Todd Gilliland on Monday, March 21, 2016 at TBA
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Now three for three with Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 Win
Making it look easy to compete, Todd Gilliland wins for third consecutive race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West.
Gilliland started from the pole and took the lead back from Ryan Partridge on lap 123 to win the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at California’s Irwindale Speedway. His victory was his second consecutive victory in his second straight start in the West.
More impressively, the third-generation driver from Sherrills Ford, NC, now joins the history books as a driver to earn three wins in his first three career starts in both the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West.
The 15-year-old collected his first two victories in his debuts at Arizona’s Phoenix International Raceway in November during the West finale and in February at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway at the East opener.
Gilliland took the lead on lap 1 and remained out front until being passed for the lead by Gracin Raz on lap 4.
Despite falling from the top spot, Gilliland remained in the top-ten throughout the race and worked his way back into second halfway through the race. He was able to pass Partridge on lap 123 to kick-start his trip to Victory Lane.
Gilliland withstood a challenge by Partridge on a restart on lap 135 after the seventh and last caution flag, then went on to win by nearly two seconds.
Defending series champion Chris Eggelston finished third with Noah Gragson and Johnny Borneman completing the top-five.
Riley Herbst was sixth with Hannah Newhouse, Julia Landauer, Cole Rouse and Trevor Huddleston rounding out the top-ten.
The Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 broadcast is on NBCSN on Friday, March 25 at 9 pm ET.