Gilliland the Driver to Beat at Kern County Raceway Park

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Twenty-four drivers will try to put an end to Todd Gilliland’s current three race win streak in the NAPA Auto Parts 150 on Saturday at California’s Kern County Raceway Park.

The Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, driver kicked things off with his first visit to Victory Lane in his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut at Arizona’s Phoenix International Raceway in last November’s finale. He kept the streak going in his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut, collecting the win in the 2016 season opener at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway.

Gilliland then collected his most recent victory in his third start in the West opener at California’s Irwindale Speedway. He piloted the No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts 150 to Victory Lane after leading a total of 33 laps. 

Chris Eggleston, Noah Gragson, David Mayhew, Ryan Partridge and Gracin Raz – on the other hand – are eager to make their first trip to Victory Lane this season. 

Eggleston, the defending K&N West champion, looks to build upon his solid third place showing at the season opener. The 26-year-old from Erie, Colorado, native looks to improve off of his fifth place finish at Kern last season.

Gragson and Mayhew head into Kern as the highest finishing returning competitors. The 17-year-old Gragson from Las Vegas, Nevada, finished third in his series debut at Kern last season. He had a solid start to the 2016 season with a fourth-place finish at Irwindale. Mayhew led a race-high 85 laps last year at Kern before he was overtaken by Dalton Sargeant and finished second.

Partridge, who finished 13th at the half-mile oval in 2015, will look to capitalize off his strong runner-up finish at Irwindale to open the current season. 

Raz will try to bounce back from his rough start in the opener. The 18-year-old from Lake Oswego, Oregon, finished 14th after leading 82 laps. He has a good history at Kern with a sixth place finish in his series debut at the track last season.

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