Race Notes
The race … The Toyota / NAPA Auto Parts Bonus Challenge 150 is the fourth event of a 12-race schedule this season for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.
The procedure … The starting field is 18 cars, including provisionals. The first 14 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 (56.25 miles).
The track … Douglas County Speedway is a .375-mile paved oval with 11 degrees banking in the corners. The track – located just off Interstate 5 on the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Roseburg, Ore. – hosted four races between 1966 and 1971, when it was a quarter-mile oval. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series has made eight visits to the track since it was renovated and expanded in 2001.
The records … Qualifying: Eric Holmes, July 11, 2008, 90.168 mph, 14.972 seconds; Race: Brian Ickler, June 30, 2007, 65.768 mph, 51 minutes 19 seconds.
Special autograph session … A special autograph session with some of the K&N Pro Series West drivers is set for Elmer’s restaurant in Roseburg from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 4.
Teen safe driving program … Bill McAnally Racing Promotions and Impact Teen Drivers will be holding a special teen driving safety fair at the Douglas County Fairgrounds from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 4. The event, the second such held this season, is designed to raise awareness about reckless and distracted driving among teens.
Fast Facts
The Race: Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts Bonus Challenge 150
The Place: Douglas County Speedway, Roseburg, Ore.
The Date: Saturday, June 5
The Time: 8:30 p.m. PT
TV Schedule: SPEED, June 17, 3 p.m. PT
Track Layout: .375-mile paved
Race Purse: $106,061
2009 Winner: Eric Holmes
2009 Pole: Eric Holmes
Schedule: Saturday: Practice 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 12:45-1:30 p.m. Time Trials 4:30 p.m.
Track Contact: Curtis Wade
Bill McAnally Racing Promotions
(916) 676-0010
cwade@billmcanallyracing.com
NASCAR Contact: Kevin W. Green
(661) 392-8543
kgreen@nascar.com
Last year’s event ...
Eric Holmes led all 150 laps en route to winning this event at Douglas County Speedway a year ago.
It was the fourth straight victory at the .375-mile oval for Holmes’ car owner Bill McAnally.
Jason Bowles finished second, while David Mayhew was third. Mike David rallied from a pit stop that put him a lap down to finish fourth. Moses Smith rounded out the top five.
Brett Thompson, Blake Koch, Greg Pursley, Jim Warn and Jamie Dick completed the top 10.
Bowles was able to move by Mayhew late in the race and closed on Holmes’ bumper a couple times, but was never able to seriously challenge for the lead.
The winning margin for Holmes was 1.644 seconds. The race was slowed six times for 29 laps.
Holmes won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day.
Final Notes From Iowa
Mayhew top West car at Iowa … David Mayhew (No. 17 MMI Services/Ron’s Rear Ends/KHI Chevrolet) scored his third career win as the top finishing West driver in the Goodyear Tire Dealers of Iowa 200 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-West combination race at Iowa Speedway on May 23. All three of his wins have come on the .875-mile track in Newton, Iowa — one in last year’s combination race and one in the stand-alone event for the West at Iowa last September.
Fourth career pole for Mayhew … David Mayhew turned in the fastest lap of the 49 cars attempting to qualify at Iowa, giving him his fourth career series Coors Light Pole Award. In addition to the pole award he won in the combination event at Iowa a year ago, he also won the pole at a short track event and at a road course race last season.
Atop the standings … With his victory, Mayhew moved ahead by a 57-point margin in the championship standings. Three events of the 12-race schedule for 2010 are in the books.
Successful debut for Boat … Second-generation open-wheel racer Chad Boat (No. 36 Curb Records Chevrolet) had a successful series debut at Iowa. The 18-year-old driver from Phoenix, Ariz., finished 12th in the 44-car field — fourth among the West drivers.
First regular season run for Newberry … Brennan Newberry (No. 39 Syndex/Dale Junior Sharpie Chevrolet) made his first series start in a regular season event. Newberry — a 20-year-old from Bakersfield, Calif. — led eight laps at Iowa and finished 22nd overall, eighth among the West drivers.
Better luck for Holmes … It appears that Eric Holmes (No. 20 NAPA Toyota) finally turned his luck around at Iowa. The two-time series champion, who had never finished better than 27th in three combination races there, came home 10th.
Up Next: Road Racing At Infineon Raceway
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West heads to the wine country of Northern California for its annual visit to the twisting road course of Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. In addition to the series regulars, the annual event attracts plenty of road racers. Last year’s event featured plenty of drama from the drop of the green flag through to the finish.
