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Eggleston, Defending K&N West Champ Scores Big Win at Orange Show Speedway

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Chris Eggleston at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, May 23, 2016 Photo - Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images

Chris Eggleston at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, May 23, 2016 Photo – Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images

Chris Eggleston is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Although Todd Gilliland and Ryan Partridge have dominated the news in this NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season, last year’s series’ champion made his own headline on Saturday night at Orange Show Speedway.

Driving for Bill McAnally Racing, Eggleston took the lead from Partridge with seven laps to go, chasing down his first win of the season in the Sunrise Ford 150. With that victory, the Erie, Colorado, driver of the No. 50 NAPA Filters Toyota made it clear, he’s also a contender for another championship title. Continue reading →

Cole Rouse Looks to Continue Strong NASCAR K&N West Rookie Season at Orange Show Speedway

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Cole Rouse at 9 pm ET on Thursday, May 19, 2016 Photo - SFR

Cole Rouse at 9 pm ET on Thursday, May 19, 2016 Photo – SFR

Cole Rouse is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Returning to Orange Show Speedway after 38 years, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West drivers will take center stage on Saturday, May 21st as teams take to the track for the first time since September 23, 1978 for the Sunrise Ford 150.

Representing Sunrise Ford Racing this weekend is the latest K&N West winner, Ryan Partridge who won at Tucson Speedway on May 7th and his teammate, Cole Rouse, who is competing for the 2016 Rookie of the Year honors. Partridge is now just four points behind series’ points leader, Todd Gilliland, while Rouse sits fourth in the point standings and six points behind last year’s series’ champion, Chris Eggleston who is third in points.  Continue reading →

Future Stars Unveiled During NASCAR Next Announcement

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Future Stars Unveiled During NASCAR Next Announcement

Three Different Countries Represented in 2016-17 Class

Two are following in the footsteps of their former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driving fathers. One is a long-time racer who competed on the reality television show “Survivor,” and later added a degree from Stanford University. Another is one of the fastest rising stock car drivers in the Midwest. There is even a pair of international phenoms.

From Charlotte to New York City, and from Quebec to Israel, the 11 drivers who were announced as the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class today are primed for a successful and impactful future in NASCAR. This is the sixth edition of NASCAR Next, an industry-wide initiative designed to spotlight to best and brightest rising young stars in racing. Continue reading →

Ryan Partridge Cruises to NASCAR K&N West Victory Lane at Tucson

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Ryan Partridge at 8:40 pm ET and Noah Gragson at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, May 9, 2016 Photo – Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images

Ryan Partridge and Noah Gragson are our guests on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 8:40 and 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Ryan Partridge put an end to Todd Gilliland’s three race win streak in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Saturday night at Arizona’s Tucson Speedway.

The 27-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, held off a charging Gilliland on the Green-White-Checkered attempt to cruise to his second series victory after leading 127 laps.

In a similar fashion to his first career win at Colorado National Speedway last season, Partridge earned the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day before celebrating in the winner’s circle that night. Continue reading →

#NASCAR K&N West Driver, Gracin Raz Looks for Redemption at Tucson Speedway

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Gracin Raz at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 5, 2016 Photo - Getty Images

Gracin Raz at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 5, 2016
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Gracin Raz is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West teams head to Tucson Speedway this weekend for the NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 after a long break since their last outing a month ago. This is their third event of the 2016 season and already there are some interesting storylines for fans to follow.

Jefferson Pitts Racing have two drivers looking for a victory this weekend with Noah Gragson as the defending winner and Gracin Raz looking for redemption after finishing second last year.

Now, sixth in the K&N West point standings, a repeat win for Gragson would mean, the series’ first back-to-back victories at the 0.375-mile Arizona oval and his first win of the 2016 season. Raz is now ninth in the series’ point standings and a win for him would mean redemption after battling hard for the victory and finishing as runner-up in 2015.

Raz finished fourth in the series’ 2015 championship standings, earning his first victory at All-American Speedway and his first top-five at Irwindale with a fourth-place finish. With only two events in the 2016 season, Raz has a top-ten finish of seventh at Kern County Raceway.

Looking to challenge both Jefferson Pitts Racing drivers is Bill McAnally Racing driver, Todd Gilliland as he looks to continue his winning streak this weekend. Third-generation racer, Gilliland enters the weekend leading the K&N West point standings after winning the first two races of the season at Irwindale and Kern. He also won the K&N West season finale last year at Phoenix and now owns a three-race winning streak heading into this weekend. The race is a debut for Gilliland at Tucson Speedway.

A win for Gilliland will not come easy with Gragson and Raz both having experience at Tucson.

Fans can follow the K&N West drivers in the NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 at Tucson Speedway on Saturday, May 7th at 8:30 pm Pacific Time on NASCAR Hometracks Race Central powered by Speed 51. NBC Sports Network will broadcast the tape-delayed race on Thursday, May 12th at 6 pm ET.