Pursley moves out front in Colorado

Greg Pursley made a move to repeat as the champion of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West after winning the race at Colorado National Speedway.
Pursley won his third race of the season and moved ahead of Gene Price Motorsports teammate Dylan Kwasniewski in the West Series standings.
Pursley won the race in a field that included two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip and Ben Kennedy from the K&N Pro Series East.
Derek Thorn was second, his seventh top-10 finish in 10 West Series races. Kwasniewski won the pole and finished third.
Go to the K&N website for more on the race from Colorado National Speedway.

Photo: Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at Colorado National Speedway and took over the lead in the West Series standings.(Credit: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski wins NASCAR West Series race at Colorado

Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski broke three records in winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Colorado National Speedway.
He became the youngest driver to win a K&N Pro Series race in either the West or East series.
At 16 years, two months, he was younger than Joey Logano, who won his first West Series race at 16 years, 10 months.
He is younger than Darrell Wallace Jr., who was the youngest driver to win an East Series race at 16 years, five months.
For good measure, he became the youngest driver to win a pole in a West Series race, besting the mark set by Spencer Clark in 2006.
Go to the K&N website for more on Kwasniewski's record-setting run at Colorado National Speedway.

Photo: Dylan Kwasniewski won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Colorado National Speedway and became the youngest driver to win a West Series race. (Credit: Justin Edmond/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Michael Self looks to get ahead in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Michael Self is second in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. He is four points behind leader Luis Martinez Jr. with four races remaining.
But Self is more focused on winning his first West Series race than he is in winning the rookie of the year award.
"It’s still anyone’s battle," Self said about the rookie race. "We have to go through these next four races and be consistent and be smart and not let anything push us out of the way. Hopefully we can gain a couple more spots in the points standings, which I’d really like, and if we can win the rookie of the year deal that would be awesome too."
When Self isn't racing in the West Series, he is taking classes at the University of Utah. The 19-year-old  from Park City, Utah, took some business classes over the winter term. He said he wants to change his focus this winter and take some psychology classes instead.
Self has had some good races, but not necessarily the best results. He understands it's part of the growing pains of being a rookie in the West Series.
"It’s just kind of been that way throughout the season," Self said. "Every race I feel like we’ve been awesome at. We’ve run good at, maybe I made a mistake. It’s not always been the crew guys. There’s no way for me to put the blame on anyone. It’s just paying my dues and learning those rookie things."
Go to NASCAR Home Tracks for more on Self and his rookie season in the West Series.

Photo: The No. 88 car for Michael Self goes through inspection at Colorado National Speedway before NASCAR K&N Pro Series West practice at the track.