With just two races left in the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season, Ryan Partridge is running out of time to chase down championship leader Todd Gilliland. He will get his penultimate opportunity Saturday at Idaho’s Meridian Speedway.
Gilliland, 16, from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, holds a 13-point lead over Partridge, 28, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, headed into the NAPA Auto Parts/Idaho 208.
The two championship contenders have been dueling for the top spot all season long, swapping the lead only three times. Gilliland, a member of the 2016 NASCAR Next class, held the lead up until a misfortune at Sonoma opened the door for Partridge to take first in the standings. The veteran’s held that spot for two events before Gilliland took it back with the first of three straight wins.
Partridge returned to Victory Lane at Oregon’s Douglas County Speedway at the end of August to cut into Gilliland’s lead, but the rookie scored back-to-back runner-up finishes on the Utah road-course to open up the gap again.
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