Bakersfield, CA (Sept. 26, 2004) Mike Duncan finished 3rd in the NAPA AUTO PARTS 200 NASCAR Grand National West Series Race Sunday at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Oregon. This stretched his lead for the championship to 83 points over Austin Cameron. Duncan drove his LUCAS OIL sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo to its 5th POLE of the 2004 Season. Mike had been monitoring the weather and knew it was going to be a factor in the race. Duncan knew he had a good car and with weather conditions as they were he knew he had to get out front and stay there. That's what he did for the first 119 laps. The race was delayed for a day at lap 67. The race was restarted in the morning and Duncan led until the 3rd restart when a lapped car jumped the start and forced Duncan into Cameron. The two drivers were battling for the lead and tangled and spun on lap 120. Duncan came out of it in 10th place with 80 laps to go. It was tough to pass without using a bumper but Duncan ran hard and finished 3rd. This was Mike Duncan's 20th consecutive top 10 finish, dating back to the 2nd race of the 2003 Season.
   Duncan finished 2nd in points for the Grand National West Series Championship with 2 wins and 3 poles. He won the NASCAR Grand National Series Race at Mesa Marin Raceway last October by qualifying on the pole and leading all the laps in the race. Duncan is a former Mesa Marin Track Champion. When asked about the 2004 Season Mike Duncan said, " It has been a great year, the only thing that keeps eluding us is a WIN even though we have been close every race."