AVONDALE, Ariz. — Mike David scored his seventh-career victory in the NASCAR Camping World West Series with a victory in the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 at Phoenix Int’l Raceway on Thursday.
David, the defending series champion, charged into the lead with 11 laps remaining and then held on in a two-lap dash to the finish after a late-race caution.
One of David’s chief competitors, Eric Holmes, dominated much of the first half of the race — but coasted to a stop out of gas on lap 87. David, who had taken the lead from Holmes, relinquished track position when he pitted soon after and fell back to eighth. David battled his way back to the front in the closing stages of the race.
Teenager Marc Davis, who finished second in the event a year ago, paced the field for much of the second half of the race, but faded with a flat tire late in the event.
Nick Lynch trailed David in his charge to the front to score a career-best runner-up finish. Veteran driver Jeff Jefferson also made a late-race charge to take third. Brett Thompson and Jeff Barkshire finished fourth and fifth.
The win propelled David into the early lead in the standings, with two of 13 races in the books.
The finish:
Showing driver, car, laps completed and money won:  1. Mike David, Toyota, 150, $14,600; 2. Nick Lynch, Dodge, 150, $10,000; 3. Jeff Jefferson, Chevrolet, 150, $8,000; 4. Brett Thompson, Chevrolet, 150, $7,500; 5. Jeff Barkshire, Dodge, 150, $5,815; 6. James Buescher, Chevrolet, 150, $5,000; 7. Moses Smith, Toyota, 150, $5,000; 8. Mike Gallegos, Chevrolet, 150, $4,050; 9. Tony Toste, Chevrolet, 150, $3,700; 10. Matt Kobyluck, Chevrolet, 150, $3,350; 11. Jason Bowles, Ford, 150, $3,700; 12. Jason Patison, Ford, 150, $2,750; 13. Austin Cameron, Toyota, 150, $3,150; 14. Jarit Johnson, Chevrolet, 150, $3,000; 15. Johnny Borneman, Chevrolet, 150, $2,975; 16. Brian Pannone, Ford, 148, $3,950; 17. Marc Davis, Toyota, 148, $2,400; 18. Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 147, $2,875; 19. Bobby Hillis, Ford, 147, $2,320; 20. Daryl Harr, Chevrolet, 145, $2,750; 21. Jack Sellers, Chevrolet, 145, $2,725; 22. Jim Inglebright, Chevrolet, 140, $2,700; 23. Eric Holmes, Toyota, 134, $3,200; 24. Greg Pursley, Chevrolet, 113, $2,100; 25. Jim Warn, Chevrolet, 112, $2,050; 26. Eric Hardin, Chevrolet, 112, $2,500; 27. Max Dumarey, Chevrolet, 105, $1,975; 28. Lloyd Mack, Ford, 89, $1,950; 29. Ryan Philpott, Ford, 52, $1,925; 30. David Mayhew, Chevrolet, 49, $2,400; 31. Andrew Myers, Toyota, 40, $2,375; 32. Ryan Foster, Ford, 19, $3,350; 33. Stan Silva, Jr., Ford, 17, $1,825; 34. Jason Noll, Chevrolet, 17, $1,800; 35. Jonathan Hale, Chevrolet, 6, $1,775; 36. Wes Banks, Ford, 0, $1,750; 37. Eric Richardson, Chevrolet, 0, $1,725.