Kyle Larson catches some air en route to the victory in Saturday’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Sonoma Raceway. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR
SONOMA, CA – Kyle Larson showed how quickly he has gotten acclimated road-course racing Saturday.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie dominated the Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway to pick up his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory. Larson, who had two wins in the K&N Pro East in 2012 en route to the series title, was running the West event to prepare for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the Toyota-Save Mart 350.
The Elk Grove, CA driver pulled away from K&N Pro West points leader Greg Pursley on the green-white-checkered restart to win by 3.191 seconds. Larson led all 66 laps on the 1.99-mile road course, ceding the point briefly on lap 51 to Pursley but put the No. 42 Clorox Chevrolet back in the lead before the lap was complete.
Earlier in the day, Larson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the K&N Pro West race and then qualified third for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race.
Dylan Lupton finished third Saturday, followed by Sprint Cup’s Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and Brandon McReynolds. Pursley was able to extend his points lead to 21 over Lupton and 32 over McReynolds.
Lupton and McReynolds are members of the NASCAR Next class, an industry initiative designed to spotlight the sport’s rising stars. Larson was in the program during his season in the K&N Pro East.
Michael Annett, John Borneman III, Jim Inglebright, Tom Klauer and Matt Tifft rounded out the top 10. The race had five cautions for 16 laps.
The K&N Pro West returns to the ovals with its next race, the inaugural visit to Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, July 12.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, CA
Carneros 200 – June 21, 2014
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Clorox Chevrolet | 66 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 26 | Greg Pursley | GPM/Star Nursery/ Real Water Ford | 66 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | Dylan Lupton | Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Ford | 66 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 99 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Roush Performance Parts Ford | 66 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Brandon McReynolds | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 66 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 29 | 31 | Michael Annett | TMC/Pilot Chevrolet | 66 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 19 | 8 | Johnny Borneman | Twisted X Boots Chevrolet | 66 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Jim Inglebright | Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet | 66 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 21 | 25 | Tom Klauer | Pick-N-Pull Chevrolet | 66 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 41 | Matt Tifft | Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet | 66 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 15 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Cabinets Chevrolet | 66 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Cole Custer | NAPA Filters Toyota | 66 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 86 | Tim Spurgeon * | Kleen Blast/David’s Racing Products Toyota | 66 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 13 | 83 | Justin Allgaier | Grigg Brothers/Brandt Chevrolet | 66 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 24 | 51 | Carlos Vieira | 51 FIFTY Energy Drink Chevrolet | 66 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 2 | Brady Flaherty | West World Computers Chevrolet | 66 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 47 | Scott Ivie | MSI Development Toyota | 65 | 27 | Running | |
| 18 | 25 | 30 | John Wood | Holleran’s Performance Toyota | 64 | 26 | Running | |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Thomas Martin | MedActive Oral Care / Racers Drive Chevrolet | 61 | 25 | Accident | |
| 20 | 27 | 84 | Rich DeLong III * | Country Girl Saloon/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet | 61 | 24 | Running | |
| 21 | 9 | 17 | David Mayhew | Steak & Grape/MMI Services Chevrolet | 53 | 23 | Engine | |
| 22 | 8 | 21 | Austin Dillon | Golden Gate Meat/RCR Chevrolet | 49 | 22 | Electrical | |
| 23 | 28 | 14 | Anthony Garbarino * | Scorpus Racing America Toyota | 47 | 21 | Engine | |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | James Bickford * | Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Ford | 45 | 20 | Transmission | |
| 25 | 17 | 11 | Michael Shawhan * | Racers Drive / BTM Motorwerks Chevrolet | 42 | 19 | Running | |
| 26 | 26 | 15 | Jack Sellers | MedActive Oral Care Chevrolet | 42 | 18 | Accident | |
| 27 | 16 | 36 | Dave Smith | JLM Energy/Baker Energy Team Toyota | 34 | 17 | Accident | |
| 28 | 12 | 54 | Anthony Giannone | MGP Connecting Rods/Redline Signs Toyota | 23 | 16 | Suspension | |
| 29 | 20 | 18 | Bill Kann * | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 18 | 15 | Transmission |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Kyle Larson, Time: 77.203 Seconds, Speed: 92.794 mph
Failed to Qualify: (2) Zack Huffman (#38), Austin Cameron (#10).
Time of Race: 2 hrs., 12 mins, 28 secs Average Speed: 59.490 mph Margin of Victory: 3.191 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 33-34; 35-39; 47-50; 58-60; 62-63. 5 for 16 laps.
Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson 1-66.
Total Laps Led: Kyle Larson 66. 0 changes involving 1 drivers.
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