IRWINDALE, California – Jason Bowles captured his second straight win, but first on an oval, with a victory in the California Highway Patrol 200 NASCAR Camping World Series West race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Friday.
Bowles, a former open-wheel racer who won two weeks ago on a road course, waged a fierce four-way battle in traffic around Irwindale’s half-mile oval to take the lead on lap 129.
“It seemed like we could get through the lapped traffic a little better than the others,” Bowles said. He was confident that once out front he could pull away. He pulled away to win by a margin of .994 seconds.
Eric Holmes made a late-race charge to take the runner-up spot and add slightly to his lead in the championship standings. Third-place went to Johnny Borneman – with rookie Jeff Barkshire in fourth and Jim Inglebright taking fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were Austin Cameron, who was making his 100th series start; Mike Gallegos; David Mayhew, who led 126 laps before fading late in the race; Moses Smith; and Terry Henry.
What had been a fairly clean race erupted in fireworks with a nine-car pileup on lap 184. The incident - which left Turn 3 nearly blocked - led to a red flag, which halted the action for seven minutes.
Holmes, the 2006 champion, now leads the standings with 1,141 points over defending champion Mike David with 1,099. Bowles is third with 1,090.
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES WEST-CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 200 Results
Friday
At Toyota Speedway at Irwindale
Irwindale, CA
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Jason Bowles, Ontario, Calif., Ford, 200 laps, 73.424 mph, $7,500.
2. (7) Eric Holmes, Escalon, Calif., Toyota, 200, $3,500.
3. (8) Johnny Borneman, Ramona, Calif., Ford, 200, $2,500.
4. (6) Jeff Barkshire, Auburn, Wash., Dodge, 200, $2,565.
5. (10) Jim Inglebright, Fairfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 200, $2,000.
6. (3) Austin Cameron, El Cajon, Calif., Toyota, 200, $1,910.
7. (14) Mike Gallegos, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Chevrolet, 200, $1,875.
8. (2) David Mayhew, Atascadero, Calif., Chevrolet, 200, $2,900.
9. (20) Moses Smith, Tempe, Ariz., Toyota, 200, $3,300.
10. (11) Terry Henry, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 200, $1,285.
11. (17) Mike David, Modesto, Calif., Toyota, 200, $2,370.
12. (19) Andrew Myers, Newport Beach Calif., Ford, 200, $1,250.
13. (12) Eric Hardin, Anaheim, Calif., Chevrolet, 199, $1,725.
14. (22) Kristin Bumbera, Sealy, Texas, Chevrolet, 198, $1,211.
15. (18) Jim Warn, Aurora, Ore, Chevrolet, 197, $1,700.
16. (26) Jonathan Hale, Rio Linda, Calif., Chevrolet, 197, $1,175.
17. (4) Chris Johnson, Claremont, Calif., Ford, 197, $1,150.
18. (9) Jamie Dick, Albuquerque, N.M., Chevrolet, 196, $1,625.
19. (23) Wes Banks, Oakdale, Calif., Ford, 196, $1,110.
20. (28) Billy Kann, Mesa, Ariz., Chevrolet, 195, $1,100.
21. (25) Paul Pedroncelli, Jr., Sonoma, Calif., Chevrolet, 195, $1,090.
22. (27) Jack Sellers, Sacramento, Calif., Chevrolet, 195, $1,085.
23. (5) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet, 192, $1,080.
24. (13) Jason Patison, Corona, Calif., Ford, 185, radiator, $1,575.
25. (16) Jeff Jefferson, Naches, Wash., Chevrolet, 185, accident, $1,570.
26. (15) Daryl Harr, St Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 183, accident, $1,060.
27. (24) Jameel Saied, Sun Valley, Calif., Ford, 159, overheating, $1,050.
28. (31) David Ross, Colton, Calif., Chevrolet, 136, handling, $1,040.
29. (21) Eric Schmidt, Roseville, Calif., Chevrolet, 127, engine, $1,030.
30. (29) Brian Wong, Newport Beach, Calif., Chevrolet, 41, engine, $1,025.
31. (30) Tim Woods, III, Chino Hills, Calif., Ford, 6, engine, $0.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 21 minutes 43 seconds
Margin of Victory: .994 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: J.Bowles (96.634 mph, 18.627 seconds)
Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Bowles 1-2; D.Mayhew 3-128; J.Bowles 129-200.
Standings: 1. E.Holmes, 1141; 2. M.David, 1099; 3. J.Bowles, 1090; 4. J.Barkshire, 1027; 5. A.Cameron, 1024; 6. J.Inglebright, 1019; 7. M.Smith, 933; 8. M.Gallegos, 923; 9. J.Borneman, 858; 10. J.Dick, 845.
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