NEWTON, Iowa — David Mayhew dominated the NASCAR Camping World Series West competition at Iowa Speedway on Friday night en route to winning the Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades 125.
The biggest challenge for David Mayhew and his team appeared to be just getting to the track, as their transporter carrying the race car and equipment encountered a couple of mechanical problems on the way to Iowa.
Once the car and equipment finally arrived, after the first practice session had been completed on Friday morning, Mayhew and his team went to work. He was fifth quickest in the final practice session and then third-fastest in qualifying.
Coors Light Pole winner Greg Pursley had to drop to the rear of the pack for the start of the race, due to an engine change earlier in the day. That move left Mayhew to start on the pole and from there he never looked back.
Mayhew built a lead of more than 10 seconds at one point. He saw that margin erased on three occasions by yellow flags, but was able to charge back out front after each restart.
While Mayhew was setting the pace out front, there was plenty of action throughout the pack with three-wide racing at times around the .875-mile oval.
Jason Bowles, who led the championship standings coming into the event, trailed Mayhew for the second half the race and finished in the runner-up spot. Sixteen-year-old Max Gresham and 17-year-old Brett Moffitt put on a great battle in the closing stages en route to finishing third and fourth, respectively. Jeff Barkshire came home fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Ryan Gifford, Greg Pursley, Brian Ickler, Brett Thompson and Eric Holmes.
With his second-place finish, Bowles was able to expand his lead in the point standings to 78 points over Holmes – with one race remaining to decide the 2009 series championship.
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NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES WEST-CENTRAL IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES 125 Results
Friday
At Iowa Speedway
Newton, IA
Lap length: 0.875 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) David Mayhew, Atascadero, Calif., Chevrolet, 125 laps, 95.017 mph, $9,550.
2. (4) Jason Bowles, Ontario, Calif., Ford, 125, $3,800.
3. (5) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ca., Toyota, 125, $2,800.
4. (11) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Chevrolet, 125, $4,000.
5. (6) Jeff Barkshire, Auburn, Wash., Dodge, 125, $2,250.
6. (7) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Chevrolet, 125, $2,200.
7. (1) Greg Pursley, Newhall, Calif., Chevrolet, 125, $4,100.
8. (8) Brian Ickler, San Diego, Calif., Toyota, 125, $2,000.
9. (2) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet, 125, $2,400.
10. (10) Eric Holmes, Escalon, Calif., Toyota, 125, $2,950.
11. (9) Jonathon Gomez, Twin Falls, Idaho, Chevrolet, 125, $2,125.
12. (15) Paulie Harraka, Fairlawn, N.J., Toyota, 125, $2,250.
13. (14) Chris Johnson, Claremont, Calif., Chevrolet, 125, $2,200.
14. (16) Brian Wong, Newport Beach, Calif., Toyota, 125, $2,150.
15. (12) Patrick Long, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Dodge, 125, $1,600.
16. (21) Kristin Bumbera, Sealy, Texas, Chevrolet, 125, $1,550.
17. (20) Jim Warn, Aurora, Ore, Chevrolet, 125, $2,000.
18. (22) Jarit Johnson, El Cajon, Calif., Chevrolet, 125, $1,475.
19. (19) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 124, $1,450.
20. (18) Blake Koch, West Palm Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 124, $1,925.
21. (23) Jamie Dick, Albuquerque, N.M., Chevrolet, 124, $1,900.
22. (17) Travis Bennett, Ellensburg, Wash., Chevrolet, 123, $1,375.
23. (24) Daryl Harr, St Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 121, $1,850.
24. (27) Jack Sellers, Sacramento, Calif., Chevrolet, 117, $1,825.
25. (26) Billy Kann, Mesa, Ariz., Chevrolet, 115, $1,300.
26. (13) Moses Smith, Tempe, Ariz., Toyota, 103, $1,775.
27. (25) Phil Dugan, Meridian, Idaho, Chevrolet, 87, accident, $1,750.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 9 minutes 4 seconds
Margin of Victory: 2.288 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: G.Pursley (130.847 mph, 24.074 seconds)
Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Mayhew 1-96; J. Bowles 97; D. Mayhew 98-125.
Standings: 1. J. Bowles, 1998; 2. E. Holmes, 1920; 3. G. Pursley, 1813; 4. D. Mayhew, 1799; 5. P. Harraka, 1761; 6. B. Thompson, 1655; 7. M. Smith, 1611; 8. B. Koch, 1605; 9. J. Warn, 1444; 10. J. Dick, 1299.
