TOOELE, Utah – Greg Pursley
rallied from a flat tire to claim the Utah Grand Prix for the third year
in a row Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park. It was the 10th career
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory for the Newhall, Calif., driver.
Pursley took the lead on the white flag lap from rookie Austin Dyne,
who was making his second career start. Eric Holmes also got past Dyne
on the final lap to claim second while Dyne wound up third.
| POS | DRIVER |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Pursley |
| 2 | Eric Holmes |
| 3 | Austin Dyne |
| 4 | Dylan Kwasniewski |
| 5 | Austin Cameron |
Pursley’s teammate Dylan Kwasniewski and Austin Cameron finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
With the win, Pursley secured a locked-in starting position for the
inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach during 2013 Speedweeks on a temporary
short track at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
Pursley was fastest in practice Saturday morning and earned his 12th career Coors Light Pole Award in afternoon's qualifying.
But he had to pit on Lap 39 for a flat left rear as he had been
cutting into Dyne’s lead. Dyne had led since Lap 26 following a round of
green-flag pit stops on the 2.2-mile road course. A Lap 44 caution
helped Pursley make up ground and he was eighth on the final restart.
Scott Ivie was sixth, followed by Kyle Heckman, Cameron Hayley, David Mayhew and Carl Harr.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will race next in the Pick-n-Pull 150 at Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway on Saturday, May 5.
Edmonton driver Cameron Hayley finished in 8th with a flat tire