K&N Pro Series West

K&N Pro Series West
Category Stock car racing
Country or region United States
Inaugural season 1954[1]
Engine suppliers Chevrolet · Ford · Toyota
Tyre suppliers Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Drivers' champion Greg Pursley
Teams' champion Gene Price Motorsports
Makes' champion Ford
Official website localracing.nascar.com/series/kn pro series west

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West[2] (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[3]
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 Moses Smith Dylan Kwasniewski

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