SONOMA, California — Eric Holmes turned in the quickest lap in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West practice on the road course at Sonoma (Calif.) on Friday as teams prepared for the Pick-n-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200.
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The three-time series champion, who is seeking his first career series road-course win, lapped the winding 1.99-mile track in 77.477 seconds (92.466 mph).
Michael Self - who scored his first career series win in the most recent series visit to a road course at Brainerd, Minn. - was second quickest at Sonoma with a lap of 77.565 seconds (92.361 mph). He was followed by David Mayhew, Greg Pursley and Dylan Kwasniewski.
Rounding out the top 10 in practice were David Gilliland, Derek Thorn, Austin Dyne, Cameron Hayley and Austin Cameron.
Several cars encountered mechanical trouble during practice - with Jim Inglebright, Kyle Heckman and Dylan Hutchison all replacing transmissions.
Holmes of Escalon, Calif., has finished in the top five in the past five races at Sonoma, but has yet to get to Victory Lane. His best effort was 2008, when he won the pole and finished second in the race. His average finish at Sonoma is 6.83. In two previous road course events this season, Holmes finished second and sixth.
Qualifying for the Pick-n-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200 is set to start at 1:50 p.m. today.
FINAL PRACTICE
1 20 Eric Holmes NAPA Auto Parts 1:17.477 92.466 7 9
2 21 Michael Self Rockwell/Golden Gate Meat 1:17.565 92.361 8 9 0.088
3 17 David Mayhew Madorom/Steak & Grape 1:18.261 91.540 4 4 0.784
4 26 Greg Pursley GPM/Star Nursery/Real Water 1:18.292 91.504 6 7 0.815
5 03 Dylan Kwasniewski Royal Purple/Rockstar 1:18.299 91.495 4 8 0.822
6 25 David Gilliland Pick-N-Pull 1:18.667 91.067 3 8 1.190
7 6 Derek Thorn Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach 1:19.094 90.576 11 15 1.617
8 9 Austin Dyne* William Rast/Sunrise Ford/Lucas 1:19.187 90.469 13 14 1.710
9 24 Cameron Hayley* Cabinets by Hayley 1:19.237 90.412 13 13 1.760
10 12 Austin Cameron AC Motorsports 1:19.386 90.243 4 4 1.909
11 61 Johnny Borneman Red Line Oil 1:19.398 90.229 1 10 1.921
12 1 Jim Inglebright Federated Auto Parts 1:19.608 89.991 3 5 2.131
13 31 Eric Norris Kickstart Kids 1:19.738 89.844 11 13 2.261
14 22 Jonathon Gomez Century Boatland 1:19.900 89.662 4 11 2.423
15 88 Jessica Brunelli* Pick-N-Pull 1:21.029 88.413 8 12 3.552
16 14 Travis Milburn Cooks/Holleran's Perf. 1:21.229 88.195 7 11 3.752
17 86 Tim Spurgeon Kleen Blast/David's Racing Products 1:21.610 87.783 3 10 4.133
18 47 Scott Ivie MSI Development Inc. 1:21.648 87.743 12 18 4.171
19 90 Chris Evans* GASS 1:22.600 86.731 5 9 5.123
20 51 Carlos Vieira* 51 FIFTY Energy Drink 1:22.663 86.665 11 17 5.186
21 38 Dave Smith Sonoma Harvest Critelli Olive Oil 1:23.346 85.955 7 9 5.869
22 04 Hershel McGriff Park Corporation 1:24.468 84.813 9 13 6.991
23 07 Daniel Graeff* Children's Tumor Foundation 1:26.368 82.947 3 5 8.891
24 36 John Wood Pegasus Transport & Towing 1:27.482 81.891 11 14 10.005
25 44 Tom Regan* Ultra Lube 1:29.988 79.611 1 2 12.511
26 5 Dylan Hutchison* Bay Bio Diesel/Johnnie Walker 1:30.894 78.817 1 1 13.417
27 15 Jack Sellers Bay Bio Diesel 1:32.209 77.693 2 2 14.732
28 52 Ryan Philpott 51 FIFTY Energy Drink - 0
FIRST PRACTICE
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 21 Michael Self Rockwell/Golden Gate Meat 01:18.4 91.359 8 8
2 6 Derek Thorn Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach 01:18.7 90.992 9 9 0.316
3 20 Eric Holmes NAPA Auto Parts 01:18.8 90.864 8 8 0.427
4 17 David Mayhew Madorom/Steak & Grape 01:18.9 90.800 9 12 0.483
5 25 David Gilliland Pick-N-Pull 01:18.9 90.779 4 8 0.501
6 26 Greg Pursley GPM/Star Nursery/Real Water 01:19.2 90.496 5 7 0.748
7 61 Johnny Borneman Red Line Oil 01:19.2 90.428 4 4 0.807
8 03 Dylan Kwasniewski Royal Purple/Rockstar 01:19.3 90.335 6 11 0.889
9 9 Austin Dyne* William Rast/Sunrise Ford/Lucas 01:19.6 89.991 13 14 1.192
10 24 Cameron Hayley* Cabinets by Hayley 01:19.8 89.783 10 11 1.376
11 1 Jim Inglebright Federated Auto Parts 01:19.9 89.634 10 11 1.509
12 19 Kyle Heckman* MMI Services/Ron's Rear Ends 01:20.1 89.434 7 12 1.688
13 22 Jonathon Gomez Century Boatland 01:20.5 88.969 6 16 2.106
14 88 Jessica Brunelli* Pick-N-Pull 01:20.8 88.677 5 7 2.372
15 12 Austin Cameron AC Motorsports 01:21.2 88.205 5 9 2.804
16 86 Tim Spurgeon* Kleen Blast/David's Racing Products 01:21.2 88.172 12 15 2.834
17 14 Travis Milburn Cooks/Holleran's Perf. 01:21.7 87.650 11 11 3.318
18 31 Eric Norris Kickstart Kids 01:21.8 87.603 11 13 3.362
19 47 Scott Ivie MSI Development Inc. 01:22.9 86.457 11 15 4.446
20 51 Carlos Vieira* 51 FIFTY Energy Drink 01:23.3 85.975 6 11 4.911
21 90 Chris Evans* GASS 01:23.7 85.629 20 23 5.247
22 07 Daniel Graeff* Children's Tumor Foundation 01:27.0 82.379 11 11 8.548
23 04 Hershel McGriff Park Corporation 01:27.3 82.091 4 4 8.853
24 44 Tom Regan* Ultra Lube 01:29.1 80.418 5 5 10.669
25 36 John Wood Pegasus Transport & Towing 01:29.8 79.806 9 9 11.352
26 5 Dylan Hutchison* Bay Bio Diesel/Johnnie Walker 01:31.8 78.082 4 4 13.334
27 38 Dave Smith Sonoma Harvest Critelli Olive Oil 01:35.4 75.130 1 1 16.939
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
