Posted on 2/18/2014
• Eighth-Place Finish For Staropoli Gives BMR 3 Top 10s In UNOH Battle At The Beach DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2014) – Bill McAnally Racing drivers Brandon McReynolds and Nick Drake made a hard charge to the front to finish third and fourth in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East competition at the UNOH Battle At The Beach at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Tuesday night. McReynolds made the biggest gain in the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, rocketing from 19th on the grid to take third – while Drake methodically moved from his 11th-place starting position to finish fourth in the No. 15 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry. Patrick Staropoli rounded out the BMR effort with an eighth-place finish in the No. 99 PEAK Toyota Camry – giving car owner Bill McAnally three top-10 finishes in the prestigious race. Staropoli had made his way to sixth after starting 18th, but got caught up in an incident about two-thirds through the 150-lap event and had to battle ba ... read more
Posted on 2/17/2014
UNOH Battle At The Beach To Be Broadcast Live On TV And Radio ROSEVILLE, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2014) – A trio of drivers from Bill McAnally Racing are headed to their second race in three days as the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East completes a doubleheader with the UNOH Battle At The Beach at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The event, staged on a .37-mile oval on the backstretch at the “World Center of Racing,” follows two days after the series opened its season at nearby New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday. BMR drivers Nick Drake, Brandon McReynolds and Patrick Staropoli are among the field of competitors who will be challenging for the $20,000 winner’s purse in the prestigious event, which is part of Budweiser Speedweeks 2014 at Daytona. The UNOH Battle At The Beach will be broadcast live on television and radio. FOX Sports 2 will carry the event live beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Motor Racing Network (MRN) will stream coverage of the race l ... read more
Posted on 1/9/2014
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2014) – Bill McAnally Racing, a championship team in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with five series titles, has announced plans to expand into the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with a multi-car effort in 2014. BMR’s team in the K&N East will feature series rookie Nick Drake running the full schedule in the No. 15 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota, while second-year driver Cole Custer will run nine events in the No. 00 NAPA/Haas Automation entry. “We are very excited to expand BMR into the K&N Pro Series East,” said BMR President Bill McAnally. “This is a great opportunity to expand the program with our partners, NAPA AUTO PARTS and Toyota. We have been able to join together a top-caliber team and look for great things in 2014 for our sponsors and fans.” “Cole Custer displayed his potential in winning races as a series rookie and we look for that performance to continue in 2014,” McAnally said. “And we are confident that Nick Drake will make a ... read more
Posted on 1/7/2014
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2014) – Brandon McReynolds has been named to drive the Bill McAnally Racing No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West for 2014. The 22-year-old driver from Mooresville, N.C., returns to BMR after registering one top-five and two top-10 finishes in two series starts with the team last season. McReynolds, the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief and current race analyst with FOX Sports Larry McReynolds, also has two top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 12 starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. In addition, he has competed in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, where he scored a victory at Talladega Superspeedway in 2012. “We are excited to welcome Brandon to BMR,” said BMR President Bill McAnally. “We enjoyed working with him this past season and we look forward to having him run the full schedule for 2014. “With the potential Brandon displayed, we anticipate great resu ... read more
Posted on 4/8/2013
Roseville, Calif. –It’s been nearly 60 years since there has been a NASCAR race event at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. In June of 1953, Herb Thomas spoiled a dominant effort by Lee Petty to win a race in the series now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at a newly-opened Five Flags Speedway. Sergio Pena and other young NASCAR Stars of tomorrow along with short track veterans of the K&N Pro Series East will battle at the “Home of the Snowball Derby” for 150 laps as NASCAR racing returns to the Florida Panhandle for the NAPA AUTO PARTS “150” on April 13th. “The team and I are very excited to race at Five Flags Speedway,” said Pena, driver of the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota. “It’s a track I’ve never been to but I’ve been watching YouTube videos about it as much as possible to get a good idea of what to expect.” “I really want to thank NAPA and BMR for having me race at some K&N Pro Series East races aside from the full West schedule so I ... read more
Posted on 3/16/2013
Roseville, Calif. –Bill McAnally Racing brought four teams to Phoenix International Raceway to kick off the 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season. With of field of 30 cars taking the green, BMR finished with three Toyota Camrys in the top-ten. Brandon McReynolds of Mooresville (N.C.), driver of the No. 20 NAPA Filters Toyota, was third quick during the first practice session. He was fifth on the timing charts in the final practice and qualified the No. 20 NAPA Filters Toyota Camry on the outside of row four to start the Talking Stick Resort “60” McReynolds took the green flag and gained two positions by lap 35. The race had five cautions periods. At the final restart, McReynolds dug hard but would finish in 9th. This was his first start in the NKNS West. “Debris killed us,” said McReynolds. “We would be moving up in the field then the caution would come out and we would have to move back to the last completed lap. All in all, it was a good night for the No ... read more