JASON BOWLES WINS THE JIMMIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION 150 PRESENTED BY SHAMROCK FARMS. IT IS BOWLES' FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON AND THE SEVENTH IN HIS THREE-YEAR CAREER IN THE SERIES. ERIC HOLMES FINISHED SECOND, FOLLOWED BY STEVE PARK. MIKE DAVID, STEVE PURSLEY, ANDREW MYERS, BLAKE KOCH, BRETT THOMPSON AND TERRY HENRY ROUNDED OUT THE TOP 10
CHECKERED FLAG -- Jason Bowles crosses the finish line .532-seconds ahead of Eric Holmes.
WHITE FLAG -- Jason Bowles leads at the line, with Eric Holmes sliding into second.
Lap 149 -- Jason Bowles goes into Turn 1 with the lead.
Lap 149 -- GREEN: Steve Park by a nose at the line
Lap 148 -- One to go to green
Lap 147 -- Green-white-checkered finish coming up. Leaders are Jason Bowles, Steve Park, David Mayhew, Eric Holmes, Paulie Harraka, Blake Koch, Brett Thompson and Andrew Myers
Lap 146 -- CAUTION NO. 9: Jim Warn spins
Lap 145 -- Jason Bowles drops low and blasts by Steve Park to take the lead.
Lap 143 -- Leaders are Steve Park, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Eric Holmes and Greg Pursley. Mike David, Paulie Harraka, Blake Koch follow.
Lap 142 -- Jason Bowles right on Steve Park's back bumper
Lap 140 -- Brett Thompson also in the mix for fourth
Lap 139 -- Steve Park leads, followed by Jason Bowles and David Mayhew; Greg Pursley and Eric Holmes side by side for fourth
Lap 139 -- Steve Park gets a good run on the outside; Eric Holmes makes it three wide for third
Lap 139 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles and Steve Park lead the field
Lap 138 -- One to go to green.
Lap 135 -- Todd Souza, Daryl Harr, Jim Warn and Terry Henry are 11th thru 14th. Andrew Myers is 15th, followed by Keith Spangler (the first car a lap down), Wes Banks, Jonathon Gomez, Austin Dillon and Kyle Kelley.
Lap 135 -- Leaders are Jason Bowles, Steve Park, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Eric Holmes, Brett Thompson, Mike David, Paulie Harraka, Moses Smith, Blake Koch.
Lap 133 -- Ryan Foster is being parked for aggressive driving; Andrew Myers is the beneficiary.
Lap 132 -- CAUTION NO. 8: Ryan Foster and Johnny Borneman get together in Turn 2, Borneman and Jim Warn get collected in Turn 2, Foster drives away.
Lap 131 -- Steve Park comes up to speed to hold on to second place, followed by David Mayhew
Lap 131 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles and Steve Park lead to the line; Bowles jumps to the lead
Lap 130 -- One to go to green; Jonathon Gomez pits to change right side tires
Lap 129 -- Terry Henry is the beneficiary
Lap 127 -- CAUTION NO. 7: Spin in Turn 2
Lap 126 -- Ryan Foster, Blake Koch, Moses Smith, Todd Souza and Daryl Harr are 11th thru 15th
Lap 125 -- Leaders are Jason Bowles, Steve Park, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Eric Holmes, Brett Thompson, Paulie Harraka, Mike David, Johnny Borneman and Jim Warn.
Lap 123 -- Greg Pursley continues his march to the front, going underneath Brett Thompson for fourth.
Lap 122 -- Greg Pursley goes underneath Eric Holmes for fifth
Lap 119 -- Jason Bowles has gotten around Steve Park for the lead.
Lap 118 -- Eric Holmes clears Paulie Harraka, and Greg Pursley follows to take sixth. Harraka back to seventh.
Lap 117 -- Eric Holmes goes around the outside of teammate Paulie Harraka, they run side-by-side for fifth
Lap 114 -- Steve Park puts a little ground between him and Jason Bowles; Ryan Foster, Blake Koch, Moses Smith, Todd Souza and Daryl Harr are 11th through 15th.
