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.
No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
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00 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Cole Custer 1 | Rich Lushes |
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 |
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 |
Ford 1 | ||||
14 | Toyota 12 | Penny Wood | Matt Levin (R) | Chase Newell |
Ford 1 | ||||
15 | Chevrolet | Jack Sellers | Justin Funkhouser 2 | Eric Steele |
Charlie Silva | Jack Sellers 2 | |||
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 |
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 |
Ford 9 | ||||
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 | |||
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 |
Johnny Moore 1 | Dale Dodds | |||
Toyota 5 | Andrew Porter (R)1 | Ed Ash | ||
Duane Hunt (R)1 | ||||
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 |
Dylan Caldwell (R)1 | Pat Mejia | |||
40 | Chevrolet | Michael Hillman | Austin Dillon 1 | Doug Chouinard |
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 |
Toyota 1 | ||||
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 | ||
Matt Tifft 1 | Tripp Bruce | |||
60 | Ford | Bill McAnally | Trevor Bayne 1 | Duane Knorr |
61 | Chevrolet 8 | Richard Thompson | Brett Thompson 7 | Will Harris |
John Newhouse (R)1 | ||||
Ford 1 | Brett Thompson 1 | |||
68 | Chevrolet | Jenise Kneeland | Rodd Kneeland (R)2 | Jim Weiler |
Colton Nelson (R)1 | Camoyne Warf | |||
71 | Chevrolet | Dave Hansen | Clay Green (R)2 | Steve Green |
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 |
Toyota 1 | 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 |
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] |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
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