NASCAR Race Schedule (Talladega, All American Speedway, Toledo Speedway)

NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, & Truck Series Plus ARCA & ARCA West

 

Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66-mile tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama (Address: 3366 Speedway Boulevard 35096.)

 

The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1969; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.

 

Friday, October 4, 2024

Kick off your weekend today with the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway!

 

• 1:00 p.m. ET NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Qualifying
• 4:30 p.m. ET NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - Love's RV Stop 225

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Don't miss the NASCAR Xfinity Series returning to unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway!

 

• 11:30 a.m. ET NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying
• 1:30 p.m. ET NASCAR Cup Qualifying
• 4:00 p.m. ET NASCAR Xfinity Series Race - United Rentals 250

ARCA Series - Toledo Speedway

The ARCA Menards Series Season finale races at Toledo Speedway, a half-mile paved oval racetrack

 

• 11:45 a.m. ET ARCA Menards Series Practice
• 1:00 p.m. ET ARCA Menards Series Qualifying
• 4:10 p.m. ET ARCA Menards Race - Owens Corning 200 (200 Laps / 100 Miles)

ARCA West Series - All American Speedway

All American Speedway is a 1/3-mile NASCAR-sanctioned paved oval racetrack located in Roseville, California. The track first began operations in 1954

 

• 3:00 p.m. PT ARCA Menards West Series Practice
• 4:20 p.m. PT ARCA Menards West Series Qualifying
• 7:55 p.m. PT ARCA Menards West Series Race - NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Berco Redwood (150 Laps / 50 Miles)

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Experience the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Talladega Superspeedway!

 

• 2 p.m. ET NASCAR Cup Race - YellaWood 500

Hello, beautiful. 😍 pic.twitter.com/q2rtddUwSq

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 4, 2024

The ARCA Season finale races back to @ToledoSpeedway this weekend 🏎️ with drivers seeking history and titles to wrap up the campaign at the Owens Corning 200. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/k5FZdtNcUT

— BCSN (@BCSNsports) October 4, 2024

 

source: NASCAR  / ARCA  Media

NASCAR & ARCA Race Weekend Recap

Winners: Chase Elliott (Cup); AJ Allmendinger (Xfinity); Matt DiBenedetto (Trucks) Sammy Smith (ARCA Menard) plus Cole Moore (ARCA West)

 

 

NASCAR Cup

Chase Elliott’s win at Talladega & Advances to Round of 8

 

Always the unquestionable fan favorite at NASCAR’s  famed Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Georgia-native Chase Elliott made a last-lap pass to claim the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 victory Sunday afternoon — having to better one of his best friends, Ryan Blaney, to earn the first automatic bid into the next round of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

 

With two laps to go, Elliott pulled his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet from the bottom lane to the top lane and got a huge push from behind by Petty GMS Racing driver Erik Jones — the momentum enough to edge fellow playoff competitor Blaney by a slight 0.046 seconds at the line and give him a chance to hoist his series-best fifth trophy of the season; 18th of his seven-year NASCAR Cup Series career.

 

“Moments like that, you have to really cherish and you guys are what makes this special to me,” Elliott, 26, told the cheering fans. “So, thank you sincerely, I really appreciate it.”

“It was a wild last couple laps. I wasn’t super crazy about being on the bottom and fortunately I got just clear enough off of [Turn] 2 to slide up in front of Erik [Jones] and he gave me some great shoves, obviously a Team Chevy partner there. Just had a good enough run to get out front and then was able to stay far enough in front of Ryan [Blaney] at the line to get it done.

“These things are so so hard to win, you gotta enjoy them and just appreciate everyone’s effort today.”

 

I wanna go fast@theNAPAnetwork | #di9 | #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/WtgDExTk6H

— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) October 2, 2022

Pole: Christopher Bell

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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on 10/09/2022 for the the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 

 

 

NASCAR Xfinity

AJ Allmendinger Wins Playoff Race in Photo Finish

 

Three times A.J. Allmendinger has led the white flag lap on a superspeedway track and not been able to lead that next lap to earn the big trophy.

 

On Saturday, the veteran waited and pulled ahead of the field in the final feet coming to the Sparks 300 checkered flag at Talladega Superspeedway and edged 19-year old Sam Mayer by .015 seconds – about three feet — in a photo finish to earn his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at NASCAR’s biggest track.

 

“Let’s go,” an absolutely elated Allmendinger screamed into the grandstands after climbing out of his car and accepting the checkered flag at the iconic track.

“Gosh, we’ve been so close to winning one (superspeedway race) and I feel like I keep giving them away,” Allmendinger said. “Thought I might have given it away. I’m still learning, trying to know what too big of a lead is. But honestly, all credit to (Kaulig teammate) Landon Cassill.

“He kept shoving me. He stuck with me. That’s what is great about Kaulig Racing. When you have teammates like Landon and Daniel (Hemric) that you know wherever you go, they’ll go with you. So thank you Landon.

