DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits Portland (Ore.) International Raceway on Sunday, July 24. Below is a statistical look at the performance of selected drivers:
Eric Holmes (No. 20 NAPA Toyota)
• One top five, two top 10s in two PIR starts
• Best Portland finish of second in 2010
• Average finish at Portland of 4.5
• Has led three laps at Portland
• In two other road course events this season; finished 13th at MMP, third at Sonoma
• 14 career series wins
• 13 career series poles
• 69 career series starts
David Mayhew (No. 17 MMI Services Chevrolet)
• One top five in two starts at Portland
• Best Portland finish of fourth was in 2010
• Two poles at Portland (2009, 2010)
• Average finish at Portland of 9.5
• Has led 16 laps at Portland
• In two other road course events this season; finished fifth at MMP, 24th at Sonoma
• Three career series wins
• Six career series poles
• 51 career series starts
Greg Pursley (No. 26 Gene Price Mtrspts Ford)
• One top five, two top 10s in two starts at Portland
• Best finish at Portland of second in 2009
• Average finish at Portland of 5.5
• In two other road course events this season; won at MMP, fourth at Sonoma
• Has led 22 laps at Portland
• Has scored six wins in eight races this year
• Nine career series wins
• Nine career series poles
• 49 career series starts
Moses Smith (No. 16 HASA Pools Toyota)
• Best finish of 14th (2009) in two starts at Portland
• Average finish at Portland of 14.5
• In two other road course events this season; second at MMP, seventh at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of second, on three occasions
• 61 career series starts
Brett Thompson (No. 61 Rich Thompson Trucking Chevrolet)
• One top five in one start at Portland; fourth-place finish in 2009
• In two other road course events this season; finished 22nd at MMP, 15th at Sonoma
• One career series win
• One career series pole
• 107 career series starts
Hershel McGriff (No. 04 Park Corp Chevrolet)
• One win in three starts at Portland
• Victory was in 1986 event
• Average finish at Portland of 10.333
• Led 46 laps at Portland
• In two other road course events this season; finished 16th at MMP, 20th at Sonoma
• 35 career series wins
• 37 career series poles
Todd Souza (No. 13 Central Coast Cabinets Chevrolet)
• One top 10 in two starts at Portland
• Best Portland finish of eighth in 2009
• Average finish at Portland of 10.5
• Has led one lap at Portland
• Finished 10th last month at Sonoma
• One career series win – on road course at Miller Motorsports Park in 2008
• 29 career series starts
Luis Martinez Jr">Luis Martinez Jr. (No. 6 King Taco/Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil Ford)
• One start at Portland, with fifth-place finish in 2010
• In two other road course events this season; finished sixth at MMP, 27th at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of third
• 22 career series starts
Travis Milburn (No. 14 Cooks Collision Ford)
• One top 10 in two starts at Portland
• Best Portland finish of eighth in 2010
• Average finish at Portland of 13.5
• In two other road course events this season; finished 27th at MMP, 31st at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of sixth
• 24 career series starts
Michael Self (No. 21 RCR Street Performance/GGRT Chevrolet)
• Two starts at Portland, with best finish of 11th in 2010
• Average finish at Portland of 17.0
• In two other road course events this season; finished eighth at MMP, 25th at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of fourth at The Bullring at Las Vegas earlier this year
• 22 career series starts
Kyle Kelley (No. 7 UPRacing.com/Apex/Jamison Chevrolet)
• Two starts at Portland, with best finish of 11th in 2009
• Average finish at Portland of 18.5
• In two other road course events this season; finished 23rd at MMP, 11th at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of fifth at MMP in Tooele, Utah
• 12 career series starts
Scott Ivie (No. 74 MSI Development Ford)
• Two starts at Portland, with best finish of 26th in 2009
• Average finish at Portland of 26.5
• In two other road course events this season; finished 31st at MMP, 18th at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of 11th at MMP in Tooele, Utah
• Nine career series starts
Greg Rayl (No. 01 Race Talk Radio Ford)
• Two starts at Portland, with best finish of 18th in 2010
• Average finish at Portland of 19.0
• In two other road course events this season; finished 10th at MMP, 40th at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of ninth earlier this year at The Bullring at Las Vegas
• 23 career series starts
Garland Self (No. 81 Selco Air Conditioning Ford)
• Two starts at Portland, with best finish of 18th in 2009
• Average finish at Portland of 20.5
• Finished 41st at Sonoma
• Best career series finish of eighth at Monterey
• 14 career series starts
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
• Portland Raceway has hosted three NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races. The series initially visited the road course in 1986 and has returned the past two years.
• PIR is located on the former site of Vanport, Ore., just south of the Columbia River and about a mile west of Interstate 5. Vanport was wiped out when a dike on the river broke and flooded the city in 1948. The first races took place on the old city streets in 1961. The motorsports facility, which has received many renovations over the years, now includes a road course, drag strip and motocross track.
• The three series races at Portland International Raceway resulted in three different winners – Jim Inglebright, Patrick Long and Hershel McGriff.
• Two drivers have qualified on the pole at PIR. David Mayhew has claimed the honor the past two years. Derrike Cope set the mark in 1986.
• Eric Holmes, Greg Pursley and Stan Silva Jr., are the only drivers with more than one top 10 finish at Portland. They each finished in the top 10 the past two years.
• Patrick Long has led the most laps in series action at PIR, running out front for 51 laps in his dominating win last year.
• Hershel McGriff is the only driver to compete in all three series events at Portland.
• In addition to competing at the Portland road course, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West had a long history of racing between 1956 and 2000 at the historic half-mile oval of Portland Speedway before it was eventually shuttered.
