2018 NASCAR 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.

2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Previous

2017

Next

2019

Champions | Seasons

Derek Thorn, driving the No. 6 car for Sunrise Ford Racing, the 2018 K&N Pro Series West champion. This was his second title in the series.

Ryan Partridge, driving the No. 9 car for Sunrise Ford Racing, finished second behind his teammate Thorn in the championship by 27 points.

Cole Rouse, driving the No. 99 car for Bill McAnally Racing, finished third in the championship.

Drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief
Ford	Sunrise Ford Racing	6	Derek Thorn	Bill Sedgwick
		9	Ryan Partridge	Jeff Schrader
		22	Trevor Huddleston (R)	Clinton Cram
Toyota	Bill McAnally Racing	16	Derek Kraus	John Camilleri
		19	Hailie Deegan	Joe Draper 3 Ty Joiner 5 Kevin Reed Jr. 6
		99	Cole Rouse	Bryan Tasnady 1 Ty Joiner 2 Chris Nelle 4 Rob Dixon 6 Ron Otto 1
Chevrolet 13 Toyota 1	John Krebs Racing	11	Takuma Koga	John Krebs 5 Hiroki Miyaji 9
Chevrolet 13 Ford 1	Levin Racing	10	Matt Levin 13	Roger Bracken 3 Ron Norman 5 Erik Higley 4 Chase Newell 1 Jerry Pitts 1
			Will Rodgers (R) 1[N 1]
Ford 13 Toyota 1	Patriot Motorsports Group	43	Kody Vanderwal	Jason Dickenson

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Chevrolet	B&B Motorsports	8	Billy Kann	Steve Elder	1
		13	Bill Kann	Billy Kann	1
		18		Billy Kann 5 Johnny White 2 Kevin Loster 1	8
	Bill McAnally Racing	24	Alex Bowman	Ron Otto	1
	DeLong Racing	64	David Hibbard (R)	James Swan 1 Colin Baker 1	2
		84	Rich DeLong III	Rich DeLong 1 Chris Dittes 4 Rich DeLong Jr. 1	6
	Kart Idaho Racing	08	Travis Milburn	Mike Holleran 5 Charles Price 1 Bob Wood 1 Roger Bracken 2	5
			Cassie Gannis		2
			Zack St. Onge (R)		1
			John Wood		1
		83	Buddy Kofoid	Mike Kofoid	1
	McGowan Motorsports	17	David Mayhew	Johnny White 1 Bruce Cook 1 Matt Bucher 1	1
	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	25	Tom Klauer	Mike Naake	1
	Norman Levin Racing	21	Jesse Iwuji	Chase Newell	1
		40	Ron Norman	Erik Higley 4 Chris Wood 1	5
			Jesse Iwuji	Chase Newell	1
			Sheldon Creed	Jeff Stankiewicz	1
	Patriot Motorsports Group	91	Kyle Tellstrom (R)	Lee Hackney	1
	Roadrunner Motorsports	1	Jim Inglebright	Rodney Haygood	1
	Rodd Racing	68	Rodd Kneeland	Tim Barber	1
	Spurgeon Motorsports	86	Tim Spurgeon	Hollis Thackeray	1
Ford	REF Motorsports	4	Will Rodgers	Mark Perry 2 Bob Farmer 3	5
		44	Rod Johnson Jr. (R)	Mark Perry	1
	Jefferson Pitts Racing	4	Kevin Harvick	Richard Boswell	1
		7	Will Rodgers	Jeff Jefferson 4 Jerry Pitts 3	2
			Devin Dodson (R)		3
			Cole Keatts (R)		2
		51	Carlos Vieira	Charlie Wilson	1
		55	Vanessa Robinson (R)	Jeff Jefferson 1 Charlie Wilson 1	2
			Cole Keatts (R)	Jason Jefferson	1
		59	Reid Lanpher (R)	Jerry Pitts	1
		77	Austin Herzog	Charlie Wilson	1
	Patriot Motorsports Group	34	Rudy Vanderwal (R)	Bruce Yackey 1 Don Joiner 2 Al Neep 1	3
			Armani Williams (R)		1
			Tim Ward (R)	James Wahl	1
	Stewart-Haas Racing	41	Aric Almirola	Richard Boswell	1
Toyota	Austin Reed Racing	44	Austin Reed (R)	Bond Suss	1
	Bill McAnally Racing	04	Hershel McGriff	Jeff Barkshire	2
		50	Chris Eggleston	Bryan Tasnady	1
		60	Christopher Bell	Ron Otto	1
		62	Brendan Gaughan	Shane Wilson	1
	Central Coast Racing	13	Todd Souza	Michael Munoz	10
	DGR-Crosley	20	Erik Jones	Chris Lawson	1
		54	Daniel Suárez	Seth Smith	1
	Ivie Racing	47	Scott Ivie	Unknown	1
	Kart Idaho Racing	38	Hollis Thackeray (R)	Quintin Crye 1 Roger Bracken 1	2
	Obaika Racing	97	Arnout Kok	Unknown	1
	Patriot Motorsports Group	39	Andrew Tuttle (R)	Sue McCarty	1
			Taylor Canfield (R)	Stafford Smith	1
			Keith McGee (R)	Justin Creech	1
	Performance P–1 Motorsports	77	Nick Joanides	Roger Bracken 4 Tony Jackson 1 Joe Nava 2	4
			Ken Pedersen		1
			Andrew Koens (R)		2
Ford 9 Chevrolet 1	Jefferson Pitts Racing	27	Vanessa Robinson (R)	Jeff Jefferson	2
			Devin Dodson (R)	Jerry Pitts	1
			William Byron		1
			Jeff Jefferson		2
			Sam Mayer (R)		1
			Tyler Tanner (R)		1
			Buddy Shepherd (R)		1
Ford 1 Toyota 1	Patriot Motorsports Group	32	Salvatore Iovino	Kevin McCarty	1
			Taylor Canfield (R)	Stafford Smith	1
Chevrolet 6 Ford 4 Toyota 2		36	Jesse Iwuji	Terry Elmore 1 John Wood 4 Sonny Wahl 1 Charlie Wahl 1 Stafford Smith 1	4
			Cassie Gannis		1
			Andrew Engberson (R)		1
			Sting Ray Robb (R)		1
			Taylor Canfield (R)		1