“Man, I just wanted to win a superspeedway and finally got it,” added a grinning Allmendinger, who now claims 14 career Xfinity Series victories.

A CLASSIC @TALLADEGA FINISH! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/0rncMW3wBw

— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) October 1, 2022

Pole: Austin Hill

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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on 10/08/2022 for the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 

 

 

NASCAR Trucks

Matt DiBenedetto scores first Truck Series win at Talladega

 

It took a lot of last lap gumption on the Talladega Superspeedway high banks and an official “race finish review” afterward, but longtime competitor Matt DiBenedetto earned his first NASCAR national series race victory in Saturday’s Chevy Silverado 250 Camping World Truck Series race.

 

Because the race ended under caution, NASCAR officials reviewed video to determine who was leading when an accident froze the field coming to the checkered flag. Ultimately, it marked the first and only lap the former NASCAR Cup Series driver DiBenedetto had ever led in the truck series – and it delivered his first trophy.

 

It marked the fifth consecutive Talladega truck race that the winner led only the last lap.

 

“Oh man, it’s been such a long time coming,” said DiBenedetto, who recently renewed his contract with the No. 25 Rackley WAR Chevrolet team. “I’m so thankful.

“It just seems so surreal,” DiBenedetto added before offering good wishes to fellow driver Jordan Anderson, who was transported to the hospital after an accident on Lap 19.

“I think my heart rate was higher waiting for that than [taking] the white flag.”

pic.twitter.com/j9HS8puVSL

— Matt DiBenedetto (@mattdracing) October 3, 2022

Pole: John H. Nemechek

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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on 10/22/2022 for the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 

 

 

ARCA Menard

Sammy Smith Leads Them All for Dominant Victory

 

Dominant performances have become the norm for Sammy Smith in 2022. 

 

The status quo remained in place during the Herr’s Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway on Saturday afternoon, as Smith led every lap to claim his eighth victory between the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East this season. 

 

Despite having never seen Salem prior to the weekend, Smith never once doubted that his car would be the strongest yet again once the green flag waved.

 

 “[It all comes down to] preparation,” Smith said. “[Salem] is pretty close to Winchester [Speedway] as well, but it was a good day overall and I’m glad we were able to win.” 

It was a perfect day at @Salem_Speedway for @sammysmithSS.

After starting on pole, Smith led every single lap for his eighth win between ARCA and ARCA East this year. https://t.co/EEA7UIRiwv pic.twitter.com/OVC7Dm3mTX

— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) October 1, 2022

Pole: Sammy Smith

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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on 10/08/2022 for the Shore Lunch 200 at Toledo Speedway for their season finale. 

 

 

ARCA -West

Cole Moore Wins His First West Series Race

 

Cole Moore surely wishes his first ARCA Menards Series West win would have come at some point within his first 17 starts over the last two years. He had come so close to Victory Lane on so many occasions.

 

But it’s also hard to imagine a more perfect time and place for that first victory than the NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Berco Redwood on Saturday night at All American Speedway in Roseville California.

 

Moore, the 25-year-old who grew up in Granite Bay, California, just a short drive from the third-mile bullring of an oval, notched his first West Series victory with a convincing performance at his home track. And he did so with his father John Moore in the field as a competitor.

 

“That was a tough one,” Cole said of the closing laps. “I had Jake [Drew] right there with me at the end. Those top restarts, it was risky. I knew he could send it in and hit me, but he drove me clean. We had a great car. Shoutout to Bill McAnally Racing. First win of the year for me; first of my career. I’m so happy.”

WINNER: @cole_moore20 with the sweet pass for second! pic.twitter.com/T6vYDZ93TI

— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) March 28, 2022

Pole: Jake Drew

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   Next Race: The ARCA Series West will return on 10/14/2022 for the Star Nursery 150 at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor.

 

source: NASCAR Media

All American Speedway Returns

With Live Streaming Coverage

Racing returns to Roseville on Saturday night with round one of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at the All American Speedway.  The events will be closed to spectators but streamed live on All American Speedway TV. NASCAR Late Models, Jaws Gear & Axle Limited Modifieds, Super Stocks, F4s, Jr. Late Models, and Bandolero/Mini Cups will begin their drive for 2020 track championships.

NEWS: @speedsporttv and @AllAmericanSpdy have partnered to launch All American Speedway TV ahead of this weekend's season opener at the California bullring - which will be streamed live --> https://t.co/V2yShM5R5P

— SPEED SPORT (@SPEEDSPORT) July 29, 2020

Race fans can visit www.AllAmericanSpeedway.TV  to purchase their live viewing pass for $19.99 in high definition. The pass is also good for 30 days after the event to view it on demand.

