2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

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The 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West was the sixty-second season of the K&N Pro Series West. Beginning with the NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Kern County Raceway Park on March 28, the season ended on November 12 with the Casino Arizona 200 at Phoenix International Raceway .^[1] Two-time champion Greg Pursley did not defend his series title, as he retired at the end of the 2014 season.^[2]^[3] Chris Eggleston won the championship, seven points ahead of Noah Gragson.

Drivers

No.	Manufacturer	Car Owner	Race Driver	Crew Chief
00	Toyota	Bill McAnally	Cole Custer 1	Rich Lushes
00	Toyota	Bill McAnally	Eddie Cheever III (R)1	Michael Muñoz
0	Chevrolet	Ralph E. Byers	Bobby Hillis Jr. 4	Ralph E. Byers
1	Chevrolet	Valerie Inglebright	Jim Inglebright 1	Rodney Haygood
2	Chevrolet	James Cooley	Kyle Kelley 1	James Cooley
3	Toyota	Ben Kennedy	Kaz Grala (R)2	Mike Fritts
04	Ford	Ronnie Bassett	Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R)1	Jerry Babb
4	Chevrolet	Bob Farmer	Dan O'Donnell (R)1	Bob Johns
05	Chevrolet	Harry Scott Jr.	Justin Haley (R)2	Mark McFarland
5	Chevrolet	Charlie Silva	Jack Sellers 2	Brian Carson
		Charlie Silva	Justin Funkhouser 1	Charlie Silva
		Jack Sellers	Michael Shawhan (R)1	Thomas Wicks
06	Chevrolet 2	Kirby Parke	Christian McGhee (R)2	Dave Hansen
	Toyota 9		Dylan Jones (R)1	Dave Hansen
			Rob Powers (R)1	Scott Schumaker
			John Wood 3	Mike Holleran
			Dylan Caldwell (R)3	Pat Mejia
			Colton Nelson (R)1	Camoyne Warf
6	Ford	Bob Bruncati	James Bickford ^[4]	Bill Sedgwick
7	Ford	Jerry Pitts	Noah Gragson (R)^[5]	Jerry Pitts
8	Toyota 4	Bill Hall	Johnny Borneman III 4	Steve Teets
	Chevrolet 3		Johnny Borneman III 2
	Chevrolet 3		Dylan Cappello (R)1
09	Chevrolet	Rodrigo San Martin	Christian Celaya (R)1	Tony Ponkauskas
9	Ford	Bob Bruncati	Ryan Partridge (R)^[4]^{[N 1]}^{[N 2]}	Jeff Schrader
11	Chevrolet	John Krebs	Thomas Martin 4	Jake Koens
12	Toyota	Jeff Burton	Harrison Burton (R)2	Rich Lushes
13	Toyota 3	Kelly Souza	Todd Souza 4	Michael Muñoz
13	Ford 1	Kelly Souza	Todd Souza 4	Michael Muñoz
14	Toyota 12	Penny Wood	Matt Levin (R)	Chase Newell
14	Ford 1	Penny Wood	Matt Levin (R)	Chase Newell
15	Chevrolet	Jack Sellers	Justin Funkhouser 2	Eric Steele
15	Chevrolet	Charlie Silva	Jack Sellers 2	Eric Steele
16	Toyota	Mike Curb	Brandon McReynolds ^[6]	Ty Joiner
17	Chevrolet	Steve McGowan	David Mayhew	Corey LaJoie
18	Toyota	Becky Kann	Bill Kann 3	James Kornemann
20	Toyota 1	Bill McAnally	Cole Moore (R)1	Matt Goslant
20	Chevrolet 1	Bob Newberry	Spencer Davis (R)1	Doug Howe
21	Chevrolet	Steve Portenga	Alex Schutte (R)^[7]	Steve Portenga
22	Chevrolet	John Stange	Christian Celaya (R)1^[8]	Jimmy Heuberger
25	Chevrolet	Mike Naake	Tom Klauer 1	Harold Kunsman
26	Ford	Kirby Parke	Greg Pursley 1	Aaron Jimenez
