2006 NASCAR AutoZone West Series

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The 2006 NASCAR AutoZone West Series was the 53rd season of the series and the only season with title sponsor AutoZone. The title was won by Eric Holmes, his first in the series.[1]
Schedule and results
The 2006 season included 12 individual races, although Phoenix International Raceway, Stockton 99 Speedway, and Irwindale Speedway hosted 2 races each.[2]
Full Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | PHO | PHO | S99 | IRW | SON | DCS | IRW | EVG | S99 | CAL | CTS | AMP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Holmes | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 9* | 2* | 3 | 1 | 5* | 1889 |
| 2 | Mike David | 14 | 3 | 1* | 6 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5* | 13 | 1806 |
| 3 | Mike Duncan | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1762 |
| 4 | Steve Portenga | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1720 |
| 5 | Peyton Sellers | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 1* | 16 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 1675 |
| 6 | Jim Inglebright | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1657 |
| 7 | Scott Gaylord | 10 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1644 |
| 8 | Austin Cameron | 28 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1631 |
| 9 | Brian Ickler | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1591 |
| 10 | Johnny Borneman III | 11 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1569 |
| 11 | Justin Lofton | 12 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 1500 |
| 12 | Tim Woods | 15 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 17* | 13 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1425 | |
| 13 | Eric Hardin | 24 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 1363 |
| 14 | Andrew Myers | 21 | 1 | 1* | 10 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1350 | |
| 15 | Jack Sellers | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 1326 |
| 16 | Brett Thompson | 9 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 1295 | ||
| 17 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | 33 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 22 | 1152 |
| 18 | Daryl Harr | 15 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 593 | |||||||
| 19 | Stan Silva Jr. | DNQ | 13 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 484 | |||||||
| 20 | Nick Lynch | 22 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 472 | ||||||||
| 21 | Daniel DiGiacomo | 20 | DNQ | 9 | 18 | 27 | 460 | |||||||
| 22 | Takuma Koga | 21 | 17 | 31 | 19 | 32 | 455 | |||||||
| 23 | Ken Schrader | 1 | 10 | 16 | 434 | |||||||||
| 24 | Carl Harr | 25 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 431 | ||||||||
| 25 | Spencer Clark | 4* | 9 | 16 | 423 | |||||||||
| 26 | Todd Souza | DNQ | 6 | 12 | 17 | 414 | ||||||||
| 27 | James Bruncati | 23 | 20 | DNQ | 22 | 30 | 403 | |||||||
| 28 | Moses Smith | 10 | 14 | 17 | 367 | |||||||||
| 29 | Brian Pannone | 26 | 14 | DNQ | 19 | 339 | ||||||||
| 30 | Matt Kobyluck | 3 | 30* | 25 | 336 | |||||||||
| 31 | Charles Price | 18 | 28 | 10 | 322 | |||||||||
| 32 | Rick Ruzbarsky | 17 | 19 | DNQ | 309 | |||||||||
| 33 | Andrew Phipps | 34 | 24 | 9 | 290 | |||||||||
| 34 | Bruce Betts | 30 | 23 | 17 | 279 | |||||||||
| 35 | Robbie Brand | 31 | 21 | 20 | 273 | |||||||||
| 36 | Giuliano Losacco | 12 | 9 | 265 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Eric Humphries | 16 | 10 | 249 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Brandon Loverock | 13 | 14 | 245 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Thomas Martin | 12 | 23 | 221 | ||||||||||
| 40 | David Cardey | 27 | 12 | 209 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Travis Powell | DNQ | 19 | 195 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Brian Vickers | 1* | 185 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Justin Fisher | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | 180 | |||||||||
| 44 | Auggie Vidovich | 24 | 29* | 172 | ||||||||||
| 45 | C. T. Hellmund | 32 | 21 | 167 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Jeff Barkshire | 29 | 26 | 161 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Jeff Jefferson | 5 | 160 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Ed Watson | 31 | 26 | 155 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Tom Hubert | 5 | 155 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Barry Bradshaw | DNQ | 12 | 152 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Tom Dyer | 7 | 146 | |||||||||||
| 52 | Garland Self | 13 | 146 | |||||||||||
| 53 | David Eshleman | 32 | 29 | 143 | ||||||||||
| 54 | Kevin Conway | 8 | 142 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Ken Epsman | 9 | 138 | |||||||||||
| 56 | John Moore | 11 | 130 | |||||||||||
| 57 | Mark Schulz | 11 | 130 | |||||||||||
| 58 | Chris Bristol | 11 | 130 | |||||||||||
| 59 | Darrell Midgley | 12 | 127 | |||||||||||
| 60 | Chris Cook | 12 | 127 | |||||||||||
| 61 | Chris Oddo | DNQ | 24 | 122 | ||||||||||
| 62 | Jim Courage Jr. | 14 | 121 | |||||||||||
| 63 | Wade Bland | 15 | 118 | |||||||||||
| 64 | Jeff Anton | 17 | 112 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Josh Bews | 17 | 112 | |||||||||||
| 66 | Kenny Shepherd | 17 | 112 | |||||||||||
| 67 | Ted Christopher | 21 | 105 | |||||||||||
| 68 | Randy Lynch | 20 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 69 | John Sahm | 20 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 70 | Rick Wall | 21 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 71 | Tim Smith | 21 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 72 | Boris Said | 22 | 97 | |||||||||||
| 73 | Rogelio López | 22 | 97 | |||||||||||
| 74 | Scott Youngren | 23 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 75 | P. J. Abbott | 26 | 85 | |||||||||||
| 76 | Jerick Johnson | 30 | 73 | |||||||||||
| 77 | Andrew Lewis | 34 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 78 | Chris Schmelzle | DNQ | 25 | |||||||||||
| 79 | Mike Mulhall | DNQ | 22 |
See also
References
- 1 2 Linesburgh, Scott (October 16, 2006). "Escalon driver wins first title". The Stockton Record. Retrieved March 19, 2006.
- ↑ "2006 NASCAR Autozone West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- 1 2 "Grand National Race Headed for Irwindale". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- 1 2 Herbert, Steven (July 23, 2006). "Cameron Is Back on Track". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ Rupprecht, Rich (June 25, 2006). "Winner honors the late Ricky Hendrick with car's color scheme". The Press Democrat. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "BMR Drivers Look To Add Another Roseburg Win". BMR NAPA Racing. August 22, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "WS: Evergreen: Race notes". Motorsport.com. July 31, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Mike David Races To Victory". Stockton 99 Speedway. August 6, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Holmes wins in Texas". The Stockton Record. September 30, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2026.