We have partnered with @SPEEDSPORT to bring @AllAmericanSpdy LIVE to the fans this weekend! Read More - https://t.co/rmd5GZhSab pic.twitter.com/kf1DfnEl9o

— Steven Blakesley (@StevenBlakesley) July 29, 2020

The 66th season of stock car racing in Roseville includes events on August 1, August 15, August 29, September 12, September 26, and the October Classic on October 10. Touring stock car racing includes the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour on both August 15 and September 26 along with the ARCA Menards Series West on October 10.

Super stoked to race at @allamericanspdy this Saturday in my #2 late model!! Make sure to catch all the action on All American Speedway TV! pic.twitter.com/ZjAzHfcLMO

— Gracie Trotter (@gracietrotter11) July 28, 2020

The NASCAR Late Model competition will see drivers racing for state and national titles with ARCA Menards Series West rookies Gracie Trotter and Holley Hollan joining the division to gain additional stock car experience against the best in the west.

Awards up for grabs include the NASCAR championship points fund with over $15,000 in cash and prizes. The points fund includes $3,500 to the Div. 1 Late Model champion, $1,000 to the Div. II Limited Modified champion, $700 to the Div. III Super Stock champion, and $500 to the Div. IV F4 champion. The full points fund is available at the end of this release.

Competition Carburetion will offer “Send-It” cash bonuses this weekend with Late Models (second twin), Jaws Gear & Axle Limited Modifieds, Jr. Late Models, and Super Stocks each racing for $125, $75, and $50 for the top-three finishers. Fastest lap cash will also be offered with $50 going to the fastest car in each of those divisions. American Racer West will award a tire to a randomly selected driver at each event. Hunt’s Race World and K&N Filters are also offering contingency bonuses.

NASCAR licenses will be required. Friday practice will be $100 per car and driver registration with $40 for other pit passes. Registration for Friday practice closes at 5pm on Thursday. On Saturday, pit passes will be $40 for NASCAR members and $50 for non-members.

All American Speedway wants to thank @the Grounds for their support along with partners such as Sinister Diesel, Riebes Auto Parts, Jaws Gear & Axle, and JM Environmental for making this season possible. Companies interested in supporting these events can contact All American Speedway at (916) 786-2025. Without competitor support and local community partners, these events would not take place.

Drivers will be required to fill out a COVID-19 waiver and questionnaire. All forms are available at www.AllAmericanSpeedway.com Friday night practice will see gates open at 4:00 pm with the track hot from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm. On Saturday, pit gates open at 11:30 am with practice beginning at 1 pm. Opening ceremonies will be at 5:00 pm with main events to follow.

Race fans can visit www.AllAmericanSpeedway.TV to purchase their live viewing pass for $19.99 in high definition.

The pass is also good for 30 days after the event to view it on demand.

2020 All American Speedway NASCAR Weekly Schedule Subject to Change

Saturday, August 1 – NASCAR Racing

• Late Model Twin
• Jaws Gear Limited Modifieds
• Super Stocks
• F4
• Jr Late Models
• Bando/Mini Cup

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Biggest Event Of The Year At All American Speedway On Saturday

Action Packed 11th Annual October Classic In Roseville

All American Speedway will hosts its biggest event of the year this week with the 11th Annual October Classic on the third-mile oval at the Grounds on Saturday, Oct. 13.The racing will be intense, with championships on the line for regional touring series and two local divisions competing for bonus awards.

 “The success of this event is reflected in its popularity with the fans,” race promoter Bill McAnally said of the October Classic, which will again benefit the Placer Breast Cancer Foundation. “Everybody works very hard to put on the best show possible and it’s great to see the fans turn out to enjoy it and have such a good time.”

Again this year, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will headline the event with the NAPA AutoCare / Roseville Toyota 200 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies and the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. It’s the 13th event on a 14-race schedule this year for the West’s oldest stock car circuit.

Bill McAnally kicks off his annual auction to raise money for Placer Breast Cancer Foundation pic.twitter.com/fvj78qVz9W

— Bill McAnally Racing (@BMR_NASCAR) October 14, 2017

Hailie Deegan made history with a victory in the most recent series race, becoming the first female driver to win a NASCAR K&N Pro Series event. She and her Bill McAnally Racing teammates, who made for a 1-2-3 finish, will give Northern California fans plenty to cheer about.
 

“The NASCAR K&N West race at Roseville is one of the most exciting series races of the year,” McAnally said. “It gives fans the opportunity to see the exciting action of full-bodied NASCAR stock cars competing on a tight short track. And this year, fans get to see Hailie Deegan back in action after becoming the first woman to win in the series.”

For the second straight year, the October Classic will also feature the crowning of two champions – with the Pacific Challenge Series Late Models and the North State Modified Series each wrapping up their season.

“It’s great to have the PCS Late Models and North State Modifieds back again this year to conclude their seasons and decide their championships,” McAnally said. “Both of these touring divisions feature plenty of tough competition.”

