The 2022 Star Nursery 150 was the 10th stock car race of the

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season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race is scheduled to be held on Friday, October 14, 2022, in

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at the

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, 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.

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, driving for

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, would be unstoppable throughout the entire race, leading all but one lap for his fifth career

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win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Andrés Peréz de Lara, driving for

, and

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, driving for Bill McAnally Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This race also made history, as

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and

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become the first mother-daughter duo to race against each other in a

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and ARCA event. Sarah drove a second car for her team, the 97, with sponsorship coming from

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. This was also the 100th ARCA West Series start for Takuma Koga.

Background

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, located in

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about 15 miles northeast of the

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, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by

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, which is headquartered in

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Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver

Practice/Qualifying

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.

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 14.803, and an average speed of .

Race results

References

External links

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