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Chases Down Kwasniewski To Take Lead In Closing Laps
BRAINERD, Minn. (May 26, 2012) –
Michael Self scored his first career win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with a victory in the Brainerd 125 at Brainerd
International Raceway on Saturday.
The
21-year-old from Park City, Utah chased down Dylan Kwasniewski in the
closing stages of the 50-lap race on the 2.5-mile road course
and took the lead coming to the white flag. Kwasniewski, who had
dominated the competition, was battling transmission issues as the race
wound down.
Self
had run in third behind teammates Kwasniewski and Greg Pursley for most
of the race. He picked off Pursley with 10 laps to go and
then overcame more than a three-second deficit to get to the lead. He
made the move past Kwasniewski entering Turn 9 on the 48th lap and
pulled away in the No. 21 Rockwell/Golden Gate Meat/RCR Chevrolet to win
by a margin of 4.859 seconds.
Despite
the mechanical problems, Kwasniewski held on to finish second. Pursley
was third, with Derek Thorn fourth and David Mayhew fifth.
Completing the top 10 were Eric Holmes, Jonathon Gomez, Austin Dyne,
Dylan Hutchison and Carl Harr.
With
his win, Self locked up a spot in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at
the UNOH Battle At The Beach at Daytona (Fla.) International
Speedway next February during Speedweeks.
The Brainerd event was the sixth event on a 15-race schedule and the second of four road course races for the series this year.
The
next event on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West schedule will be the
Star Nursery 200 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on
Saturday, June 2.
For more information, contact:
Kevin W. Green
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST-Brainerd 125 Unofficial Results
Saturday
At Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, MN
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Michael Self, Park City, UT, Chevrolet, 50 laps, 80.819 mph.
2. (1) Dylan Kwasniewski, Las Vegas, NV, Ford, 50.
3. (2) Greg Pursley, Newhall, CA, Ford, 50.
4. (4) Derek Thorn, Lakeport, CA, Ford, 50.
5. (3) David Mayhew, Atascadero, CA, Chevrolet, 50.
6. (5) Eric Holmes, Escalon, CA, Toyota, 50.
7. (8) Jonathon Gomez, Twin Falls, ID, Chevrolet, 50.
8. (6) Austin Dyne, Malibu, Calif., Ford, 50.
9. (14) Dylan Hutchison, Fair Oaks, CA, Chevrolet, 49.
10. (10) Carl Harr, Edmonton, Alberta, Chevrolet, 49.
11. (12) Daryl Harr, Edmonton, Alberta, Chevrolet, 49.
12. (7) Cameron Hayley, Calgary, Alberta, Toyota, 49.
13. (11) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet, 48.
14. (13) Ryan Philpott, Tracy, CA, Ford, 48.
15. (16) John Wood, Eagle, ID, Dodge, 47.
16. (17) Jack Sellers, Sacramento, CA, Chevrolet, 47.
17. (18) Chris Evans, Toyota, 44.
18. (15) Ronnie Jay, Victoria, British Columbia, Ford, 31, transmission.
19. (19) Anthony Giannone, Colorado Sprgs, Colo., Chevrolet, 6, accident.