Notes

1. Will Rodgers was scored as a Rookie in the Monaco Gateway Classic at Gateway.

Schedule

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.^[1] All races in the season are televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis.^[2]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts	Kern County Raceway Park, Bakersfield	March 15
2	Port of Tucson Twin 100s	Tucson Speedway, Tucson	May 5
3
4	Sunrise Ford 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts	Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino	May 19
5	NAPA Auto Parts 175	Colorado National Speedway, Dacono	June 9
6	Carneros 200	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	June 23
7	Clint Newell Toyota 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts	Douglas County Speedway, Roseburg	June 30
8	Casey's General Store 150[a]	Iowa Speedway, Newton	July 27
9	NAPA 175 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame	Evergreen Speedway, Monroe	August 11
10	Monaco Gateway Classic[b]	Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison	August 24
11	Star Nursery 100	Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Dirt Course), Las Vegas	September 13
12	NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208	Meridian Speedway, Meridian	September 29
13	NAPA AutoCare/Roseville Toyota 200 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies & the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame	All American Speedway, Roseville	October 13
14	NAPA Auto Parts 175 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame	Kern County Raceway Park, Bakersfield	October 27

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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.^[3]

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer
1	Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts[4]	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick	Derek Kraus	Toyota
2	Port of Tucson Twin 100s[5]	Derek Kraus	Kody Vanderwal	Kody Vanderwal	Ford
3	Port of Tucson Twin 100s[6]	Derek Kraus1	Ryan Partridge	Kody Vanderwal	Ford
4	Sunrise Ford 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts[7]	Ryan Partridge	Ryan Partridge	Ryan Partridge	Ford
5	NAPA Auto Parts 175[8]	Derek Kraus	Derek Thorn	Derek Thorn	Ford
6	Carneros 200[9]	Will Rodgers	Will Rodgers	Will Rodgers	Ford
7	Clint Newell Toyota 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts[10]	Derek Thorn	Derek Kraus	Derek Kraus	Toyota
8	Casey's General Store 150[11]	Tyler Dippel	Tyler Dippel	Tyler Ankrum	Toyota
9	NAPA 175 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame[12]	Derek Kraus	Derek Kraus	Derek Thorn	Ford
10	Monaco Gateway Classic[13]	Spencer Davis2	Derek Kraus	Derek Kraus	Toyota
11	Star Nursery 100[14]	Hailie Deegan	Derek Kraus	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet
12	NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208[15]	Derek Kraus	Derek Kraus	Hailie Deegan	Toyota
13	NAPA AutoCare/Roseville Toyota 200 presented by TriCo Welding Supplies & the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame[16]	Cole Rouse	Ryan Partridge	Cole Rouse	Toyota
14	NAPA Auto Parts 175 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame[17]	Hailie Deegan	Derek Kraus	Derek Kraus	Toyota

Notes

• 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.

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

Notes

• ^‡ – 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.

See also

• Sports portal

• 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
• 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
• 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
• 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series
• 2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
• 2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
• 2018 CARS Tour