Local divisions that will be racing as part of this week’s big event at Roseville include the Super Stocks A & B, as well as the Bandoleros/Mini Cups. Each Super Stock A and Super Stock B car that takes the green flag is to be awarded a Matco Tool Green Flag Bonus of $100.

“We’re excited to have these local divisions in this year’s October Classic,” McAnally said. “They’ve put on some great racing at the track this year and we’re pleased to have them be part of this big event.” In addition to all the action on the track, the midway will feature a variety of activities; including live music, a classic car show hosted by Alley Cats CarClub, and numerous vendors. Saturday’s event will be capped off with fireworks.

The ticket booth and front gate are scheduled to open at 4 p.m., with feature events set to get underway at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are $35 for general admission; $30 for military, first responders, and seniors over 65; and $25 for kids between the ages of 6-12. Kids under 5 get in free. Admission for adults to the VIP Hospitality is $60, and $50 for kids.

General information about the speedway is available on the internet at www.allamericanspeedway.com. For additional questions about the speedway, call 916-786-2025.

Bill McAnally Racing Promotions signed a long-term agreement in May to operate all motorsports events at the All American Speedway. Placer County Fairgrounds, where the track is located, was renamed @the Grounds after Placer Valley Tourism took over management of the 61-acre property in 2017 and began a renovation project of more than $40 million for the repair and updating of existing buildings and parking lots.

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NASCAR Schedule for #MENCS & #NCWTS at Talladega

The #KNWest Series races at All American Speedway

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be in action at Talladega Superspeedway while the NASCAR Xfinity Series has the weekend off.

The Monster Energy Series heads to the second race of the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs, The Camping World Truck Series Playoffs enters the final race of the Round of 8.

Check out the full schedule below. (The schedule for the K&N Pro Series West is also listed below.)

Thursday, October 11, 2018

• 12:00 PM Staging Begins for Track Drive Day
• 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Track Drive Day for Fans

Friday, October 12, 2018

• 7:00 AM Parking Areas Open
• 9:00 AM Fan Zone Open
• 9:05 AM - 9:55 AM First Practice | NCWTS
• 10:35 AM - 11:25 AM Final Practice | NCWTS
• 12:00 PM MENCS Hauler Entry | Crossover Gate V9
• 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Open NCWTS Garage for Infield Guests
• 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM NCWTS Autograph Session | Camping World Display
• 2:15 PM Tyler Dippel | Chevy Display
• 3:00 PM Justin Haley & Spencer Gallagher | Chevy Display
• 3:00 PM Kyle Busch Motorsports Drivers | Honda Generators Display
• 4:00 PM Grandstands Open | EP4
• 4:35 PM Qualifying | NCWTS
• 6:00 PM Pit Road Pickers Music | Infield Miller Lite Pavilion
• 7:00 PM The Big One on the Blvd
• 8:00 PM Pit Road Pickers Music | Infield Miller Lite Pavilion

Saturday, October 13, 2018

• 5:00 AM Parking Areas Open
• 8:00 AM Pre-Race Access Begins
• 8:00 AM Fan Zone Open
• 9:00 AM Grandstands Open
• 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM First & Final Practice | MENCS
• 10:15 AM Myatt Snider & Ben Rhodes | Ford Display
• 11:30 AM Driver Introductions | NCWTS
• 12:00 PM Fr8Auctions 250 | NCWTS | 94 laps
• 1:00 PM David Ragan | 1000Bulbs.com Display
• 3:35 PM Foodland/Food Giant Qualifying | MENCS
• 4:20 PM Aric Almirola | Honda Generators Display | Post-Qualifying
• 5:30 PM FREE Kids Movie Night
• 7:00 PM Chris Janson Concert pres. by Wind Creek Casino & Hotel

Sunday, October 14, 2018

• 5:00 AM Parking Areas Open
  
• 8:00 AM Pre-Race Pit Pass Access Begins
• 8:00 AM Fan Zone Open
• 9:00 AM Grandstands Open
• 9:00 AM Paul Menard | Ford Display
• 9:15 AM Joey Logano | Ford Display
• 9:15 AM Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am Display
• 9:30 AM Tweetup | Fan Zone
• 9:30 AM Michael McDowell | Ford Display
• 9:30 AM Trevor Bayne | Benore Logistic Systems Display
• 9:35 AM Jamie McMurray | Chevy Display
• 9:45 AM Austin Dillon | Chevy Display
• 9:50 AM William Byron | Chevy Display
• 10:00 AM Ty Dillon | GEICO Display
• 10:20 AM Chase Elliott & Jimmie Johnson | Chevy Display
• 10:30 AM Grant Enfinger | Ford Display
• 10:34 AM Bubba Wallace & Richard Petty | Chevy Display
• 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Driver Introductions | MENCS
• 1:00 PM 1000Bulbs.com 500 | MENCS | 188 laps

NCWTS: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
MENCS: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Times listed are tentative and subject to change.
All times are local Central Time.

