Saturday, July 30, 2016

Gilliland Notches Fourth K&N Pro West Win



Via NASCAR PR

NEWTON, IOWA (July 29, 2016) - NEWTON, IOWA - Todd Gilliland registered his fourth win of the season, leading 116-of-150 laps on his way to Victory Lane in Friday night's Casey's General Store 150 NASCAR K&N Pro Series combination race at Iowa Speedway.
The 16-year-old NASCAR Next driver from Sherrill's Ford, North Carolina, took the green flag from the second starting position behind NASCAR Next alumnus Kyle Benjamin and swapped the lead with him twice before taking the point from Benjamin heading into the halfway break.

Once the contest restarted, Benjamin grabbed the lead once again on Lap 81, but was quickly tracked down by Gilliland two go-arounds later. Gilliland sped away from Benjamin and the rest of the field, leading the final 68 laps of the race.

Benjamin finished second, followed by Austin Theriault, Collin Cabre and Ryan Partridge.

While Riley Herbst, Justin Haley, Hunter Baize, Gracin Raz and John Holleman IV rounded out the top 10.

In addition to his four wins this season, Gilliland now boasts seven top fives in eight NASCAR K&N Pro Series West starts. His Bill McAnally Racing team has won the last three races at Iowa Speedway.

The Casey's General Store 250 from Iowa Speedway will air on NBCSN Friday, Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. ET.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will be back in action at Watkins Glen International Friday, Aug. 5, while the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West takes the track next at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington, Saturday, Aug. 13.

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West-Casey's General Stores 150 pres. by Vatterott College
Results
Friday
At Iowa Speedway,
Newton, IA
Lap length: 0.875 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Todd Gilliland, Sherrills Ford, NC, Toyota, 150 laps, 98.294 mph.
2. (1) Kyle Benjamin, Easley, S.C., Chevrolet, 150.
3. (3) Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, Toyota, 150.
4. (10) Collin Cabre, Tampa, FL, Toyota, 150.
5. (9) Ryan Partridge, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Ford, 150.
6. (5) Riley Herbst, Las Vegas, Nev., Toyota, 150.
7. (6) Justin Haley, Winamac, Ind., Chevrolet, 150.
8. (19) Hunter Baize, Bremen KY, Chevrolet, 150.
9. (17) Gracin Raz, Lake Oswego, OR, Ford, 150.
10. (7) John Holleman, IV, Winston-Salem, NC, Ford, 150.
11. (4) Jesse Little, Sherrills Ford NC, Toyota, 150.
12. (8) Cole Rouse, Fort Smith, Ark., Ford, 149.
13. (22) Noah Gragson, Las Vegas, NV, Ford, 149.
14. (12) Tyler Dippel, Wallkill, NY, Chevrolet, 149.
15. (20) Spencer Davis, Dawsonville, GA, Ford, 149.
16. (24) Blaine Perkins, Bakersfield, CA, Chevrolet, 149.
17. (29) Julia Landauer, New York, NY, Toyota, 149.
18. (11) Dominique Van Wieringen, Amherstburg, Ont., Ford, 148.
19. (23) Trey Hutchens, III, Lexington, NC, Chevrolet, 148.
20. (27) J.A. Junior Avila, Alhambra, CA, Toyota, 148.
21. (25) Christian Celaya, Caborca, Mexico, Ford, 147.
22. (26) Justin Fontaine, Fletcher, NC, Toyota, 147.
23. (30) Ron Norman, Tucson, AZ, Ford, 146.
24. (31) Will Rodgers, Murrieta, Calif., Chevrolet, 145.
25. (14) Chris Eggleston, Erie, CO, Toyota, 142.
26. (18) Harrison Burton, Huntersville, NC, Toyota, 142.
27. (32) Jesse Iwuji, Dallas, TX, Chevrolet, 140.
28. (33) Daniel Phillippi, Los Angeles, CA, Toyota, 139.
29. (15) Ali Kern, Fremont, CA, Toyota, 130.
30. (16) Chad Finchum, Knoxville, TN, Toyota, 123, suspension.
31. (28) Matt Levin, Tucson, AZ, Ford, 90, electrical.
32. (21) Grant Quinlan, Maidstone, Ontario, Ford, 56, electrical.
33. (13) Ruben Garcia, Jr, Mexico City, Mexico, Toyota, 40, engine.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 20 minutes 7 seconds
Margin of Victory: 3.856 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: K.Benjamin (132.064 mph, 23.852 seconds)
Caution Flags: 4 for 19 laps.
Lead Changes: 5 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Benjamin 1-27; T. Gilliland 28-31; K. Benjamin 32-37; T. Gilliland 38-80;
K. Benjamin 81-83; T. Gilliland 84-150.