DAYTONA BEACH, FL :: The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway on Saturday, May 25. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Brainerd, as well as some other statistical trends:
Brainerd Race Setup
• Derek Thorn, in his second full season of series competition, has jumped to an early four-point lead in the championship standings after two of 15 events this year.
• The first three races on this year’s series schedule test the versatility of the drivers and teams with varied venues. Those three events feature the one-mile intermediate track at Phoenix International Raceway, the quarter-mile short-track of Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway and the road course of Brainerd International Raceway.
• The Brainerd race is the first of three road course events on the schedule for 2013. The series circuit travels to Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway on June 22 and to Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Sept. 14.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West At Brainerd
• This marks the second series event at Brainerd International Raceway, following last year’s inaugural visit.
• The track – located 5.2 miles north of State Route 210 on State Route 371 – is a multipurpose facility, with a road course and a quarter-mile drag strip.
Brainerd Data
Race: #3 of 15 (5/25/13)
Track Layout: 2.5-mile road course
Race Length: 50 laps (125 miles)
Records
1-lap Qualifying: None (Qualifying cancelled in 2012 due to weather)
150-lap Race: Michael Self, 1 hour 32 minutes 48 seconds, 80.819 mph, May 26, 2012
Series Race Winners at Brainerd
Michael Self 1
Series Pole Winners at Brainerd
None
Selected Driver Information:
Carl Harr (No. 2 WestWorld Computers Chevrolet)
• 15 top 10s in 63 career series starts
• Best career series finish of seventh, three times
• Seven series starts on road courses
• Three top-10s on road courses, including one at Brainerd last year
• Best finish on a road course of ninth at Tooele in 2011
• Finished 10th last year at Brainerd
Daryl Harr (No. 71 iWorld Connect Chevrolet)
• Four top fives, 31 top 10s in 106 career series starts
• Best career series finish of fifth, four times
• 16 series starts on road courses
• One top five, two top 10s on road courses
• Best finish on a road course of fifth at Tooele in 2008
• Finished 11th last year at Brainerd
Cameron Hayley (No. 24 Cabinets by Hayley/GPM Ford)
• One pole, nine top fives, 13 top 10s in 21 career series starts
• Best career series finish of second, three times
• Four series starts on road courses
• Two top 10s on road courses
• Best finish on road course of eighth at Tooele in 2012
• Finished 12th last year at Brainerd
Travis Milburn (No. 14 Cook’s Collision Toyota)
• Six top 10s in 40 career series starts
• Best career series finish of sixth
• 12 series starts on road courses
• Two top 10s on road courses
• Best finish on a road course of eighth at Portland in 2010
Greg Pursley (No. 26 GPM/Star Nursery/Real Water Ford)
• 14 wins, 16 poles, 37 top fives, 51 top 10s in 72 career series starts
• 14 series starts on road courses
• Four wins, nine top fives, 10 top 10s on road courses
• All three road course wins came at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah
• Finished third last year at Brainerd
• 2011 series champion
Dale Quarterley (No. 32 Van Dyk Baler Ford)
• One top five, five top 10s in six series starts
• Best career series finish of second, at Irwindale in 2004
• Two series starts on road courses
• Two series top 10s on road courses
• Best finish on road course of eighth at Portland
• Making first series start at Brainerd
Andrew Ranger (No. 35 WM Bagster Dodge)
• One win, one pole, one top five, two top 10s in five series starts
• Three series starts on road courses
• One win (Sonoma), one pole (Tooele) on road courses
• Making first series start at Brainerd
Michael Self (No. 21 Golden Gate Meat/Bay Bio Diesel/RCR Chevrolet)
• Three wins, 13 top fives, 22 top 10s in 45 career series starts
• 12 series starts on road courses
• One win, three top fives, six top 10s on road courses
• Scored first career win last year at Brainerd
Jack Sellers (No. 15 Bay Bio Diesel Chevrolet)
• 32 top 10s in 264 career series starts
• Best career series finish of seventh, four times
• 26 series starts on road courses, one at Brainerd
• Best finish on a road course of 11th at Sonoma
• Finished 16th last year at Brainerd
Brett Thompson (No. 61 RTT Chevrolet)
• One win, one pole, 23 top fives, 66 top 10s in 120 career series starts
• 13 series starts on road courses
• One top five, three top 10s on road courses
• Best finish on a road course of fourth at Portland in 2009
• Finished 13th last year at Brainerd
Derek Thorn (No. 6 Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Ford)
• Three wins, one pole, 16 top fives, 18 top 10s in 23 career series starts
• Five series starts on road courses
• Four top fives on road courses
• Best finish on a road course of second at Sonoma last year
• Finished fourth last year at Brainerd
