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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Thorn Scores First Career Win


Takes Checkered In K&N West Race At Havasu
By Jason Christley, NASCAR
 

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. Derek Thorn earned his first career NASCAR win in just his eighth career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West start Saturday at Havasu 95 Speedway.
Thorn, who recorded his first career Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, waged a race-long, back-and-forth battle with Dylan Kwasniewski before pulling away for the win in the closing laps of the Toyota/NAPA 150 presented by Gene Price Motorsports.












The win earned Thorn a protected spot in the UNOH Battle At The Beach, to be held on a temporary oval on the back stretch of Daytona International Speedway during Speedweeks 2013.
Points leader David Mayhew edged Kwasniewski for second. Michael Self and Eric Holmes rounded out the top five.
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:  Cameron Hayley *, 24 Cabinets By Hayley/NAPA Batteries Toyota