DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will be back in action this Saturday when they return to California’s Orange Show Speedway after a 38-year absence with the running of the Sunrise Ford 150. Below is a look at the past performance of the series and selected drivers.
Sunrise Ford 150 Race Setup:
• Todd Gilliland and Ryan Partridge head into the weekend separated by four points. The Sunoco Rookie of the Year frontrunner leads the veteran 138-134.
• This will be the K&N Pro Series West’s first visit to the track since September 23, 1978, when Jimmy Insolo walking away with the win.
At Orange Show Speedway:
History
• The .250-mile oval has been one of the longest continually ran track in the nation, since 1947, and hosted its first NASCAR on August 8, 1968 with a Pacific Coast Late Model Division race.
• Jack McCoy has the most NASCAR K&N Pro Series West wins at the San Bernardino oval, with four victories.
Notebook
• The Sunrise Ford 150 will air on NBCSN on Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
• Jack McCoy has the most K&N Pro Series West wins at the California oval with four.
• Jack McCoy has also registered the most series career poles at the track with three.
• In the eight years the series’ visited the track, the average start for the race winner was sixth.
• The lead has changed a total of 1.875 times with a high of five during the inaugural race on August 8, 1963.
• The most cautions in a race was seven on March 7, 1971 while the fewest cautions recorded was two on August 8, 1963, July 31, 1971 and August 4, 1973.
Orange Show Data:
Race: #4 of 14 overall
Race Date: Sunday, May 21 at 8:30 PT
Track Layout: ¼ -miles paved oval
Race Length: 150 Laps (37.50 miles)
Orange Show Qualifying/Race Data:
2015 Race Winner: Did not race
2015 Pole Sitter: Did not race
1-Lap Qualifying Record: Jim Robinson, Chevrolet, 63.510 mph, September 23, 1978
150 Lap Race Record: Johnny Anderson, Chevrolet, 46 minutes and 19 seconds (48.578 mph), July 31, 1971
Orange Speedway Leaders:
Wins
Jack McCoy … 4
Johnny Anderson … 1
Jimmy Insolo … 1
Hershel McGriff … 1
Don Noel … 1
Poles
Jack McCoy … 3
Ray Elder … 2
Dick Bown … 1
Cliff Garner … 1
Jim Robinson … 1
Laps Completed
Ray Elder … 1292
Jack McCoy … 1045
Jimmy Insolo … 929
Dick Bown … 596
Ivan Baldwin … 539
Laps Led
Jack McCoy … 635
Hershel McGriff … 103
Ray Elder … 191
Jim Cook … 98
Select Driver Highlights:
Chris Eggleston (No. 50 NAPA Filters Toyota)
• Is ranked third in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings with three top fives.
• At the two .250-mile tracks last season, Idaho’s StateLine Speedway and Meridian Speedway, he finished 11th and fourth, respectively.
Todd Gilliland (No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota)
• Leads the series standings headed into this weekend with two wins and three top fives.
• Recorded his two wins at California’s Irwindale Speedway and Kern County Raceway Park.
• This will be his first start on a .250-mile oval in the K&N Pro Series West.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Noah Gragson (No. 7 AlertID/Speed Vegas/Colliers International Ford)
• Is sixth in the standings with one top five and three top 10s.
• In his two starts at StateLine and Meridian last year, he finished second and first, respectively.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Riley Herbst (No. 19 NAPA Batteries Toyota)
• Is fifth in the standings with one top five and three top 10s.
• This will be his first K&N Pro West start on a .250-mile track.
Julia Landauer (No. 54 Toyota Racing Toyota)
• Is ranked seventh in the series standings with one top five and three top 10s.
• Is coming off her best finish, fifth, at Arizona’s Tucson Speedway.
• This will be her first K&N Pro Series West start at a .250-mile oval.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Matt Levin (No. 14 Risk Management Ford)
• Heads into the weekend 10th in the standings with one top-10 finish.
• Had his best career finish at Tucson finishing sixth after leading 28 laps.
• Last season at StateLine and Meridian, he finished 14th and 12th, respectively.
Ron Norman (No. 30 Port of Tucson Ford)
• Is ranked eighth in the K&N Pro Series West standings with one top 10.
• Last season at the two .250-mile ovals he finished sixth (StateLine) and 18th (Meridian).
Ryan Partridge (No. 9 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford)
• Heads into the weekend second in the standings with one win and three top fives.
• Registered his first win of the season the series’ last time out at Tucson.
• Last season at StateLine and Meridian, he finished fourth and 11th, respectively.
Gracin Raz (No. 27 Montana Tech Ford)
• Is ranked ninth in the standings with one top-10 finish.
• Last season at StateLine and Meridian, he finish third and sixth, respectively.
Cole Rouse (No. 6 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs/Lucas Oil Ford)
• Is fourth in the K&N Pro Series West standings with two top fives and three top 10s.
• This will be his first series start at a .250-mile oval.
Up To Speed:
• The 2016 season is the 63rd for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.
• The 2016 schedule features 14 races at 13 different tracks across eight states.
• Third-generation driver Todd Gilliland won the season opener at California’s Irwindale Speedway on March 19th after leading a total of 33 laps.
• Gilliland expanded his win streak to three after winning the second race of the season at California’s Kern County Raceway Park.
• Ryan Partridge collected his first win of the year at Arizona’s Tucson Speedway after leading 127 laps.
