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- ↑ "2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2014 Armed Forces 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2014 Bakersfield 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2015 NAPA Auto Parts 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2016 NAPA Auto Parts 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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- ↑ "2017 West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2018 Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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- ↑ "2019 NAPA/ENOES 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car HOF results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 NAPA/ENOES 125 presented by West Coast Stock Car HOF results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Salute to the Oil Industry NAPA Auto Parts 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "2023 Kern County 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ↑ "2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 Presented by WCSCM HOF results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.