Todd Gilliland powered to his sixth NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory of the year on Saturday night at Meridian Speedway. Photo by Otto Kitsinger/NASCAR via Getty Images
Todd Gilliland capitalized on a mistake made by Ryan Partridge late in the NAPA Auto Parts/Idaho 208 at Idaho’s Meridian Speedway to take home his sixth NASCAR K&N Pro Series West trophy of the year.
The 16-year-old Sherrills Ford, North Carolina native, started the race fifth and picked his way through the field to move into second behind Partridge, who had led a total of 121 laps before being overtaken.
Partridge, 28, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, held off a charging Gilliland until late in the race when the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender slipped past him for the lead with 73 laps remaining. This started the back and forth lead change between the two championship contenders for the duration of the 208-lap event.
With five laps remaining, a multi-car wreck occurred to force the field to a stop on a red flag. When the race resumed ten laps later, it was for a green-white-checkered attempt. Gilliland and Partridge were battling side-by-side, when Partridge made a costly mistake that caused him to spin and Gilliland cruised to his sixth victory lane celebration of the year.
The rookie will head into the season finale with a 25-point lead over Partridge (558-533).
Gilliland’s fellow Bill McAnally Racing teammate Julia Landauer finished second to tie the record for the highest finishing female in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West as well as earn her best career finish.
Nicole Behar finished third, while Cole Rouse and Gracin Raz rounded out the top five.
Noah Gragson, Stafford Smith, Rich DeLong III, Chris Eggleston and Blaine Perkins completed the top 10.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will be back in action on Saturday, October 15 for the season finale at California’s All American Speedway.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Meridian Speedway – Meridian, ID
NAPA Auto Parts/Idaho 208 – Sept. 24, 2016
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Todd Gilliland * | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 216 | 47 | 4 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | 54 | Julia Landauer * | Curb Records Toyota | 216 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 33 | Nicole Behar | Custom Welding & Fabrication Toyota | 216 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Cole Rouse * | Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford | 216 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 27 | Gracin Raz | Montana Tech Ford | 216 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | Noah Gragson | Speed Vegas/AlertID/Colliers Int’l Ford | 216 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 18 | 38 | Stafford Smith * | Visit Southwestern Idaho Chatter Box Toyota | 216 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 84 | Rich DeLong III | Country Girl Saloon/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet | 216 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 2 | 50 | Chris Eggleston | NAPA Filters Toyota | 216 | 36 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 21 | Blaine Perkins * | Four Star Fruit Chevrolet | 216 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 1 | 9 | Ryan Partridge | Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford | 216 | 35 | 2 | Running |
| 12 | 11 | 30 | Ron Norman | Port of Tucson/Tucson Speedway/Chuvy’s Ford | 216 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 12 | 7 | Colton Nelson * | Integrity Pools & Construction/Shake N Bake Racing | 215 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | Sting Ray Robb * | Red Apple Marketplace Chevrolet | 215 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 16 | 42 | Larry Hull * | DTS/Shake N Bake/Rick Moran/TI Company Ford | 215 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 13 | 55 | Hannah Newhouse * | Boise State University Ford | 214 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 17 | 6 | John Wood | Cinder Wines Chevrolet | 212 | 27 | Running | |
| 18 | 19 | 36 | Jesse Iwuji * | Jack Rabbit Energy Chevrolet | 210 | 26 | Running | |
| 19 | 3 | 19 | Riley Herbst * | NAPA Power Prem. Plus Alternators/Starters Toyota | 209 | 25 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 8 | Dan Phillippi * | Nikki Phillippi/Red’s Iron Toyota | 198 | 24 | Oil Leak | |
| 21 | 20 | 39 | Salvatore Iovino * | Integrated Tower Services/Qredentials.com Toyota | 188 | 23 | Accident |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Partridge, Time: 13.043 Seconds, Speed: 69.003 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 28 mins, 9 secs Average Speed: 36.756 mph Margin of Victory: 1.00 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 37-43 (19 Spun T 2 — #84 Free Pass); 46-50 (08 Spun on Back — #42 Free Pass); 53-59 (39 Spun T 3&4 — #06 Free Pass); 68-71 (30 & 39 Spun T 4 — #38 Free Pass); 83-88 (42 Spun T4 — #08 Free Pass); 112-118 (19 & 36 Spun T 1 — #38 Free Pass); 123-133 (6 Spun T 2 — #14 Free Pass); 138-149 (19 in wall between T 1&2 — # 6 Fr Pass); 157-162 (06 Spun T 4 — #7 Free Pass); 182-189 (14 Spun T 4 — #38 Free Pass); 194-200 (21 & 07 Spun T 1 & 2 — #14 Free Pass); 203-213 (50,42,06,39 &14 Acc. T1&2 — #30 FP); 216 (9 Spun T 4 — No Free Pass). 13 for 92 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ryan Partridge 1-60, Chris Eggleston 61-72, Ryan Partridge 73-134, Todd Gilliland * 135-163, Ryan Partridge 164-214, Todd Gilliland * 215-216.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Partridge 173, Todd Gilliland * 31, Chris Eggleston 12. 5 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Todd Gilliland * 558, Ryan Partridge 533, Noah Gragson 512, Gracin Raz 498, Julia Landauer * 487, Riley Herbst * 478, Chris Eggleston 475, Cole Rouse * 471, Blaine Perkins * 440, Jesse Iwuji * 376
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
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