- K&N Pro Series West
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K&N Pro Series West Category Auto racing Country or region United States
Inaugural season 1954 Last Drivers' champion Greg Pursley Last Teams' champion Gene Price Motorsports Official website localracing.com The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West[1] (formerly the NASCAR Camping World Series West, NASCAR Winston West Series, the NASCAR Grand National Division, Autozone West Series and the NASCAR West Series) is a regional stock car racing division of NASCAR. The West Series was first formed in 1954 as a proving ground for drivers from the West who could not travel to race in the more traditional stock car racing regions like North Carolina and the rest of the South. Currently, all Camping World West Series races are west of the Mississippi River. Drivers who have raced in the West Series include Kevin Harvick, Brendan Gaughan and Derrike Cope.
In 2003, NASCAR unified the rules for the Busch North (now Camping World Series East) and the West Series, forming the Grand National Division for cars in both series, concluding with the Toyota All Star Showdown in Irwindale, CA, for the Grand National championship.
The series ran two seasons without a sponsor before AutoZone took over sponsorship of the West series, following NASCAR's announcement to discontinue the AutoZone Elite Division after 2006, due to declining support in all four Elite Divisions. The series ran without a sponsor in 2007, but Camping World took over the entire NASCAR Grand National Division in 2008.
For 2007, NASCAR made several rule changes including a "spec" engine and a composite body to reduce the cost of competing in both the Busch East Series and the AutoZone West Series.
The 2010 season will be televised on Speed Channel.
The other regional division at the Grand National level of NASCAR is the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
List of champions
Year Champion Most Popular Driver Rookie of the Year 1954 Lloyd Dane N/A N/A[2] 1955 Danny Letner N/A N/A 1956 Lloyd Dane N/A N/A 1957 Lloyd Dane N/A N/A 1958 Eddie Gray N/A N/A 1959 Bob Ross N/A N/A 1960 Marvin Porter N/A N/A 1961 Eddie Gray N/A N/A 1962 Eddie Gray N/A N/A 1963 Ron Hornaday, Sr. N/A N/A 1964 Ron Hornaday, Sr. N/A N/A 1965 Bill Amick Ray Elder N/A 1966 Jack McCoy Ray Elder N/A 1967 Scott Cain Marshall Sargent N/A 1968 Scott Cain Ray Elder N/A 1969 Ray Elder Ray Elder N/A 1970 Ray Elder Ray Elder N/A 1971 Ray Elder Ray Elder Dick Kranzler 1972 Ray Elder Ray Elder Carl Adams 1973 Jack McCoy Ray Elder Richard White 1974 Ray Elder Ray Elder Markey James 1975 Ray Elder Ray Elder Don Puskarich 1976 Bill Schmitt Jim Insolo Gary Johnson 1977 Bill Schmitt Chuck Bown Pat Mintey 1978 Jim Insolo Jim Insolo Rick McCray 1979 Bill Schmitt Jim Insolo Tim Williamson 1980 Roy Smith David Pearson Don Waterman 1981 Roy Smith Hershel McGriff Jim Bown 1982 Roy Smith Hershel McGriff Jim Reich 1983 Jim Robinson Hershel McGriff Ron Esau 1984 Jim Robinson Hershel McGriff Derrike Cope 1985 Jim Robinson Hershel McGriff Glen Steurer 1986 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Chad Little 1987 Chad Little Hershel McGriff Roman Calczynski 1988 Roy Smith Hershel McGriff Bob Howard 1989 Bill Schmitt Hershel McGriff Bill Sedgwick 1990 Bill Schmitt Hershel McGriff Mike Chase 1991 Bill Sedgwick Hershel McGriff Billy Jac Shaw 1992 Bill Sedgwick Hershel McGriff Rick Carelli 1993 Rick Carelli Rick Carelli Dirk Stephens 1994 Mike Chase Ron Hornaday, Jr. Doug George 1995 Doug George Ernie Cope Ernie Cope 1996 Lance Hooper Larry Gunselman Lance Hooper 1997 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Gary Smith 1998 Kevin Harvick Scott Gaylord Austin Cameron 1999 Sean Woodside Butch Gilliland Jason Small 2000 Brendan Gaughan Bobby Dotter Mike Duncan 2001 Brendan Gaughan Brendan Gaughan Mark Reed 2002 Eric Norris Scott Gaylord Mike David 2003 Scott Lynch Austin Cameron Scott Lynch 2004 Mike Duncan Austin Cameron David Gilliland 2005 Mike Duncan Sarah Fisher Andrew Lewis 2006 Eric Holmes Austin Cameron Peyton Sellers 2007 Mike David Mike Duncan Jason Bowles 2008 Eric Holmes Moses Smith Jeff Barkshire 2009 Jason Bowles Moses Smith Paulie Harraka 2010 Eric Holmes Moses Smith Luis Martinez, Jr. 2011 Greg Pursley See also
- West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, a Late Model race car hall of fame featuring many of the series' champions.
- 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series West Schedule
References
- NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2006 Media Guide. Daytona Beach, FL: NASCAR PR, 2006.
- "Winning the West" by Scott Keyes, Stock Car Racing, retrieved June 21, 2006
- Nascar Grand National Division West Series Website
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