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In his third race with Bill McAnally Racing at Kern County Raceway in California, Gilliland dropped back early. He was letting cars pass him in the opening laps of the race.

McAnally got on the radio and asked Gilliland if anything was wrong with the car. Gilliland responded no. His car was fine. He told McAnally the other drivers were burning up their equipment too soon. He was going to wait to move up later in the race, when he knew his car would perform better than the others.

“Here’s a 16-year-old kid telling me these veteran drivers he’s letting pass by are using their stuff up too early,” McAnally said. “He wound up winning the race.”

Todd Gilliland celebrates after winning the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship

“That was awesome,” Gilliland said. “We felt like we had a shot at rookie of the year at the beginning of the season. To be able to get both in one season is awesome. Everyone at Bill McAnally Racing, this is all them. They’ve worked super hard, they’ve given up so much this season. For it to all pay off is awesome.”

Gilliand won the seventh K&N Pro Series West title for Bill McAnally Racing. He joins Eric Holmes, Brendan Gaughan, Sean Woodside, and Chris Eggleston as championship drivers for Bill McAnally Racing. Holmes won three championships and Gaughan won two. Eggleston won the K&N Pro Series West championship in 2015, giving Bill McAnally Racing back-to-back titles.

“Todd can go on and win more championships,” McAnally said. “He knows what he needs in a race car.”

Todd Gilliland won six races in his rookie season and won the 2016 championship

“We had an amazing season,” Gilliland said. “To have six wins out of 14 races in my rookie year is amazing, better than anything we ever expected. Definitely couldn’t be happier with the night.”

Gilliland is the first driver to win the K&N Pro Series West championship and rookie of the year in the same year since Scott Lynch in 2003. Lance Hooper won the championship and rookie of the year in 1996. Gilliland, Lynch, and Hooper are the only drivers to win both titles in the same year.

Gilliland added to his family’s NASCAR legacy. His father, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland, won the K&N Pro Series West rookie of the year in 2004. His grandfather Butch Gilliland won the series championship in 1997.

Todd Gilliland, right, and his father, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland

Gilliland is the youngest driver to win a NASCAR national or touring championship at 16 years, 5 months. Cayden Lapcevich won the NASCAR Pinty’s Series championship in September when he was 16 years, 10 months, 16 days. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship in 2007 when he was 17 years, 3 months, 28 days.

“It’s great to have my name added to such a big list of drivers, like Chris Eggleston and everyone that won the championship out here,” Todd Gilliland said. “Hopefully we can just carry this momentum to the rest of the season and to the future. Just another great thing to add to my resume.”

(left to right) Haaker, Webb, and Tremaine share the podium (Photo Adam Booth)

With these two dueling it out for the 2016 championship, every point counts. After Haaker won the Hot Lap and garnered that important extra season point, Webb was even more motivated to win the final. “I knew I had to give it my all in the main and I came in really focused to not lose any more points,” Webb said, “Colton made a little mistake and I was able to get by early and he hung there on my tire most of the race. The good thing is I knew I didn’t make any mistakes all night, really. And in the main that mattered because I think I only made two little mistakes and Colton made more. It allowed me to open up the gap and cruise to victory. It’s a great feeling.” The KTM racer knows it will be a dogfight in the last two rounds of the season.

KTM’s Cody Webb navagates the rock section on his way to the win (Photo Adam Booth)

Colton Haaker flies high in front of a packed Xfinity Arena (Photo Adam Booth)

Next up for the EnduroCross series is round 7 in the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, ID on November 5. The final round will be staged over two days in the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA on November 18 and 19. The racing will be fast and furious with Haaker and Webb fighting tooth and nail for the 2016 championship. K&N is proud to sponsor the exciting and popular professional EnduroCross series.

2016 Washington AMA EnduroCross Main Event Results

1. Cody Webb, KTM

2. Colton Haaker, Husqvarna

3. Ty Tremaine, KTM

4. Cory Graffunder, KTM

5. Kyle Redmond, Beta

6. Taddy Blazusiak, KTM

7. Max Gerston, Beta

8. Trystan Hart, Husqvarna

9. Noah Kepple, KTM

10. Nick Thompson, KTM

11. Cooper Abbott, Husqvarna

12. Ty Culins, Beta

13. Wyatt Hart, Husqvarna

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Jack Sellers died at his home in Sacramento on Oct. 21. He was 72.

Sellers raced in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season finale at All American Speedway in Roseville, California, on Oct. 15. He started 19th and finished 14th. He was entered in four K&N Pro Series races in 2016.

John Krebs, who partnered with Sellers to run a three-car team in the K&N Pro Series West, said he and Sellers went on a hunting trip two weeks before the race at Roseville. The Wednesday before the race, Sellers decided he wanted to enter a car.

“We did have a car ready for him and we were there,” Krebs said. “He wanted to run.”

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Jack Sellers finished 14th in his final race in Roseville, Ca.

“We were best friends,” Krebs said. “It worked out well.

“Not many relationships last that long on a handshake. His word was his bond.”

Sellers was a valuable asset at the race track for young drivers. He would loan his car to some drivers who didn’t have the resources or the connections to fund their own programs. NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Rich De Long III remembers when Sellers loaned him his car when he was starting out.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Jack Sellers entered a record 282 races over his career.

Krebs said Sellers was the unofficial originator of the NASCAR diversity program. He would find aspiring drivers and give them the opportunity to race before it became an official NASCAR program.

“He liked to be somewhat competitive,” Krebs said. “He liked to have people get a taste of it. There was no risk.

“Jack just gave people an opportunity to have a shot at it.”

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Jack Sellers won the Sportsmanship Award in 2005.

He never finished higher than seventh place in any West Series race. The last time was at Evergreen Speedway in Washington in 2013. He finished in seventh place in five West Series races.

He was awarded the NASCAR Sportsmanship Award in 2005. He finished in the top 10 in the West Series standings in seven of eight seasons from 1987 to 1994. His last full season in the K&N Pro Series West was in 2014. He was ninth in the final K&N Pro Series West standings.