Kwasniewski leads NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings by two points

Two points separate the top two drivers in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings with one race to go.
Greg Pursley, the reigning West Series champion, trails his Gene Price Motorspors teammate Dylan Kwasniewski, who won the penultimate race at All American Speedway in Roseville last month.
The West Series season finale, the Casino Arizona 50, is at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday night. That's right, 50 laps to decide the West Series champion.
Go to the K&N website for more on the West Series race from Roseville.

Photo: Dylan Kwasniewski won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif., last month. (Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR).

Thorn wins West Series race in New Mexico

Derek Thorn won his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at NAPA Speedway in New Mexico on a night when a pair of rookies stole the spotlight.
Dallas Montes was the runner-up in his West Series debut. Hannah Newhouse, a 15-year-old making her West Series debut, was sixth.
Thorn started seventh and worked his way to the lead holding off Montes and Eric Holmes in a green-white-checkered flag finish in the NAPA Auto Parts 150.
Greg Pursley was eighth and leads the West Series standings by 13 points over teammate Dylan Kwasniewski.
Go to the K&N website for more on the West Series race from Albuquerque, N.M.

Photo: Derek Thorn won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at NAPA Speedway in New Mexico. (Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR)

Pursley pads West Series lead with win in Portland

Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Portland International Raceway and extended his lead in the West Series standings.
Pursley won his fourth race of the season. The reigning West Series champion has a 15-point lead over his Gene Price Motorsports teammate Dylan Kwasniewski.
Michael Self was second, his fifth top 10 in the past six races. Three-time West Series champion Eric Holmes was third.
Go to the K&N website for more on the race from Portland International Raceway.

Photo: Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Portland International Raceway. (Credit: Craig Mitchell Dyer/Getty Images for NASCAR)

DJ Kennington tops NASCAR Hunter Index

DJ Kennington, a driver in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, was ranked No. 1 in the Hunter Index for July.
Kennington had a five-race winning streak in July and August and earned half of the 16 first-place votes in the Hunter Index.
The only driver from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West to crack the top 10 was Michael Self. He had a pair of top-five finishes at Colorado National Speedway and Evergreen Speedway in Washington. He was also the highest-finishing driver in the K&N Pro Series race at Iowa Speedway.
Self was voted as the No. 10 driver in the Hunter Index.
Go to NASCAR Home Tracks for more on the Hunter Index.

Photo: NASCAR Canadian Tire Series driver DJ Kennington was voted No. 1 in the Hunter Index for July. (Credit: Perry Nelson/NASCAR)