2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

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Todd Gilliland, the 2017 K&N Pro Series West champion. This was the second of his two consecutive titles.

Chris Eggleston, the 2015 champion, finished second behind Gilliland in the championship by 29 points.

Derek Kraus finished third in the championship.

The 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West was the sixty-fourth season of the K&N Pro Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the NAPA Auto Parts Tucson 150 at Tucson Speedway on March 18 and concluded with the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Championship 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts at Kern County Raceway Park on November 4. Todd Gilliland was the defending drivers' champion and he won the championship again in 2017, becoming the first back-to-back champion in the West Series since Mike Duncan in 2004 and 2005.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	John Krebs Racing	11	Takuma Koga	Thomas Wicks 12 Justin Funkhouser 1 Charlie Silva 1
	Levin Racing	10	Matt Levin	Chase Newell 9 Scott Strachan 5
	Steve Portenga Racing	21	Blaine Perkins [1]	Steve Portenga
Ford	Jefferson Pitts Racing	7	Will Rodgers	Jeff Jefferson
	Patriot Motorsports Group	32	Kody Vanderwal	Rudy Vanderwal 6 Jason Dickenson 8
	Sunrise Ford Racing	6	Julia Landauer	Bill Sedgwick
		9	Zane Smith (R)1	Jeff Schrader
			Michael Self 13
Toyota	Bill McAnally Racing	16	Todd Gilliland [2]	Chris Lawson
		19	Derek Kraus (R) [3]	Ty Joiner
		99	Chris Eggleston [4]	Bryan Tasnady
	Central Coast Racing	13	Todd Souza	Michael Munoz
	Nicole Behar Racing	33	Nicole Behar	Mike Behar
Ford 13 Chevrolet 1	Kart Idaho Racing	30	Brandon Schilling (R)2	Jason Dickerson 2 Darrel Pederson 2 Kent Smith 5 Sonny Wahl 4 Kevin McCarty 1
			Stafford Smith 11
			Dave Smith 1
Chevrolet 13 Ford 1	Norman Levin Racing	40	Ron Norman	Erik Higley 13 Christopher Thomas 1
Ford 12 Toyota 2	Patriot Motorsports Group	14	Dan Phillippi (R)5	Stafford Smith 4 Mike Holleran 2 Nick Sommers 1 Kevin McCarty 1 Jason Larivee Jr. 2 Dan Engberson 1 Jim Vermillion 1 Darrel Pederson 1 John Wood 1
			Andrew Engberson (R)4
			John Wood 1
			Bryant Barnhill (R)1
			Zack St. Onge (R)1
			Jonas Fors (R)1
			Jerry de Weerdt (R)1 [5]
Chevrolet 4 Toyota 10		36	Jesse Iwuji	Joe Ransom 4 Sonny Wahl 1 Mike Holleran 3 Kevin McCarty 1 Charlie Wahl 4 Randy Reckley 1
Chevrolet 13 Ford 1		38	Salvatore Iovino (R)5	Sonny Wahl 6 Nick Sommers 2 Mike Holleran 5 Chris Clyne 1
			John Wood 7
			Stafford Smith 1
			Davey Hamilton Jr. (R)1

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Chevrolet	Carlos Vieira Racing	51	Carlos Vieira	Travis Bryans	1
	DeLong Racing	84	Rich DeLong III	Chris Dittes	8
	Hillis Racing	0	Bobby Hillis Jr.	Ralph E. Byers	3
	McGowan Motorsports	17	David Mayhew	Gary Collins 1 Matt Ross 1	2
	Don Newman	90	Trevor Cristiani (R)	Danny Cristiani 4 Steve Teets 1	5
	Patriots Motorsports Group	34	Rudy Vanderwal (R)	Brian Yackey	1
			Tyler Fabozzi (R)	Sonny Wahl	1
	Performance P-1 Motorsports	77	Kevin O'Connell	Tony Jackson	1
	Roadrunner Motorsports	20	Jim Inglebright	Rodney Haygood	1
	Rodd Racing	68	Rodd Kneeland (R)	Trent Musser	1
	Charlie Silva	5	Justin Funkhouser	Brian Carson	2
	Spurgeon Motorsports	86	Tim Spurgeon	Mike Davis	1
			Hollis Thackeray (R)	Mike Doss	1
	Sonny Wahl	42	Zack St. Onge (R)	Jim Vermillion	1
Ford	Troy Cline	88	Ryan Blaney [6]	Doug Chouinard	1
	Jefferson Pitts Racing	4	Kevin Harvick	Richard Boswell	1
		27	Garrett Archer (R)	Jerry Pitts 12 Jeff Jefferson 1	5
			Sheldon Creed (R)		1
			Gracin Raz		1
			Tayler Riddle (R)		1
			Buddy Shepherd (R)		1
			Max Tullman (R)		3
		55	Vanessa Robinson (R)	Jason Jefferson	1
			Owen Riddle (R)		1
			Sheldon Creed (R)	Jerry Pitts	1
			Buddy Shepherd (R)	Denny Bowyer	1
	Courtney O'Donnell	91	Dan O'Donnell (R)	William Loe	2
	REF Motorsports	4	Rod Johnson Jr. (R)	Mark Perry	1
	Sunrise Ford Racing	22	Derek Thorn	Mike Keen	1
	Thompson Motorsports	61	Johnny Borneman III	Will Harris	4
			Braeden Havens		1
Toyota	Bassett Racing	04	Ronnie Bassett Jr.	Kris Bowen	1
		44	Dillon Bassett	Skip Eyler	1
	Bill McAnally Racing	20	Cole Moore (R)	Mario Isola	1
		43	Derek Thorn	Mike Keen	1
		54	Riley Herbst	Shannon Rursch 4 Kevin Manion 1	5
			Will Gallaher (R)	Roger Bracken	1
	Ivie Racing	47	Scott Ivie	Mike D'Arcy	1
	MDM Motorsports	12	Daniel Suárez [6]	Mardy Lindley	1
Toyota 4 Chevrolet 3	Patriot Motorsports Group	39	Andrew Tuttle (R)	Kevin McCarty 4 Kent Smith 1 Sonny Wahl 1 Dave Hansen 1	2
			Rudy Vanderwal (R)		1
			Dan Phillippi (R)		1
			Josh Fanopoulos (R)		2
			Jonas Fors (R)		1

