2026 Portland 112
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 13 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West | |||
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| Date | August 8, 2026 | ||
| Location | Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.967 miles (3.166 km) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 112.86 mi (181.631 km) | ||
| Average speed | 67.037 miles per hour (107.886 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Nitro Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:15.974 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Laps | 49 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Time | 1:17.367 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Mason Massey | Bill McAnally Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FloRacing | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARN | ||
The 2026 Portland 112 was an ARCA Menards Series West race held on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. Contested over 57 laps on the 1.967-mile (3.166 km) road course, it was the 8th race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 6th running of the event.
In a wild finish, Mason Massey, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, took advantage of the leaders in a last-lap thriller, coming from fourth to leading in the final corner to score his second career ARCA Menards Series West win.[6] Kyle Steckly took over the lead after Nitro Motorsports teammates Ethan Tovo and Sam Corry made contact, sending them off-track into the grass. Steckly overshot the final corner, giving Massey the lead and the victory.[7] Hailie Deegan snuck through to finish third, with Tovo and Eric Johnson Jr. rounding out the top five. Jeff Anton, Robbie Kennealy, Alex Quarterley, Andrew Chapman, and Gavin Ray rounded out the top ten.
Report
[edit]Background
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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 has hosted the IndyCar Series, Formula E, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the ARCA Menards Series West, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the past, 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.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 8, at 1:40 PM PST, and lasted for 40 minutes.[8]
Sam Corry, driving for Nitro Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.997 seconds, and a speed of 91.967 miles per hour (148.007 km/h).[9]
Practice results
[edit]| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:16.997 | 91.967 |
| 2 | 70 | Ethan Tovo | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.167 | 91.765 |
| 3 | 15 | Mia Lovell (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.572 | 91.286 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 8, at 3:25 PM PST.[8] The qualifying procedure used was a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers were on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever set the fastest time in the session won the pole.[10]
Ethan Tovo, driving for Nitro Motorsports, qualified on pole position with a lap of 1:15.974 seconds, and a speed of 93.206 miles per hour (150.001 km/h). However, Tovo started at the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments.[11]
Qualifying results
[edit]| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | Ethan Tovo | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:15.974 | 93.206 |
| 2 | 25 | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:16.176 | 92.958 |
| 3 | 15 | Mia Lovell (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:16.900 | 92.083 |
| 4 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 1:17.212 | 91.711 |
| 5 | 90 | Graham Jacobson | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.327 | 91.575 |
| 6 | 16 | Hailie Deegan | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.419 | 91.466 |
| 7 | 19 | Mason Massey | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.588 | 91.267 |
| 8 | 71 | Cole Denton (R) | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 1:17.800 | 91.018 |
| 9 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1:17.874 | 90.932 |
| 10 | 5 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 1:17.896 | 90.906 |
| 11 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 1:18.038 | 90.740 |
| 12 | 4 | Kyle Keller | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.164 | 90.594 |
| 13 | 44 | Jeff Anton | Anton Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.190 | 90.564 |
| 14 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:18.225 | 90.523 |
| 15 | 20 | Brad McAllister | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.291 | 90.447 |
| 16 | 55 | Andrew Chapman (R) | High Point Racing | Ford | 1:18.457 | 90.256 |
| 17 | 53 | Kyle Steckly | NDS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:18.661 | 90.022 |
| 18 | 32 | Alex Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.220 | 89.387 |
| 19 | 51 | Austin Varco | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.819 | 88.716 |
| 20 | 7 | Gavin Ray (R) | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 1:20.486 | 87.981 |
| 21 | 77 | Ryan Vargas | Performance P-1 Motorsports | Toyota | 1:22.682 | 85.644 |
| 22 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.280 | 85.029 |
| 23 | 04 | Ian Wood | Kart Idaho Racing | Ford | 1:24.516 | 83.785 |
| 24 | 72 | Josiah Reaume | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.225 | 79.363 |
| 25 | 38 | Ray Bolinger | Kart Idaho Racing | Toyota | 1:43.091 | 68.689 |
| 26 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | — | — |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||
Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Laps: 57
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 19 | Mason Massey | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 1 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 17 | 53 | Kyle Steckly | NDS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | 16 | Hailie Deegan | Bill McAnally Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 1 | 70 | Ethan Tovo | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 1 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | Eric Johnson Jr. | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 13 | 44 | Jeff Anton | Anton Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 11 | 1 | Robbie Kennealy | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 18 | 32 | Alex Quarterley | 1/4 Ley Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 16 | 55 | Andrew Chapman (R) | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 20 | 7 | Gavin Ray (R) | Jerry Pitts Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | Mia Lovell (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 5 | 90 | Graham Jacobson | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 6 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 14 | 50 | Trevor Huddleston | High Point Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 22 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Fierce Creature Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 2 | 25 | Sam Corry | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 49 | Running | 31 |
| 16 | 8 | 71 | Cole Denton (R) | Jan's Towing Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 19 | 51 | Austin Varco | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 15 | 20 | Brad McAllister | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 54 | 0 | Mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | 23 | 04 | Ian Wood | Kart Idaho Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 26 | 05 | David Smith | Shockwave Motorsports | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Kyle Keller | Nascimento Motorsports | Toyota | 38 | 0 | Mechanical | 23 |
| 22 | 21 | 77 | Ryan Vargas | Performance P-1 Motorsports | Toyota | 31 | 0 | Mechanical | 22 |
| 23 | 9 | 6 | Caleb Shrader | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | 21 | 0 | Mechanical | 21 |
| 24 | 4 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | Brakes | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | 38 | Ray Bolinger | Kart Idaho Racing | Toyota | 6 | 0 | Mechanical | 19 |
| 26 | 24 | 72 | Josiah Reaume | Strike Mamba Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Mechanical | 18 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 4 among 4 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 16 laps
- Red flags: 1
- Time of race: 1 hour, 40 minutes and 21 seconds
- Average speed: 67.037 miles per hour (107.886 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2026 ARCA Menards Series West schedule announced". ARCA. December 9, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. December 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry list: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Race results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (August 8, 2026). "Mason Massey Pulls an Improbable Win at Portland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (August 9, 2026). "Last-Lap Chaos for the Win Turns ARCA West Portland on its Head". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- 1 2 "Schedule of events: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. January 22, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". ARCA. August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- ↑ White, Brandon (August 4, 2026). "PIT BOX: West Series competitors converge in Portland for the season's final set of right turns". ARCA. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ Kristl, Mark (August 8, 2026). "Ethan Tovo Scores ARCA West Pole at Portland". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 8, 2026.