QUALIFYING: Raz To Lead Field At Roseville
Earns First K&N Pro West Pole
ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Gracin Raz added another accomplishment to his impressive rookie season.
The 18-year-old for Lake Oswego, Oregon, won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 21 Means 21 Pole Award at California’s All American Speedway during qualifying for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Axle Crutch.
Raz piloted his No. 27 Montana Tech Ford to the top spot with a time of 13.713 seconds (87.421 mph). He was just .124 seconds off from breaking the track’s qualifying record set by Jason Bowles in 2009 (13.589 seconds/67.576 mph).
Ryan Partridge and his No. 9 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford qualified second with a time of 13.731 seconds (87.306 mph).
James Bickford, Alex Schutte and David Mayhew rounded out the top five. While Noah Gragson, Blake Williams, Clay Green, Brandon McReynolds and Dylan Cappello completed the top 10.
Harrison Burton qualified 12th. The son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and current NBC Sports analyst Jeff Burton, will become the youngest driver in K&N Pro Series history at 15 years, 8 days. He breaks the West record is by current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Cameron Hayley, who was 15 years, 23 days (Montana Raceway Park, Kalispell, Montana; Aug. 23, 2011); and the overall K&N Pro Series record held by NASCAR Next driver Jesse Little of 15 years, 11 days (Richmond International Raceway; April 26, 2012).
The green flag for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 is slated for 8:35 p.m. PT.
NKNPS West All American 10/17/15 Qualifying
K&N Pro Series West
Series:
K&N Pro Series West
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Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 27 Gracin Raz * Montana Tech 13.713 87.421 3 3
2 9 Ryan Partridge * Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil 13.731 87.306 3 3 0.018
3 6 James Bickford Sunrise Ford/Interstate Plastics/Eibach 13.733 87.293 3 3 0.020
4 21 Alex Schutte * Proficio 13.753 87.166 3 4 0.040
5 17 David Mayhew MMI Racing/Ron’s Rear Ends/Pour House Chevrolet 13.785 86.964 3 3 0.072
6 7 Noah Gragson * Alert I.D./Collier International 13.833 86.662 3 3 0.120
7 55 Blake Williams* Don Williams 13.861 86.487 3 3 0.148
8 71 Clay Green* Clay Green Motorsports 13.906 86.207 3 3 0.193
9 16 Brandon McReynolds NAPA Auto Parts 13.937 86.016 3 4 0.224
10 8 Dylan Cappello * Garcia Racing 13.939 86.003 3 4 0.226
11 99 Chris Eggleston NAPA Belts & Hoses 13.941 85.991 3 3 0.228
12 12 Harrison Burton * Dex Imaging/Morton Buildings 13.953 85.917 3 4 0.240
13 83 Braeden Havens Western Rail Inc. 13.956 85.899 3 4 0.243
14 33 Nicole Behar * Custom Welding & Fabrication, Inc. 14.027 85.464 3 4 0.314
15 31 Johnny White * Pour House/Ron;s Rear Ends 14.054 85.300 3 3 0.341
16 00 Eddie Cheever, III * Trico, Inc. 14.087 85.100 3 4 0.374
17 54 Blaine Perkins * NAPA Mufflers & Shocks 14.094 85.057 3 4 0.381
18 20 Cole Moore * JM Environmental 14.101 85.015 3 4 0.388
19 38 Johnny Moore Wax 4 Dads/JM Environmental 14.142 84.769 2 2 0.429
20 61 John Newhouse * The Car Store 14.304 83.809 3 4 0.591
21 39 Dylan Caldwell * Wax 4 Dads/Pelorus 14.325 83.686 3 4 0.612
22 14 Matt Levin * Port of Tucson/Sierra Minning 14.403 83.233 3 4 0.690
23 06 Colton Nelson * Hollerans Performance 14.580 82.222 3 3 0.867
24 84 Rich DeLong III Country Girl Saloon/Ron’s Rear Ends 14.824 80.869 2 3 1.111
25 36 Jesse Iwuji * Phoenix Patriot Foundation 14.870 80.619 3 3 1.157
26 68 Rodd Kneeland * RoddRenovations.com 15.050 79.654 2 3 1.337
27 30 Ron Norman * Port of Tucson – 0
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
Sources: Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR