The race … The NAPA Toyota 150 is the fourth event in a 13-race series schedule this year for the NASCAR Camping World Series West.
"The starting field is 24 cars, including provisionals."— NASCAR
The procedure … The starting field is 24 cars, including provisionals. The first 20 cars will qualify through two-lap time trials. The remaining four spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 150 laps (50 miles).
The track … Madera Speedway is a third-mile paved oval with blended banking of six, nine and 12 degrees in the corners and banking of six degrees in the straights. The fairgrounds facility, nestled along Highway 99, has hosted six NASCAR Camping World Series West events, most recently in 2003.
Remembering a great champion … Jack McCoy, who passed away last week at the age of 72, will be honored prior to the start of the race. McCoy was the winningest driver in the series, with 54 victories, along with being a two-time series champion. Funeral services for McCoy were held Monday in Modesto, Calif.
Experienced drivers … Only a handful of the active drivers in the NASCAR Camping World Series West have competed in a series race at Madera Speedway. Jack Sellers (No. 15 Greyhound Adoption Center Chevrolet), who is celebrating his 25th season in the West’s oldest stock car circuit, leads the list. He recorded three top-10 finishes in five starts. Drivers with a single start in series competition at Madera include Mike David (No. 2 Bennett Lane Winery Toyota), Eric Holmes (No. 20 NAPA Toyota), Jim Inglebright (No. 1 ESEF Apparel/Jelly Belly Chevrolet) and Brett Thompson (No. 61 Rich Thompson Trucking Chevrolet).
Other experience … Eric Holmes has other experience at Madera, having competed at the third-mile track on a regular basis in the former NASCAR Southwest Tour. In addition to winning there in that series in 2001, he finished second in 1996 and 2000; and fourth in 2002. He finished fifth at Madera in the NASCAR Camping World Series West event in 2003.
Six races, six winners … The six series races at Madera resulted in six different winners – Jack McCoy, Bill Sedgwick, Doug George, Lance Hooper, Butch Gilliland and Mike Duncan. All six of those drivers went on to win the series championship sometime during their career. Three of them – McCoy, George and Hooper – won the title the same year they won at Madera.
Six different pole winners, too … The six series visits to Madera also resulted in six different drivers winning the Coors Light Pole Award. They were Jack McCoy, Bill Sedgwick, Doug George, Mike Duncan, Mark Krogh and Scott Gaylord.
Top marks … Butch Gilliland has the most top-five finishes in series competition at Madera Speedway, with three. He is tied with Scott Gaylord, Rich Woodland Jr., and Jack Sellers for the most top-10 finishes on the third-mile track, with three each.
Running out front … Hooper has led the most laps of series competition at Madera. He was out front for four laps in the spring race in 1996 and then returned later in the year to dominate by leading all of the 250 laps of competition in that event.
Successful crew chief at Madera … Two-time series champion Bill Sedgwick, crew chief of the No. 9 Sunrise Ford Ford, nabbed his first career victory at Madera in 1989. He was also the crew chief for Mike Duncan when he captured his first career win at Madera in 2003.
Various distances … The NASCAR Camping World Series West races at Madera Speedway have varied in distance. The first visit by the series in 1973 was 100 laps. Three of the races were 200 laps, while a second visit in 1996 featured a 250-lap event. The most recent series visit was a 150-lap event.
Stat of the race … Four of the six series events at Madera were won from the Coors Light Pole.
Etc. … Seventy-seven different drivers have competed in the six series races at Madera Speedway.