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T H I S I S T A L L A D E G A

It's officially race week here in Sweet Home Alabama! 🏁#1000Bulbs500 | #Fr8Auctions250 pic.twitter.com/ipNeueAFqM

— Talladega Superspeedway (@TalladegaSuperS) October 7, 2018

The K&N Pro Series will race on Saturday at All American Speedway. The schedule for the ‘Toyota/NAPA AutoCare 200 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies’ is below:

Saturday, October 13, 2018

• 10:00 a.m. Garage Opens
• 12:30-1:15 p.m. Practice
• 1:45-2:30 p.m. Final Practice
• 4:45 p.m. Qualifying
• 7:00 p.m. NAPA AutoCare/Roseville Toyota 200 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies & the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (50 laps on a .333 mile paved track for 50.0 miles)

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Michael Self Wins the #KNWest Race From Pole

Self Dominates at All American Speedway

Race Weekend Information

• Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017
• Event: Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by TriCo Welding Supply
• Track: All American Speedway
• Series: NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
• Driver: Michael Self
• Car: No. 9 Sunrise Ford Ford Fusion
• Team: Sunrise Ford Racing
• Crew Chief: Jeff Schrader

On September 30th, Self made his way to victory lane for the first time since 2013 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driving the No. 9 Sinclair Oil Ford Fusion at the .25-mile Meridian Speedway, in Meridian, Idaho. The win marked the seventh of Self’s career in NASCAR K&N Pro Series competition.

Last night was awesome!! SO excited to finally get back in to victory lane in the @nascar K&N Pro Series, and to have @sinclairoilcorp on the car! Needless to say I was pretty psyched to take my first victory #sinclairSELFie.

A post shared by Michael Self (@michael_self) on Oct 1, 2017 at 5:27am PDT

However, it did not take long for the young driver to capture his next 2017 victory.

Before the driver from Salt Lake City, Utah, returned to the third-mile All American Speedway in Roseville, CA, he had some trepidation.

I’m a little undecided on how I feel going in to this weekend. Despite being the track I learned how to race stock cars on back when I was driving late models, it’s plagued me in the K&N cars. I got a few wins here back in the late model days, but my luck in the big cars has just been absolutely terrible despite being fast. There have been times when I’ve had a dominant car here, but been wrecked by lapped traffic, or cut a tire, or had something go wrong. Regardless of all that, we’re coming off a huge win at Meridian a few weeks which I’m still pumped up about, and I’m looking forward to trying to finish this season with the Sunrise Ford guys out on a high note. It’s been awesome getting to know all those guys, and to have the opportunity to grow and now capture a win with them.”

YES!! First career pole in any kind of stock car! Now have to go back it up in the race! pic.twitter.com/CNL33qlkg4

— Michael Self (@michaelself) October 15, 2017

As it turned out, Michael’s Roseville jinx was not present last Saturday. 

Fastest in practice and the Coors Light Pole Award winner, Self-led 137 laps en route to his second straight K&N Pro Series West win. After losing the lead on the initial start, he reclaimed it on Lap 13 and never looked back, as he crossed the finish line 2.946 seconds ahead of eventual second-place finisher Todd Gilliland.

"That's the best short track car I've ever run right there," Self said. "When you come to these places, you gotta have a car that turns in the center really good, but also has drive off the corners and doesn't get loose on you. That's the ultimate challenge on a short track, and we had both here tonight. That's so, so rare. The car was so good, and never had any fall off, and that's what you look for. Keeping the balance in the car every lap was the most important thing, and we were able to stretch it out."

Self Dominates at All American -> https://t.co/OhgBe4WF4s Earns Second Straight K&N Pro West Victory pic.twitter.com/EuJRU7ZoXv

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

Watch it: Thursday, October 19, 2017, NBCSN 3:30pm EST

You can follow Self on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Race Results

1. Michael Self
2. Todd Gilliland
3. Chris Eggleston
4. Derek Kraus *
5. Will Rodgers *
6. Nicole Behar
7. Cole Moore
8. Blaine Perkins
9. Kody Vanderwal *
10. Max Tullman *
11. Todd Souza
12. Matt Levin
13. Stafford Smith
14. Takuma Koga
15. Trevor Cristiani *
16. Ron Norman
17. Hollis Thackeray *
18. Bill Kann
19. Jesse Iwuji
20. John Wood
21. Julia Landauer
22. Josh Fanopoulos *
23. Jonas Fors *

* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender

RACE STATISTICS

Fastest Qualifier: Michael Self
Time: 13.412 Seconds
Speed: 89.383 mph
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 42 mins, 37 secs
Average Speed: 70.325 mph
Margin of Victory: 2.946 Seconds

Caution Flags:   4 for 18 laps.

