2022 Star Nursery 150

The 2022 Star Nursery 150 was the 10th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race is scheduled to be held on Friday, October 14, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, a 0.375 mile (0.604 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 150 laps to 158 laps, due to a green-white-checker finish. Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would be unstoppable throughout the entire race, leading all but one lap for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series West win, and his second of the season.^[3] To fill out the podium, Andrés Peréz de Lara, driving for David Gilliland Racing, and Landen Lewis, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Star Nursery 150

Race details[1][2]
Race 10 of 11 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West
Date	October 14, 2022
Official name	5th Annual Star Nursery 150
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.375 miles (0.604 km)
Distance	158 laps, 59.25 mi (95.43 km)
Scheduled distance	150 laps, 56.25 mi (90.53 km)
Average speed	49.895 mph (80.298 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing
Time	14.803
Most laps led
Driver	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing
Laps	157
Winner
No. 71	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA Network (Delayed until October 21, 2022) FloSports (Live Stream)
Announcers	Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio	ARCA Racing Network

This race also made history, as Sarah and Bridget Burgess become the first mother-daughter duo to race against each other in a NASCAR and ARCA event. Sarah drove a second car for her team, the 97, with sponsorship coming from eBay Motors.^[4][5]

This was also the 100th ARCA West Series start for Takuma Koga.^[6][7]

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
02	Katie Hettinger	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Performance
4	Sean Hingorani	Nascimento Motorsports	Toyota	Fidelity Capital, Joiner Motorsports
05	David Smith	Shockwave Motorsports	Toyota	Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating
5	Jacob Smith	Jerry Pitts Racing	Ford	The Collective Region
6	Jake Drew	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	Sunrise Ford, Molecule, Group A
7	Takuma Koga	Jerry Pitts Racing	Toyota	Loop Connect
9	Tanner Reif (R)	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
11	Chris Lowden	Lowden Motorsports	Chevrolet	Blue Valor Whiskey, Stoney's Rockin Country
12	Kyle Keller (R)	Kyle Keller Racing	Ford	LVMPD Foundation, Eros Environmental
13	Todd Souza	Central Coast Racing	Toyota	Central Coast Cabinets
16	Landen Lewis	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts
17	Buddy Shepherd	McGowan Motorsports	Toyota	MMI Services, H&M's Body Work & Towing
21	R. J. Smotherman	Lowden Motorsports	Chevrolet	Wufenstein Construction
39	Andrew Tuttle (R)	Last Chance Racing	Chevrolet	Gearhead Coffee
41	Tyler Reif	Lowden Motorsports	Ford	Power Gen Components, Stoney's Rockin' Country
42	Amber Slagle	Cook Racing Technologies	Toyota	MMI Services, Sunwest Construction
51	Andrés Peréz de Lara	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	Empereon Constar Latam, telcel
54	Joey Iest	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Ford	Richwood Meats, Basila Farms
66	Eric Rhead	66 Rhead Racing	Chevrolet	66 Rhead Racing
71	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	David Gilliland Racing
84	Bradley Erickson	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Ford	L&S Framing, Fastlane Motorsports
85	Vince Little	Last Chance Racing	Chevrolet	True Quality Construction, Darrell Herzog Roofing
88	Bridget Burgess	BMI Racing	Chevrolet	HMH Construction
97	Sarah Burgess	BMI Racing	Chevrolet	eBay Motors
99	Cole Moore	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	BBB Industries, JM Environmental
Official entry list

Practice/Qualifying

Taylor Gray would earn the pole for the race. He would ultimately win the race as well.