Lap 113 -- Leaders are Steve Park, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Brett Thompson, Paulie Harraka, Eric Holmes, Greg Pursley, Mike David, Johnny Borneman and Jim Warn
Lap 112 -- Jason Bowles right on the rear bumper of Steve Park
Lap 111 -- Leaders are clear of lapped traffic; David Mayhew makes a move underneath Brett Thompson for third
Lap 110 -- Jason Bowles uses lapped traffic to sneak by Brett Thompson for second
Lap 109 -- Brett Thompson catches Steve Park in lapped traffic, with Jason Bowles on his tail
Lap 108 -- Eric Holmes is working on teammate Paulie Harraka for fifth
Lap 106 -- Leaders are Steve Park, Brett Thompson, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Paulie Harraka, Eric Holmes, Greg Pursley, Mike David, Johnny Borneman and Jim Warn
Lap 105 -- Brett Thompson has closed Steve Park's lead to .891 seconds
Lap 104 -- Mike David and Johnny Borneman are side-by-side for eighth
Lap 102 -- Jim Warn, Ryan Foster, Blake Koch, Todd Souza, Terry Henry and Moses Smith are 10th through 15th.
Lap 100 -- Johnny Borneman and Mike David get by Todd Souza; Jason Bowles looks low on Brett Thompson, who holds on to second
Lap 99 -- Leaders are Steve Park, Brett Thompson, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Paulie Harraka, Eric Holmes, Greg Pursley, Todd Souza, Ryan Foster, Johnny Borneman
Lap 98 -- Steve Park has opened up a 2.386-second lead on Brett Thompson
Lap 97 -- Jason Bowles and David Mayhew have also moved past Paulie Harraka
Lap 96 -- Brett Thompson passes Paile Harraka for second
Lap 94 -- Jason Bowles makes it three-wide for third down the frontstretch, picks off David Mayhew for second and then closes in on Brett Thompson for third
Lap 93 -- Jason Bowles now to fifth, Eric Holmes to seventh
Lap 92 -- Jason Bowles all the way up to sixth, with Eric Holmes in ninth
Lap 90 -- Steve Park, Paulie Harraka and Todd Souza lead the field, followed by Jonathon Gomez and Brett Thompson
Lap 90 -- GREEN: Steve Park and Paulie Harraka lead the field to the line; Steve Park pulls away on the start
Lap 89 -- One to go to green.
Lap 88 -- After pit stops, leaders are: Steve Park, Paulie Harraka, Travis Bennett, Todd Souza, Wes Banks, Jonathon Gomez, Chris Johnson, Blake Koch, Kyle Kelley, Terry Henry, Brett Thompson, Jason Bowles, Eric Holmes, Ryan Foster, Daryl Harr, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Johnny Borneman, Keith Spangler, Mike David, Moses Smith, Jim Warn
Lap 87 -- Paulie Harraka doesn't pit the second time around - he pitted earlier - and moves to second; Jason Bowles edged Eric Holmes at the end of pit road
Lap 86 -- Eric Holmes edges Jason Bowles by a nose coming off pit road. Cars come back down pit road for second round of pit stops.
Lap 86 -- Nearly the entire field of lead lap cars come down pit road. Only Steve Park stays out, going all the way to first.
Lap 85 -- Leaders are Eric Holmes, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Mike David, Greg Pursley, Jonathon Gomez, Ryan Foster, Johnny Borneman, Jim Warn and Paulie Harraka. Crews are on the walls, ready for pit stops
Lap 84 -- Andrew Myers is the beneficiary
Lap 82 -- CAUTION NO. 6: Austin Dillon slows on backstretch with a flat. He was running eighth
Lap 81 -- Steve Park slids by Blake Koch for 16th
Lap 80 -- Paulie Harraka passes Travis Bennett for 12th
Lap 78 -- Blake Koch, Keith Spangler, Steve Park and Brett Thompson run nose-to-tail in 16th thru 19th
Lap 76 -- Eric Holmes catches the tail end of the field, putting Kristin Bumbera a lap down. Twenty four cars on the lead lap.