• Laps 6-9 (#10 Spin T2 No FP)
• Laps 18-21 (#14 Spin T4 No FP)
• Laps 67-72 (#13 & #86 Spin T4 FP=32)
• Laps 89-92 (#86 Spin Front Stretch FP=13)

               
Lap Leaders

• Chris Eggleston 1-13
• Michael Self 14-150

Total Laps Led: 1 changes involving 2 drivers

• Michael Self 137
• Chris Eggleston 13

Top 10 Driver Points:

1. Todd Gilliland 567 
2. Chris Eggleston 556 
3. Derek Kraus * 486 
4. Will Rodgers * 484 
5.  Michael Self 482 
6. Todd Souza 437 
7. Julia Landauer 419 
8. Kody Vanderwal * 414 
9. Blaine Perkins 411 
10. Nicole Behar 410

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Raz Works To Finalize 2017 Plans

Gracin Finished His 2016 #KNWest Season 5th in the Points

While he made his K&N Pro Series West debut at Evergreen Speedway on August 16, 2014, Raz  began racing the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West full-time in 2015. He earned his first (and only) series victory at All American Speedway in October 2015. He won that race from pole.

Fast forward to 2016, where mechanical issues challenged the start of his season; Gracin was on an forceful path forward and finished inside the top-five in eight consecutive races from May 21 to September 10.

Unfortunately, a crash in the series season finale, resulted in a point’s slip from fourth to fifth by a mere four points. He ended the season at All American Speedway with an eighteenth place DNF.

“This year was definitely about keeping our chin up,” said Raz. “The entire Jefferson Pitts Racing team worked hard to give me a fast car and as a team, we became stronger and better each race. While there is no doubt I wanted to be a championship contender heading into the last race of the season like I was in ’15, I wanted most to bring home the title for my team that ultimately deserves this level of recognition.”

While Raz works to finalize plans for 2017, NASCAR Race Mom looks forward to monitoring his progress next year.

Great teammates @NoahGragson & @GracinRaz #nascar #nascark&nwestseries pic.twitter.com/Mnj5h2OLhf

— Sal Sigala Jr. (@Sal_Sigala) October 18, 2016

Note: In 2013 Gracin was inspired to help his weight training coach after hearing about the struggles his family faced raising a child diagnosed with CP. From that moment forward, Gracin has raced whenever possible to help lift the hearts of children facing adversity.

In 2014 he raced for five children and raised close to $1500 to donate. Gracin also got his friends to join his efforts by creating the Get UP! Driver’s program where three of his closest friends race to make a difference.

“Knowing I’m racing for a child makes each lap I turn matter that much more to me and my team.” – Gracin Raz

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Rest In Peace 'Cowboy Jack' – Jack Sellers

Jack Sellers

Born: July 27, 1944

Died: October 24, 2016

Home: Sacramento, CA

Just heard the sad news that racing enthusiast, Jack Sellers passed away yesterday. If you have had an opportunity to attend a K&N Pro Series West race, you had the pleasure of seeing Jack in action. Sellers raced from the age of forty in 1985 until his death in 2016.

Unbelievably, Jack’s last series start was at All American Speedway on October 15th, in Roseville, California. Out of the field of twenty-three competitors, Jack’s #15 Shoo Away / MedActive Chevrolet started from nineteenth on the starting grid. The #15 finished a respectable fourteenth.

 R.I.P. NASCAR K&N West Series driver Jack Sellers.
Taken at ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY - ROSEVILLE CA
last weekend. Jacks last start by Sal Sigala Jr.

In 282 career West Series starts - the most of any driver in series history - Sellers never won a race, nor finished in the Top 5. He matched his career-best seventh from 1987 five other times, most recently at Evergreen in 2013. His 32nd and final Top 10 came at Iowa in 2014, where he finished 10th. That same year, he finished 9th in points - his first Top 10 in the standings since 1994 - a crowning achievement for one of the series’ most experienced veterans. (source)

“I received a phone call last night that no one wants to get…a friend has passed away. That is one of the toughest parts of the sport that we work in, that we live in, because it’s not just a driver or a crew member or an official that has passed on…it’s a member of the family.

Last night’s call was about a man who has spent the last 32 years driving in the K&N West Series. He wasn’t out there because he had to be…he didn’t race to make a living. He was out there because he wanted to be…he loved being at the track, in the car and with the people that made up the West Series.

I had the chance to be around him quite a bit during the last 4 seasons…and for all of the times that I was frustrated with him because we were hurrying him to a drivers meeting or because we were getting on to him because his car was a little “too wide” during a race…there were twice as many handshakes, hugs and laughs.

Most importantly, there was the genuine side of this man who always took time out of his day to ask how things were going with me, my family and recently about my dad.

I’ll never again have to tell the spotter of the 15 to get the driver to the bottom…because Jack Sellers is now up top!

Godspeed, Jack…you’ll be greatly missed!!!