27	Ford	Jeff Jefferson	Gracin Raz (R)^[9]^{[N 1]}	Jeff Jefferson
30	Toyota 5	Nick Sommers	Ron Norman (R)	Walter Dotson
30	Ford 9	Nick Sommers	Ron Norman (R)	Walter Dotson
31	Chevrolet	Windi Portenga	Johnny White (R)	Tommy Hurst
33	Chevrolet 2	Mike Behar	Nicole Behar (R)	Mike Behar
	Ford 2
	Toyota 9
36	Chevrolet 1	Kevin McCarty	John Wood 1	Mike Holleran
	Toyota 4		John Wood 2	Mike Holleran
			Dylan Caldwell (R)1	Dave Hansen
			Jesse Iwuji (R)1	Joe Ranson
	Ford 3		Jim Weiler (R)1	Rodd Kneeland
			Rob Powers (R)1	Scott Schumacher
			Jesse Iwuji (R)2	Nick Sommers
			Colton Nelson (R)1	Jim Weiler
38	Ford 2	Mike Holleran	Rob Powers (R)1	Scott Schumacher
	Ford 2		Johnny Moore 1	Dale Dodds
	Toyota 5		Andrew Porter (R)1	Ed Ash
			Duane Hunt (R)1	Ed Ash
			Rob Powers (R)1	Scott Schumacher
			Dylan Caldwell (R)1	Kevin McCarty
			Jack Nugent (R)1	Happy Ferree
	Dodge 1		Dave Smith 1	Dylan Caldwell
	Chevrolet 1		Trevor Cristiani (R)1	Brandon Riehl
39	Toyota	Scott Schumacher	Rob Powers (R)1	Scott Schumacher
39	Toyota	Scott Schumacher	Dylan Caldwell (R)1	Pat Mejia
40	Chevrolet	Michael Hillman	Austin Dillon 1	Doug Chouinard
40	Chevrolet	Michael Hillman	Travis Miller (R)1	Mark Hillman
41	Chevrolet	Douglas Fuller	Landon Cassill 1	Branon Bishop
44	Toyota	Dave Reed	Austin Reed (R)1	Craig Raudman
46	Chevrolet	Jane Thompson	Hannah Newhouse (R)3	Duane Knorr
47	Ford 1	Michelle Ivie	Scott Ivie 2	Mike D'Arcy
47	Toyota 1	Michelle Ivie	Scott Ivie 2	Mike D'Arcy
48	Chevrolet	Steve Green	Clay Green (R)1	Steve Green
51	Toyota	Carlos Vieira	Carlos Vieira 4	Mario Isola
52	Chevrolet	Harry Scott Jr.	Dalton Sargeant (R)2	Kris Bowen
54	Toyota	Bill McAnally	Christopher Bell (R)2	Jerry Baxter
			Blaine Perkins (R)1	Duane Knorr
			Todd Gilliland (R)1	Seth Smith
55	Ford 10	Dione Jefferson	Dalton Sargeant (R)2	Kris Bowen
			Dustin Ash (R)1	Aaron Jimenez
			Buddy Shepherd (R)2	Mario Isola
			Blake Williams (R)5	Kevin Richards
	Toyota 3		John Wood 2	Mike Holleran
	Toyota 3		Matt Tifft 1	Tripp Bruce
60	Ford	Bill McAnally	Trevor Bayne 1	Duane Knorr
61	Chevrolet 8	Richard Thompson	Brett Thompson 7	Will Harris
	Chevrolet 8		John Newhouse (R)1
	Ford 1		Brett Thompson 1
68	Chevrolet	Jenise Kneeland	Rodd Kneeland (R)2	Jim Weiler
68	Chevrolet	Jenise Kneeland	Colton Nelson (R)1	Camoyne Warf
71	Chevrolet	Dave Hansen	Clay Green (R)2	Steve Green
71	Chevrolet	Dave Hansen	Christian McGhee (R)1	Dave Hansen
74	Chevrolet	Thomas Tyrrell	Luis Tyrrell 3	Mike Naake
81	Toyota	Dwight Kennedy	D. J. Kennington 1	David Wight
83	Chevrolet	Todd Havens	Braeden Havens 3	Travis Sharpe
84	Chevrolet	Richard DeLong	Rich DeLong III 12	Dean Kuhn
86	Ford 1	Tim Spurgeon	Tim Spurgeon (R)1	Dean Langston
86	Toyota 1	Tim Spurgeon	John Wood 1	Mike Holleran
91	Chevrolet	Justin Marks	William Byron (R)2	Kevin Bellicourt
96	Toyota	Ben Kennedy	Ben Kennedy 1	Steve Zipadelli
99	Toyota	Bill McAnally	Chris Eggleston ^[6]	Roger Bracken

Notes

1 2 At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. West Series drivers who had to change numbers after qualifying: Ryan Partridge drove car number 91, instead of his regular car number 9 and Gracin Raz drove car number 72, instead of his regular car number 27.
↑ At the #ThanksKenny 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. Ryan Partridge was the only West Series driver who had to change his number after qualifying as he drove car number 91, instead of his regular car number 9.

Schedule

All of the races in the 2015 season will be televised on NBCSN and will be on a tape delay basis.^[10]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date^[1]
1	NAPA Auto Parts 150	Kern County Raceway Park, Bakersfield	March 28
2	King Taco Catering/NAPA Auto Parts 150	Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale	April 11
3	NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150	Tucson Speedway, Tucson	May 2
4	Casey's General Store 150 ^[a]	Iowa Speedway, Newton	May 16
5	Bill Schmitt Memorial 150	Shasta Speedway, Anderson	May 30
6	Carneros 200	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	June 27
7	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150	Stateline Speedway, Post Falls	July 11
8	#ThanksKenny 150 ^[b]	Iowa Speedway, Newton	July 31
9	NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Toyota	Evergreen Speedway, Monroe	August 15
10	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150	Colorado National Speedway, Dacono	August 22
11	NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208	Meridian Speedway, Meridian	September 5
12	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Axle Crutch	All American Speedway, Roseville	October 17
13	Casino Arizona 100	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	November 12

Notes

↑ The Casey's General Store 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.
↑ The #ThanksKenny 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team
1	NAPA Auto Parts 150	Dalton Sargeant	David Mayhew	Dalton Sargeant	Ford	55	Jefferson Pitts Racing
2	King Taco Catering/NAPA Auto Parts 150	Dalton Sargeant	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Toyota	99	Bill McAnally Racing
3	NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150	Ron Norman	Ryan Partridge	Noah Gragson	Ford	7	Jefferson Pitts Racing
4	Casey's General Store 150	Brandon McReynolds	William Byron	Brandon McReynolds	Toyota	16	Bill McAnally Racing
5	Bill Schmitt Memorial 150	David Mayhew	David Mayhew	Chris Eggleston	Toyota	99	Bill McAnally Racing
6	Carneros 200	David Mayhew	Dalton Sargeant	David Mayhew	Chevrolet	17	Steve McGowan Motorsports
7	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150	James Bickford	James Bickford	James Bickford	Ford	6	Sunrise Ford Racing
8	#ThanksKenny 150	Brandon McReynolds	Brandon McReynolds	Brandon McReynolds	Toyota	16	Bill McAnally Racing
9	NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Toyota	James Bickford	David Mayhew	David Mayhew	Chevrolet	17	Steve McGowan Motorsports
10	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150	Ryan Partridge	Ryan Partridge	Ryan Partridge	Ford	9	Sunrise Ford Racing
11	NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208	Noah Gragson	Noah Gragson	Noah Gragson	Ford	7	Jefferson Pitts Racing
12	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Axle Crutch	Gracin Raz	Alex Schutte	Gracin Raz	Ford	27	Jefferson Pitts Racing
13	Casino Arizona 100	Justin Haley	Justin Haley	Todd Gilliland	Toyota	54	Bill McAnally Racing

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

Pos	Driver	KER	IRW	TUC	IOW	SHA	SON	SLN	IOW	EVG	CNS	MER	AAS	PHO	Points
1	Chris Eggleston	5	1*	9	15	1	13	11	16	3	3	4	3	11	511
2	Noah Gragson (R)	3	7	1	7	16	7	2	5	5	8	1*	8	14	504
3	Ryan Partridge (R)	13	5	4*	20	6	4	4	18	2	1*	11	9	12	498
4	Gracin Raz (R)	6	4	2	17	4	12	3	23	4	6	6	1	24	489
5	Alex Schutte (R)	10	9	15	16	9	8	9	10	6	7	8	2*	13	468
6	David Mayhew	2*	6	14	11	20*	1	10	38	1*	4	21	4	29	458
7	Brandon McReynolds	27	12	8	1	7	19	8	1*	12	5	2	24	3	455
8	James Bickford	4	17	6	24	2	28	1*	6	8	10	14	23	8	446
9	Johnny White (R)	7	10	10	35	3	14	12	22	11	15	5	6	16	440
10	Nicole Behar (R)	21	2	5	21	10	23	7	21	9	9	17	7	22	424
11	Matt Levin (R)	17	19	11	28	17	25	14	28	10	13	12	16	23	372
12	Ron Norman (R)	26	14	12	32	23	30	6	35	13	11	18	22	26	346
13	Rich DeLong III	16	27	20	39	14	21	13	32	14	14	16	20		326
14	Brett Thompson	8	8	13	26	11	33					9		28	231
15	John Wood	22	18	17	33	21	26	16	36			22			226
16	Blake Williams (R)							5		7	2		10	18	178
17	Dalton Sargeant (R)	1	3		23¹		2*		13¹					4	173
18	Dylan Caldwell (R)					19		17	29	17		10	Wth³		165
19	Johnny Borneman III	25	22	7			11			16				DNQ⁴	150
20	Rob Powers (R)	18			38	22		15				13			136
21	Thomas Martin	14	11			8	24								119
22	Carlos Vieira	11	16			15	37								97
23	Braeden Havens							18		15			5		94
24	Clay Green (R)											7	12	19	94
25	Jack Sellers	15	21			24	31								85
26	Luis Tyrrell	19				13	16								84
27	Todd Souza		25	16			34							17	84
28	William Byron (R)				2*¹		5		19¹					2	82
29	Buddy Shepherd (R)					5						3			80
30	Christian McGhee (R)	9	13											DNQ⁴	79
31	Hannah Newhouse (R)	12	26									15			79
32	Justin Funkhouser	20	24			12									76
33	Christopher Bell (R)		15		5										71
34	Harrison Burton (R)												11	6	71
35	Bobby Hillis Jr.	24	23	22										DNQ⁴	63
36	Justin Haley (R)				6¹		3		7¹					21*	66
37	Jesse Iwuji (R)									DNS²		23	Wth³		65
38	Colton Nelson (R)											19	18	DNQ⁴	60
39	Bill Kann			23			27							DNQ⁴	48
40	Todd Gilliland (R)													1	47
41	Rodd Kneeland (R)					18							Wth³		43
42	Dustin Ash (R)			3											41
43	Kaz Grala (R)				29¹		17		11¹					30	41
44	Landon Cassill													5	39
45	Austin Dillon						6								38
46	Travis Miller				37¹				24¹					7	37
47	Christian Celaya (R)			19	27¹				30¹					DNQ⁴	37
48	Cole Custer						9								35
49	D. J. Kennington													9	35
50	Trevor Bayne						10								34
51	Ronnie Bassett Jr.				3				37					10	34
52	Jack Nugent (R)										12				32
53	Blaine Perkins (R)												13		31
54	John Newhouse (R)												14		30
55	Scott Ivie	23					35								30
56	Matt Tifft						15								29
57	Eddie Cheever III (R)												15		29
58	Greg Pursley													15	29
59	Johnny Moore												17		27
60	Dylan Jones (R)			18											26
61	Michael Shawhan (R)						18								26
62	Cole Moore (R)												19		25
63	Andrew Porter (R)		20												24
64	Tom Klauer						20								24
65	Trevor Cristiani (R)											20			24
66	Austin Reed (R)													20	24
67	Duane Hunt (R)			21											23
68	Dylan Cappello (R)												21		23
69	Jim Weiler (R)						22								22
70	Ben Kennedy													25	19
71	Spencer Davis (R)								3¹					27	17
72	Dan O'Donnell (R)												Wth³		16
73	Dave Smith						29								15
74	Jim Inglebright						32								12
75	Tim Spurgeon (R)						36								8
76	Kyle Kelley						38								6
Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series West points
	Jesse Little				4				2
	Rico Abreu (R)				30				4
	Scott Heckert				8				8
	Kyle Benjamin (R)				9				14
	Collin Cabre (R)				22				9
	Austin Hill				10				26
	Jay Beasley				12				12
	David Garbo Jr. (R)				13				17
	Trey Hutchens				14				20
	Dillon Bassett (R)				34				15
	Nick Drake				18				25
	Eddie MacDonald				19
	Kenzie Ruston				25				34
	Chad Finchum								27
	Devon Amos (R)				31				31
	Mike Senica (R)								33
	Gray Gaulding				36
Pos	Driver	KER	IRW	TUC	IOW	SHA	SON	SLN	IOW	EVG	CNS	MER	AAS	PHO	Points

