Eggleston States His Case at Orange Show
Defending K&N Pro West Champ Scores First Win Of 2016
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Through the first three races of 2016, Todd Gilliland and Ryan Partridge have dominated the conversation in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.
Chris Eggleston made a statement of his own Saturday night at Orange Show Speedway.
The defending series champion took the lead from Patridge with seven laps remaining and cruised to his first win of the season in the Sunrise Ford 150. With it, the Erie, Colorado, driver of the No. 50 NAPA Filters Toyota showed he’s very much in the hunt for the title again.
The win was Eggleston’s fourth of his career. Just as importantly, it was his fourth top five in as many races and moved him to within nine points of Gilliland for the top spot in the series.
Eggleston took the lead when race leader Ryan Partridge spun on the tight quarter-mile trying to avoid a lap-down car. Eggleston then held off Jefferson Pitts Racing teammates Gracin Raz and Noah Gragson — who finished second and third, respectively — on a green-white-checkered finish that pushed the race distance to 151 laps. Gilliland and Julia Landauer completed the top five. Partridge salvaged a sixth after winning the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day and leading most of the event.
It was Partridge’s first finish outside the top five, and kept him four points back of Gilliland and five points ahead of Eggleston in the standings.
Ron Norman finished seventh, followed by Matt Levin, Blaine Perkins and Jesse Iwuji.
The K&N Pro Series West’s first visit to the historic quarter-mile outside of Los Angeles in since September 23, 1978. The Sunrise Ford 150 will air on NBCSN on Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT).
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will head to Eggleston’s home track, Colorado National Speedway, for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 on Saturday, June 11.
Sources: Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR
RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE REPLAY
NKNPS West Orange Show 5/21/16 Results
K&N Pro Series West
Race: NKNPS West Orange Show 5/21/16
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Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 3 50 Chris Eggleston NAPA Filters Toyota 151 47 4 Running
2 4 27 Gracin Raz Montana Tech Ford 151 42 Running
3 2 7 Noah Gragson Speed Vegas/AlertID/Colliers Int’l Ford 151 41 Running
4 6 16 Todd Gilliland * NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 151 40 Running
5 8 54 Julia Landauer * Curb Records Toyota 151 39 Running
6 1 9 Ryan Partridge Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford 151 40 2 Running
7 11 30 Ron Norman Port of Tucson Ford 151 37 Running
8 14 14 Matt Levin Risk Management Ford 151 36 Running
9 5 21 Blaine Perkins * Four Star Fruit Chevrolet 151 35 Running
10 13 36 Jesse Iwuji * Red List Group Toyota 150 34 Running
11 10 6 John Wood Hollerans Performace/Wax 4 Dads Chevrolet 146 33 Running
12 12 84 Rich DeLong III Country Girl Saloon/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet 145 32 Running
13 16 38 Rich DeLong Idaho 208 Toyota 142 31 Accident
14 7 6 Cole Rouse * Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford 141 30 Running
15 15 91 Dan O’Donnell * West Valley Engine Balancing Ford 81 29 Electrical
16 9 19 Riley Herbst * NAPA Batteries Toyota 74 28 Running
17 17 39 Dan Phillippi * iRacing Toyota 35 27 Accident
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Partridge, Time: 13.402 Seconds, Speed: 67.154 mph
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 58 mins, 35 secs Average Speed: 38.663 mph Margin of Victory: .422 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 8-14 (36 Spun T3, No Free Pass); 16-20 (16 & 19 Contact on back stretch,36 FPass); 31-34 (39 Spun Turn 1&2, No Free Pass); 37-48 (06,91,39 Spun T 3&4, No Free Pass); 52-56 (36 Spun T 3&4, 06 Free Pass); 88-96 (06 Spun T 3, 38 Free Pass); 98-103 (54 & 6 made contact T 1&2 , 36 Free Pass); 111-119 (30, 14 & 84 Spun T 2, 36 Free Pass); 143-148 (38 & 9 Contact Front Stretch, 14 Free Pass). 9 for 63 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ryan Partridge 1-105, Chris Eggleston 106, Ryan Partridge 107-141, Chris Eggleston 142-151.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Partridge 140, Chris Eggleston 11. 3 changes involving 2 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Todd Gilliland * 178, Ryan Partridge 174, Chris Eggleston 169, Noah Gragson 152, Julia Landauer * 148, Cole Rouse * 146, Riley Herbst * 143, Gracin Raz 139, Ron Norman 135, Matt Levin 127
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
Autolite Iridium XP Lap Leader: #9 Ryan Patridge
Coca-Cola Move of the Race: #14 Matt Levin
Coors Light Pole: #9 Ryan Partridge
Rookie of the Race: #16 Todd Gilliland
Next Race:6/11/2016
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
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