 4] | Tony Jackson | 6 | |
| Jake Drew | 1[7] | ||||
| Jacob Smith | 1 | ||||
| Nick Joanides | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Borneman III | 1 | ||||
| 46 | R. J. Smotherman (R) | Dave Jackson | 4[20] | ||
| Kyle Sieg | 1 | ||||
| Stefan Rzesnowiecky | 1 | ||||
| Justin Johnson | Rip Micels | 1 | |||
| Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Frankie Muniz[21] | Mark Rette | 1 | |
| Ryan Roulette Racing | 22 | Ryan Roulette[22] | Chris Greaney[22] | 2[22] | |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | Ryan Preece | Chad Johnston | 1 | |
| Toyota | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 81 | Sammy Smith[N 7] | Jon Leonard | 1 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | William Sawalich[23] | Matt Ross | 4[23] | |
| Philpott Race Cars | 52 | Ryan Philpott | Chuck Dozhier 3 Travis Dozhier 1 |
4 | |
| Rodd Racing | 33 | P. J. Pedroncelli | Rodd Kneeland | 1 | |
| Venturini Motorsports | 1 | Jake Finch | Johnny Allen | 1 | |
| 20 | Jesse Love[24] | Shannon Rursch[24] | 1 | ||
| Dean Thompson[25] | 1[25] | ||||
| 25 | Conner Jones[26] | Kevin Reed Jr. | 1[26] | ||
| Toni Breidinger[27] | Cayden Lapcevich | 1[27] | |||
| 55 | 1[27] | ||||
| Kris Wright | Larry Balsitis | 1 | |||
| Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | A. J. Moyer[28] | Michael Peterson | 1 | |
| Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 |
3K Motorsports | 49 | Monty Tipton | Tommy Hurst | 2 |
| Chevrolet 3 Toyota 1 |
Bill McAnally Racing | 19 | Eric Johnson Jr.[29][3] | Chuck Jones | 4[29][3] |
| Toyota 1 Ford 5 |
Central Coast Racing | 3 | Todd Souza[7][N 3] | Jason Dickinson | 6[7] |
| Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 |
Fast Track Racing | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Dick Doheny | 1[30] |
| Ryan Roulette | Jeremy Petty | 1 | |||
| Ford 2 Toyota 5 |
Jerry Pitts Racing[31] | 5 | Riley Herbst[N 6] | Jerry Pitts | 2 |
| Kole Raz | 2 | ||||
| Buddy Shepherd | 1 | ||||
| Dustin Ash | 2 | ||||
| Chevrolet 1 Toyota 1 |
Legal Limit Motorsports | 80 | Brian Kamisky | Derek Copeland | 1 |
| Derek Copeland | Brian Kamisky | 1 | |||
| Toyota 4 Ford 4 |
Performance P-1 Motorsports | 77 | Nick Joanides | Dean Kuhn 1 Joe Nava 4 Roger Bracken 2 Unknown 1 |
6 |
| Mariah Boudrieau | 1 | ||||
| Brody Armtrout | 1 | ||||
| Chevrolet 2 Toyota 2 |
Sigma Performance Services | 23 | Bradley Erickson (R)[N 1] | Chris Bray | 4 |
The full schedule was announced on November 22.[33] Some race dates were announced before then.[34][35] There are twelve races on the 2023 schedule, up from eleven in 2022.
Note: The race at Phoenix in March was a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series (highlighted in gold).
| No | Race title | Track | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Tire 150 | Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | March 10 |
| 2 | West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, California | April 1 |
| 3 | NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 | Kern County Raceway Park | Bakersfield, California | April 22 |
| 4 | Portland 112 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | June 2 |
| 5 | General Tire 200 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | June 9 |
| 6 | NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, California | July 1 |
| 7 | Shasta 150 | Shasta Speedway | Anderson, California | July 29 |
| 8 | NAPA Auto Parts ARCA 150 | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | August 19 |
| 9 | NAPA Auto Parts 150 | All American Speedway | Roseville, California | September 30 |
| 10 | Star Nursery 150 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Bullring) | Las Vegas, Nevada | October 13 |
| 11 | 51FIFTY Jr. Homecoming ARCA 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | Madera Speedway | Madera, California | October 21 |
| 12 | Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 | Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | November 3 |
Fox again broadcast the combination race at Phoenix in March. FloRacing broadcast the rest of the races.[36]
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Tire 150 | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Tyler Reif | Ford | 41 | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | Report |
| 2 | West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 | Trevor Huddleston | Trevor Huddleston | Sean Hingorani | Toyota | 15 | Venturini Motorsports | Report |
| 3 | NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 | Landen Lewis | Landen Lewis | Sean Hingorani | Toyota | 15 | Venturini Motorsports | Report |
| 4 | Portland 112 | Landen Lewis | Cole Custer | Landen Lewis | Chevrolet | 17 | McGowan Motorsports | Report |
| 5 | General Tire 200 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ford | 9 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Report |
| 6 | NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | Sean Hingorani | Trevor Huddleston | Trevor Huddleston | Ford | 50 | High Point Racing | Report |
| 7 | Shasta 150 | Trevor Huddleston | Trevor Huddleston | Sean Hingorani | Toyota | 15 | Venturini Motorsports | Report |
| 8 | NAPA Auto Parts ARCA 150 | Tyler Reif | Sean Hingorani | Sean Hingorani | Toyota | 15 | Venturini Motorsports | Report |
| 9 | NAPA Auto Parts 150 | Tyler Reif | Kaden Honeycutt | Kaden Honeycutt | Chevrolet | 17 | McGowan Motorsports | Report |
| 10 | Star Nursery 150 | Sean Hingorani | Sean Hingorani | Dylan Cappello | Ford | 88 | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Report |
| 11 | 51FIFTY Jr. Homecoming ARCA 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame | Eric Nascimento | Kaden Honeycutt | Kaden Honeycutt | Chevrolet | 17 | McGowan Motorsports | Report |
| 12 | Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | William Sawalich | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
Notes:
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.
