Race #2 AlphaTrade.com 150 , Phoenix International Raceway
Brian Ickler spins.
David Mayhew (26) drives underneath Mike Duncan during the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series AlphaTrade.com 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Thursday, April 19. Mayhew led 56 laps before engine failure took him out of the race on lap 140. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Marc Davis (92) and Brett Thompson race side-by-side during the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series AlphaTrade.com 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Thursday, April 19. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Johnny Borneman (8) races Mike David (2) early in the race
Race # 3 2007 Altamont Speedway, California
David Mayhew, Attune Systems/Victory Circle Chevrolet
Lloyd Mack, Delcorp Chevrolet
Mike Duncan, Lucas Oil Chevrolet
Jamie Dick, Motrway Auto Group Chevrolet
Alex Haas, Motrway Auto Group Chevrolet
#46 Jeff Barkshire and #43 Tim Schendel.
Mike David #2 and Ryan Foster.
Race # 4 Elko Speedway 2007
Brian Ickler (16) was the fastest West Series qualifier and second overall at Elko. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Sean Caisse and Co. celebrate in victory lane. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Sean Caisse and Co. celebrate in victory lane. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Michelle Theriault (37) runs the outside groove ahead of Brian Ickler. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Joey Logano prepares for Friday's race. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Jeffrey Earnhardt makes his second career Grand National Division start. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Defending West Series champion Eric Holmes is running for the Busch East Series this season. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple
Brian Ickler (right) and Sean Caisse (left) lead the field to green for the start of the Minnesota 150. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Mike David was the top West Series finisher Friday at Elko and third overall. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Jesus Hernandez, a member of the Drive for Diversity program and a Ginn Racing development driver, qualified 10th and finished seventh at Elko Friday. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Joey Logano runs his Joe Gibbs Racing car during practice at Elko. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Race # 5 Iowa Speedway 2007
Joey Logano (10) pulled away from Kevin Harvick (33) on the final restart with seven laps to go and wound up winning by nearly 2 1/2 seconds. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Iowa Speedway provided plenty of opportunity for two- and three-wide racing. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Jesus Hernandez (4), a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program and a Ginn Racing development driver, finished third in Sunday's Featherlite Coaches 200. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Joey Logano celebrates Sunday's victory in the Featherlite Coaches 200 at Iowa Speedway. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Joey Logano (10) and Kevin Harvick (33) swapped the lead 15 times in Sunday's Featherlite Coaches 200. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick discuss Sunday's race in victory lane. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
In Sunday's race were four former champions from Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.: From left, Mike Duncan, David Mayhew, Kevin Harvick and Eric Richardson. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Kevin Harvick returned to the Grand National Division, where he won a West Series title in 1998, to run Sunday's Featherlite 200 at Iowa Speedway. (Photo Credit: Denny Stremple)
Race # 6 2007 Colorado National Speedway
Budweiser Pole Award winner Brian Ickler (left) and crew chief Craig Raudman. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike Duncan celebrates his victory. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike Duncan won his first race of the season. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike Duncan (9) leads Mike David. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Jamie Dick (88) and Mike Gallegos battle side-by-side. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Race winner Mike Duncan. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler (16) leads the field to the green flag. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
The top three, from left, third-place Ryan Foster, race winner Mike Duncan, and runner-up Mike David. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Race # 7 Infineron Raceway
Mike Duncan (9) ahead off David Gilliland (82). (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
The closing laps got hectic for Justin Lofton (66) and Brian Ickler (16). (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
P.J. Jones leads Brian Ickler into turn 10. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
David Gilliland (82) holds off Moses Smith in turn 3A. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
David Gilliland celebrates in Victory Lane. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Many teams made gear changes to make better time on the road course. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
David Gilliland toasts his West Series road course victory. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
With two laps to go, P.J. Jones closes in on David Gilliland (82) in turn 11. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Three generations of Gillilands: Race winner David (left) with his son Todd and his father Butch. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
David Gilliland (82) leads Moses Smith and Regan Smith in turn 2. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
David Gilliland celebrates his Bud Pole Award with his father Butch, a former West Series champion. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Race # 8 BI-MART Firecracker 150 Roseberg, OR
Ryan Foster (21), Kyle Cattanach (59) and Brett Thompson (61) race each other. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Jason Bowles (22), Eric Hardin (5), and Mike Duncan (9) run together. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Justin Lofton (66) and Mike David (2) battling for the race lead. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike David (2) and Justin Lofton lead the field to the green flag. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler crossed the finish line for his first career NASCAR West Series victory. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler in Victory Lane. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike David (2) and Brian Ickler (16) ran nose-to-tail all night. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler celebrates in Victory Lane. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
John Borneman (8) drives under Eric Hardin. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Race #9 King Taco 150 Irwindale Speedway July 4, 2007
An up-close look at the front bumper of Ryan Foster's car. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike Duncan's crew goes to work during the lap 101 break. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler celebrates his second career victory in four days. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Mike David finished fifth to maintain his West Series points lead. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Eric Holmes (62) and Brian Ickler (16) go door-to-door. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
The stands were packed to watch the July 4 West Series event. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Eric Holmes, the 2006 West Series champion, returned to Irwindale and earned the Budweiser Pole Award. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Andrew Myers (44) and Mike Duncan (9) run in front of Brett Thompson (61) and Jason Patison (17). (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler led a race-high 147 laps, swapping the lead nine times with Eric Holmes. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
Brian Ickler in Victory Lane for the second time in four days. (Photo Credit: Denny Strimple)
