ANTELOPE, California — It was a frustrating weekend for Paulie Harraka, driver of the No. 12 NAPA Gold Filters Toyota Camry. Harraka and the team from Bill McAnally Racing went to Iowa Speedway focused on adding a second win to their season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West but came away in 41st after being caught up in a crash on lap 22.
The NAPA Gold Filters Toyota Camry ran mid pack in the practice sessions as the team worked on their race setup. Harraka qualified the car on the tenth row for the Goodyear Dealers of Iowa “200”. The first caution came out at lap 14. Harraka radioed in that the Toyota Camry was loose and the track had no grip. When the green flag dropped at lap 22, the No. 89 of Brad Bennett spun in turn 2. Five cars got caught up in the incident including Harraka. He took it to the garage and was able to reenter the race at lap 90. Harraka would once again take the NAPA Gold Filters Toyota Camry to the garage at lap 160.
"I love the racetrack in Iowa,” said Harraka, “and I'm glad we got to go there, but to have it end that way really hurts. Our NAPA Gold Filters Toyota ran right with all of the fast cars in practice when we did long runs so I know we would have been a contender for the win had we gotten the opportunity to run to the end. Getting caught up in somebody else's mistake is really frustrating. We were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
The Goodyear Dealers of Iowa “200” can be seen on Thursday May 27th on SPEED Channel 3 pm PST.
The next race will be at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Oregon on June 5th. For tickets please visit www.douglascountyspeedway.com or call Bill McAnally Racing Promotions at 916-676-0256. The TOYOTA NAPA AUTO PARTS BONUS CHALLENGE "150" is the second event of the five race Bonus Challenge Series in which teams competing in the five events are eligible in sharing in more than $100,000 in bonus money being offered by Toyota and NAPA. Don’t miss all the action.
For more information on Bill McAnally Racing and our race partners, please visit our website at www.billmcanallyracing.com. Bill McAnally Racing is now on Facebook. Become a fan and stay up to date with the latest happenings with your favorite BMR race teams.
