David Mayhew wins West Series race in Phoenix

David Mayhew, a driver from Atascadero, won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series season opener at Phoenix International Raceway.
The race was short, only 50 laps, and Mayhew led every one of them. He also won the pole for the Walking Stick 50.
It was the fourth win of his West Series career. His previous three wins came in combo events with the K&N Pro Series East.
Mayhew was winless in 2011 after finishing as the runner-up in the West Series standings in 2010.
Go to the K&N website for more on Mayhew's win in Phoenix.

Photo: David Mayhew leads Dylan Kwasniewski in action at the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix International Raceway. (Getty Images for NASCAR)

David Mayhew wins pole, finishes second in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race

David Mayhew won the pole and finished second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Douglas County Speedway in Oregon.
He led the first 52 laps of the race. He lost his lead to Eric Holmes, who stayed out front for the last 98 laps of the race.
Mayhew posted his second runner-up finish in a row and leads the West Series standings after four races.

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David Mayhew heads to Iowa Speedway for Sunday's NASCAR K&N Pro Series race as close to the lead in the West Series standings as he's ever been.
He is tied with Greg Pursley in points with 320, but Pursley is technically in the lead because of his third-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway in April.
Mayhew's best finish in two West Series races is a fourth place at All American Speedway in Roseville on opening night.
But Mayhew might have the edge at Iowa Speedway. He won the West Series race at Iowa in September. He was third overall and the highest finishing driver from the West Series in the combination East and West Series race at Iowa in May last year.
Mayhew said Iowa Speedway is the best track the West Series visits. With his success at the track, it's hard to argue with him.

Photo: David Mayhew is the only driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with two top five finishes in the first two races of the season.

Mayhew wins NASCAR West Series race at Iowa Speedway

David Mayhew, a driver from Atascadero, won the NASCAR Camping World Series West race at Iowa Speedway on Friday night.
It was Mayhew’s first win of the season and earned him a spot in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale in January.
Mayhew’s team had to play some catch-up to prepare for the race. The team’s truck and equipment arrived at the track late.
“The day started off a little shaky, with our truck not making it here in time for the first practice,” Mayhew said. “We had all kinds of trouble getting to the track. As soon as we put the car on the track, the car was awesome. All the guys at the shop did a great job of prepping everything. We qualified third, in our 10th lap on the track all day and then got lucky with a move to the front row, with Greg moving to the back.”
Greg Pursley, a Canyon High graduate and driver for Gene Price Motorsports, set fast-time in qualifying and won the second pole of his West Series career, but had to start from the back of the 27-car field because his team had to switch engines after the first practice.
“The crew was flawless in changing the engine,” Pursley said. “All we really lost was some track time as the car was really good.”
Pursley was seventh in the race, his 10th top-10 finish of the season.
Jason Bowles, a driver from Ontario, was second. Bowles leads the West Series standings by 78 points over Eric Holmes of Escalon with one race remaining in the West Series schedule.
The race also featured Brian Ickler of San Diego, Patrick Long of Thousand Oaks and Brian Wong of Newport Beach. Ickler was eighth, Wong was 14th and Long was 15th.
The season-finale race is Sept. 26 at All American Speedway in Roseville.

Photo: Greg Pursley displays the Coors Light Pole Award he won at Iowa. (Photo Credit: David Purdy/Getty Images for NASCAR)