Derrek Thorn, a driver from Bakersfield, won his first K&N
Pro Series West race, leading the last 42 laps in the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150
presented by Gene Price Motorsports.
Thorn won the pole, another K&N Pro Series West first,
and led a race-high 141 laps.
“I’ve got to pay a tribute to the Sunrise Ford team, (car
owner) Bob Bruncati and (crew chief) Bill Sedgwick and all the guys at the
shop,” Thorn said. “It was really hard coming here to this track, because no
one had raced here. It’s hard to take something from practice and prepare
yourself for a 150-lap race, because at 125 laps the car is doing something
completely different than it was at Lap 50. It was a lot of guess-work, but the
guys did an awesome job of putting an awesome car underneath me. I’m so thankful
to be here and get this victory in (the) K&N (Pro Series).”
