For the first time since 2006, the ARCA Menards Series West season begins in January. Its 2025 season begins Saturday (Jan. 25) at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway.
Twelve drivers are entered for the 150-lap season opener so your 2025 champion will come from one of those.
Of those 12, the top two points finishers from 2024 are not entered so there will be a new champion. Furthermore, there are some changes to the full-time driver lineup. For starters, six of the top 10 from last year are not racing on Saturday night.
So, will this year finally be Trevor Huddleston’s title? The 28-year-old has 77 career starts with a record of five wins, 30 top fives, 62 top 10s and 846 laps led. He also has six top-10 points finishes with back-to-back third-place outcomes.
He’s in his family-owned No. 50 and Kern Raceway is where he finished second in a photo finish in its first ’24 race. This year will be Huddleston’s third straight with Jeff Schrader atop the pit box. The duo improved from 2023 to ’24. Can they continue that improvement into hoisting the championship trophy?
Not if Central Coast Racing drivers Tanner Reif and Adrian Ferrer have anything to say about it.
Tanner is the older brother of Tyler Reif, who piloted the No. 13 to the owner’s championship on the strength of two wins, nine top fives, 10 top 10s and a second-place result in the driver’s standings.
Tanner Reif endured a rough ’24. In seven starts in the ARCA series, he had no top 10s and only two lead-lap finishes. In his West tenure though, he has solid outcomes. Two wins, nine top fives, 16 top 10s and top-five points finishes in both full-time seasons. Reif will be a contender in all races, especially with owners Todd and Kelly Souza massively improving the organization once Tyler Reif came on board.
Tanner’s teammate in the No. 3 will be Spaniard Ferrer. Ferrer will make his West debut on Saturday night. Almost 16 years old, Ferrer won the 2024 Spain GR Cup championship. The No. 3 CCR entry finished seventh in West owner points last year with one top five and six top 10s. Those are reasonable goals for Ferrer this year.
Jan’s Racing Team will field two full-time drivers this season: Robbie Kennealy in the No. 9 and Kyle Keller in the No. 71. Keller ran full time last year en route to fifth in points thanks to three top fives and nine top 10s. He started the season’s final two races for Jan’s Racing, highlighted by 10th place in the…
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