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NASCAR series return to the Utah Motorsports Campus

Tooele • The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West returns to the Utah Motorsports Campus this weekend for the first time since 2014.

The series is for young drivers working their way up the ladder in NASCAR.

With four races remaining, this season's West championship is a two-man race between 16-year-old Todd Gilliland of Sherills Ford, N.C., and 28-year-old Ryan Partridge of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Gilliland, who drives for Bill McAnally Racing, has won five times and leads the standings by five points. He is the son of NASCAR veteran Butch Gilliland. Partridge drives for team owner Bob Bruncati and has two wins this season.

Racing at the Utah Motorsports Campus, formerly known as Miller Motorsports Park, begins with practice on Saturday at 9:20 a.m. After a driver's autograph session at noon, a 60-minute qualifying session starts at 1:15 p.m. The K&N Pro Series West race begins at 5 p.m.

On Sunday, a warm-up session starts at 10 a.m. The race begins at 2:15 p.m. The starting grid will be determined by the results of Saturday's race.

In addition to NASCAR, the Utah Region of the National Auto Sport Association and the United States Touring Car Championship series will conduct races over the weekend.