2018_NASCAR_K&N_Pro_Series_West
2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
65th season of NASCAR's K&N Pro Series West
The 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West was the sixty-fifth season of the K&N Pro Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts at Kern County Raceway Park on March 15 and concluded with the NAPA Auto Parts 175 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame at Kern County Raceway Park on October 27. Todd Gilliland entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion; however, he did not go for three in a row, because he moved up to the Truck Series in 2018. Derek Thorn, the 2013 West Series champion, won his second championship in his first full season since his first title, 27 points in front of his Sunrise Ford Racing teammate Ryan Partridge, who also returned to the series in 2018 after a year off in 2017.
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| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | Valerie Inglebright | Jim Inglebright 1 | Rodney Haygood |
| 04 | Toyota 4 Chevrolet 1 |
Bill McAnally | Hershel McGriff 2 | Jeff Barkshire 2 |
| Alex Bowman[N 1] 1 | Ron Otto 2 | |||
| Christopher Bell[N 2] 1 | ||||
| Chris Eggleston[N 3] 1 | Bryan Tasnady 1 | |||
| 4 | Ford | Bob Farmer | Rod Johnson Jr.[N 4] (R) 1 | Mark Perry 3 Bob Farmer 3 |
| Will Rodgers 5 | ||||
| 6 | Ford | Bob Bruncati | Derek Thorn | Bill Sedgwick |
| 7 | Ford | Jeff Jefferson | Will Rodgers 2 | Jeff Jefferson 5 Jerry Pitts 3 |
| Devin Dodson (R) 3 | ||||
| Vanessa Robinson[N 5] (R) 1 | ||||
| Cole Keatts (R) 2 | ||||
| 08 | Chevrolet | Mike Holleran | Travis Milburn 5 | Mike Holleran 5 Charles Price 1 Bob Wood 1 Roger Bracken 2 |
| Cassie Gannis 2 | ||||
| Zack St. Onge (R) 1 | ||||
| John Wood 1 | ||||
| 8 | Chevrolet | Becky Kann | Billy Kann 1 | Steve Elder |
| 9 | Ford | Bob Bruncati | Ryan Partridge | Jeff Schrader |
| 10 | Chevrolet 13 Ford 1 |
Jody Levin | Matt Levin 13 | Roger Bracken 3 Ron Norman 5 Erik Higley 4 Chase Newell 1 Jerry Pitts 1 |
| Will Rodgers[N 6] (R) 1 | ||||
| 11 | Chevrolet 13 | John Krebs | Takuma Koga | John Krebs 5 |
| Toyota 1 | Hiroki Miyaji 9 | |||
| 13 | Toyota | Kelly Souza | Todd Souza 10 | Michael Munoz |
| 16 | Toyota | Mike Curb | Derek Kraus | John Camilleri |
| 17 | Chevrolet | Steve McGowan | David Mayhew 3 | Johnny White 1 |
| Bruce Cook 1 | ||||
| Matt Bucher 1 | ||||
| 18 | Chevrolet | Becky Kann | Bill Kann[N 7] 9 | Billy Kann 6 |
| Johnny White 2 | ||||
| Kevin Loster 1 | ||||
| 19 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Hailie Deegan (R) | Joe Draper 3 |
| Ty Joiner 5 | ||||
| Kevin Reed Jr. 6 | ||||
| 20 | Toyota | David Gilliland | Erik Jones 1 | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | Ford | Bob Bruncati | Trevor Huddleston (R) | Clinton Cram |
| 25 | Chevrolet | Mike Naake | Tom Klauer 1 | Mike Naake |
| 27 | Ford 9 Chevrolet 1 |
Jerry Pitts | Kevin Harvick[N 8] 1 | Richard Boswell 1 |
| Vanessa Robinson (R) 2 | Jeff Jefferson 2 | |||
| Devin Dodson (R) 1 | Jerry Pitts 7 | |||
| William Byron 1 | ||||
| Jeff Jefferson 2 | ||||
| Sam Mayer (R) 1 | ||||
| Tyler Tanner (R) 1 | ||||
| Buddy Shepherd (R) 1 | ||||
| 32 | Ford 2 | Sue McCarty | Salvatore Iovino 1 | Kevin McCarty 1 |
| Rudy Vanderwal[N 9] (R) 1 | Bruce Yackey 1 | |||
| Toyota 1 | Taylor Canfield (R) 1 | Stafford Smith 1 | ||
| 36 | Chevrolet 6 Ford 4 Toyota 2 |
Shawne Merriman | Jesse Iwuji 4 | Terry Elmore 1 John Wood 4 Don Joiner 2 Sonny Wahl 1 James Wahl 1 Charlie Wahl 1 Al Neep 1 Stafford Smith 1 |
| Cassie Gannis 1 | ||||
