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SELF WINS
LATE MODEL FEATURE AT ROSEVILLE AND PREPARES FOR PHOENIX
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CITY, UTAH (April 6, 2010) – 19 year-old Michael Self won his
second career stockcar race by winning the season opening 50
lap feature for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late
Models at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif.
The 2010
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Rookie of the Year contender has
accumulated an average qualifying of fourth and an average
finish of fifth over his eight Late Model starts since
September 12th.
The win
marked Self’s second career stockcar victory in just 22
starts, since transitioning from karting to full-size NASCAR
racing in late 2008.
“The
Motorway Motorsports Chevy was awesome,” Self said. “The crew
gave us a very good car this weekend.”
Self
qualified second fastest over a field of 18 cars in
qualifying. An invert of six put him fifth on the starting
grid before a crowd of more than 1500 fans.
Driving the
Rockwell Timekeepers Chevrolet, Self leaped forward to third
by lap 10. At the halfway point in the race, Self engaged Matt
Scott in a battle for second. A caution on lap 26 bunched the
field up, and Self promptly passed race leader Jonathan
Mawhinney.
Self pulled
away easily from the pack over a series of late restarts to
come under the yellow-checkered flags at lap 43 to end the
race as the winner.
Self’s next
event in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West is April 8 when the
series hits the one-mile Phoenix International Raceway. The
rookie driver is looking forward to big things on the fastest
track the circuit races at. A field of more than 30 cars is
entered for the 100 mile “Jimmie Johnson Foundation 100”
around the speedway.
The race
opens up the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend of activities at
the southwestern venue. It is also the critical second stop on
the 12 round West Series, with most teams running the same
equipment at both Iowa and Phoenix. A strong run for Self and
Motorway Motorsports at Phoenix is critical to preparing for
the event in Iowa.
A busy day
of action is slated for the Thursday evening affair with
practice beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a second practice
session, qualifying, and the race slated to begin at 5 p.m.
and end around dusk.
Race fans can log on to the all-new
www.michaelselfracing.com
to learn more about Michael Self Racing.
Michael Self Racing is brought to you by: Viva Auto Group,
Inventory Sales Company, Motorway Motorsports, Naake
Suspension Specialists, Johnnie Walker Performance, Rockwell
Timekeepers, MSquared, and Blakesley Sports Media. Sponsorship
inquiries can be forwarded to Steven Blakesley at (916)
316-4854.
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