NASCAR Race Mom: #NASCAR K&N Pro Series Opener Tonight

Saturday, March 18, 2017

#NASCAR K&N Pro Series Opener Tonight

If you are anything like NASCAR Race Mom, you can never get enough of NASCAR racing! Remember to tune into the K&N Pro Series West season opener at Tucson Speedway after the Xfinity race tonight. Group Qualifying starts at 5:30 p.m. The green flag for the NAPA Auto Parts 150 flies at 8:30 p.m.

New this year, the NAPA 500 Challenge that features four races in eight days and more than $400,000 in posted awards with huge bonus awards.

The NAPA 500 Challenge, which includes a giant $100,000 bonus for any driver who wins all four races, features 500 total laps of competition in the four races at three tracks.

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— NASCAR Home Tracks (@NASCARHomeTrack) March 15, 2017

The season opens in Arizona with a NAPA 150 event at Tucson Speedway on Saturday, March 18. After traveling to Kern County Raceway Park near Bakersfield, California for a NAPA 150 race on Thursday, March 23; the circuit heads to Southern California’s Irwindale Speedway for Twin NAPA 100s on Saturday, March 25.

In addition to the $100,000 bonus, other big awards are also at stake as part of the NAPA 500 Challenge. A $10,000 award is available to drivers who finish in the top three positions in all four races. Drivers who finish in the top five spots in all four events could take home a $5,000 award. And a $1,000 award is available to drivers who finish in the top 10 positions in all four races. Drivers were required to pre-register by March 1 to be eligible for the special awards.

“I think it’s going to be a really important race for us,” said Series 2016 Champion Todd Gilliland. “The way we started last year, with the first two K&N West wins, was a big momentum booster to start the season. It got us an early lead in the points, which made it easier to manage through the whole season.”

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Race Weekend Schedule

Day/Time	Event
Saturday, March 18
11:30 a.m.	Garage opens
2:00 p.m.	Rookie/Spotter Meeting
3-3:45 p.m.	Practice
4:15-5 p.m.	Final Practice
5:30 p.m.	Group Qualifying
6 p.m.	Driver Autograph Session
6:55 p.m.	Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
8 p.m.	Driver Introductions
8:30 p.m.	NAPA Auto Parts 150

* All times are local and subject to change.

#KNWEST Series #NAPA 150 Sat. Check out new rides for local #Tucson #stockCar team #LevinRacing. #MattLevin (#10) & #RonNorman (#40) #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Pz4wJYRwNc
— David Kelly (@DavidKellyTNN) March 18, 2017