Todd Gilliland became the third driver to win both the Sunoco Rookie of the Year and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West titles in the same year. Photo by Jonathan Moore/NASCAR via Getty Images
Todd Gilliland started the season with a historic winning streak. Wrapping it up Saturday night, an eighth-place finish was more than enough for the teenager to add to the record books.
The 16-year-old from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, clinched the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship with his 13th top 10 in 14 races. Meanwhile, Ryan Partridge outlasted defending series champion Chris Eggleston and Julia Landauer in a green-white-checkered finish to the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at All American Speedway in Roseville, California.
Partridge’s third win of the season wasn’t enough to catch Gilliland, who won the crown by 13 points over the veteran driver from Rancho Cucamonga, California.
In the process, Gilliland became the youngest champion in the history of the NASCAR national or touring series at 16 years, 5 months.
Gilliland breaks the record set last month when Cayden Lapcevich won the NASCAR Pinty’s Series championship in Canada at 16 years, 10 months, 16 days. They both eclipsed the previous mark by 2015 Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano (Logano was 17 years, 3 months, 28 days when he won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title in 2007).
Ryan Partridge celebrated in victory lane following his third win of the season at All American Speedway Saturday night. Photo by Jonathan Moore/NASCAR via Getty Images
It was just the latest NASCAR historic mark Gilliland matched or eclipsed in his first full season.
Gilliland’s six victories matched the win total posted by Greg Pursley (2011), Brendan Gaughan (2001) and Doug George (1995) as the most in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West since Jimmy Insolo won nine in 1978.
Gilliland joins Scott Lynch (2003) and Lance Hooper (1996) as the only drivers to win both the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title and the championship in the same year.
Partridge was fastest in both practices Saturday morning at All American, and started on the front row after rain washed out qualifying. He dominated the evening’s race, which was delayed several hours because of the weather.
Noah Gragson finished fourth and Nicole Behar fifth.
Cole Rouse, Cole Moore, Gilliland, Blaine Perkins and Dan Phillippi completed the top 10.
Gilliland, Partridge and other top performers from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will be honored on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Charlotte for the NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards celebration. The event will be held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the Charlotte Convention Center for the seventh consecutive year.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
All American Speedway – Roseville, CA
Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 – Oct. 15, 2016
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Ryan Partridge | Sunrise Ford/Eibach Spring/Lucas Oil Ford | 154 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 50 | Chris Eggleston | NAPA Filters Toyota | 154 | 43 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 54 | Julia Landauer * | Curb Records Toyota | 154 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | Noah Gragson | Speed Vegas/AlertID/Colliers Int’l Ford | 154 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 18 | 33 | Nicole Behar | Custom Welding & Fabrication, Inc Toyota | 154 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Cole Rouse * | Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford | 154 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 16 | 20 | Cole Moore * | JM Environmental/YP/NAPA Two-Flow Water Pumps | 154 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 1 | 16 | Todd Gilliland * | NAPA Auto Parts/ Toyota Camry Toyota | 154 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 9 | 21 | Blaine Perkins * | Four Star Fruit/Golden Gate Meat Company Chevrolet | 154 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 14 | Dan Phillippi * | Semaphore Chevrolet | 154 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 10 | 30 | Ron Norman | Port of Tucson/Tucson Speedway/Chuvy’s Ford | 154 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 6 | 19 | Riley Herbst * | NAPA Power Prem. Plus Alternators & Starters | 154 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 20 | 86 | Hollis Thackeray * | Go Share Chevrolet | 152 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 19 | 15 | Jack Sellers | Shoo Away Chevrolet | 150 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 11 | 6 | John Wood | Wax 4 Dads Chevrolet | 150 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 13 | 36 | Jesse Iwuji * | Jack Rabbit Energy Chevrolet | 149 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 18 | Bill Kann | B&B Motorsports Toyota | 146 | 27 | Accident | |
| 18 | 4 | 27 | Gracin Raz | King Well Control Ford | 123 | 26 | Accident | |
| 19 | 21 | 8 | Alexander Malycke * | 2D6 Chess, i+1 Toyota | 123 | 25 | Transmission | |
| 20 | 14 | 38 | Stafford Smith * | Visit Southwestern Idaho Chatter Box Toyota | 121 | 24 | Running | |
| 21 | 17 | 55 | Vanessa Robinson * | EF-65/MVT/Rayos De Luz/Santa Fe Grille Ford | 82 | 23 | Accident | |
| 22 | 15 | 39 | Salvatore Iovino * | Black Widow Charger/Credentials/Gibs Grooming | 30 | 22 | Accident | |
| 23 | 23 | 7 | Colton Nelson * | Integrity Pools & Const/Y.M.C./Shake N Bake Racing | 9 | 21 | Accident |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Blaine Perkins *, Time: 999999 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 0 mins, 52 secs Average Speed: 50.552 mph Margin of Victory: .221 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 11-17 (07 & 27 Made contact T1 – 36 Free Pass); 21-28 (39 Spun T 1 – 15 Free Pass); 33-55 (39 & 15 Made Contact T4 – 27 Free Pass); 82-89 (06 Spun 55 made Contact T4 -No FP); 118-124 (15 Spun T4 – 14 Free Pass); 129-133 (19 Spun T4 – 18 Free Pass); 147-151 (18, 06 &38 Spun T4 – 19 Free Pass). 7 for 63 laps.
Lap Leaders: Todd Gilliland * 0, Ryan Partridge 1-151, Chris Eggleston 152, Ryan Partridge 153-154.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Partridge 153, Chris Eggleston 1. 3 changes involving 2 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Todd Gilliland * 594, Ryan Partridge 581, Noah Gragson 552, Julia Landauer * 528, Gracin Raz 524, Chris Eggleston 518, Riley Herbst * 510, Cole Rouse * 509, Blaine Perkins * 475, Jesse Iwuji * 404
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
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