Lap 75 -- Eric Holmes leads at the halfway mark
Lap 74 -- Jonathon Gomez, Jim Warn, Austin Dillon and Johnny Borneman round out the top 10.
Lap 72 -- Top five of Eric Holmes, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Mike David and Greg Pursley have almost six seconds on the sixth-place car of Ryan Foster
Lap 71 -- Eric Holmes continues to pace the field, now .975 seconds ahead of Jason Bowles
Lap 69 -- Austin Dillon pickes up another spot for ninth, while Johnny Borneman follows to 10th.
Lap 68 -- Paulie Harraka by Andrew Myers for 15th
Lap 67 -- Ryan Foster has moved up to seventh, followed by Moses Smoth, Jonathon Gomez and Austin Dillon
Lap 66 -- Top five of Eric Holmes, Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Mike David and Greg Pursley pull away. Jim Warn runs in sixth.
Lap 64 -- Austin Dillon goes by Johnny Borneman for 11th.
Lap 63 -- David Mayhew's car gets up to speed fast enough to hold on to third.
Lap 62 -- Eric Holkmes sails by Jason Bowles on the backstretch for the lead
Lap 62 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles and David Mayhew lead the field. Mayhew's car is slow on the start, allowing Erich Holmes to get by
Lap 61 -- Johnny Borneman is up to 11th, followed by Travis Bennett, Keith Spangler, Wes Banks, Billy Kann, Austin Dillon, Paulie Harraka, Brett Thompson, Andrew Myers and Kyle Kelley
Lap 60 -- Top 10 is: Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Eric Holmes, Greg Pursley, Mike David, Jim Warn, Ryan Foster, Moses Smith, Jonathon Gomez, Chris Johnson.
Lap 59 -- Steve Park, Andrew Myers, Austin Dillon, Paulie Harraka and Brett Thompson among those who come down pit road under yellow. Kristin Bumbera is the beneficary
Lap 58 -- CAUTION NO. 5: Blake Koch brings out the yellow
Lap 56 -- Jonathon Gomez is up to 14th
Lap 54 -- Paulie Harraka moves underneath Ryan Foster, but Foster fights to hold on to 11th.
Lap 53 -- Johnny Borneman up to 17th
Lap 52 -- Austin Dillon makes the pass for the spot, while Paulie Harraka closes in on Foster.
Lap 50 -- Blake Koch holds on to the spot, while Steve Park still pressures Andrew Myers for sixth. Austin Dillon working on Ryan Foster for 10th.
Lap 48 -- Jim Warn goes to work on Blake Kock for eighth
Lap 47 -- The top five has spread out, with Andrew Myers fighting off Steve Park for sixth
Lap 45 -- Jason Bowles and David Mayhew pull away slightly from Eric Holmes.
Lap 43 -- Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Eric Holmes and Greg Pursley run 1-4, with Mike David heading the next three cars of him, Andrew Myers and Steve Park.
Lap 42 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles and David Mayhew race to the line, with Bowles again getting the jump
Lap 41 -- One to go to green; Johnny Borneman on and off pit road again
Lap 39 -- CAUTION NO. 4: Jamie Dick scraps Turn 2 wall with cut right front tire
Lap 37 -- Leaders are Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Eric Holmes, Greg Pursley, Mike David, Andrew Myers, Blake Koch, Steve Park, Ryan Foster and Jim Warn. Austin Dillon sits in 11th, followed by Paulie Harraka, Chris Johnson, Moses Smith and Brett Thompson
Lap 35 -- Blake Koch is up to seventh.
Lap 34 -- Mike David has advanced to fifth following the restart
Lap 33 -- Eric Holmes moves all the way up to third, sailing by Greg Pursley
Lap 33 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles and David Mayhew lead the field to green; Jason Bowles gets a great jump on the field.
Lap 32 -- One to go; 29 cars on the lead lap.
