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Greg Pursley celebrates in Victory Lane at Phoenix International Raceway Friday.
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Bests Teammate Hayley For Third K&N West Win At PIR
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Greg Pursley rolled to his third career win at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday, but the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West veteran didn't get it without a fight from his new teammate.
The victory moved Pursley into a tie with Richard Petty for second on the West wins list at Phoenix, one behind Ken Schrader.
Earlier Saturday, Pursley won the Coors Light Pole Award and broke his own track record with a lap of 26.876 seconds (133.949 mph).
PRESS PASS VIDEOS: Pursley Wins At Phoenix | Cameron Hayley | Michael Self
RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | GREG PURSLEY POST-RACE AUDIO | CAMERON HAYLEY POST-RACE AUDIO | MICHAEL SELF POST-RACE AUDIO
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Greg Pursley rolled to his third career win at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday, but the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West veteran didn't get it without a fight from his new teammate.
Pursley led 56 laps, taking the lead back from Cameron Hayley on Lap 56 en route to winning the Talking Stick Resort 60. Hayley, 16, finished second to give Gene Price Motorsports a 1-2 finish.
| POS | DRIVER |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Pursley |
| 2 | Cameron Hayley |
| 3 | Michael Self |
| 4 | Derek Thorn |
| 5 | Sergio Pena |
Hayley was coming off a non-points victory in the K&N Pro Series portion of the UNOH Battle At The Beach two weeks ago at Daytona International Speedway. He is in his first year with the team, filling the seat vacated by 2012 West champion Dylan Kwasniewski.
The victory moved Pursley into a tie with Richard Petty for second on the West wins list at Phoenix, one behind Ken Schrader.
Earlier Saturday, Pursley won the Coors Light Pole Award and broke his own track record with a lap of 26.876 seconds (133.949 mph).
Michael Self finished third. Pursley, Hayley and Self briefly went three-wide on a Lap 54 restart before Pursley was able to wrestle the lead back.
PRESS PASS VIDEOS: Pursley Wins At Phoenix | Cameron Hayley | Michael Self
Derek Thorn and Sergio Pena finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Gray Gaulding was sixth, followed by DJ Kennington, Brett Thompson, Brandon McReynolds and Taylor Cuzick.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West returns to the track May 4 at Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway.
RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | GREG PURSLEY POST-RACE AUDIO | CAMERON HAYLEY POST-RACE AUDIO | MICHAEL SELF POST-RACE AUDIO
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| Greg Pursley (26) leads Cameron Hayley (24) during the running of the Talking Sticks Resort 70 at Phoenix International Raceway Friday. (Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR) |
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