Tanner Reif, driver of the No. 9 Vegas Fastener Manufacturing Ford, celebrates after winning the NAPA Auto Parts 150 Presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame for the ARCA Menards West Series at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California March 26, 2022 (Michael Owens/ARCA Racing)

IRWINDALE, Calif. — Tanner Reif made a statement Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway.

The 16-year-old from Las Vegas, Nevada, picked up his first ARCA Menards Series West General Tire Pole Award earlier today and backed it up with his first West Series victory in the NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall. of glory.

Reif dominated the evening on the half-mile oval, leading every lap from pole aboard the #9 Ford fielded by Bob Bruncati’s Sunrise Ford Racing. He survived an overtime restart to reach the finish line first 1.494 seconds ahead of second-placed Cole Moore.

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“It was the best day of my life,” said Reif, who scaled the front catch fence to celebrate his first West Series triumph. “I want to thank the team, my family and my sponsors.

“I think this is the first of a long series. I think we are here to stay. I really think so. The team did such a good job and I train every day and dedicate my life to it. I really put in more work then I think I never got anything. I’m really proud of everyone who helped us get here.

The win was Bruncati’s first in West Series competition since 2020 and the 36th overall for the veteran team owner.

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— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) March 27, 2022

Moore moved into second in the resumption of overtime when Trevor Huddleston and Jake Drew made contact as they battled for second place. That opened the door for Moore to move past to earn his career-best West Series result.

“Honestly, we were probably a fourth-place car tonight,” Moore said. “On the green, white, checkered, Trevor spun (his tires) past me, I stayed in it and got into him and the guys in second and third, kind of pushed them out of the way. We did it on green, white, checkerboard. The second is actually really good for what we had.

Austin Herzog came third for Bill McAnally Racing ahead of Drew and PJ Pedroncelli.

Rounding out the top 10 are Huddleston, Takuma Koga, Sebastian Arias, Todd Souza and Joey Iest.

The NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame airs Friday, April 1 at 1 p.m. ET in the United States.

The ARCA Menards Series West season continues Saturday, April 23 with the Kern County 150 at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, Calif. The event will be broadcast live by FloRacing.