The N A SC A R K&N Pro Series West is one of N A SC A Rs oldest divisions, d a ting b a ck to the d a ys when it was known a s the P a cific Co a st L a te Model Division . Its first ch a mpionship was won by Lloyd D a ne , who piloted his 1953 Hudson Hornet to the ch a mpionship in a ddition to driving it to a nd from the tr a ck.
It me a ns a bunch to me, s a id the 85-ye a r-old D a ne, of be ing a N A SC A R ch a mpion. I could see wh a t N A SC A R was doing when Bill Fr a nce Sr . first c a me in to it. When I found out they w a nted to come out to C a liforni a , I thought it was gre a t.
D a ne received th a t N A SC A R ch a mpionship trophy in D a y to n a from Bill Fr a nce Sr. a longside Lee Petty receiving his Gr a nd N a tion a l Circuit trophy.
It was a wesome to me, s a id D a ne, who now lives in Concord, N.C. I never thought Id ever be in D a y to n a , let a lone get a ch a mpionship trophy. I was so proud.
D a ne returned to the West Co a st a nd won two more ch a mpionships in 1956 a nd 57 to be come one of N A SC A Rs first three-time ch a mpions. D a ne, who won his first N A SC A R r a ce a t a n old horse tr a ck in Phoenix, returned to A rizon a this Novem be r to be on h a nd a s Holmes joined him in th a t elite comp a ny with his third title.
updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM