JASON BOWLES WINS NASCAR WEST RACE AT FONTANA

Source: NASCAR
Date: 08/11/2007

FONTANA, California – Jason Bowles scored his second straight road course win in the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series with a victory in the California 125 at California Speedway on Saturday.

The win by the 24-year-old series rookie gave his car owner, Bob Bruncati, a sweep of the three series road course events this season – with David Gilliland driving a team entry to victory at Sonoma in June and Bowles taking the win at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah in July prior to his California quest.

After notching his first career Bud Pole, Bowles went on to lead 20 of 42 laps en route to his win in the inaugural NASCAR event on the road course at California Speedway.

“This was actually the most difficult one by far,” Bowles said in comparing the three road courses on this year’s schedule. “The tire that we have to run here, due to the high speeds on the oval, is really, really hard. It seems to lose grip really, really quick. It makes it very difficult. That’s why it’s huge to take care of your equipment for so long. Some of the guys locked front tires up several times early in the race. That’s the kind of thing you’ve got to avoid and make sure it’s good at the end.”

Bowles took the lead for the third and final time on lap 33 and went on to win by 2.197 seconds over Brian Ickler. David Mayhew was third, followed by Jim Inglebright and Mike Duncan. The race featured nine lead changes among seven drivers.

Mike David saw his lead in the championship standings trimmed slightly, after finishing 11th. David leads Duncan by 95 markers – 1,848 to 1,753 – with one race remaining to decide the title.

NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL DIVISION, WEST SERIES-CALIFORNIA 125 Results

Saturday

At California Speedway RC

Fontana, Calif.

Lap length: 2.4 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Jason Bowles, Ontario, Calif., Ford, 42 laps, 80.194 mph, $11,326.

2. (23) Brian Ickler, San Diego, Calif., Chevrolet, 42, $6,526.

3. (5) David Mayhew, Atascadero, Calif., Chevrolet, 42, $4,026.

4. (3) Jim Inglebright, Fairfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 42, $4,662.

5. (20) Mike Duncan, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 42, $4,526.

6. (8) Eric Richardson, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 42, $4,426.

7. (9) Johnny Borneman, Ramona, Calif., Ford, 42, $4,276.

8. (12) Andrew Myers, Newport Beach Calif., Chevrolet, 42, $3,026.

9. (2) Justin Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Ford, 41, $2,776.

10. (13) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet, 41, $3,526.

11. (4) Mike David, Modesto, Calif., Ford, 41, $3,326.

12. (15) Thomas Martin, Auburn, Calif., Chevrolet, 41, $1,700.

13. (18) Garland Self, San Jose, Calif., Ford, 41, $1,675.

14. (16) Lloyd Mack, Los Angeles, Calif., Ford, 40, $2,176.

15. (7) Moses Smith, Tempe, Ariz., Chevrolet, 39, $2,126.

16. (21) Mike Gallegos, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Ford, 39, $2,101.

17. (11) Daryl Harr, St Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 39, $2,076.

18. (24) Dennis Dyer, Palmdale, Calif., Ford, 14, suspension, $1,525.

19. (6) Todd Souza, Aromas, Calif., Chevrolet, 24, transmission, $2,026.

20. (19) Alex Haase, Las Vegas, Nev., Chevrolet, 5, clutch, $3,001.

21. (10) Kevin O'Connell, Newport Beach, Calif., Chevrolet, 1, engine, $1,450.

22. (17) Eric Hardin, Anaheim, Calif., Chevrolet, 1, accident, $2,926.

23. (22) Jeff Barrister, Scottsdale, Ariz., Ford, 0, fuel pump, $1,300.

24. (14) Travis McCullough, Galt, Calif., Chevrolet, 0, dns, $1,275.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 15 minutes 25 seconds

Margin of Victory: 2.197 seconds

Fastest Qualifier: J.Bowles (119.420 mph, 84.408 seconds)

Caution Flags: 3 for 6 laps.

Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Bowles 1-7; J.Inglebright 8-15; J.Lofton 16; J.Bowles 17-19; T.Souza 20; D.Mayhew 21-22; J.Borneman 23; M.Duncan 24-31; J.Borneman 32; J.Bowles 33-42.

Standings: 1. M.David, 1848; 2. M.Duncan, 1753; 3. J.Borneman, 1719; 4. B.Ickler, 1718; 5. J.Bowles, 1716; 6. J.Lofton, 1615; 7. E.Hardin, 1578; 8. B.Thompson, 1562; 9. A.Haase, 1511; 10. E.Richardson, 1479.

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See Also .:

• Jason Bowles Driver Card
• California Speedway Road Course Track Page

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