2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

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Chris Eggleston, the 2015 K&N Pro Series West champion. Chris Eggleston Monroe 2017 (cropped).jpg
Chris Eggleston, the 2015 K&N Pro Series West champion.
Noah Gragson, driving the No. 7 car for Jefferson Pitts Racing, finished second behind Eggleston in the championship by just 7 points. Noah Gragson Sonoma 2019.jpg
Noah Gragson, driving the No. 7 car for Jefferson Pitts Racing, finished second behind Eggleston in the championship by just 7 points.
Ryan Partridge, driving the No. 9 car for Sunrise Ford Racing, finished third in the championship. Ryan Partridge Sonoma 2018.jpg
Ryan Partridge, driving the No. 9 car for Sunrise Ford Racing, finished third in the championship.

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.

Contents

Drivers

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

The starting grid lined up in pit lane prior to the Carneros 200, driven on Sonoma Raceway, the only road course of the 2015 season. Starting lineup - Bryon and Mayhew - Carneros 200 - 1 Stierch.jpg
The starting grid lined up in pit lane prior to the Carneros 200, driven on Sonoma Raceway, the only road course of the 2015 season.

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]
1NAPA Auto Parts 150 Kern County Raceway Park, Bakersfield March 28
2King Taco Catering/NAPA Auto Parts 150 Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale April 11
3NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 Tucson Speedway, Tucson May 2
4 Casey's General Store 150 [lower-alpha 1] Iowa Speedway, Newton May 16
5Bill Schmitt Memorial 150 Shasta Speedway, Anderson May 30
6 Carneros 200 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma June 27
7NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 Stateline Speedway, Post Falls July 11
8 #ThanksKenny 150 [lower-alpha 2] Iowa Speedway, Newton July 31
9NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Toyota Evergreen Speedway, Monroe August 15
10NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 Colorado National Speedway, Dacono August 22
11NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 Meridian Speedway, Meridian September 5
12NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Axle Crutch All American Speedway, Roseville October 17
13Casino Arizona 100 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 12
Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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 ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning team
1NAPA Auto Parts 150 Dalton Sargeant David Mayhew Dalton Sargeant Ford 55Jefferson Pitts Racing
2King Taco Catering/NAPA Auto Parts 150 Dalton Sargeant Chris Eggleston Chris Eggleston Toyota 99 Bill McAnally Racing
3NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150Ron Norman Ryan Partridge Noah Gragson Ford 7Jefferson Pitts Racing
4 Casey's General Store 150 Brandon McReynolds William Byron Brandon McReynolds Toyota 16 Bill McAnally Racing
5Bill Schmitt Memorial 150 David Mayhew David Mayhew Chris Eggleston Toyota 99 Bill McAnally Racing
6 Carneros 200 David Mayhew Dalton Sargeant David Mayhew Chevrolet 17Steve McGowan Motorsports
7NAPA 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
9NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Toyota James Bickford David Mayhew David Mayhew Chevrolet 17Steve McGowan Motorsports
10NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 Ryan Partridge Ryan Partridge Ryan Partridge Ford 9 Sunrise Ford Racing
11NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 Noah Gragson Noah Gragson Noah Gragson Ford 7Jefferson Pitts Racing
12NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Axle CrutchGracin RazAlex SchutteGracin Raz Ford 27Jefferson Pitts Racing
13Casino 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.

PosDriver KER IRW TUC IOW SHA SON SLN IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO Points
1 Chris Eggleston 51*9151131116334311511
2 Noah Gragson (R)371716725581*814504
3 Ryan Partridge (R)1354*206441821*11912498
4Gracin Raz (R)64217412323466124489
5Alex Schutte (R)1091516989106782*13468
6 David Mayhew 2*6141120*110381*421429458
7 Brandon McReynolds 27128171981*1252243455
8 James Bickford 4176242281*681014238446
9Johnny White (R)7101035314122211155616440
10 Nicole Behar (R)21252110237219917722424
11 Matt Levin (R)17191128172514281013121623372
12Ron Norman (R)2614123223306351311182226346
13Rich DeLong III162720391421133214141620326
14Brett Thompson8813261133928231
15John Wood221817332126163622226
16Blake Williams (R)5721018178
17 Dalton Sargeant (R)132312*1314173
18Dylan Caldwell (R)1917291710Wth3165
19 Johnny Borneman III 252271116DNQ4150
20Rob Powers (R)1838221513136
21 Thomas Martin 1411824119
22Carlos Vieira1116153797
23Braeden Havens1815594
24Clay Green (R)7121994
25 Jack Sellers 1521243185
26Luis Tyrrell19131684
27 Todd Souza 2516341784
28 William Byron (R)2*15191282
29Buddy Shepherd (R)5380
30Christian McGhee (R)913DNQ479
31 Hannah Newhouse (R)12261579
32Justin Funkhouser20241276
33 Christopher Bell (R)15571
34 Harrison Burton (R)11671
35 Bobby Hillis Jr. 242322DNQ463
36 Justin Haley (R)6137121*66
37 Jesse Iwuji (R)DNS223Wth365
38Colton Nelson (R)1918DNQ460
39 Bill Kann 2327DNQ448
40 Todd Gilliland (R)147
41 Rodd Kneeland (R)18Wth343
42Dustin Ash (R)341
43 Kaz Grala (R)291171113041
44 Landon Cassill 539
45 Austin Dillon 638
46 Travis Miller 371241737
47Christian Celaya (R)19271301DNQ437
48 Cole Custer 935
49 D. J. Kennington 935
50 Trevor Bayne 1034
51 Ronnie Bassett Jr. 3371034
52Jack Nugent (R)1232
53 Blaine Perkins (R)1331
54 John Newhouse (R)1430
55Scott Ivie233530
56 Matt Tifft 1529
57 Eddie Cheever III (R)1529
58 Greg Pursley 1529
59Johnny Moore1727
60Dylan Jones (R)1826
61Michael Shawhan (R)1826
62 Cole Moore (R)1925
63Andrew Porter (R)2024
64Tom Klauer2024
65Trevor Cristiani (R)2024
66Austin Reed (R)2024
67Duane Hunt (R)2123
68Dylan Cappello (R)2123
69Jim Weiler (R)2222
70 Ben Kennedy 2519
71 Spencer Davis (R)312717
72Dan O'Donnell (R)Wth316
73Dave Smith2915
74 Jim Inglebright 3212
75 Tim Spurgeon (R)368
76 Kyle Kelley 386
Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series West points
Jesse Little 42
Rico Abreu (R)304
Scott Heckert 88
Kyle Benjamin (R)914
Collin Cabre (R)229
Austin Hill 1026
Jay Beasley1212
David Garbo Jr. (R)1317
Trey Hutchens 1420
Dillon Bassett (R)3415
Nick Drake 1825
Eddie MacDonald 19
Kenzie Ruston 2534
Chad Finchum 27
Devon Amos (R)3131
Mike Senica (R)33
Gray Gaulding 36
PosDriver KER IRW TUC IOW SHA SON SLN IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO Points
Notes

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