Lap 30 -- Leaders are: Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Steve Park, Andrew Myers, Eric Holmes, Jim Warn, Mike David, Ryan Foster, Blake Koch, Austin Dillon, Chris Johnson, Moses Smith, Paulie Harraka, Jonathan Gomez, Jamie Dick, Todd Souza, Travis Bennett, Wes Banks, Billy Kann.
Lap 29 -- Jim Inglebright pushes his car behind the wall. Jack Sellers is the beneficiary.
Lap 26 -- CAUTION NO. 3: Jim Inglebright slows coming out of Turn 4 with a puff of smoke.
Lap 25 -- Andrew Myers slows suddenly, losing several spots.
Lap 23 -- Top five are Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Andrew Myers and Steve Park. Eric Holmes lurks in sixth.
Lap 22 -- Terry Henry, running 10th, is starting to show tire smoke.
Lap 20 -- David Mayhew recovers enough to maintain second place, with Greg Pursleyt and Andrew Myers follow.
Lap 19 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles leads to the line, as David Mayhew gets loose on the restart.
Lap 18 -- Johnny Borneman again comes down pit road, continuing a tough day for him. He still stays on the lead lap, though.
Lap 16 -- Top 20 are Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Steve Park, Andrew Myers, Eric Holmes, Brett Thompson, Jim Warn, Ryan Foster, Terry Henry, Mike David, Jim Inglebright, Moses Smith, Chris Johnson, Blake Koch, Austin Dillon, Jonathon Gomez, Paulie Harraka, Jamie Dick, Johnny Borneman.
Lap 15 -- CAUTION NO. 2: Jonathan Hale hits the wall in Turn 4 and after slowly coming down the frontstretch, comes to a rest in Turn 2.
Lap 13 -- Leaders are Jason Bowles, David Mayhew, Greg Pursley, Steve Park, Andrew Myers, Eric Holmes, Brett Thompson, Jim Warn, Ryan Foster and Terry Henry.
Lap 11 -- David Mayhew pulls away from Greg Pursley and begins to close on Jason Bowles
Lap 10 -- David Mayhew clears Greg Pursley; Jason Bowles lead up to .626 seconds
Lap 9 -- Greg Pursley and David Mayhew side-by-side for second
Lap 8 -- Jason Bowles pulls out into the lead; David Mayhew pressures Greg Pursley on the backstretch
Lap 7 -- GREEN: Jason Bowles and Greg Pursley are the front row
Lap 6 -- Top 10:
1. Jason Bowles
2. Greg Pursley
3. David Mayhew
4. Steve Park
5. Eric Holmes
6. Andrew Myers
7. Brett Thompson
8. Jim Warn
9. Ryan Foster
10. Terry Henry
Johnny Borneman makes another trip down pit road.
Lap 5 -- Phil Dugan is also behind the wall.
Lap 5 -- Johnny Borneman's night also takes an abrudt turn as he pulls down put road and the crew lifts the hood. He pulls off without losing a lap, but has dropped to the back of the field.
Lap 4 -- David Gilliland's night is cut short as he pulls behind the wall.
Lap 3 -- CAUTION NO. 1: A cut right front tire puts David Gilliland into the Turn 1 wall.
Lap 3 -- David Gilliland pulls away as the top 10 fall into line. Jason Bowles is followed by Greg Pursley, David Mayhew and Johnny Borneman.
Lap 1 -- Jason Bowles also moves by Greg Pursley, sliding into second.
Lap 1 -- Greg Pursley and David Gilliland lead the field to green; Gilliland quickly jumps out front on the backstretch.
7:30 p.m. -- Cars are given one-to-go to the green-flag. Phil Dugan's car is already smoking at the back of the field.
7:23 p.m. -- Command is given to start engines.
7:18 p.m. -- Five minutes to the 'start your engines,' as drivers get buckled in.
7:15 p.m. -- Invocation, followed by the national anthem.
7:14 p.m. -- The series pause for a moment of silence for two-time series champion Jack McCoy, who passed away Tuesday.
6:56 p.m. -- Pre-race ceremonies begin with a few words from race sponsor (and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion) Jimmie Johnson.
5:42 p.m. -- Pursley's qualifying time is also a track record, eclipsing the mark set by Steve Portenga on March 18, 2000. Portenga, currently a crew chief for Blake Koch, had a time of 27.822 (129.394). (CLICK HERE FOR QUALIFYING RESULTS)
5:32 p.m. -- Qualifying has concluded; Greg Pursley has won his first career Coors Light Pole Award.
5:28 p.m. -- With four spots to go, Greg Pursley knocks David Gilliland off the pole with a lap of 27.874 seconds (129.571 mph).
5:25 p.m. -- Steve Park, making his first NASCAR Camping World Series West event, goes to fourth on the charts, bumping Borneman to fifth.
5:21 p.m. -- Johnny Borneman jumps up to fourth at 28.049 (128.347). Top five, with eight to go, are David Gilliland, David Mayhew, Jason Bowles, Johnny Borneman and Brett Thompson.
5:17 p.m. -- David Mayhew's lap of 27.901 (129.028) puts him second in qualifying behind David Gilliland.
5:13 p.m. -- David Mayhew is scheduled to go out 24th.
5:12 p.m. -- Terry Henry, out 21st, jumps into fourth place.
5:02 p.m. -- Eric Holmes slids into third place with a lap of 28.158 (127.850). Top five are currently David Gilliland, Jason Bowles, Eric Holmes, Andrew Myers, and Jim Inglebright.
4:52 p.m. -- Jason Bowles (27.911/128.981) also goes past Andrew Myers, but falls short of David Gilliland's time and currently sits second in qualifying.
4:51 p.m. -- David Gilliland has knocked Andrew Myers off the pole with a lap of 27.892 seconds (129.069 mph).
4:49 p.m. -- Ten cars have taken time, and Andrew Myers still leads the way. Jim Inglebright is second, followed by Ryan Foster, Austin Dillon and Travis Bennett.
4:32 p.m. -- Qualifying begins. Andrew Myers (28.276 seconds/127.316 mph) is on the early pole position.
2:30 p.m. -- Next up on track: Qualifying for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 at 4:30 p.m.
2:15 p.m. -- Jeff Barkshire and Matt Crafton have withdrawn from the event. Barkshire wrecked in both practices, while Crafton hit the wall early in the first practice and did not participate in the second session.
2 p.m. -- Second practice has concluded. David Mayhew again leads the way at 127.271 mph, followed by Jason Bowles (126.810), Brett Thompson (126.640) and Terry Henry (125.802). Johnny Borneman and David Gilliland were tied for fifth-fastest at 125.650. (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE PRACTICE TIMES)
1:55 p.m. -- Brian Jackson spins again in Turn 3. This time he backs it into the wall and suffers major damage to the left rear.
1:34 p.m. -- Brian Jackson goes around in Turn 4, but there is no contact with the wall or another car.
1:25 p.m. -- Practice has resumed.
1:18 p.m. -- Jeff Barkshire scraps the wall again in Turn 2, causing more damage to the right front of his car.
1 p.m. -- The green flag has waved on the second practice session.
12:32 p.m. -- David Mayhew leads first practice times with a top lap of 127.655 mph. Johnny Borneman was second at 126.787, followed by Jeff Barkshire (126.613), Andrew Myers (126.462) and David Gilliland (126.205).
12:30 p.m. -- First practice has concluded. Second practice session will run from 1-2 p.m.
12:28 p.m. -- Yellow flag is out again. Jonathon Gomez brushes the wall, suffers damaged to right front fender.
12:13 p.m. -- Second practice yellow; Matt Crafton gets into the wall in Turn 1.
11:40 a.m. -- Yellow comes out during practice when Jeff Barkshire scraps the wall. His car sustains slight damage.
11:30 a.m. -- First practice for the NASCAR Camping World Series West is underway.
8:50 a.m. PT -- The wind that whipped through town yesterday appears to have died down, setting up a beautiful day for racing. First practice is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.