160825 NASCAR in RoseburgROSEBURG, Ore. -- NASCAR drivers started their engines in Roseburg for the first time in five years with the Toyota / NAPA AUTO PARTS 150.

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The NASCAR K & N Pro Series West was held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Saturday.

Roseburg teen Andrew Koens competed in both the modified and the NASCAR races.

The nationally televised race was just a day before Koens' 18th birthday.

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Koens placed third in the modifieds 75-lap race and 14th out of 20 in the NASCAR 150-lap race.

He says he started racing when he was 15 years old.

(Photo courtesy Bill McAnally Racing)

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(posted 8/29/16)