Bollman on the Cusp of Victory Entering First Colorado Start

Venue: Colorado National Speedway

Events: Colorado 150

Date: Saturday, May 24

Location: Dacono, CO

Track Description: 0.375-mile oval

Distance: 150 laps, 56.25 miles (10:00 p.m. ET – FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network)

On the Cusp … Jake Bollman is on the cusp of victory lane entering his first ARCA Menards Series West (AMSW) start at Colorado National Speedway (CNS) on Saturday night. The Californian came within two laps of notching his first-career victory last month at Tucson Speedway after he led 15 laps late in the event. Despite the close brush with victory, Bollman recorded a career-best third-place finish in his sixth career AMSW start. The 18-year-old will take the green flag for the first time in the AMSW at CNS on Saturday night but has previously competed at the 0.375-mile bullring in legends car competition.

Centennial Celebration … Bollman has an opportunity to capture a milestone achievement in the Centennial State on Saturday night. His No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet SS is featuring the custom gold paint scheme, marking the 100th anniversary of the NAPA brand, similar to the paint scheme that fellow NAPA drivers Daniel Hemric, Chase Elliott, Brad Sweet, and Ron Capps have showcased this spring. Bollman has the chance to be the first to pull into victory lane with the gold 100th anniversary design and could also capture the 100th AMSW points-paying win for Bill McAnally Racing (BMR).

BMR in the Rockies …  CNS is hosting Bollman and the AMSW for the first time in four years as the teenager is seeking the ninth win for BMR in Colorado.  Jesse Love was the most recent BMR driver to take the checkered flag at CNS in 2020. Eric Holmes, Paulie Harraka, Chris Eggleston, and Hailee Deegan have also been victorious at CNS in BMR entries since 2008. Dating back to Eggleston’s first of three victories in 2014, BMR has won five of the last eight AMSW events at Colorado.

Tune In … Coverage of the tour’s first event at CNS since 2021 will be available on FloRacing at 10:00 p.m. ET (www.floracing.com). Stay connected with the No. 19 NAPA Auto Care team by following @BMR_NASCAR on Twitter, @bmrnascar on Instagram, and Bill McAnally Racing on Facebook.  

Jake Bollman Quote:

On making his first start at CNS:

“I feel great about this weekend, especially after coming so close at Tucson a few weeks ago. That was only our second race together, and I think we’ve put together a great foundation for the rest of the season. (Crew chief) Cayden (Lapcevich) and I are enjoying working together and I think we should be one of the cars to beat on Saturday. I’ve only raced here in a legends car, so having a longer practice will be a big benefit to us to get our NAPA Chevrolet dialed in. It’s super cool to be able to drive this gold paint scheme. It’d be great if we could put it in victory lane and celebrate NAPA’s 100th anniversary in style this weekend.”