MADERA, Calif. — Trevor Huddleston (No. 50 High Point Racing / Racecar Factory Ford) scored his third ARCA Menards Series West win of the season and his second consecutive victory at Madera Speedway in Saturday’s Madera 150 Presented by The West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame and Madera Ford.
Huddleston took the lead from General Tire Pole Award winner Jaron Giannini (No. 23 Versatile & Stone / Third Gen Racecars Toyota) on the start and led every lap.
Kyle Keller (No. 71 Jan’s Towing / Jan’s Racing Ford) started eighth in a backup car after issues slowed his primary car in a pre-race practice at the track on Friday. After working on converting the backup car throughout the night, Keller qualified eighth and methodically worked his way through the field to close within a couple of car lengths with 10 laps to go.
Keller closed to Huddleston’s back bumped and nudged the leader repeatedly throughout the final five laps but couldn’t make the pass stick. He finished second for the fourth time this season, three of which were to Huddleston.
Eric Johnson, Jr. (No. 5 Sherwin-Williams Toyota) finished third by inches over the series’ most recent winner, fourth-place finisher Robbie Kennealy (No. 1 Jan’s Towing / Jan’s Racing Ford). Johnson finished second in another photo finish at Tucson Speedway in April. Johnson’s advantage over Kennealy was measured at 0.016 seconds.
Joey Iest (No. 88 Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating Systems Ford) finished fifth, his second consecutive top-five finish in two 2025 starts. He finished fourth two weeks ago at All American Speedway.
Giannini finished sixth after he and Eric Nascimento, Jr. (No. 4 Impact Transportation / RJ’s Paintshop / Phillips Bros. Chevrolet) made contact on a restart just past the halfway point. Giannini earned his second career General Tire Pole Award in qualifying; his first pole award came at Madera Speedway in 2024.
Andrew Chapman (No. 55 High Point Racing / Racecar Factory Ford) finished seventh, Tanner Reif (No. 13 Central Coast Cabinets Toyota) was eighth, Blake Lothian (No. 51 Texas Lawbook Chevrolet) was ninth, and Nascimento was tenth.
Jake Bollman (No. 19 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet) finished last in the 16-car field after it erupted in smoke on lap two. His car was pushed to the pit area outside the race track and after evaluation by the team, Bollman’s night ended after completing just one lap.
Huddleston unofficially leads Keller by 18 points heading into the next ARCA Menards Series West race, the Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Huddleston’s margin of victory was 0.265 seconds, about one car length. His winning average speed was 56.523 miles per hour. The race was slowed five times by cautions; there were two red flags for fluid on the racing surface.
