Posted on 4/27/2015
• K&N Pro Series West Heads To Arizona Short Track ROSEVILLE, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – The return of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West to Tucson (Arizona) Speedway for the NAPA AUTO PARTS / Wildcat 150 on Saturday is an important event for Bill McAnally Racing and both BMR drivers who are running the full series schedule. The race marks a return to the .375-mile track that was a popular stop on the circuit in the 1990s and last hosted a series event in 2001. BMR won the season opener at Tucson in 1999, en route to the team winning its first of five series championships. “Tucson has always been a special place for us, dating back to the Winter Heat events,” said BMR President Bill McAnally. “We’re excited about going back. We want to add to the success we had there.” BMR drivers Brandon McReynolds and Chris Eggleston are anxious to get to Tucson, as well. Eggleston of Erie, Colorado has had a hot start to the season in the No. 99 NAPA Filters/H2O Fire Protection To ... read more
Posted on 4/12/2015
• Captures Second Career Victory In Sixth Series Start IRWINDALE, Calif. (April 11, 2015) – Chris Eggleston took advantage of a late-race restart to regain the lead six laps from the finish and capture a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West win with a victory in the King Taco Catering/NAPA AUTO PARTS 150 at Irwindale (California) Speedway on Saturday. Eggleston took the win in the No. 99 NAPA Filters/H2O Fire Protection Toyota in his first visit to the half-mile Southern California track. It marked his second victory in just his sixth series start and the 10th win at Irwindale for Bill McAnally Racing in 23 series visits to the state-of-the-art facility. Eggleston, of Erie, Colorado qualified second quickest and battled for the lead from the drop of the green flag. After settling into second, he charged into the lead on Lap 33 and remained out front through a 74-lap green-flag run. Eggleston lost the lead on a late restart, but then gained it back on a subsequent restart six laps fro ... read more
Posted on 4/4/2015
• Second Top-10 Finish In First 2 K&N Pro Series East Races GREENVILLE, S.C. (April 4, 2015) – Nick Drake overcame handling issues to notch a seventh-place finish in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday night. With it, the driver of the Bill McAnally Racing No. 15 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota has top-10 finishes in the first two NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races this season. Drake and his team struggled early in the day to find the fast set up at the historic half-mile track where he finished 16th a year ago and then fifth in last fall. They were 15th in practice and 16th in qualifying. After slipping to 18th in the early stages of the race, Drake worked his way to 13th by the midway break. With fresh tires on his Toyota, he was able to charge to ninth just after the restart. He managed to gain two more positions before the checkered flag flew. “To struggle as bad as we did at the beginning of the day and ... read more