Posted on 3/23/2014
BMR Drivers Take Home The Hardware In NAPA AUTO PARTS 150 IRWINDALE, Calif. (March 23, 2014) – Patrick Staropoli scored his first career win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with a victory in the NAPA AUTO PARTS 150 at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway on Saturday night. The win by the 24-year-old driver from Plantation, Fla., marked a return to Irwindale’s Victory Lane for Bill McAnally Racing – which had dominated series competition at the state-of-the-art facility east of Los Angeles between 2001 and 2007. For Staropoli, who started fifth on the grid in the No. 99 PEAK Toyota, the win came in just his third career series start. Like many others in Saturday’s race, he opted to drop back early in the event and save his tires. After fading back as far as 13th, Staropoli eventually began his move to the front. He capitalized on two late-race cautions to charge from fourth to first – taking the lead with 13 laps remaining. He pulled away to win by a margin of 1.551 seconds. “W ... read more
Posted on 3/20/2014
Good Day Sacramento’s Nina Hajian visited Bill McAnally Racing and the BMR Napa AutoCare Center in Roseville for Daytona Sunday. The local news program did multiple segments featuring the BMR Napa AutoCare Center in Roseville that is a full service automotive repair facility and home to a seven time championship NASCAR team. The segment included an interview with Bill McAnally about the team’s recent success in Daytona Beach as they begin their quest for championships in both the East and West Coasts for 2014 before Nina took the pit crew tire change challenge against the clock. Earlier the same week, BMR 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 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 ... read more