DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) on Saturday, July 3. Below is a statistical look at the performance of selected drivers in series action at Toyota Speedway:
IRWINDALE-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Regular Season)
Eric Holmes (No. 20 NAPA Toyota)
• Four top five, six top 10 finishes in six starts
• Three runner-up finishes, most recent 2008
• Two Coors Light Poles – 2006, 2007
• Average finish of 3.83
• Has led 125 laps
Greg Pursley (No. 26 GPM Performance Parts Ford)
• Two top fives in four starts
• Best finish of fourth in 2002
• Average finish of 16.75
David Mayhew (No. 17 MMI Services Chevrolet)
• One top five, three top 10s in four starts
• Best finish of fifth in 2008
• Average finish of 9.75
• Has led 126 laps
Moses Smith (No. 16 HASA Pools Toyota)
• Four top 10s in five starts
• Best finish of ninth on three occasions
• Average finish of 12.25
Brett Thompson (No. 61 RTT Chevrolet)
• Four top fives, eight top 10s in 13 starts
• Best finish of third on two occasions, most recent 2005
• Average finish of 10.77
Chris Johnson (No. 50 TCR Chevrolet)
• Two top 10s in 3 starts
• Best finish of seventh in 2008
• Average finish of 11.33
Paulie Harraka (No. 12 NAPA Gold Filters Toyota)
• Finished third last year in only start at Irwindale
Blake Koch (No. 21 Daystar Chevrolet)
• Finished eighth last year in only start at Irwindale
Todd Souza (No. 13 Central Coast Cabinets Chevrolet)
• Finished 12th in only start at Irwindale, in 2006
Luis Martinez Jr">Luis Martinez Jr. (No. 6 King Taco/Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil Ford)
• Finished 18th in only start at Irwindale, in 2008
Travis Milburn (No. 14 Cooks Collision Chevrolet)
• Finished 20th last year in only start at Irwindale
Jonathan Hale (No. 5 Greyhound Adoption Center Chevrolet)
• Two starts, with best finish of 16th in 2008
Brian Wong (No. 89 Quiksilver Toyota)
• Three starts, with best finish of 18th last year
Jack Sellers (No. 15 Greyhound Adoption Center Chevrolet)
• Best finish of 16th (2000) in 16 starts
• Average finish of 21.69
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST AT TOYOTA SPEEDWAY
• This race will be the 20th series visit to Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, since its inaugural visit in 1999.
• The completion of this event marks the midway point of the 2010 season.
• Six of the top 20 drivers in the championship standings will be making their first regular season series start at Toyota Speedway. They include Jonathon Gomez (No. 22 Heritage Cattle/Century Boatland Chevrolet), Michael Self (No. 88 Johnnie Walker Performance Center/Team Viva Chevrolet), Josh Combs (No. 9 Grape King/Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil Ford), Greg Rayl (No. 07 Spectator Racing Ford), Troy Ermish (No. 38 Datsun 510 Parts Outlet Dodge) and Taylor Barton (No. 60 Full Tilt Poker.net Chevrolet).
• Nine drivers have won in series competition at Toyota Speedway. Austin Cameron leads winners, with five victories. Next on the list are two drivers who each scored three consecutive wins on the half-mile track. Current NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and two-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion Brendan Gaughan swept the three events in 2001 – while Jason Bowles won the three most recent races, two in 2008 and one in 2009.
• Twelve drivers have qualified on the pole. Bowles leads the list, winning the Coors Light Pole award for the three most recent events. Austin Cameron, Mike Duncan, Eric Holmes, Scott Lynch and Sean Woodside are also multiple pole winners, with two each.
• Brendan Gaughan has the most top-five finishes at Irwindale, with six. The Las Vegas native also led the most laps, running out front for 674 laps.
• Scott Gaylord scored the most top-10s at Toyota Speedway – finishing in the top 10 in 11 of 13 races he competed in there.
• Austin Cameron and Jack Sellers are tied for the most series starts at Irwindale, each taking the green flag there 16 times.
• Six of the 19 races at Toyota Speedway were won from the pole position, including the three most recent by Jason Bowles (two in 2008, one in 2009).
• Four of the 19 series races in Irwindale were extended for a green-white-checkered finish.
• Chevrolet has been in Victory Lane for 14 of the 19 races at Irwindale.
• At Irwindale, 156 drivers have raced in series competition.