| Rudy Vanderwal[N 10] (R) 2 | ||||
| Armani Williams[N 11] (R) 1 | ||||
| Andrew Engberson (R) 1 | ||||
| Tim Ward[N 12] (R) 1 | ||||
| Sting Ray Robb (R) 1 | ||||
| Taylor Canfield (R) 1 | ||||
| 38 | Toyota | Hollis Thackeray | Hollis Thackeray (R) 2 | Quintin Crye 1 |
| Roger Bracken 1 | ||||
| 39 | Toyota 3 Chevrolet 1 |
Kevin McCarty | Andrew Tuttle (R) 1 | Sue McCarty 1 |
| Kyle Tellstrom[N 13] (R) 1 | Lee Hackney 1 | |||
| Taylor Canfield (R) 1 | Stafford Smith 1 | |||
| Keith McGee (R) 1 | Justin Creech 1 | |||
| 40 | Chevrolet | Jan Levin | Ron Norman 5 | Erik Higley 4 |
| Chris Wood 1 | ||||
| Jesse Iwuji[N 14] 2 | Chase Newell 2 | |||
| Sheldon Creed 1 | Jeff Stankiewicz 1 | |||
| 41 | Ford | Tony Stewart | Aric Almirola 1 | Richard Boswell |
| 43 | Ford 13 | John Wood | Kody Vanderwal | Jason Dickenson |
| Toyota 1 | ||||
| 44 | Toyota | Dave Reed | Austin Reed (R) 1 | Bond Suss |
| 47 | Toyota | Michelle Ivie | Scott Ivie 1 | Unknown |
| 51 | Ford | Dione Jefferson | Austin Herzog[N 15] (R) 1 | Charlie Wilson |
| Carlos Vieira 1 | ||||
| 54 | Toyota | David Gilliland | Daniel Suárez 1 | Seth Smith |
| 55 | Ford | Dione Jefferson | Reid Lanpher[N 16] (R) 1 | Jerry Pitts 1 |
| Cole Keatts (R) 1 | Jason Jefferson 1 | |||
| Vanessa Robinson (R) 1 | Charlie Wilson 1 | |||
| 62 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Brendan Gaughan 1 | Shane Wilson |
| 64 | Chevrolet | Rich DeLong | David Hibbard (R) 2 | James Swan 1 |
| Colin Baker 1 | ||||
| 68 | Chevrolet | Jenise Kneeland | Rodd Kneeland 1 | Tim Barber |
| 77 | Toyota | Joe Nava | Nick Joanides 4 | Roger Bracken 4 Tony Jackson 1 Joe Nava 2 |
| Ken Pedersen 1 | ||||
| Andrew Koens (R) 2 | ||||
| 83 | Chevrolet | Gary Thackeray | Michael Kofoid (R) 1 | Mike Kofoid |
| 84 | Chevrolet | Cindy DeLong | Rich DeLong III 6 | Rich DeLong 1 |
| Chris Dittes 4 | ||||
| Rich DeLong Jr. 1 | ||||
| 86 | Chevrolet | Tim Spurgeon | Tim Spurgeon 1 | Hollis Thackeray |
| 97 | Chevrolet | Victor Obaika | Arnout Kok (R) 1 | Unknown |
| 99 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Cole Rouse | Bryan Tasnady 1 |
| Ty Joiner 2 | ||||
| Chris Nelle 4 | ||||
| Rob Dixon 6 | ||||
| Ron Otto 1 | ||||
| Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||
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- Alex Bowman drove in the Carneros 200 with car number 24.
- Christopher Bell drove in the Star Nursery 100 with car number 60.
- Chris Eggleston drove in the NAPA AutoCare/Roseville Toyota 200 with car number 50.
- Rod Johnson Jr. drove in the Bakersfield 175 with car number 44.
- Vanessa Robinson drove in the NAPA Auto Parts 175 with car number 55.
- Will Rodgers was scored as a Rookie in the Monaco Gateway Classic at Gateway.
- Bill Kann drove in the Casey's General Store 150 and the Monaco Gateway Classic with car number 13.
- Kevin Harvick drove in the Bakersfield 175 with car number 4.
- Rudy Vanderwal drove in the NAPA Auto Parts 175 with car number 34.
- Rudy Vanderwal drove in the Clint Newell Toyota 150 and the NAPA AutoCare/Roseville Toyota 200 with car number 34.
- Armani Williams drove in the NAPA 175 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame with car number 34.
- Tim Ward drove in the Star Nursery 100 with car number 34.
- Kyle Tellstrom drove in the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 with car number 91.
- Jesse Iwuji drove in the Casey's General Store 150 with car number 21.
- Austin Herzog drove in the Bakersfield 175 with car number 77.
- Reid Lanpher drove in the Bakersfield 175 with car number 59.
