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Todd Gilliland Does it Again! Historic Streak at Four Consecutive Wins

Photo - Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Gilliland Matches 50-Year-Old K&N Pro Series Mark with Fourth Straight Win

Todd Gilliland’s unbeaten streak has reached historic proportions.

The 15-year-old Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, driver went from third to first following a late-race restart at Kern County Raceway Park en route to capturing Saturday night’s NAPA Auto Parts 150. It was Gilliland’s second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West win in as many starts this season. More impressively, it was Gilliland’s fourth win in his first four career NASCAR K&N Pro Series starts.

With the win, Gilliland matched the record set by International Motorsports Hall of Famer Dan Gurney. Gurney won the first four NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series races he entered — combination races with the then-Grand National Series at California’s old Riverside Speedway. The Pacific Coast Late Model, which began in 1954, has evolved into the current NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. Continue reading

NASCAR K&N West Season Finale Casino Arizona 100 at Phoenix Preview

Chris Eggleston at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, June 22, 2015 Photo - Jonathan Moore/Getty Images.
Will Chris Eggleston be able to hang on to the K&N West points lead after the Casino Arizona 100 at Phoenix International Raceway on Thursday night, November 12, 2015? Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Tonight NASCAR K&N Pro Series West teams will race their last event of the 2015 season – the Casino Arizona 100 at Phoenix International Raceway – and finally decide who will wear their Championship crown. It’s been a tight contest with four drivers holding the lead spot throughout the year, including current leader, Chris Eggleston. Also leading the points this season are second-place Noah Gragson, third place, Gracin Raz and fourth-place Ryan Partridge.

Eggleston nabbed his second K&N West win at California’s Irwindale Speedway on April 11th and returned to Victory Lane on May 30th for the second time this season with a win at California’s Shasta Speedway.  Continue reading

Gracin Raz Gains First K&N West Victory at All-American Speedway

Gracin Raz at 9 pm ET on Monday, October 19, 2015 Photo - Lachlin Cunningham/Getty Images
Gracin Raz at 9 pm ET on Monday, October 19, 2015 Photo – Lachlin Cunningham/Getty Images

Gracin Raz is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship title is about as close as any competition could ever hope with just one race left in their season. Rookie of the Year contender Gracin Raz, with Jefferson Pitts Racing made his presence known with a last lap pass for his first career victory at All-American Speedway in Roseville on Saturday night.

Earning the pole starting spot earlier in the day, Raz would end up vying for his first series victory with another K&N West competitor Alex Shutte, in contention to do the same. It was Raz and Shutte battling their way to the checkered flag on the last lap for first and second-place finishes. Continue reading

Ryan Partridge Gets First K&N West Victory at Colorado National Speedway

Ryan Partridge at 9 pm ET on Monday, August 24, 2015 Photo - Justin Edmonds/Getty Images
Ryan Partridge at 9 pm ET on Monday, August 24, 2015 Photo – Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

Ryan Partridge is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, August 24, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Saturday night at Colorado National Speedway long be remembered by Ryan Partridge as when he earned his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Victory in the NAPA Auto Parts 150.

Earlier in the day, the 25-year-old rookie from Rancho Cucamonga, CA earned his first Coors Light Pole Award, then went on to lead all but one lap in the race. Partridge passed the checkered flag 1.7 seconds in front of second-place Blake Williams, who in his third career start, posted his second top-five finish.

In 2014, Partridge was the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series CA champion, at Irwindale Speedway. Saturday was his 13th start in the K&N West, his first full-time season in the series with owner, Bob Bruncati. In their last outing, Partridge earned his previous best finish as runner-up at Evergreen Speedway.  Continue reading