The 2023 Portland 112 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 3rd running of the event. The race was on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, a 1.967 mile (3.166 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 57 laps to complete. In a wild race, Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would break his 2nd-place streak and hold off a challenging Cole Custer on the final restart to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his first of the season. Lewis won the pole and led 18 laps of the race, while Custer led a race-high 22 laps and finished 2nd. To fill out the podium, Dale Quarterley, driving for his own team, 1/4 Ley Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

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Background

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 hosts the IndyCar Series, Formula E, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the ARCA Menards Series West, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, 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 (R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor02Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevroletPonsse / Pewag group04Ethan Nascicmento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsToyotaRAILBAR Protein Bar4Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyotaPhillips Brothers Fabrication / Impact Transportation05David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyotaShockwave Marine Suspension Seating 5Riley HerbstJerry Pitts RacingFordJerry Pitts Racing7Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyotaLoop Connect13Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFordCentral Coast Cabinets14Davey MagrasDavey Magras RacingChevroletAdvanced Autoworks / Koerner Racing Engines15Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 116Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care17Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevroletRentsource / American Resurfacing Inc.18William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaStarkey / SoundGear19Eric Johnson Jr.Bill McAnally RacingChevroletPacific Office Automation24Dylan LuptonBill McAnally RacingChevroletLupton Excavation32Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevroletVan Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul39Roxali KamperLast Chance RacingChevroletSkin N' Tox Aesthetics41Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFordNevada Tourism / Stoney's46Kyle SiegLowden Jackson MotorsportsFordCountry AF Radio / Stoney's50Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFordHigh Point Racing / Racecar Factory52Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyotaMattos Rentals / Hacienda Pools55Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFordPristine Auction70Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingChevroletKISMIF Foundation / Blaster SwissLube88Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFordL&S Framing99Caleb ShraderBill McAnally RacingChevroletConsonus HealthcareOfficial entry list

Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 11:35 AM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Todd Souza, driving for his own team, Central Coast Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.746, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord1:12.74697.490215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1:17.70491.269 355Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFord1:17.78291.178Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 3:10 PM PST. The qualifying system used is a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers will be on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever sets the fastest time in the session will win the pole.

Landen Lewis, driving for McGowan Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:16.795, and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.79592.350215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1:16.84992.285355Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFord1:17.30091.746418William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:17.78091.180502Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1:18.21890.67065Riley HerbstJerry Pitts RacingFord1:18.24390.641750Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord1:18.57190.262841Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord1:18.79990.001999Caleb ShraderBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:18.84489.9501019Eric Johnson Jr.Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:18.91189.8731113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord1:18.94289.8381216Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:18.97789.7981388Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFord1:19.10889.6501432Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet1:19.21289.5321524Dylan LuptonBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:20.23588.3901652Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyota1:22.01086.4771770Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingChevrolet1:22.02486.462187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota1:22.66885.7891914Davey MagrasDavey Magras RacingChevrolet1:23.59684.8372005David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyota1:26.29482.184214Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota––2204Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsToyota––2346Kyle SiegLowden Jackson MotorsportsFord––2439Roxali KamperLast Chance RacingChevrolet––Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1117Landen LewisMcGowan MotorsportsChevrolet5718Running482355Cole CusterHigh Point RacingFord5722Running4431432Dale Quarterley1/4 Ley RacingChevrolet570Running414418William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota570Running405502Parker RetzlaffYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet570Running3961388Bradley Erickson (R)Naake-Klauer MotorsportsFord570Running387999Caleb ShraderBill McAnally RacingChevrolet570Running378187Takuma KogaJerry Pitts RacingToyota570Running3691914Davey MagrasDavey Magras RacingChevrolet570Running35101019Eric Johnson Jr.Bill McAnally RacingChevrolet570Running3411215Sean Hingorani (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota570Running3313750Trevor HuddlestonHigh Point RacingFord570Running32122005David Smith (R)Shockwave MotorsportsToyota560Running31141216Tanner ReifBill McAnally RacingChevrolet530Running3015841Tyler Reif (R)Lowden Jackson MotorsportsFord490Shocks2916214Eric NascimentoNascimento MotorsportsToyota480Oil Leak28172346Kyle SiegLowden Jackson MotorsportsFord440Engine271865Riley HerbstJerry Pitts RacingFord4317Rear End27191652Ryan PhilpottPhilpott Race CarsToyota280Engine25201770Kyle KellerJerry Pitts RacingChevrolet140Engine24211524Dylan LuptonBill McAnally RacingChevrolet80Fire23221113Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingFord70Accident22232204Ethan Nascimento (R)Nascimento MotorsportsToyota00DNS21242439Roxali KamperLast Chance RacingChevrolet00DNS20Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Landen Lewis 169 1 2 Sean Hingorani 157 (-12) 1 3 Tyler Reif 155 (–14) 1 4 Bradley Erickson 155 (–14) 1 5 Trevor Huddleston 151 (–18) 6 Tanner Reif 141 (–28) 7 Kyle Keller 131 (–38) 1 8 Takuma Koga 130 (–39) 1 9 Todd Souza 123 (–46) 10 David Smith 123 (–46)

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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