On December 11, 2017, NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule. The two races at Irwindale were dropped from the schedule in favor of a second race at Tucson and a race at Gateway. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt track was added to the schedule, marking the series' first race on dirt since 1979 at Ascot Park.[15] All races in the season are televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis.[16]
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- 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. Drivers received points and statistical credit relative to the whole field in general, instead of relative to other drivers in their series. Also drivers were allowed to score points for both the East and West Series.
- The Monaco Gateway Classic 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. Drivers received points and statistical credit relative to the whole field in general, instead of relative to other drivers in their series. Also drivers were allowed to score points for both the East and West Series.
- The race at Spokane County Raceway, originally scheduled for 15 July, was cancelled and would not be replaced.[17]
Races
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- 1 – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first Port of Tucson Twin 100 race.
- 2 – The qualifying session for the Monaco Gateway Classic was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.
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 Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
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| Pos. | Driver | KER | TUC | TUC | ORG | CNS | SON | DCO | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER | AAS | KER | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Thorn | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 586 |
| 2 | Ryan Partridge | 5 | 3 | 2* | 1* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2* | 2 | 559 |
| 3 | Cole Rouse | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 557 |
| 4 | Derek Kraus | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1* | 20 | 9* | 1* | 17* | 3* | 15 | 1* | 543 |
| 5 | Hailie Deegan (R) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 514 |
| 6 | Trevor Huddleston (R) | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 504 |
| 7 | Kody Vanderwal | 21 | 1* | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 479 |
| 8 | Matt Levin | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 426 | |
| 9 | Takuma Koga | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 399 |
| 10 | Todd Souza | 22 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 19 | Wth | 12 | 18 | 9 | 272 | ||||
| 11 | Bill Kann | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | DNS1 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 258 | |||||
| 12 | Will Rodgers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1* | Wth | 13 | 26 | 230 | ||||||
| 13 | Rich DeLong III | 18 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 168 | ||||||||
| 14 | Ron Norman | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 160 | |||||||||
| 15 | Jesse Iwuji | 23 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 156 | ||||||||
| 16 | Travis Milburn | 15 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 149 | |||||||||
| 17 | Vanessa Robinson (R) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 143 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Devin Dodson (R) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 142 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Nick Joanides | 9 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 139 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Cole Keatts (R) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 113 | |||||||||||
| 21 | David Mayhew | 12 | 11 | 4 | 105 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Taylor Canfield (R) | 12 | 8 | 14 | 98 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Rudy Vanderwal (R) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Cassie Gannis | 16 | 15 | 15 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Jeff Jefferson | 7 | 8 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Andrew Koens (R) | 11 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | David Hibbard (R) | 15 | 16 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Hershel McGriff | 18 | DNS1 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Sheldon Creed | 1 | 47 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | Kevin Harvick | 4* | 42 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | William Byron | 3 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Daniel Suárez | 4 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Hollis Thackeray (R) | 23 | 24 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Tyler Tanner (R) | 5 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Brendan Gaughan | 5 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| 37 | Erik Jones | 6 | 38 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Austin Herzog (R) | 8 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | Rod Johnson Jr. (R) | 9 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Christopher Bell | 10 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Reid Lanpher (R) | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 42 | Sting Ray Robb (R) | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | Austin Reed (R) | 11 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 44 | Chris Eggleston | 12 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | John Wood | 13 | 31 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | Tom Klauer | 13 | 31 | |||||||||||||
| 47 | Rodd Kneeland | 14 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 48 | Tim Ward (R) | 14 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 49 | Armani Williams (R) | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| 50 | Kyle Tellstrom (R) | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| 51 | Zack St. Onge (R) | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 52 | Sam Mayer (R) | 17 | 112 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Salvatore Iovino | 17 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 54 | Jim Inglebright | 18 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 55 | Keith McGee (R) | 18 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 56 | Andrew Tuttle (R) | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 57 | Tim Spurgeon | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 58 | Buddy Kofoid (R) | 21 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 59 | Carlos Vieira | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 60 | Buddy Shepherd (R) | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 61 | Alex Bowman | 24 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 62 | Andrew Engberson (R) | 25 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Ivie | Wth | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Pedersen | Wth | |||||||||||||||
| Arnout Kok (R) | Wth | |||||||||||||||
| Billy Kann | Wth | |||||||||||||||
| Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series West points | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Ankrum (R) | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Rubén García Jr. | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Spencer Davis | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Chase Cabre | 24 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Tyler Dippel | 6* | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Ryan Vargas (R) | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Dillon Bassett | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Anthony Alfredo (R) | 22 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle Benjamin | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Tristan Van Wieringen (R) | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Colin Garrett (R) | 23 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| J. P. Morgan | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Chuck Buchanan Jr. | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Juan Manuel González (R) | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | KER | TUC | TUC | ORG | CNS | SON | DCO | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER | AAS | KER | Points |
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- ‡ – Non-championship round.
- 1 – Bill Kann and Hershel McGriff received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
- 2 – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series East.
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- "2018 NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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