Dylan Kwasniewski kisses his 2012 champion’s trophy after winning the NASCAR K&N Pro West Series season finale at Phoenix International Raceway. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR
Dylan Kwasniewski made more history Saturday night.
The 17-year-old Las Vegas driver captured the 2012 championship in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with a second-place finish in the Casino Arizona 50 at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.
A year after becoming the youngest race winner and youngest pole winner in series history, he became the youngest champ.
Kwasniewski entered the event with a two-point lead over teammate and defending series champion Greg Pursley in one of the closest championship battles in the history of the series.
Michael Self shot into the lead at the drop of the green flag and paced the entire 50-lap race to score his third career win, all this season. Kwasniewski started fourth and moved up to second, while Pursley started 11th but could get no closer than sixth by the finish. Kwasniewski finished with a six-point margin over Pursley for the championship.
At 17 years 5 months 10 days, Kwasniewski eclipsed the previous record was held by Chuck Bown in 1976 at 22 years, 7 months, 11 days.
Cale Conley, who won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Brewing Co., finished third Saturday night. Chase Elliott and Cameron Hayley were fourth and fifth, respectively. Completing the top 10 were Greg Pursley, David Mayhew, Bryan Ortiz, Brett Thompson and Ben Kennedy.
Austin Dyne finished 13th to secure the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award by one point over Hayley.
Kwasniewski will be crowned as part of the NASCAR Night of Champions Awards banquet, which will include ceremonies for the seven NASCAR touring series on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Charlotte (N.C.) Convention Center adjacent to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach will take place Feb. 18-19, on a .4-mile oval on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway as part of 2013 Speedweeks. By virtue of their wins earlier in the season, Kwasniewski and Self earned locked-in spots into the starting lineup for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at the event.
NASCAR K&N Pro West Series
Phoenix International Raceway – Phoenix, AZ
Casino Arizona 50 – Nov. 10, 2012
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Michael Self | Rockwell/Golden Gate Meat Chevrolet | 50 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 03 | Dylan Kwasniewski | Royal Purple/Rockstar Ford | 50 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 47 | Cale Conley | Tait Towers/Rock-It Cargo Toyota | 50 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 94 | Chase Elliott | Hendrickcars.com/Aaron’s Chevrolet | 50 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 24 | Cameron Hayley | Cabinets by Hayley Toyota | 50 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 26 | Greg Pursley | GPM/Star Nursery/ Real Water Ford | 50 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 20 | 17 | David Mayhew | MMI Services/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet | 50 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | Bryan Ortiz | Putinka Vodka Toyota | 50 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 5 | 61 | Brett Thompson | RTTI/61 Logisitics Chevrolet | 50 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 10 | 96 | Ben Kennedy | NAPA Filters Toyota | 50 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 10 | Dallas Montes | Bakersfield Jam/Lynch Oil Toyota | 50 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 16 | Jonathon Gomez | Telcel America/Acapulco Chevrolet | 50 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 15 | 9 | Austin Dyne | William Rast/Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil Ford | 50 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 22 | 42 | Taylor Cuzick | Freightliner of Arizona Chevrolet | 50 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 13 | 60 | Braeden Havens | Western Rail Inc/Hilliard Chevrolet | 50 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 16 | 89 | Brian Wong | PECO Car Wash Systems Toyota | 50 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 12 | 52 | Ryan Philpott | 51 Fifty Energy Drink/Moto EFX Ford | 50 | 27 | Running | |
| 18 | 21 | 54 | Anthony Giannone | K&N Air Filters/ MGP Chevrolet | 50 | 26 | Running | |
| 19 | 24 | 71 | Daryl Harr | i World Connect Chevrolet | 50 | 25 | Running | |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | Eric Holmes | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 50 | 24 | Running | |
| 21 | 19 | 22 | Cassie Gannis | Mancavesite.org Chevrolet | 50 | 23 | Running | |
| 22 | 26 | 18 | Billy Kann | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 50 | 22 | Running | |
| 23 | 25 | 14 | Travis Milburn | Cooks Collision Toyota | 49 | 21 | Running | |
| 24 | 28 | 2 | Carl Harr | West World Computers Chevrolet | 49 | 20 | Running | |
| 25 | 23 | 38 | Tommy Regan | Ultra Lube/National Tool Warehouse Ford | 48 | 19 | Running | |
| 26 | 29 | 30 | John Wood | Holleran’s Performance Toyota | 48 | 18 | Running | |
| 27 | 3 | 6 | Derek Thorn | Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Ford | 47 | 17 | Running | |
| 28 | 14 | 83 | Kelly Admiraal | Honoring The Fallen Tribute Car Chevrolet | 40 | 16 | Running | |
| 29 | 8 | 8 | Johnny Borneman | Twisted X Boots/Red Line Oil Chevrolet | 11 | 15 | Accident | |
| 30 | 30 | 36 | Griffin Steinfeld | Our Military Kids Ford | 4 | 14 | Clutch |
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