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2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

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The 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West was the sixty-second season of the K&N Pro Series West. Beginning with the NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Kern County Raceway Park on March 28, the season ended on November 12 with the Casino Arizona 200 at Phoenix International Raceway .[1] Two-time champion Greg Pursley did not defend his series title, as he retired at the end of the 2014 season.[2][3] Chris Eggleston won the championship, seven points ahead of Noah Gragson.

Chris Eggleston, the 2015 K&N Pro Series West champion.
Noah Gragson, driving the No. 7 car for Jefferson Pitts Racing, finished second behind Eggleston in the championship by just 7 points.
Ryan Partridge, driving the No. 9 car for Sunrise Ford Racing, finished third in the championship.

Drivers

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Notes
  1. [N 1]
    At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. West Series drivers who had to change numbers after qualifying: Ryan Partridge drove car number 91, instead of his regular car number 9 and Gracin Raz drove car number 72, instead of his regular car number 27.
  2. [N 2]
    At the #ThanksKenny 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. Ryan Partridge was the only West Series driver who had to change his number after qualifying as he drove car number 91, instead of his regular car number 9.

Schedule

The starting grid lined up in pit lane prior to the Carneros 200, driven on Sonoma Raceway, the only road course of the 2015 season.

All of the races in the 2015 season will be televised on NBCSN and will be on a tape delay basis.[10]

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  1. The Casey's General Store 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.
  2. The #ThanksKenny 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

Results and standings

Races

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Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

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  • 1 – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series East.
  • 2 – Jesse Iwuji received championship points, despite the fact that he did not start the race.
  • 3 – Dylan Caldwell, Jesse Iwuji, Robb Kneeland and Dan O'Donnell received championship points, despite the fact that they withdrew prior to the race.
  • 4 – Johnny Borneman III, Christian Celaya, Bobby Hillis Jr., Bill Kann, Christian McGhee and Colton Nelson received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.

See also

References

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    Bryant, Tom (November 6, 2014). "Pursley Goes Out A Champion". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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    Estrada, Chris (November 10, 2014). "Grand finale: Greg Pursley caps career with 2nd NASCAR K&N West title". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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    Franceschini, Brooke (February 3, 2015). "Bruncati Announces K&N Pro West Lineup". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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    "I just signed with Jefferson Pitts Racing to race full time during 2015 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West!". Twitter. Twitter. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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    "BMR Announces Expansion For 2015 As It Builds On Success". Bill McAnally Racing. Bill McAnally Racing. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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    "No. 21 Proficio Chevrolet Joins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West With Driver Alex Schutte". proficio.com. Proficio. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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    "Celaya, Stange Plan K&N West Assault". National Speed Sport News. National Speed Sport News. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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    "Oregon Driver to Race Full K&N West Schedule in 2015". Speed51.com. 51 Sports, LLC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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    Cunningham, Jason (February 3, 2015). "Robust NBCSN Broadcast Schedule Revealed". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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