Via Facebook Kip Childress K&N Pro Series, West - Series Director · 2013 to 2016”

NASCAR Race Mom had numerous interactions with Jack during her five years in the West Series. He was always smiling and joyful to be at the track. Sellers was also constantly assisting rookie drivers; be it advice or financial support. I never witnessed anything but kindness and concern from this racing icon. Rest In Peace Jack.

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This was me giving Jack a hard time about his 250th start in the #KNWest Series @cnsracing a few years ago. He was a friend to all. pic.twitter.com/wMFuWnWhwg

— Joey Mancari (@GRCDIR) October 25, 2016

Julia Landauer-Highest Female Finish in the K&N Pro Series

And That’s A History-Making Wrap!

As the 2016 season came to its end, K&N Pro Series West Driver, Julia Landauer rounded out the season with an intense battle that resulted in a third place finish.  That podium position moved her up to fourth in points for the final championship standings - the highest finishing female in K&N Pro Series (East and West) championship history! 

At the beginning of this season, the team set out to finish every race, run consistently in the top-5, get some podiums, hopefully get a win, and finish in the top-5 in points standings.  While that elusive win is still unrealized,  in the course of the fourteen-race season, Julie earned two podiums, seven top-five finishes, and thirteen top-tens.

Ms Landauer expressed her appreciation to:

• – Huge thanks to Bill McAnally Racing, including Bill, my #54 team of Mario, Eric, Jake, Mike, Kevin, Rick, Kim, Germane, and many others.
• – Thank you to our partners, Toyota Racing, Curb Records, Napa Filters, and The Movemeant Foundation for having the vision to make the season happen and keep it going.
• – I wouldn’t have been able to put all the pieces together and keep them straight without Wilder, Chris, Nate, and Steve at Julia Landauer Racing. Thank you so much for your years of dedication.
• – A very warm and appreciative shout out to my parents, Emma, Aidan, and Vince for your constant support, advice, love, and encouragement. To Lyn, Devanshi, Rayna, Emma, Robert, Michele, and David for always being there for me and for giving excellent advice.
• – I’ve had the honor of working and brainstorming with great folks at NASCAR and in the NASCAR Next program to advance my career. I can’t thank you enough for all of the time and tools you have provided.
• – THANK YOU to each and every one of you who has supported me, sent me wonderful notes, suggested ideas for improvement, gave me likes on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, voted me Most Popular Driver (keep those votes coming in daily!), and believed in me.

You can catch the broadcast of the Napa Autoparts 150 race on TV, as it airs on NBCSN on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.

Source

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Todd Gilliland Breaks #NASCAR Records to a Championship

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will wrap up its 2016 season under the lights Saturday night at All American Speedway in Roseville, California with the Toyota / NAPA AUTO PARTS 150 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies. The event featured twenty-three ‘up and coming’ NASCAR driving talent. 

While challenger Ryan Partridge did everything in his power to deny sixteen-year-old Todd Gilliland  from his quest to collect even more NASCAR history, Todd, a third generation racer, was not to be denied.

Gilliland – a California native who now resides in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina was leading the championship standings by 25 points heading into this final event. He needed a mire twenty-first or better finish to wrap up the title. He had already secured this year’s Rookie of the Year Award.

Partridge was fastest in both practices Saturday morning, and started on the front row. Qualifying had been canceled due to rain. He then dominated the evening's race. Last year’s champion Chris Eggleston and talented female racer Julia Landauer rounded out the podium. Todd Gilliland finished eight.

That top-ten finish was good enough to propel Gilliland to the title as he became the youngest champion in the history of the NASCAR national or touring series at sixteen years, five months.

It was just the latest NASCAR historic mark Gilliland matched or eclipsed in his first full season.

Gilliland’s six 2016 series victories matched the win total posted by Greg Pursley (2011), Brendan Gaughan (2001) and Doug George (1995) as the most in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West since Jimmy Insolo won nine in 1978.

Gilliland joins Scott Lynch (2003) and Lance Hooper (1996) as the only drivers to win both the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title and the championship in the same year. He joins his grandfather as a NASCAR champion. Butch Gilliland won the 1997 West crown, while Todd's father David had his best series points finish of third in 2009.

The Toyota / NAPA AUTO PARTS 150 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies will be televised to a national audience on NBCSN on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. ET.

Gilliland, Partridge and other top performers from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will be honored on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Charlotte for the NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards celebration. The event will be held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the Charlotte Convention Center for the seventh consecutive year.

RACE STATISTICS Fastest Qualifier: Blaine Perkins *, Time: 999999 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 0 mins, 52 secs Average Speed: 50.552 mph Margin of Victory: .221 Seconds

Caution Flags: Laps 11-17 (07 & 27 Made contact T1 - 36 Free Pass); 21-28 (39 Spun T 1 - 15 Free Pass); 33-55 (39 & 15 Made Contact T4 - 27 Free Pass); 82-89 (06 Spun 55 made Contact T4 -No FP); 118-124 (15 Spun T4 - 14 Free Pass); 129-133 (19 Spun T4 - 18 Free Pass); 147-151 (18, 06 &38 Spun T4 - 19 Free Pass). 7 for 63 laps. 

