FINAL NOTES FROM TOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE

Source: nascar
Date: 09/09/2008

Irwindale sweep … Jason Bowles’ (No. 22 Sunrise Ford Ford) win in the Pipe Careers 200 presented by Pipe Trades at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) on Aug. 16 gave him a sweep of both NASCAR Camping World Series West races at his home track this year. It marked his third win of the season and fifth career victory.

Wire-to-wire win … Bowles led wire-to-wire en route to the win at Toyota Speedway, marking the first race without a lead change in 18 visits there by the series.

Another pole … Bowles also won the Coors Light Pole Award at Toyota Speedway. It was his fourth pole of the year and fifth of his career.

Career-best marks … In addition to Bowles, a couple of other drivers did well on their home track. Jason Patison (No. 17 Lucas Oil Ford) turned in a career-best third-place finish. Chris Johnson (No. 50 TCR Ford), making only his second series start, qualified second-quickest and finished seventh.

Back in action … Don Holcomb (No. 96 LaFrance Motorsports Chevrolet) returned to series competition at Toyota Speedway, the latest of several drivers to return to the circuit this year. Holcomb of Mesa, Ariz., had notched a top-10 finish while running the early part of the 2000 season. Another Mesa driver, Billy Kann (No. 78 Interstate All Battery Center Chevrolet) has returned to race several events this year. Kann had registered several eighth-place finishes in 19 starts between 1995 and 1999. Tony Toste (No. 91 ACE/Papich Construction/MMI Chevrolet) of Pismo Beach, Calif., has returned to race in five events this year. He had a career-best runner-up finish among his 20 starts in 1998 and 1999.

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