Practice and qualifying were both combined into one 90-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. The session was held on Friday, October 14, at 2:15 PM PST.^[8] Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.803, and an average speed of 91.198 mph (146.769 km/h).^[9]

Pos.	#	Name	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	71	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	14.803	91.198
2	51	Andrés Peréz de Lara	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	15.057	89.659
3	16	Landen Lewis	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	15.103	89.386
4	9	Tanner Reif (R)	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	15.180	88.933
5	12	Kyle Keller (R)	Kyle Keller Racing	Ford	15.194	88.851
6	84	Bradley Erickson	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Ford	15.242	88.571
7	6	Jake Drew	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	15.261	88.461
8	54	Joey Iest	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Ford	15.278	88.362
9	02	Katie Hettinger	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	15.298	88.247
10	99	Cole Moore	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	15.308	88.189
11	5	Jacob Smith	Jerry Pitts Racing	Ford	15.367	87.851
12	17	Buddy Shepherd	McGowan Motorsports	Toyota	15.382	87.765
13	42	Amber Slagle	Cook Racing Technologies	Toyota	15.412	87.594
14	4	Sean Hingorani	Nascimento Motorsports	Toyota	15.433	87.475
15	7	Takuma Koga	Jerry Pitts Racing	Toyota	15.583	86.633
16	13	Todd Souza	Central Coast Racing	Ford	15.606	86.505
17	41	Tyler Reif	Lowden Motorsports	Ford	15.697	86.004
18	66	Eric Rhead	66 Rhead Racing	Chevrolet	15.780	85.551
19	21	R. J. Smotherman	Lowden Motorsports	Ford	15.825	85.308
20	77	Nick Joanides	Performance P-1 Motorsports	Toyota	15.861	85.114
21	88	Bridget Burgess	BMI Racing	Chevrolet	15.917	84.815
22	05	David Smith	Shockwave Motorsports	Toyota	16.022	84.259
23	97	Sarah Burgess	BMI Racing	Chevrolet	16.199	83.338
24	85	Vince Little	Last Chance Racing	Chevrolet	16.255	83.051
25	39	Andrew Tuttle (R)	Last Chance Racing	Chevrolet	16.310	82.771
26	11	Chris Lowden	Lowden Motorsports	Chevrolet	16.356	82.539
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin.	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	1	71	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	158	157	Running	49
2	2	51	Andrés Peréz de Lara	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	158	0	Running	42
3	3	16	Landen Lewis	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	158	1	Running	42
4	5	12	Kyle Keller (R)	Kyle Keller Racing	Ford	158	0	Running	40
5	12	17	Buddy Shepherd	McGowan Motorsports	Toyota	158	0	Running	39
6	4	9	Tanner Reif (R)	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	158	0	Running	38
7	6	84	Bradley Erickson	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Ford	158	0	Running	37
8	7	6	Jake Drew	Sunrise Ford Racing	Ford	158	0	Running	36
9	11	5	Jacob Smith	Jerry Pitts Racing	Ford	158	0	Running	35
10	16	13	Todd Souza	Central Coast Racing	Ford	158	0	Running	34
11	8	54	Joey Iest	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Ford	158	0	Running	33
12	21	88	Bridget Burgess	BMI Racing	Chevrolet	158	0	Running	32
13	18	66	Eric Rhead	66 Rhead Racing	Chevrolet	158	0	Running	31
14	10	99	Cole Moore	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	158	0	Running	30
15	20	77	Nick Joanides	Performance P-1 Motorsports	Toyota	158	0	Running	29
16	24	85	Vince Little	Last Chance Racing	Chevrolet	157	0	Running	28
17	26	97	Sarah Burgess	BMI Racing	Chevrolet	153	0	Running	27
18	17	41	Tyler Reif	Lowden Motorsports	Ford	148	0	Accident	26
19	25	05	David Smith	Shockwave Motorsports	Toyota	141	0	Running	25
20	13	42	Amber Slagle	Cook Racing Technologies	Toyota	129	0	Running	24
21	15	7	Takuma Koga	Jerry Pitts Racing	Toyota	90	0	Ignition	23
22	19	21	R. J. Smotherman	Lowden Motorsports	Chevrolet	90	0	Oil Leak	22
23	9	02	Katie Hettinger	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	15	0	Accident	21
24	23	11	Chris Lowden	Lowden Motorsports	Chevrolet	15	0	Accident	20
25	14	4	Sean Hingorani	Nascimento Motorsports	Toyota	10	0	Handling	19
26	22	39	Andrew Tuttle (R)	Last Chance Racing	Chevrolet	4	0	Engine	18
Official race results