Mike David win NASCAR West Series title

It wasn't the storybook ending Mike David was looking for, but he drove a car with a failing transmission to a NASCAR Grand National Division West Series championship Saturday night.
Eric Holmes won his first West Series race of the year at Altamont Motorsports Park near Tracy and David finished third in the series season finale.
"I broke the transmission and only had high gear," David said. "It was shaking and popping and making noises it's not supposed to. I just held on to her."
Holmes, making only his fourth West Series start of the season, won the race and earned a berth in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in October. The 2006 West Series champion was splitting time racing in the NASCAR Busch East Series and West Series this season.
"I knew I could do this stuff," Holmes said. "So, I came back to prove it. We'll go to the Showdown and I'll show them what I've got there."