NASCAR Camping World West Series

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NASCAR Camping World West Series
Sport	Auto racing
Founded	1954
Country(ies)	United States

The NASCAR Camping World West Series ^[1] (formerly the 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. 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 will take 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 2008 season will be televised on HDnet

The other regional division at the Grand National level of NASCAR is the NASCAR Camping World East Series.

Contents 1 2008 Season 2 List of champions 3 See also 4 References

[edit] 2008 Season

Toyota NAPA Auto Care 150
All American Speedway
Roseville, CA
March 29, 2008
Race 1

1. Eric Holmes
2. David Mayhew
3. Mike David
4. Johnny Borneman
5. Moses Smith

Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix, AZ
April 10, 2008
Race 2

1. Mike David
2. Nick Lynch
3. Jeff Jefferson
4. Brett Thompson
5. James Buescher

Allstate Texas Thunder 150
Thunder Hill Raceway
Kyle, TX
April 19, 2008
Race 3

1. Eric Holmes
2. Austin Cameron
3. David Mayhew
4. Eric Hardin
5. Jim Inglebright

Full results @ RacingWest.com

[edit] 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	Dick 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	Mike Duncan	N/A
2001	Brendan Gaughan	Mark Reed	N/A
2002	Eric Norris	Mike David	N/A
2003	Scott Lynch	Scott Lynch	N/A
2004	Mike Duncan	N/A	N/A
2005	Mike Duncan	Andrew Myers	Sarah Fisher
2006	Eric Holmes	Peyton Sellers	Austin Cameron
2007	Mike David	Mike Duncan	Jason Bowles

[edit] See also

• West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, a Late Model race car hall of fame featuring many of the series' champions.
• 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series West Schedule

[edit] References

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