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After starting from the pole position and finishing a close second in the previous Camping World West Series race in Roseville, Calif, Bowles traveled to Phoenix International Raceway for Round Three of the 13-race schedule poised to further establish himself as a title contender and race winner. The talented Californian promptly got off to a good start, turning some laps in the afternoon practice sessions, prior to earning a fourth place qualifying position in the evenings single-car qualifying.

Come race time, Bowles wasted no time charging to the front, advancing up to first position by lap four. While Bowles was the driver to watch for the majority of the 151-lap affair in his No. 6 Sunrise Ford/Oakley/Joe Gibbs Racing Oil/GS 610/RPM 12/Justice Brothers/Bell/Ford, leading 84 laps, the race came down to a green-white-checker finish due to a late race spin by another competitor. Holding off both championship leader Eric Holmes and former race leader Steve Park, Bowles captured his seventh career NASCAR Camping World West Series win.

“I am still in a bit of shock after this win. I have to hand it to my team, we had some problems in the last practice after posting the fastest time early and they worked hard to get it all sorted out and gave me a good car. The car was good from the start and on the long runs we were real good. I was a little worried at the end with the green-white-checkered finish, but I have to thank Steve Park he raced me real clean and is a class act. I also have to thank my guys in the shop this is the car I wrecked at the showdown and it has been a huge effort to get it back to this point and roll off the trailer as good as it did.”

Bowles with the victory earns a place in the post-season NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown event, where he finished third this past year, and advances to second in the championship fight.

The Californian race winner returns to the cockpit on April 25th, with the NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Exclusive Energy Drink at Madera Speedway. The event will mark the first NASCAR Camping World West Series start by Bowles at the California oval.

Additional information on Bowles 2009 season can be obtained from the series website @ localracing.nascar.com/series/8. For direct contact, please contact Jason Bowles @ bowlesjason@mac.com.

About Jason Bowles:
A native of Ontario, Calif., Bowles began his motorsports career behind the wheel of a kart at the age of 11. Immediately showing talent, he promptly won several junior class races and championships before moving up to the senior classes. Retaining his winning ways, the talented young race pilot became one of the drivers to beat in shifter kart competition. Following in the footsteps of established racing stars, Bowles began racing cars in 2004. Competing in the highly competitive Cooper Tires F2000 Championship he promptly won Rookie of the Year honors. While the Californian found continued success in the pro F2000 ranks and subsequently got the chance to test an Atlantic Championship car, funding prevented him from advancing up the open-wheel motorsports ladder. Thanks to some established relationships within motorsports his career aspirations were soon revived in the stock car ranks. While Bowles was initially viewed as a road course specialist, he has since established himself as complete driver, winning on a variety of courses. In 2009, Bowles will contest the entire 13-race NASCAR Camping World West Series schedule behind the wheel of a Sunrise Ford/Oakley/Joe Gibbs Racing Oil/GS 610/RPM 12/Justice Brothers Ford entry.