Schedule

The Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway in June

All of the races in the 2017 season were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis. ^[7]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	NAPA Auto Parts Tucson 150	Tucson Speedway, Tucson	March 18
2	NAPA Auto Parts 150	Kern County Raceway Park, Bakersfield	March 23
3	NAPA Auto Parts Twin 100s	Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale	March 25
4
5	Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150	Spokane County Raceway, Airway Heights	May 13
6	Sunrise Ford 150 presented by Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse	Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino	May 20
7	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150	Colorado National Speedway, Dacono	June 10
8	Carneros 200	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	June 24
9	Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College [a]	Iowa Speedway, Newton	July 28
10	NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Toyota	Evergreen Speedway, Monroe	August 12
11	Clint Newell Toyota 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts	Douglas County Speedway, Roseburg	August 26
12	NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 presented by Perfect Hydration and Lights Out	Meridian Speedway, Meridian	September 30
13	Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by TriCo Welding Supply	All American Speedway, Roseville	October 14
14	West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Championship 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts	Kern County Raceway Park, Bakersfield	November 4
Source: [8]

  NAPA 500 Challenge ^[b]

Notes

1. The Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College 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. Unlike in previous years, drivers received points and statistical credit relative to the whole field in general, instead of relative to other drivers in their series. Also drivers were allowed to score points for both the East and West Series.
2. The first four races were part of the NAPA 500 Challenge, with a $100,000 reward to anyone who won all four races, $10,000 to anyone who finished in the Top 3 in all four races, $5,000 for a Top 5 classification in all four races and $1,000 for a Top 10 classification in all four races. ^[9]

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer
1	NAPA Auto Parts Tucson 150 [10]	Todd Gilliland	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Toyota
2	NAPA Auto Parts 150 [11]	Todd Gilliland	Michael Self	Todd Gilliland	Toyota
3	NAPA Auto Parts Twin 100s [12]	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Toyota
4	NAPA Auto Parts Twin 100s [13]	Todd Gilliland 1	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Toyota
5	Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 [14]	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Toyota
6	Sunrise Ford 150 presented by Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse [15]	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Toyota
7	NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 [16]	Chris Eggleston	Todd Gilliland	Chris Eggleston	Toyota
8	Carneros 200 [17]	Will Rodgers	Will Rodgers	Kevin Harvick	Ford
9	Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College [18]	Derek Kraus	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Toyota
10	NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Toyota [19]	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Toyota
11	Clint Newell Toyota 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts [20]	Chris Eggleston	Chris Eggleston	Todd Gilliland	Toyota
12	NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 presented by Perfect Hydration and Lights Out [21]	Todd Gilliland	Todd Gilliland	Michael Self	Ford
13	Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by TriCo Welding Supply [22]	Michael Self	Michael Self	Michael Self	Ford
14	West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Championship 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts [23]	Todd Gilliland	Dillon Bassett	Derek Kraus	Toyota

Notes

• ¹ – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first NAPA Auto Parts Twin 100 race.

Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

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

Pos	Driver	TUC	KER	IRW	IRW	SPO	ORG	CNS	SON	IOW	EVG	DCO	MER	AAS	KER	Points
1	Todd Gilliland	2	1	1*	1*	1*	6	3*	6	1*	12	1	2*	2	2	610
2	Chris Eggleston	1*	4	2	2	3	1*	1	10	3	1*	2*	7	3	20	581
3	Derek Kraus (R)	6	2	18	4	2	16	2	5	11	11	3	5	4	1	533
4	Michael Self		6*	6	3	5	8	8	4	6	4	7	1	1*	4	522
5	Will Rodgers (R)	5	3	5	5	19	20	9	2*	8	2	4	3	5	8	520
6	Todd Souza	22	10	11	10	12	3	10	8	18	8	8	4	11	13	468
7	Julia Landauer	12	12	10	6	7	19	6	23	17	6	5	9	21	12	451
8	Nicole Behar	10	7	4	8	6	17	17	25	27	3	12	20	6	10	444
9	Kody Vanderwal (R)	8	9	14	15	10	4	5	15	34	14	15	6	9	18	440
10	Blaine Perkins	11	8	7	9	18	11	20	7	21	16	17	8	8	19	436
11	Matt Levin	13	15	9	12	11	9	11	14	19	7	10	21	12	25	428
12	Ron Norman	14	14	12	11	20	13	7	22	23	9	18	11	16	24	402
13	Takuma Koga	16	19	16	19	14	5	16	21	29	18	11	12	14	17	389
14	Jesse Iwuji	20	16	21	18	15	14	14	31	31	17	13	13	19	16	358
15	Stafford Smith			19	14	16	18	19	24	24	10	14	10	13	14	333
16	Bill Kann	18	17	13	17		7	21		28				18	21	236
17	Rich DeLong III	19	13	15	16	22	12	13	27							215
18	John Wood						10	18	29	32	15	20	15	20		193
19	Garret Archer (R)	3	18	3	7	4										185
20	Dan Phillippi (R)	17	21	17	20			12				16				161
21	Trevor Cristiani (R)	15										9	19	15	26	137
22	Johnny Borneman III		11	8	13				18							126
23	Andrew Engberson (R)					13	15				13	19				116
24	Max Tullman (R)												17	10	9	96
25	Salvatore Iovino (R)	21	20	Wth	Wth	21										92
26	David Mayhew		5						3							80
27	Sheldon Creed (R)						2		9							78
28	Riley Herbst	9	Wth	Wth	Wth										3	76
29	Buddy Shepherd (R)											6			7	75
30	Brandon Schilling (R)	7	22													59
31	Derek Thorn								28						6	54
32	Rudy Vanderwal (R)							15			19					54
33	Josh Fanopoulos (R)												16	22		50
34	Andrew Tuttle (R)					17	21									50
35	Zack St. Onge (R)											21	18			49
36	Kevin Harvick								1							47
37	Dan O'Donnell (R)			20	DNS1											47
38	Dillon Bassett									202					5*	41
39	Justin Funkhouser	24	23													41
40	Zane Smith (R)	4														40
41	Gracin Raz							4								40
42	Tayler Riddle (R)										5					39
43	Jonas Fors (R)													23	27	38
44	Cole Moore (R)													7		37
45	Owen Riddle (R)					8										36
46	Braeden Havens					9										35
47	Daniel Suárez								11							33
48	Rod Johnson Jr. (R)														11	33
49	Carlos Vieira								12							32
50	Tim Spurgeon								13							31
51	Tyler Fabozzi (R)												14			30
52	Davey Hamilton Jr. (R)														15	29
53	Scott Ivie								16							28
54	Dave Smith								17							27
55	Hollis Thackeray (R)													17		27
56	Rodd Kneeland (R)								19							25
57	Will Gallaher (R)								20							24
58	Jerry de Weerdt (R)														22	22
59	Bobby Hillis Jr.	23		Wth	Wth											21
60	Ronnie Bassett Jr.									92					23	21
61	Ryan Blaney								26							18
62	Jim Inglebright								30							14
63	Kevin O'Connell								DNS1							12
64	Bryant Barnhill (R)									33						11
	Vanessa Robinson (R)	Wth														0
Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series West points
	Chase Purdy (R)									2
	Harrison Burton									4
	Chase Cabre (R)									5
	Ben Kennedy									7
	Jesse Little									10
	Rubén García Jr.									12
	Tyler Dippel									13
	Collin Cabre									14
	Reid Wilson (R)									15
	Jay Beasley									16
	Jeff Green									22
	Brandon Oakley (R)									25
	Vinnie Miller (R)									26
	Trey Hutchens									30
Pos	Driver	TUC	KER	IRW	IRW	SPO	ORG	CNS	SON	IOW	EVG	DCO	MER	AAS	KER	Points

Notes

• ¹ – Dan O'Donnell and Kevin O'Connell received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
• ² – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series East.

See also

• Sports portal

• 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
• 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
• 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
• 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series
• 2017 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
• 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

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