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David Mayhew celebrating his NASCAR K&N Pro Series victory at Stockton 150

David Mayhew had a rough start to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season, but he turned it around at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Mayhew won the Stockton 150, the third race of the K&N Pro Series West season. It was quite a rebound after he had to withdraw from the West Series opener in Phoenix, in February, because of a mechanical failure.

David Mayhews signing autographs before the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race

Since the Phoenix race, Mayhew has posted a runner-up finish at Irwindale Speedway and a victory at Stockton, the fifth of his K&N Pro Series career.

It was also quite a feat for a driver who scaled back to a part-time schedule on the K&N Pro Series West in 2013.

“We’ve been racing constantly, just bouncing around with different series here and there,” Mayhew said. “It’s different going. We got an all new team again this year, starting fresh with different guys and trying to put the whole season together.”

Greg Pursley #26 and David Mayhew competing for first place in the Stockton 150

Mayhew won the pole for the race at Stockton 99 Speedway. He led the first nine laps of the race before yielding to Greg Pursley. Pursley stayed out front for 43 laps before Mayhew regained the lead on lap 53. Mayhew led the rest of the way.

Mayhew said after the race he plans on chasing down Pursley in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings too.

David Mayhew and team in the victory lane at Stockton 99 Speedway

“Right off the bat we broke a fuel pump in Phoenix on lap one and put a damper on our season,” Mayhew said. “Bounced back at Irwindale with a second, to come with a win, we need to gain more races like this. We need to gain some points on Greg and a couple of those other guys. It’s going to be tough all year long. We’re going for the championship. That’s our plan.”

Pursley held on for second place, his best finish at Stockton 99 Speedway in four K&N Pro Series West races.

“It was a great race tonight, pretty clean here for Stockton,” Pursley said. “Lapped cars did a good job staying on the bottom and holding their line. They let us put on a good race.”

Pursley leads the K&N Pro Series West standings by nine points over Brandon McReynolds. It was Pursley’s third top-five finish in a row.

Mayhew is in fifth place in the K&N Pro Series West standings, 16 points behind Pursley.

Giles Thornton was third at Stockton, followed by McReynolds in fourth and Thomas Martin in fifth.

“I had a car to go win it or ride it out and fight for third,” Thornton said. “I was watching (Mayhew and Pursley). They were either go and wreck each other or we were going to finish third. I was right on their bumper waiting for them to wreck.”

The next NASCAR K&N Pro Series race is the Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway on May 17. It will feature drivers and teams from the K&N Pro Series West and East.

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Sprint car driver Jarett Adretti zooms by at the USAC race

With a Great Uncle named Mario, a Grandfather named Aldo and a father named John, it’s no wonder Jarett Andretti is a winner both on and off the track. To sum up what kind of young man he is becoming, just read what a classmate from North Carolina State University has to say about him.

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Cole Custer is Victorious in his third career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race

Rain or shine, Cole Custer delivers on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series

He won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Richmond International Raceway, his third in 16 starts.

He had to wait a day to win the Blue Ox 100. The race was scheduled for Friday night, but a three-hour rain delay postponed the start until Saturday morning.

Cole Custer in persuit of Nick Drake

Custer passed pole winner Nick Drake on lap 49 and led the remaining 52 laps. It was the only lead change in the race.

“We followed Nick in the early part, but part of it was I spun the tires on the first couple of restarts,” said Custer. “I finally figured it out and we got him on the restart.”

Custer started the race on the front row with Drake. There were five caution periods for 32 laps. A multicar crash on lap 41 set up the restart when Custer took the lead from Drake.

“I think we did get around lappers pretty good today,” Custer said. “I think we just caught them in the right spot. I was able to get off turn 2 pretty good.”

Custer opened the season by winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix International Raceway. He made his second K&N Pro Series East of 2014 start at Richmond.

Cole Custer burnsout to celebrate his Richmond International Raceway win

The 16-year old from Ladera Ranch, California, also won K&N Pro Series races at Iowa Speedway and New Hampshire International Speedway last year.

Ben Rhodes finished in second place at Richmond International Raceway, his fourth top-five finish in five races.

Cole Custer and team in Victory Lane

“I was trying to catch (Custer) though,” Rhodes said. “He had a really fast car. It was a really good day for us. I’m really happy with our finish.”

Rhodes leads the K&N Pro Series East standings by 18 points over Gray Gaulding. Gaulding was 11th at Richmond.

Drake crossed the finish line in third place, his second top-five finish of the season. It was his fifth career K&N Pro Series East start.

“At the end there, there was no grip. The track was pretty green,” Drake said. “You just couldn’t run those guys down at the end. We were OK if we were in the lead. I feel like just whoever was leading was going to stay our front due to the fact that there was no grip on the track. I’ll take a third.”

Austin Hill was fourth followed by Ronnie Bassett Jr. in fifth.

The next NASCAR K&N Pro Series race is the Casey’s General Stores 150 at Iowa Speedway on May 17.