HAILIE DEEGAN wins rain-shortened ARCA West finale at Kern

November 1, 2026

• HAILIE DEEGAN takes the season-finale win at Kern Raceway after rain halts the race at 42 laps, with the result standing under the weather-shortened rulebook.
• MIA LOVELL shared the front row with Deegan and ran side-by-side for the lead early, finishing P2 in a strong showing at the ARCA West finale.
• DEEGAN cleared LOVELL cleanly off turn two on the restart, showing sharp short-track instincts before the red flag ended proceedings hours later.
• KENNA MITCHELL rounded out the women in the field, finishing P14 in the season-closing event at Bakersfield’s Kern Raceway.

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