2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season
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The 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is the twenty-ninth season of the K&N Pro Series East. It began at New Smyrna Speedway on February 14 and concludes at Dover International Speedway on September 30. William Byron is the defending Drivers' Champion. Justin Haley and Kyle Benjamin lead the championship after five races tied in points.

Drivers

No. Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief
1 Toyota Shigeaki Hattori Austin Theriault John Monsam 3
J. R. Norris 2
02 Chevrolet 1 Tony Blanchard Sarah Cornett-Ching (R)[1] Jerry Babb 1
Ford 3 Matt Weber 3
Toyota 1 Sam Almeida 1
2 Toyota Max Siegel Collin Cabre Matt Bucher
3 Toyota Ben Kennedy Kaz Grala Mike Fritts
04 Ford Ronnie Bassett Sr. Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bruce Cook
4 Toyota Max Siegel Ali Kern (R)[2] John Allen
5 Chevrolet Harry Scott Jr. Justin Haley[3] Shannon Rursch
6 Toyota Max Siegel Rubén García Jr. (R)[4] Steve Plattenburger
7 Chevrolet Larry Berg Codie Rohrbaugh 3 Mark Huff
09 Toyota 2 Rodrigo San Martin Christian Celaya 4 Tony Ponkauskas
Chevrolet 1
Ford 1
12 Toyota Justin Marks Harrison Burton (R)[3] Rich Lushes 4
Skip Eyler 1
13 Chevrolet Justin Marks Hunter Baize (R)[3] Kris Bowen
14 Chevrolet Bobby Hutchens Trey Hutchens 4 Bobby Hutchens Jr.
16 Toyota Bill McAnally 1 Todd Gilliland (R) 2[5] John Camilleri 1
Mike Curb 1 Chris Lawson 1
18 Toyota Sam Hunt Sergio Peña 1[6] Jerry Babb
19 Toyota Bill McAnally Riley Herbst (R) 2[5] Duane Knorr
23 Chevrolet J. P. Morgan J. P. Morgan 1 James Beck
27 Ford Jeff Jefferson Gracin Raz 3 Jeff Jefferson
29 Toyota Mark Rette Jesse Little 2[7] Matt Noyce
30 Ford Mark Rette Dominique Van Wieringen (R)[8] Mark Rette
31 Chevrolet Ted Marsh Ryan Preece 1[9] Todd Fisette
Reid Lanpher (R) 1[10]
Trey Hutchens 1
38 Chevrolet Harry Scott Jr. Tyler Dippel (R)[3] Fuz Burgdoff
39 Toyota Eric McClure Chad Finchum 1[11] Chris Carrier
Austin Cindric 1[12]
40 Chevrolet Michael Hillman Kyle Benjamin[13] Mardy Lindley
41 Chevrolet Douglas Fuller Spencer Davis (R) Doug Howe
42 Toyota Max Siegel Jairo Avila Jr. (R)[14] Mark Green
43 Ford Michael Calabrese David Calabrese (R) 2 Scott Kilbury
44 Ford Ronnie Bassett Sr. Dillon Bassett Terry Elmore 1
Ron Otto 1
Nathan Kennedy 3
46 Toyota 2 Rick Gdovic Ulysse Delsaux (R) 1[15] Charles Denike III 2
Mark Setzer 1
Brandon Gdovic 1
Chevrolet 1 Brian Henderson (R) 1[16]
49 Ford Zeno Marshall Jr. John Holleman IV (R) Caleb Velez 1
Corey LaJoie 4
55 Ford Jerry Pitts Noah Gragson Jerry Pitts 3
Jerry Pitts Jr. 2
66 Chevrolet Barry Wilson Reid Wilson (R) 2[17] Andrew Abbott
71 Chevrolet Rob Grimm Eddie MacDonald 1[18] Rollie Lachance Jr.
75 Chevrolet Hal Martin Caleb Holman 1[11] Tim Andrews
77 Toyota Steve Green Clayton Green (R) 4 Steve Green

Schedule

All of the races in the 2016 season - with the exception of the Biscuitville 125 and JUSTDRIVE.com 125 - will be televised on NBCSN and will be on a tape delay basis.[19]

No. Race Title Track Date
1 Jet Tools 150 New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach February 14
2 Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority Mobile International Speedway, Irvington March 13[lower-alpha 1]
3 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville March 26
4 PittLite 125 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol April 16
5 Biscuitville 125 Virginia International Raceway, Danville April 30
6 ComServe Memorial Day Classic Dominion Raceway, Woodford May 30
7 Stafford 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford June 17
8 NAPA 150 Columbus Motor Speedway, Columbus July 2
9 TBA New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 16
10 Casey’s General Store 150[lower-alpha 2] Iowa Speedway, Newton July 29
11 Bully Hill Vineyards 100 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 5
12 TBA Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville September 5
13 JUSTDRIVE.com 125 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville September 17
14 TBA Dover International Speedway, Dover September 30
Source:[21]
Notes
  1. ↑ The Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority was postponed a day because of persistent rain.[20]
  2. ↑ The event at Iowa will be held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series East competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series West. The race will be run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers receive points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

