Gilliland Scores K&N Pro West Victory At Kern County

Todd Gilliland made it two-for-two at California’s Kern County Raceway Park Thursday night in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. Photo: Courtesy of Sal Sigala, Jr.

It wasn’t easy, but Thursday was Todd Gilliland’s day at Kern County Raceway Park.

After winning the only practice of the day at the California track, the 16-year-old from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, piloted his No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota to his eighth career 21 Means 21 Pole Award in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. He then backed it all up with the victory in the NAPA Auto Parts 150.

The win, his eighth in the series, keeps his chances alive to compete for a $10,000 prize in the NAPA 500 Challenge. He must finish in the top three in the next two races at California’s Irwindale Event Center to win the bonus money.

Going into overtime after multiple late-race cautions, the 156-lapper came down to Bill McAnally Racing teammates Gilliland and Derek Kraus. Though 15-year-old Kraus made some gutsy moves to get his No. 19 Carlyle Tools Toyota alongside Gilliland in the closing stages, the Stratford, Wisconsin, driver came up short, finishing second in only his second K&N Pro Series West start.

Kraus was not the only one to contend with Gilliland, however, as Michael Self was the top driver for the first half of the race in his No. 9 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford. Leading 84 laps, the early pace soon atrophied for the 26-year-old from Park City, Utah, as he lost the lead to Gilliland on lap 95 and fell outside the top three. Shortly after, the six-time K&N Pro Series West race winner battled with Chris Eggleston and Will Rodgers to come home in sixth.

The night went much worse for a few other series talents, as Brandon Schilling brought out two cautions throughout the night after losing his No. 30 Family Air/Tucson Speedway Ford in turn 2. Julia Landauer, who qualified seventh, ran as high as second in her No. 6 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford. The run came to an end on lap 97 when she crashed with Matt Levin, later ending her night in the12th spot.

Rounding out the top-five behind Rodgers and Eggleston was 10-time series race winner, David Mayhew. He was followed by Nicole Behar, who rallied from the rear of the field after an unapproved adjustment, in seventh with Blaine Perkins, Kody Vanderwal and Todd Souza completing the top-10.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will be back in action Saturday at Irwindale for the NAPA Twin 100s.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Kern County Raceway Park – Bakersfield, CA
NAPA Auto Parts 150 – March 23, 2017

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	1	16	Todd Gilliland	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	156	47	4	Running
2	6	19	Derek Kraus *	Carlyle Tools Toyota	156	42		Running
3	3	7	Will Rodgers *	Craft Beer Racing Ford	156	41		Running
4	2	99	Chris Eggleston	NAPA Filters Toyota	156	40		Running
5	9	17	David Mayhew	MMI Service Chevrolet	156	39		Running
6	5	9	Michael Self	Lucas Oil/Eibach/Sunrise Ford Ford	156	40	2	Running
7	23	33	Nicole Behar	Custom Welding & Fabrication Toyota	156	37		Running
8	8	21	Blaine Perkins	Four Star Fruit Chevrolet	156	36		Running
9	12	32	Kody Vanderwal *	Trident Processes/ Billtrite Sign/Becker Safety Ford	156	35		Running
10	11	13	Todd Souza	Central Coast Cabinets Toyota	156	34		Running
11	13	61	Johnny Borneman	Borneman Trucking Ford	156	33		Running
12	7	6	Julia Landauer	Lucas Oil/Eibach/Sunrise Ford Ford	155	32		Running
13	16	84	Rich DeLong III	Country Girl Saloon/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet	155	31		Running
14	14	40	Ron Norman	Port of Tucson Chevrolet	155	30		Running
15	4	10	Matt Levin	Risk Management Chevrolet	154	29		Running
16	20	36	Jesse Iwuji	The Red List Group/Lights Out/Rabbit Coffee	154	28		Running
17	19	18	Bill Kann	B&B Motorsports Toyota	154	27		Running
18	10	27	Garret Archer *	Recruit 4 Business/Dirt Fish Ford	154	26		Running
19	21	11	Takuma Koga	ASH+THEES-CKB-JKR Chevrolet	153	25		Running
20	17	38	Salvatore Iovino *	Shakeaway Shakes/Infinite Wireless Chevrolet	150	24		Running
21	18	14	Dan Phillippi *	Next Level Physical Therapy, J127, Inc Ford	145	23		Running
22	15	30	Brandon Schilling *	Family Air/Tucson Speedway Ford	142	22		Accident
23	22	5	Justin Funkhouser	Funkhouser Motorsports Chevrolet	73	21		Overheating

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RACE STATISTICS

Fastest Qualifier: Todd Gilliland, Time: 18.21 Seconds, Speed: 98.847 mph

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 9 mins, 57 secs Average Speed: 66.905 mph Margin of Victory: .419 Seconds

Caution Flags: Laps 28-32 (38 Spun Turn 2, 18 Free Pass); 62-65 (30 Spun Turn 1&2, Free Pass 38); 76-79 (Halfway Break, Free Pass 30); 97-100 (6 & 10 Spun Turn 2, No Free Pass); 145-147 (30 Spun Back, Free Pass 13); 149-153 (38 & 14 Made Contact T2, Free Pass 61). 6 for 25 laps.

Lap Leaders: Todd Gilliland 1-10, Michael Self 11-94, Todd Gilliland 95-156.

Total Laps Led: Michael Self 84, Todd Gilliland 72. 2 changes involving 2 drivers.

Top 10 Driver Points: Todd Gilliland 90, Chris Eggleston 88, Derek Kraus * 80, Will Rodgers * 80, Nicole Behar 71, Kody Vanderwal * 71, Blaine Perkins 69, Garret Archer * 67, Julia Landauer 64, Matt Levin 60

* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender