Posted on 11/12/2015
• Todd Gilliland Scores Major Win In Series Debut At Phoenix AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 12, 2015) – Chris Eggleston wrapped up the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship in the Bill McAnally Racing No. 99 NAPA Filters/H20 Fire Protection Toyota with a 10th-place finish in the Casino Arizona 100 at Phoenix International Raceway on Thursday. Car owner Bill McAnally had plenty to celebrate at PIR, as 15-year-old Todd Gilliland won the race in making his series debut in his No. 54 Frontline Enterprises Toyota, while competing under the BMR banner. He became the youngest winner in the history of the series. In addition, Brandon McReynolds drove BMR’s No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota to a third-place finish in the season finale at the 1-mile track. The championship comes in a special season in which BMR celebrated its 25th anniversary with NAPA AUTO PARTS as a sponsor. It marks a record tying sixth series championship for BMR – which won the title in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, and ... read more
Posted on 11/6/2015
• NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Closes Out Season AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 6, 2014) – Nick Drake led wire-to-wire, holding off the competition in a green-white-checkered finish, to capture his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series victory with a win in the Casino Arizona 100 as the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West wrapped up its season at Phoenix International Raceway on Thursday. Drake, who raced as a rookie this season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, was making his second appearance in the K&N West. He had finished third at Phoenix in February in his previous series start. The 18-year-old from Mooresville, North Carolina dominated Thursday’s event – winning the pole award during qualifying earlier in the day and keeping his No. 99 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota out front for all 103 laps around the one-mile oval. “It’s pretty special for all our NAPA guys,” Drake said of his win. “To finally get the job done and do it the way we did, leading every lap, it was pretty cool.” Drake ... read more