2025 Star Nursery 150

2025 Star Nursery 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 11 of 12 in the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season
Date October 10, 2025
Location The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.375 miles (0.604 km)
Distance 150 laps, 56.25 mi (90.52 km)
Scheduled distance 150 laps, 56.25 mi (90.62 km)
Average speed 58.190 mph (93.648 km/h)
Pole position
Driver High Point Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing
Laps 105
Winner
No. 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloRacing
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2025 Star Nursery 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame was the 11th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 7th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, October 10, 2025, at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, a 0.375 mile (0.604 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would show another dominating performance, leading a race-high 105 laps from the pole position to earn his ninth career ARCA Menards Series West win, his fourth of the season, and his second consecutive win.[5] To fill out the podium, Connor Hall, driving for Sigma Performance Services, and Robbie Kennealy, driving for Jan's Towing Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

This was the final race for driver Nick Joanides before he passed away 2 months later. His race was curtailed by a nasty wreck on lap 88 and suffered a broken leg, compounding a “life-threatening sickness” that the driver had been battling for more than two years.[6] This was also the final ARCA race for Venturini Motorsports as an organization, as the team announced on April 18 that they will shut down their operations, transferring the ownership to Nitro Motorsports beginning on October 15.[7]

Report

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and 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.

In 1985, the complex built a 13 mile (0.54 km) oval that was assisted with donations of barriers that were used in the Caesars Palace Grand Prix.[8] In 2000, the track was modified to become 38 mile (0.60 km) and was renamed the "Bullring".[9]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make
1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Jan's Towing Racing Ford
4 Monty Tipton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota
05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota
5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota
6 Gavin Ray Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Ford
12 Dustin Hillenburg Fast Track Racing Toyota
13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Ford
15 Thomas Annunziata Venturini Motorsports Toyota
20 Jade Avedisian Venturini Motorsports Toyota
23 Spencer Gallagher Clark Racing Toyota
24 Connor Hall Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet
25 Taylor Reimer Venturini Motorsports Toyota
50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford
51 Blake Lothian (R) Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet
55 Andrew Chapman High Point Racing Ford
67 Shane Backes Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford
72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet
77 Nick Joanides Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota
99 Michael Maples Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 10, at 2:35 PM PST, and would last for 60 minutes.[10] Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.058, and a speed of 89.653 mph (144.283 km/h).[11]

Pos.[12] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 15.058 89.653
2 1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Jan's Towing Racing Ford 15.117 89.303
3 71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford 15.130 89.227
Full practice results

Starting lineup

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, October 10, at 4:05 PM PST, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.[10][13] The starting lineup would be determined by practice speeds. As a result, Trevor Huddleston, driving for High Point Racing, was awarded the pole.[14]

Starting lineup

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford
2 1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Jan's Towing Racing Ford
3 71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford
4 15 Thomas Annunziata Venturini Motorsports Toyota
5 13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Ford
6 20 Jade Avedisian Venturini Motorsports Toyota
7 25 Taylor Reimer Venturini Motorsports Toyota
8 24 Connor Hall Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet
9 55 Andrew Chapman High Point Racing Ford
10 23 Spencer Gallagher Clark Racing Toyota
11 5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota
12 51 Blake Lothian (R) Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet
13 4 Monty Tipton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota
14 6 Gavin Ray Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota
15 72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet
16 77 Nick Joanides Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota
17 12 Dustin Hillenburg Fast Track Racing Toyota
18 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Ford
19 99 Michael Maples Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
20 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota
21 67 Shane Backes Maples Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin[15] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 50 Trevor Huddleston High Point Racing Ford 150 105 Running 48
2 8 24 Connor Hall Sigma Performance Services Chevrolet 150 35 Running 43
3 2 1 Robbie Kennealy (R) Jan's Towing Racing Ford 150 0 Running 41
4 4 15 Thomas Annunziata Venturini Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 40
5 5 13 Tanner Reif Central Coast Racing Ford 150 0 Running 39
6 9 55 Andrew Chapman High Point Racing Ford 150 0 Running 38
7 14 6 Gavin Ray Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 37
8 12 51 Blake Lothian (R) Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 36
9 7 25 Taylor Reimer Venturini Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 35
10 11 5 Eric Johnson Jr. Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 34
11 13 4 Monty Tipton Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 33
12 6 20 Jade Avedisian Venturini Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 32
13 3 71 Kyle Keller Jan's Towing Racing Ford 148 10 Running 32
14 21 67 Shane Backes Maples Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 Running 30
15 20 05 David Smith Shockwave Motorsports Toyota 140 0 Running 29
16 10 23 Spencer Gallagher Clark Racing Toyota 139 0 Running 28
17 16 77 Nick Joanides Performance P–1 Motorsports Toyota 88 0 Accident 27
18 17 12 Dustin Hillenburg Fast Track Racing Toyota 85 0 Mechanical 26
19 18 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Ford 85 0 Running 25
20 15 72 Cody Dennison Strike Mamba Racing Chevrolet 66 0 Mechanical 24
21 19 99 Michael Maples Maples Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 Did Not Start 23
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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  8. ^ "Paving added to Nellis track". Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 24, 1985. pp. 9E.
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