Notes

¹ – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series East.
² – Jesse Iwuji received championship points, despite the fact that he did not start the race.
³ – Dylan Caldwell, Jesse Iwuji, Robb Kneeland and Dan O'Donnell received championship points, despite the fact that they withdrew prior to the race.
⁴ – Johnny Borneman III, Christian Celaya, Bobby Hillis Jr., Bill Kann, Christian McGhee and Colton Nelson received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.

References

1 2 Franceschini, Brooke (December 17, 2014). "K&N Pro Series 2015 Schedules Unveiled". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ Bryant, Tom (November 6, 2014). "Pursley Goes Out A Champion". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
↑ Estrada, Chris (November 10, 2014). "Grand finale: Greg Pursley caps career with 2nd NASCAR K&N West title". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports . Retrieved June 26, 2015.
1 2 Franceschini, Brooke (February 3, 2015). "Bruncati Announces K&N Pro West Lineup". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
↑ "I just signed with Jefferson Pitts Racing to race full time during 2015 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West!". Twitter. Twitter. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
1 2 "BMR Announces Expansion For 2015 As It Builds On Success". Bill McAnally Racing. Bill McAnally Racing. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
↑ "No. 21 Proficio Chevrolet Joins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West With Driver Alex Schutte". proficio.com. Proficio. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
↑ "Celaya, Stange Plan K&N West Assault". National Speed Sport News . National Speed Sport News. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
↑ "Oregon Driver to Race Full K&N West Schedule in 2015". Speed51.com. 51 Sports, LLC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
↑ Cunningham, Jason (February 3, 2015). "Robust NBCSN Broadcast Schedule Revealed". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

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[Iowa-6] 1 2 At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. West Series drivers who had to change numbers after qualifying: Ryan Partridge drove car number 91, instead of his regular car number 9 and Gracin Raz drove car number 72, instead of his regular car number 27.

[Iowa_2-7] At the #ThanksKenny 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. Ryan Partridge was the only West Series driver who had to change his number after qualifying as he drove car number 91, instead of his regular car number 9.

[13] The Casey's General Store 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

[14] The #ThanksKenny 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

[Dates-1] 1 2 Franceschini, Brooke (December 17, 2014). "K&N Pro Series 2015 Schedules Unveiled". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[2] Bryant, Tom (November 6, 2014). "Pursley Goes Out A Champion". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.

[3] Estrada, Chris (November 10, 2014). "Grand finale: Greg Pursley caps career with 2nd NASCAR K&N West title". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports . Retrieved June 26, 2015.

[Bruncati-4] 1 2 Franceschini, Brooke (February 3, 2015). "Bruncati Announces K&N Pro West Lineup". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

[5] "I just signed with Jefferson Pitts Racing to race full time during 2015 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West!". Twitter. Twitter. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[BMR-8] 1 2 "BMR Announces Expansion For 2015 As It Builds On Success". Bill McAnally Racing. Bill McAnally Racing. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

[9] "No. 21 Proficio Chevrolet Joins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West With Driver Alex Schutte". proficio.com. Proficio. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[10] "Celaya, Stange Plan K&N West Assault". National Speed Sport News . National Speed Sport News. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

[11] "Oregon Driver to Race Full K&N West Schedule in 2015". Speed51.com. 51 Sports, LLC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[12] Cunningham, Jason (February 3, 2015). "Robust NBCSN Broadcast Schedule Revealed". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

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