Schrader Wins Again in California
Ken Schrader got his weekend off to a good start Saturday, winning the NASCAR Grand National West race at California Speedway.
“I hope I didn’t use up my luck today,” said Schrader, an occasional starter in the series formerly known as Winston West and a full-time racer in the Nextel Cup series. “I like this place,” Schrader added. “My Cup record here is terrible and that’s why we keep bringing the West car, thinking it will help the Cup car.”
The longtime NASCAR star will start 32nd in the 43-car field for Sunday’s Auto Club 500. And he’s right about his Cup record here. In seven previous Cup starts on the 2-mile oval, Schrader has finished no better than 14th and hasn’t been higher than 30th the last three tries.
Schrader does have four Cup wins, but none since June 1991 at Dover, a span of 416 races. In the West series, though, he is a force. Saturday’s victory was his third at the California track and 10th overall. He also has been the runner-up here three times in seven tries.
Saturday, Schrader led 29 of the 100 laps, including the final 27 after passing Clint Bowyer on a restart. Bowyer finished second, followed by Scott Lynch.
Source: Dallas Morning News
