Sonoma, Calif. June 24, 2006
SONOMA, Calif. – Brian Vickers dominated the action on the road course at Infineon Raceway on Saturday, en route to winning his first NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series race.
Vickers, a regular in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, paced the 35-car field for 61 of 64 laps – winning by 1.429 of a second over road race specialist Boris Said.
Series rookie Brian Ickler finished third to record a career-best finish. He was followed by two other rookies, Peyton Sellers and Justin Lofton. Rounding out the top 10 were Tom Hubert, Todd Souza, Tom Dyer, Stan Silva Jr. and Jim Inglebright.
Mike David, who led the championship standings coming into the event, was involved in an incident at the beginning of the race and lost more than 20 laps while repairs were made to his car. Despite finishing 29th, David was able to maintain a slim five-point lead in the point standings. The outcome of the event tightened the overall championship battle, with the top 10 drivers separated by just 88 points.
The AutoZone West Series next travels to Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore., for the BI-MART 150 on July 1.
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NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series
Sonoma, Calif. June 24, 2006
SONOMA, Calif. – Final leaders of Saturday’s $165,270 NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series stock car race with driver’s starting position in parenthesis, hometown, make and model of car, laps completed, winner’s average speed, reason out if any and prize money.
1. (1) Brian Vickers, Thomasville N.C., Chevrolet, 64, 67.595 mph, $11,000
2. (13) Boris Said, Carlsbad Calif., Ford, 64, $7,600
3. (3) Brian Ickler, San Diego Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $5,600
4. (6) Peyton Sellers, Danville Va., Chevrolet, 64, $5,800
5. (10) Justin Lofton, Westmorland Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $4,000
6. (11) Tom Hubert, Trinity N.C., Dodge, 64, $3,300
7. (7) Todd Souza, Aromas Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $3,150
8. (20) Tom Dyer, Corte Madera Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $4,000
9. (4) Stan Silva, Jr., Castroville Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $2,750
10. (9) Jim Inglebright, Fairfield Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $3,900
11. (22) Ken Epsman, Santa Clara Calif., Ford, 64, $2,000
12. (8) Andrew Myers, Huntington Beach Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $3,400
13. (17) Mike Duncan, Bakersfield Calif., Chevrolet, 64, $3,300
14. (21) Thomas Martin, Auburn Calif., Pontiac, 64, $1,700
15. (25) Garland Self, San Jose Calif., Ford, 63, $1,500
16. (15) Austin Cameron, El Cajon Calif., Chevrolet, 63, $2,900
17. (19) Scott Gaylord, Lakewood Colo., Chevrolet, 63, $2,890
18. (16) Ken Schrader, Fenton Mo., Chevrolet, 63, $1,380
19. (26) Kenny Shepherd, Merced Calif., Chevrolet, 63, $1,370
20. (35) Daryl Harr, St Albert Alberta, Chevrolet, 62, $1,860
21. (32) Jack Sellers, Sacramento Calif., Pontiac, 61, $1,850
22. (24) Eric Hardin, Anaheim Calif., Chevrolet, 60, Electrical, $2,840
23. (29) Tim Smith, Roseville Calif., Chevrolet, 59, $1,330
24. (27) Carl Harr, Edmonton Alberta, Chevrolet, 56, $1,820
25. (2) Eric Holmes, Escalon Calif., Ford, 54, $1,810
26. (31) P.J. Abbott, Arlington Texas, Chevrolet, 52, $1,300
27. (28) Brett Thompson, Jerome Idaho, Chevrolet, 48, $2,790
28. (14) Johnny Borneman, Ramona Calif., Ford, 47, Engine, $1,780
29. (12) Mike David, Modesto Calif., Ford, 40, $2,770
30. (5) James Bruncati, Glendora Calif., Ford, 30, Transmission, $1,760
31. (30) Takuma Koga, Nagoya Japan, Chevrolet, 30, Engine, $1,250
32. (18) Tavo (CT) Hellmund, Mexico City, Pontiac, 24, Fuel Pump, $1,240
33. (23) Steve Portenga, Sparks Nev., Ford, 10, Engine, $2,730
34. (33) Bobby Hillis, Phoenix Ariz., Pontiac, 7, Transmission, $1,720
35. (34) Tim Woods, III, Chino Hills Calif., Ford, 6, Engine, $1,710
Did not qualify: None.
Time of Race: 1 hour 53 minutes 3 seconds
Margin of Victory: 1.429 Seconds
Caution Flags: 4 for 12 laps
Lead changes: 3 lead changes among 3 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Brian Vickers 1-29, Stan Silva Jr. 30, Mike Duncan 31-32, Vickers 33-64.
NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series Top 10 Driver Points: 1. Mike David 712, 2. Peyton Sellers 707, 3. Eric Holmes 696, 4. Mike Duncan 694, 5. Jim Inglebright 691, 6. Brian Ickler 683, 7. Steve Portenga 681 8. Scott Gaylord 628, 9. Brett Thompson 628, 10. Justin Lofton 624.
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