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season, and the third iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in

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, a 0.50 mile (0.80 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In an action-packed race,

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, driving for

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, would lead flag-to-flag, leading every lap of the race from the pole to earn his seventh career

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win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium,

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, driving for

, and

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, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

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located on CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off

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. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for

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. Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway hosts events with

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along with an

race since 2013. The track has banks of 8° in the straightaways, with 14° paved corners. The track has 15,000 seats for fans, and room to expand to 17,000 seats for various events. It also contains 21 suites in the grandstand along with 18 concession stands.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 26, at 3:00 PM PST, and would last for 1 hour. Rip Michels, driving for

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, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 18.523, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 26, at 5:00 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 that session will win the pole.

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 18.218, and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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