DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 23, 2013) – The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits NAPA Speedway near Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Albuquerque, as well as some other statistical trends:
Taylor Cuzick signing autographs (Getty Images for NASCAR) |
Analyzing The NAPA Auto Parts 150
At NAPA Speedway
Albuquerque Race Setup
- Derek Thorn, who won the inaugural series visit to NAPA Speedway last year, holds a 19-point lead in the championship standings – with four races remaining.
- Greg Pursley, the 2011 series champion, has moved up a spot to third in the standings. He has one win and two second-place finishes in the past three races.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West At Albuquerque
- This race will mark just the second series visit to NAPA Speedway. The series made its inaugural visit to the track a year ago.
- The track, formerly known as Sandia Motor Speedway, is a multipurpose motorsports facility located west of Albuquerque off of Interstate 40.
Albuquerque Data
Race: #12 of 15 (9/28/13)
Track Layout: .5-mile paved oval
Race Length: 150 laps
Records
1-lap Qualifying: Dylan Kwasniewski, 19.943 seconds, 90.257 mph, Sept. 29, 2012150-lap Race: Derek Thorn, 1 hour 5 minutes 35 seconds, 69.987 mph, Sept. 29, 2012
Series Race Winners at Albuquerque
Derek Thorn...................................... 1Series Pole Winners at Albuquerque
Dylan Kwasniewski............................ 1Selected driver information:
Taylor Cuzick (No. 42 Freightliner of Arizona Chevrolet)- One top five, nine top 10s in 21 career series starts
- Best career series finish of fourth, last year at Albuquerque
- Best finish this season of sixth, at Monroe
- Average finish this season of 14.36
- Sixth in championship standings
Carl Harr (No. 71 WestWorld Computers Chevrolet)
- One top five, 19 top 10s in 71 career series starts
- Best career series fifth, this season at Monroe
- Average finish this season of 14.82
- Seventh in championship standings
- Finished 10th last year at Albuquerque
Daryl Harr (No. 2 iWorld Connect Chevrolet)
- Six top fives, 35 top 10s in 115 career series starts
- Best career series finish of second, earlier this year at Lebanon
- Average finish this season of 16.18
- Eighth in championship standings
- Finished 19th last year at Albuquerque
Cameron Hayley (No. 24 Cabinets by Hayley/GPM Ford)
- Six poles, 15 top fives, 22 top 10s in 30 career series starts
- Best career series finish of second, on five occasions
- Best finish this season of second, on three occasions
- Has led 206 laps this year
- Average finish this season of 5.0
- Second in championship standings
- Finished 15th last year at Albuquerque
Eric Holmes (No. 16 NAPA Toyota)
- Three-time series champion
- 17 wins, 13 poles, 56 top fives, 75 top 10s in 99 career series starts
- Best finish this season of fifth
- Thirteenth in championship standings, with nine starts
- Has led 21 laps this year
- Finished third last year at Albuquerque
Dylan Lupton (No. 9 Video/Lupton Excavating/Sunrise Ford Ford)
- Leading Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
- One win, four top fives, 10 top 10s in 14 career series starts
- Win was last month at Monroe
- Has led six laps this year
- Average finish this season of 9.63
- Fifth in championship standings
- Set for first start at Albuquerque
Greg Pursley (No. 26 GPM/Star Nursery/Real Water Ford)
- 2011 series champion
- 16 wins, 17 poles, 44 top fives, 59 top 10s in 81 career series starts
- Three wins this season
- Has led 220 laps this year
- Average finish this season of 6.63
- Third in championship standings
- Finished eighth last year at Albuquerque
Michael Self (No. 21 RCR/Golden Gate Meat Chevrolet)
- Six wins, 19 top fives, 30 top 10s in 54 career series starts
- Three wins this season
- Has led 204 laps this season
- Average finish this season of 6.09
- Fourth in championship standings
- Finished 12th last year at Albuquerque
Derek Thorn (No. 6 Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Ford)
- Five wins, two poles, 24 top fives, 27 top 10s in 32 career series starts
- Three wins this season
- Has led series high 447 laps this year
- Average finish this season of 5.54
- Leads the championship standings
- Won his only start at Albuquerque
- Led 67 laps at Albuquerque
John Wood (No. 30 Pegasus Towing & Transport Toyota)
- One top 10 in 32 career series starts
- Best career series finish of 10th, among West at Iowa earlier this season
- Average finish this season of 17.91
- Eleventh in championship standings
- Finished 13th last year at Albuquerque
Giles Thornton (No. 12 TTC Racing Toyota)
- Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
- Three top fives, five top 10s in 10 career series starts
- Best career finish of fourth, on two occasions this year
- Average finish this season of 13.6
- Ninth in championship standings, with 10 starts
- Set for first start at Albuquerque
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