Jake Drew doubles his road course wins with a victory at Sonoma Raceway in the ARCA West Series General Tire 200 on Saturday afternoon.
SONOMA, Calif. — Jake Drew last week became the 200th winner in the history of the ARCA Menards Series West when he took the checkered flag in a shortened race at Portland International Raceway.
Jake Drew Doubles his Road Course Wins with a Victory at Sonoma
Saturday’s General Tire 200 at Sonoma Raceway did not end with winner No. 201 in West Series history, because Drew repeated his feat from a week ago. The 22-year-old from Fullerton, California, won another shortened event to mark his second career victory.
Driving the No. 6 Ford for Bob Bruncati’s Sunrise Ford Racing operation, Drew dominated the majority of Saturday’s race, leading 48 of 56 laps in the fifth event of the West Series season.
Due to time constraints with NASCAR Cup Series practice at Sonoma scheduled to follow the General Tire 200, the race was called during a caution with eight laps to go. Last week’s event at Portland was called short due to visibility issues as the rain continued to fall on the road course.
The ARCA West Point Standings
Drew, who missed out on last season’s West Series championship when he lost a tiebreaker to Jesse Love in the year’s final race at Phoenix Raceway, entered Saturday’s race as the points leader. He now has a 35-point advantage over second-place Todd Souza in the standings.
On top of his pair of wins, Drew has a top-five finish in all five West Series races thus far this season.
Colby Howard Finishes Second in his ARCA West Debut; the Best of the Rest
Making his West Series debut, Colby Howard finished second after navigating the incident that brought out the race’s final caution on lap 51.
Dale Quarterley finished third, marking the veteran racer’s best West Series result since his second-place run at California’s Irwindale Speedway in 2004.
Jack Wood and Joey Iest completed the top five at Sonoma. Austin Herzog, Eric Nascimento, Souza, Tim Spurgeon, and Bridget Burgess rounded out the top ten.
Landen Lewis and Cole Moore Bring Out the Final Caution
West Series rookie Landen Lewis, who won in his only previous series start earlier this season at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California, was in the position to battle for the race win before he and Bill McAnally Racing driver Cole Moore collided in the 11th turn on lap 51 to spark a crash and bring out the race’s final caution.
Moore’s missing out on the victory was not for a lack of effort, either. On a short run in the closing stages of the race, Moore repeatedly attempted to pass Drew with bold moves but ultimately was unable to complete the pass.
Moore finished 12th, and Lewis finished 14th.
The General Tire 200 Race Results
Saturday’s race featured seven cautions for a total of 29 laps run under yellow.
A replay of the General Tire 200 at Sonoma will be shown on USA Network on Thursday, June 16, starting at 3 p.m. ET.
Next Up for the ARCA West
The West Series will take a few weeks off before returning to action at California’s Irwindale Speedway for the NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.
That race is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET with a live stream available on FloRacing