PHOENIX, Arizona — The 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series season resumes for Californian Jason Bowles on Thursday (April 16th), with Round Three at Phoenix International Raceway. The series standout enters the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 presented by Shamrock Farms event in Arizona having re-established himself as one of the leading drivers in the highly competitive championship.
"With the test we did here right before the testing ban went into effect I am looking forward to a good race."— Jason Bowles
Bowles returns to the cockpit of his No. 6 Sunrise Ford/Oakley/Joe Gibbs Racing Oil/GS 610/RPM 12/Justice Brothers/Bell /Ford following a strong run in Round Two. While he was unable to add to his six-race win total, the former karting and formula car standout, did earn his seventh pole position with a new lap record, prior to leading a lap and finishing a close second. Bowles is therefore poised to resume his charge to the top of the points standings, at a track where he has previously shown the skill to turn fast laps and pass cars, In his two previous Camping World West Series start at PIR, Bowles has narrowly missed out on a top 10 finish and looks to change that around this week.
After last year not being able to run my primary car due to some technical issues I am really looking forward to coming here with one of my favorite cars. I think Bill Sedgwick and I have really been working well together and with the test we did here right before the testing ban went into effect I am looking forward to a good race.
The NASCAR Camping World West Series event at Phoenix International Raceway gets underway at 11:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, with the first of two one-hour timed practice sessions. Single-car qualifying is scheduled to commence at 4:30 p.m., followed by the green flag for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 presented by Shamrock Farms at 7:15 p.m. Bowles enters Round Three fourth in the championship fight, seven points back of third place.
