Todd Gilliland Sweeps K&N Pro Series Twin 100s at Irwindale Speedway
- 31 mar 2017
Make that 10,002. Gilliland won both NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races of the NAPA Auto Parts Twin 100 feature and a $10,000 bonus. He finished in the top three of the first four K&N Pro Series West races, winning three, earning him the $10,000 bonus. “What a great car by everyone at Bill McAnally Racing, both races,” Gilliland said. “We actually made it better for the second race. That rarely happens. I’m very proud of everyone, hopefully this builds some momentum for the rest of the season.” Gilliland won the pole for both races. He led for 82 laps in the first race, taking the lead for good from Bill McAnally Racing teammate Chris Eggleston on lap 68. Eggleston was second in the first race, followed by rookie Garret Archer. Nicole Behar, who started the race in 21st and last place, was fourth. Rookie Will Rodgers was fifth, posting his fourth top-five finish in four races.
“That was an intense battle there with Chris Eggleston, my teammate,” Gilliland said. “We always have some fierce battles it seems like at the end of these races. That one was really good. There are lot of fans out here at Irwindale Speedway. I hope they all enjoyed it.” Eggleston started on the front row with Gilliland and was second in the second race. “Overall it was a good night,” Eggleston said. “Just came up a little short. It was fun racing with Todd on the last few restarts there. I just gave it everything we had, dove under him, hope the fans enjoyed it because those were some cool back and forth late swaps.” Michael Self was third in the second race. It was his first top-five finish of the season. “The first race definitely didn’t go how we wanted it to,” Self said. “We had a really good car through practice in the first race. Just couldn’t get track position at all, kept getting stuck on the bottom.”
“Came back and the guys made some really good adjustments,” Self said. “In this race we were able to settle in, get single file a little bit. Just able to ride there in fourth waiting for a late restart, which is exactly what he had.” Gilliland leads the K&N Pro Series West standings by seven points over Eggleston after the first four races. Rodgers, the top rookie in the K&N Pro Series West, is third in the West Series standings. The next K&N Pro Series West race is the Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Spokane County Raceway in Washington. | |||
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