Results and standings

Races

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer
1 Jet Tools 150[22] Todd Gilliland Todd Gilliland Todd Gilliland Toyota
2 Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority[23] Spencer Davis Tyler Dippel Tyler Dippel Chevrolet
3 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150[24] Kyle Benjamin Kyle Benjamin Justin Haley Chevrolet
4 PittLite 125[25] Harrison Burton Chad Finchum Chad Finchum Toyota
5 Biscuitville 125[26] Austin Cindric Austin Cindric Austin Cindric Toyota

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 2015 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV Points
1 Justin Haley 5 9 1 4 2 204
2 Kyle Benjamin 4 6 2* 2 4 204
3 Ronnie Bassett Jr. 3 10 3 19 5 180
4 Spencer Davis (R) 2 2 4 14 23 176
5 Tyler Dippel (R) 8 1* 8 17 19 172
6 Kaz Grala 15 5 9 3 20 169
7 Noah Gragson 6 12 7 12 17 167
8 Austin Theriault 24 4 14 15 3 160
9 Harrison Burton (R) 13 7 15 23 11 152
10 Hunter Baize (R) 29 8 10 16 6 151
11 Collin Cabre 11 22 11 6 21 149
12 Dillon Bassett 27 24 5 5 13 146
13 Dominique Van Wieringen (R) 10 20 16 11 18 146
14 Jairo Avila Jr. (R) 23 15 12 22 7 141
15 Rubén García Jr. (R) 21 18 19 18 8 136
16 Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) 22 11 13 29 16 129
17 Ali Kern (R) 20 13 18 27 14 128
18 Trey Hutchens 14 21 20 13 24 128
19 John Holleman IV (R) 18 14 17 24 22 125
20 Gracin Raz 12 7 15 98
21 Christian Celaya 26 17 21 20 92
22 Todd Gilliland (R) 1* 9 83
23 Riley Herbst (R) 9 10 69
24 Reid Wilson (R) 17 6 65
25 Clayton Green (R) 25 23 Wth 28 56
26 Jesse Little 3 Wth1 55
27 Chad Finchum 1* 48
28 Austin Cindric 1* 48
29 Codie Rohrbaugh 19 19 26 48
30 David Calabrese (R) 16 25 47
31 Ryan Preece 7 37
32 Eddie MacDonald 8 36
33 Brian Henderson (R) 9 35
34 J. P. Morgan 10 34
35 Sergio Peña 12 32
36 Brandon Gdovic 16 28
37 Caleb Holman 21 23
38 Reid Lanpher (R) 25 19
39 Ulysse Delsaux (R) 28 16
Pos Driver NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV Points
Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Cornett-Ching Announces 2016 Racing Plans, Focuses On NASCAR". sccracing.com. Denver, North Carolina: Revolt Visual, LLC. December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Shoup, Craig (January 28, 2016). "Fremont's Ali Kern inches closer to Sprint Cup series". The News-Messenger (Sandusky Township, Ohio: Gannett Company). Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Haley To Return To K&N Pro East In 2016". hometracks.nascar.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. December 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ibarra, Ricardo (January 15, 2016). "Rubén García Jr correrá en K&N Pro Series East". excelsior.com.mx (in Spanish). Mexico City: InventMX. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "BMR Announces 2016 Driver Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 25, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sergio Pena Returns to VIR as K&N Pro Series East Defending Winner". fan4racing.com. Fan4Racing. April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jesse Little To Run K&N East For Rette Jones Racing". raceproweekly.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: Rette Jones Racing. March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dominique Van Wieringen Joins RJR". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Blount, Rob (February 5, 2016). "Preece Adds K&N East Opener to Busy Speedweeks Schedule". speed51.com. Speed 51. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ Barrett, Travis (March 16, 2016). "Reid Lanpher to make NASCAR K&N Pro Series debut". centralmaine.com. Manchester, Maine: Central Maine. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Martin-McClure Racing Announce 2016 Plans". hometracks.nascar.com. Abingdon, Virginia: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ Utter, Jim (April 26, 2016). "Austin Cindric to debut with NASCAR K&N team at VIR". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ Kern, Justin (February 4, 2016). "Kyle Benjamin Joins Ranier Racing with MDM". theweeklyracer.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: The Weekly Racer. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ Wilson, Steven B. (February 5, 2016). "Jairo Avila Starts 2016 With Double Duty Efforts For Speedweeks". Speedway Digest. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ulysse Delsaux To Make K&N Pro Series Debut At New Smyrna". Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Brian Henderson to Make K&N Pro Series Debut with Precision Performance Motorsports". ppm646.com. China Grove, North Carolina: Precision Performance Motorsports. March 21, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Young’s Motorsports to Field K&N Entry". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  18. ↑ Drandson, Jolene (April 12, 2016). "Eddie MacDonald races in his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season opener at Bristol". flagworld.com. Flag World. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ "2016 Touring Series Telecast Schedule". NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ Franceschini, Brooke (March 12, 2016). "K&N East Mobile 150 Postponed Until Sunday". Irvington, Alabama: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  21. ↑ Christley, Jason (January 11, 2016). "K&N Pro Series 2016 Schedules Announced". Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  22. ↑ "NKNPS East New Smyrna 2/14/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  23. ↑ "NKNPS East Mobile 3/12/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  24. ↑ "NKNPS East Greenville 3/26/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  25. ↑ "NKNPS East Bristol 4/16/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ "NKNPS East VIR 4/30/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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