By Vincent Delforge, Special to kickinthetires.net
After a superb 2022 season in the ARCA Menards West Series, it’s time to take a last look at the numbers. The 2022 season saw a new champion, a new Rookie of the Year, and the swan song of Bruncati Sunrise Ford Racing. The season also had several historic moments from the 1,000th race to the first mother-daughter duo to compete on track.
Here is a selection of the statistics:
-1,331 = number of race laps (Jake Drew is the only driver to have done all the laps)
-1,004 = the all-time number of races in history
-1,000 = the historic milestone race (Evergreen 08/20/22)
-998.623 = number of race miles (Oh surprise, Jake Drew also ran all the miles!)
-621 = the total points of Jake Drew, the champion.
-378 = biggest number of laps lead (Jake Drew)
-377 = number of caution laps
-108 = number of career starts by Todd Souza (new record for an active driver)
-72 = number of cautions
-71 = number of drivers with at least one start.
-69th season in history
-61 = the number of races held on Evergreen Speedway, the historic record for a track.
-53 = the number of points ahead of the champion Jake Drew on his runner-up Tanner Reif
-41 = number of driver with at least one top-10
-39 = biggest field (Phoenix 03/11/22)
-36 = number of lead changes
-24 = number of drivers having made their first career start
-23 = number of driver with at least one top-five
-18.761 = in second the biggest margin of Victory (Portland 06/04/22)
-13 = smallest field (Portland 09/03/22)
-12 = number of driver with at least one lap led
-11 races from March to November)
-11 = number of races won from the first three positions on the starting grid
-11 = number of lead lap finish (Jake Drew)
-11 = number of “race at finish” (Jake Drew, Cole Moore and Todd Souza)
-10 = the most top-10 (Jake Drew and Todd Souza)
-10 = most consecutive top10 this season (Jake Drew and Todd Souza)
-9 = the most top-five (Jake Drew)
-8 = number of different tracks (Phoenix (2X), Irwindale (2X), Portland (2X), Bakersfield, Roseville, Las Vegas Bullring, Evergreen, Sonoma)
-8 = number of races on paved oval (Phoenix (2X), Irwindale (2X), Bakersfield, Roseville, Las Vegas Bullring, Evergreen)
-8 = the most lead changes in a race (Phoenix (03/11/22)
-7 = number of consecutive top-2 (Jake Drew)
-7 = number of races won from the the pole position
-6 = number of drivers on Victory Lane (Jake Drew 4 ; Tanner Reif 2 ; Taylor Gray 2 ; Landen Lewis 1 ; Cole Moore 1 ; Sammy Smith 1)
-6 = number of drivers on pole position (Jake Drew 4 ; Tanner Reif 2 ; Sammy Smith 2 ; P.J. Pedroncelli 1 ; Taylor Gray 1 ; Daniel Dye 1)
-6 = the number of different nationalities (USA, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and Colombia)
-6 = the number of female drivers (Amber Balcaen, Amber Slagle, Bridget Burgess, Katie Hettinger, Toni Breidinger, Sarah Burgess)
-5 = the number of teams on Victory Lane (Bruncati Sunrise Ford Racing 6 ; David Gilliland Racing 2 ; Cook Racing Technologies 1 ; Bill McAnally Racing 1 ; Kyle Busch Motorsports 1)
-5 = the number of teams on pole position (Bruncati Sunrise Ford Racing 6 ; Kyle Busch Motorsports 2 ; P.J. Pedroncelli Racing 1 ; Bill McAnally Racing 1 ; David Gilliland Racing 1)
-5 = the number of races extended with overtime
-5 = the number of first time race winner (Jake Drew, Tanner Reif, Landen Lewis, Cole Moore, Sammy Smith)
-4.5 = best average starting position for a driver who has done the full season = Jake Drew
-3.6 = best average finishing position for a driver who has done the full season = Jake Drew
-3 = number fo races on road track (Portland (2X), Sonoma)
-3 = number of manufacturers on Victory Lane (Ford 8 ; Chevrolet 2 ; Toyota 1)
-3 = number of manufacturers on pole (Ford 7 ; Toyota 3 ; Chevrolet 1)
-3 = the number of first time pole winner (Tanner Reif, Sammy Smith, Daniel Dye)
-2 = the number of race shortened (rain or time constraints)
-1 mother, daughter duo to compete: Sarah and Bridget Burgess.
-1 champion: Jake Drew
-1 rookie of the year: Tanner Reif
-0.344 = in second the smallest margin of victory (Phoenix 03/11/22)
-0 = fewest lead change in a race (Irwindale 03/26/22 and Irwindale (07/02/22)