| Pos | Driver | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Hingorani (R) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 16* | 5 | 3 | 575 |
| 2 | Tyler Reif (R) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 539 |
| 3 | Trevor Huddleston | 9 | 4* | 3 | 12 | 28 | 1* | 2* | 6 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 527 |
| 4 | Bradley Erickson (R) | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 522 |
| 5 | Tanner Reif | 12 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 517 |
| 6 | Todd Souza | 11 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 503 |
| 7 | Eric Nascimento | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 498 |
| 8 | Kyle Keller | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 496 |
| 9 | Takuma Koga | 19 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 466 |
| 10 | David Smith (R) | 17 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 459 |
| 11 | Landen Lewis | 2 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 409 | |||
| 12 | Ethan Nascimento (R) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 14 | Wth | 14 | 13 | 311 | ||
| 13 | Nick Joanides | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | Wth | 11 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 277 | ||
| 14 | Kaden Honeycutt | 1* | 9 | 1** | 9 | 166 | ||||||||
| 15 | William Sawalich | 13* | 4 | 5 | 1* | 162 | ||||||||
| 16 | Robbie Kennealy | 5 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 157 | |||||||
| 17 | R. J. Smotherman (R) | 29 | 15 | 16 | Wth | 8 | 10 | Wth | Wth | 142 | ||||
| 18 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | 25 | 9 | 12 | Wth | 20 | 28 | 126 | ||||||
| 19 | Eric Johnson Jr. | 10 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 119 | ||||||||
| 20 | Ryan Philpott | 19 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 109 | ||||||||
| 21 | Jake Bollman | 12 | 7 | 7 | Wth | 106 | ||||||||
| 22 | Joey Iest | 4 | 3 | 25 | 100 | |||||||||
| 23 | Jack Wood | 28 | 4 | 4 | 96 | |||||||||
| 24 | Kole Raz | 3 | 3 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Dale Quarterley | 3 | 11 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Cole Custer | 2* | 18 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Riley Herbst | 18 | 3 | 68 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Tim Spurgeon | 12 | 12 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Davey Magras | 9 | 16 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Parker Retzlaff | 5 | 25 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Johnny Borneman III | 9 | 21 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Monty Tipton | 18 | 12 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Sebastian Arias | 21 | 10 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Dustin Ash | 13 | 18 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Toni Breidinger | 22 | 11 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Ryan Preece | 1* | 49 | |||||||||||
| 37 | Dylan Cappello | 1 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Sammy Smith | 2 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 39 | Dean Thompson | 2 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 40 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | 4 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Frankie Muniz | 6 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 42 | Buddy Shepherd | 6 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Conner Jones | 7 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 44 | Caleb Shrader | 7 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Leland Honeyman | 8 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Jacob Smith | 8 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Greg Van Alst | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Eric Rhead | 11 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Greg Potts | 12 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Justin Johnson | 12 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 51 | Tony Cosentino | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 52 | Mariah Boudrieau | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 53 | Mamba Smith | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Jake Drew | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Kyle Sieg | 17 | Wth | 27 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Derek Copeland | 17 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 57 | Lavar Scott | 17 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 58 | Alex Clubb | 18 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 59 | Rodd Kneeland | 18 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 60 | Jalen Mack | Wth | Wth | 19 | 25 | |||||||||
| 61 | Brody Armtrout | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 62 | Jon Garrett | 20 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 63 | A. J. Moyer | 21 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 64 | Dylan Lupton | 21 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Brian Kamisky | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 66 | Kris Wright | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 67 | Christian Rose | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 68 | D. L. Wilson | 24 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 69 | Roxali Kamper | 24 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 70 | Ryan Roulette | Wth | Wth | 24 | 20 | |||||||||
| 71 | Jesse Love | 27 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 72 | Stefan Rzesnowiecky | 29 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 73 | Brad Smith | 30 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 74 | Tim Monroe | 31 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 75 | Bryce Haugeberg | 32 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Tim Goulet | Wth | |||||||||||||
| P. J. Pedroncelli | Wth | |||||||||||||
| Jake Finch | Wth |