Lap Leaders: Ryan Partridge 1-151, Chris Eggleston 152, Ryan Partridge 153-154. 

Total Laps Led: Ryan Partridge 153, Chris Eggleston 1. 3 changes involving 2 drivers. 

Top 10 Driver Points:

1. Todd Gilliland * 594
2. Ryan Partridge 581
3. Noah Gragson 552
4. Julia Landauer * 528
5. Gracin Raz 524
6. Chris Eggleston 518
7. Riley Herbst * 510
8. Cole Rouse * 509
9. Blaine Perkins * 475
10. Jesse Iwuji * 404 

Photo credit: Sal Sigala Jr.

PaHud, 2014 PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge Winner - One and Done

Christian PaHud celebrates his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory
at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif.  (Noah Graham/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Christian PaHud Makes His First #KNWest
Start A #NASCAR Dream Come True

The PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge is a contest that consisted of several challenges such as exhibiting car control on a skidpad, displaying short track skills on the Charlotte Motor Speedway quarter-mile, learning to adapt by running a Dirt Late Model at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a test of endurance in a go-kart race, hot laps on the main Charlotte Motor Speedway race course, running laps on street cars at the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield road course, going through the pits for a live pit stop and demonstrating marketability.

After submitting a video entry, PaHud was selected from a pool of hundreds of aspiring racers to compete as one of eighteen finalists under the guidance of NASCAR Drivers Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Danica Patrick and Jeff Burton, for a chance to win a PEAK racing sponsorship.

Christian PaHud is a third generation driver who has committed his life both on and off the track to racing. Residing in North Carolina, he currently races stock cars in the Southeast Limited Late Model Series and is pursuing his Associates Degree in Applied Science.

He started his first go-kart race on his fourth birthday, and worked his way up through legends cars and late models. He has more than 250 career races under his belt. However, winning the PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge is the highlight of his career.

His prize included the opportunity to become the next PEAK Stock Car Dream Driver and compete as a competitively licensed driver in a PEAK-sponsored stock car in a sanctioned race. (ARV $12,000).

Unbelievably, PaHud, who is twenty-one years old, converted that opportunity into his first NASCAR victory by winning the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at All American Speedway. To top it off, he started off the day by winning the Coors Light Pole Award!

PaHud led twice for a race-high fifty-nine laps. He took the lead for good from series regular Brandon McReynolds on a Lap 126 restart. Then in a race which featured six lead changes, the 2014 PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge Winner held off a late charge by ‘Sunoco Rookie of the Year’ James Bickford to claim the victory.

PaHud drove the No. 99 PEAK Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing to make his NASCAR dream come true. Michael Waltrip finished the race in tenth place.

#KNWest Statistical Advance: Roseville (#nascar)

Michael Waltrip returns to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
in the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at All American Speedway
(Getty Images for NASCAR)

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits All American Speedway in Roseville, California, on Saturday, October 11, 2014.

Roseville Race Setup

• Greg Pursley has a 15-point lead over Dylan Lupton in the championship standings with two events left in the 2014 season. Pursley finished fifth in this event last season while Lupton, in his track debut, crossed the line in 15th.
• Brandon McReynolds is tied for the series' lead in top-five finishes, 10, through the first 12 events of the season. McReynolds has two runner-up finishes in his last three series’ starts and four podium finishes in his last six starts.
• David Mayhew leads all current drivers with five top fives and seven top 10s in seven All American Speedway starts.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West At Roseville

• This race will be the 16th series visit to All American Speedway. The track hosted five series events between 1977 and 1982 when it was a quarter-mile oval and nine races since 2008, after it was renovated and became a third-mile track. The series visited Roseville twice each year between 2008-2011 and once each year since 2012.
• All American Speedway is located at the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville, California. It began as a quarter-mile dirt oval in 1955 and was known as Placer County Speedway. It was paved in 1972. • The 15 series races at All American Speedway produced 11 different winners. Eric Holmes, with four wins, and his former teammate at Bill McAnally Racing – Paulie Harraka, with two wins – are the only multiple winners.
• Twelve different drivers have qualified on the pole in series competition at Roseville. Harraka has the most poles, with three.
• Holmes has the most top-five and top-10 finishes at Roseville, with seven and eight respectively.
• Holmes has the most series starts at All American Speedway, taking the green flag there 10 times.
• The race distance was extended for a green-white-checkered finish in four of the 10 most recent series events at Roseville.
• Toyota leads manufacturers with six victories at All American Speedway.
• Seven of the 15 series races at Roseville were won by the pole winner. Jason Fensler started the furthest back and won, coming from 15th on the grid in 2011. • 138 different drivers have raced in series competition at the fairgrounds track.