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The 2022 ARCA Menards Series West season reaches its penultimate round Friday night when the tour invades The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the running of the Star Nursery 150.
The race serves as the 10th event of the 2022 West Series schedule and will be the 11th visit by the series to the 3/8-mile paved oval.
Entering Friday’s race, Jake Drew has a comfortable, 51-point lead in the West Series championship standings. He’ll look to add to his advantage as he pursues his fifth victory of the season for Sunrise Ford Racing.
Koga set for 100th West Series Start
Takuma Koga, 45, is set to make his 100th ARCA Menards Series West start when he takes the green flag for the Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Koga, who travels from Japan to the United States for every West Series race, will become the second driver this season to reach the 100-start mark in the West Series. Todd Souza achieved the feat earlier this season at California’s Kern County Raceway Park.
Sarah and Bridget Burgess set to Make History
History will be made Friday night during the Star Nursery 150 at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
For the first time in ARCA and NASCAR touring series history, a mother and daughter will race against each other in the same event, as West Series regular Bridget Burgess will joined by her mother Sarah in the field.
The opportunity for Sarah and Bridget to race against one another comes thanks to sponsorship support from eBay Motors, which has signed on to sponsor Sarah’s No. 97 Chevrolet this weekend in Las Vegas. The company will also appear on Bridget’s No. 88 this Friday.
Tyler Reif making West Series Debut
Sunrise Ford Racing driver Tanner Reif won’t be the only member of his family competing in Friday’s ARCA Menards Series West event at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
His younger brother, 15-year-old Tyler Reif, will make his West Series debut in a third entry fielded by Chris Lowden on Friday night.
The younger Reif has been gaining experience racing Pro Late Models on the West Coast over the last two seasons, including in Madera (California) Speedway’s Junior Late Model program.
Katie Hettinger Excited to Continue Family ARCA Tradition
For the first time in her young career, Katie Hettinger will be venturing out west to compete in a major stock car event.
The 15-year-old Dryden, Michigan, native is set to close out a busy but productive 2022 campaign by competing in the final two ARCA Menards Series West races of the year with Young’s Motorsports. That starts this weekend with the Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Hettinger is expecting a physical demanding race out in the Las Vegas heat but is confident that she can successfully adapt to the heavier cars and enjoy a successful West Series debut with Young’s Motorsports.
“I’m really excited and I think this is going to be a lot of fun,” Hettinger said. “[Las] Vegas is a smaller track compared to what I’m used to with Late Models. Preparation-wise, I’ve been doing some sim-training and watching a bunch of film with my crew chief, but I’m going there to get seat time and hopefully I’ll get a Top 5.”
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