The 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 32nd season of the K&N Pro Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the New Smyrna 175 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 11 and concluded with the Crosley 125 at Dover International Speedway on October 6. Harrison Burton entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion. Tyler Ankrum won the championship, 84 points in front of Tyler Dippel.
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Drivers
editNo. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
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1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori 2 | Kyle Benjamin 1 | Mark Hillman 1 |
Brett Moffitt 1 | Scott Zipadelli 1 | |||
David Gilliland 2 | Derek Kraus 2 | Kyle Moon 2 | ||
2 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Ryan Vargas (R) | Matt Bucher |
04 | Toyota 5 Chevrolet 9 |
Ronnie Bassett | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Kris Bowen 3 Daniel Johnson 6 Nathan Kennedy 5 |
4 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Chase Cabre[N 1] | Mark Green 7 Tyler Green 7 |
5 | Toyota 5 Chevrolet 5 |
Jen Brown | Juan Manuel González (R) 8 | Kase Kallenbach 5 Teddy Brown 2 Rob White 2 Ryan Bell 1 |
Dale Quarterley 1 | ||||
Thomas Ferrando[N 2] (R) 1 | ||||
6 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Rubén García Jr.[N 3] | Steve Plattenberger |
08 | Chevrolet | Mike Holleran | John Wood 2 | Mike Holleran |
10 | Chevrolet 2 Ford 2 |
Jody Levin | Matt Levin 3 | Ron Norman 2 Roger Bracken 1 |
Will Rodgers[N 4] (R) 1 | Erik Higley 1 | |||
11 | Chevrolet | Robert Pawlowski | Robert Pawlowski (R) 1 | Aaron Brown |
12 | Toyota | Matthew Miller | Harrison Burton 5 | Shane Huffman 5 |
Sam Mayer (R) 2 | Mardy Lindley 2 | |||
14 | Chevrolet | Bobby Hutchens Jr. | Trey Hutchens 3 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. |
16 | Toyota | Mike Curb | Derek Kraus 6 | John Camilleri |
17 | Toyota | David Gilliland | Tyler Ankrum (R) | Seth Smith |
18 | Toyota | Sam Hunt | Colin Garrett (R) 12 | Clinton Cram |
19 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Hailie Deegan (R) 6 | Joe Draper 2 Ty Joiner 2 Kevin Reed Jr. 1 Kevin Reed 1 |
20 | Toyota | Ben Kennedy 1 | Anthony Sergi (R) 1 | Glenn Garrison 1 |
David Gilliland 1 | Erik Jones 1 | Kevin Manion 1 | ||
23 | Chevrolet | J. P. Morgan | J. P. Morgan 3 | James Beck |
27 | Ford 5 Chevrolet 1 |
Jerry Pitts 5 Jeff Jefferson 1 |
Max Tullman (R) 1 | Doug Richert 1 |
Will Rodgers[N 5] 1 | Jason Jefferson 1 | |||
Sam Mayer (R) 2 | Jerry Pitts 4 | |||
Bubba Wallace 1 | ||||
Devin Dodson[N 6] (R) 1 | ||||
28 | Chevrolet | Logan Yiengst | Tanner Thorson (R) 1 | Andrew Abbott |
30 | Ford | Mark Rette | Tyler Dippel 1 | Mark Rette |
Grant Quinlan (R) 6 | ||||
Tristan Van Wieringen (R) 7 | ||||
31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | Jimmy Zacharias (R) 2 | Todd Fisette |
Connor Hall (R) 3 | ||||
Chase Dowling (R) 1 | ||||
Scott Heckert 1 | ||||
32 | Chevrolet 3 Ford 1 |
Sue McCarty 3 | Salvatore Iovino 3 | Sue McCarty 1 John Wood 1 Kevin McCarty 1 |
Dale Quarterley 1 | Dale Quarterley 1 | Mike Sibley 1 | ||
34 | Toyota 2 | John Wood | Kody Vanderwal[N 7] 3 | Jason Dickenson |
Ford 1 | ||||
36 | Chevrolet 1 | Shawne Merriman | Jesse Iwuji 2 | Terry Elmore 1 |
Toyota 1 | Mike Holleran 1 | |||
39 | Toyota | Kevin McCarty | Andrew Tuttle (R) 1 | C. J. Turnbough |
40 | Toyota | Mark McFarland | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Robert Huffman |
41 | Toyota | Douglas Fuller | Tyler Dippel 1 | Jeff Stankiewicz 1 |
Sam Mayer (R) 2 | Mardy Lindley 2 | |||
42 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Ernie Francis Jr. (R) 3 | Johnny Allen |
43 | Toyota 2 | David Calabrese | Joe Graf Jr. (R) 1 | Ron Otto |
Eddie MacDonald 1 | ||||
Ford 1 | Armani Williams (R) 1 | |||
44 | Chevrolet 9 | Ronnie Bassett | Dillon Bassett | Skip Eyler |
Toyota 5 | ||||
51 | Ford | Thomas Oakley | Brandon Oakley (R) 2 | Gary Estes |
54 | Toyota | David Gilliland | Todd Gilliland 2 | Marcus Richmond 1 Chris Lawson 13 |
Noah Gragson 1 | ||||
Tyler Dippel 11 | ||||
55 | Toyota 8 Chevrolet 2 |
Carlos Crespo | Abraham Calderón (R) 2 | Wayne Setterington Jr. 6 Kase Kallenbach 1 Rob White 3 |
Marcos Gomes (R) 5 | ||||
David Levine[N 8] 1 | ||||
Juan Manuel González[N 9] (R) 2 | ||||
59 | Ford | Dione Jefferson | Reid Lanpher (R) 2 | Jerry Pitts 2 Jeff Jefferson 2 |
Cole Keatts[N 10] (R) 1 | ||||
Will Rodgers[N 11] 1 | ||||
71 | Chevrolet | Bill Hoff | Bill Hoff 4 | Dave Strother 2 Jeff Swenson 1 ??? 1 |
74 | Chevrolet | Marie Benevento-Visconti | Brandon McReynolds 9 | Doug Chouinard 1 Bruce Cook 9 |
Austin Hill 1 | ||||
82 | Chevrolet 12 Ford 2 |
Danny Watts Jr. | Spencer Davis[N 12] | Jerry Babb 5 Scott Davis 1 Matt Noyce 5 Ryan London 3 |
87 | Ford 2 | Chuck Buchanan | Chuck Buchanan Jr. 6 | Craig Wood |
Chevrolet 4 | ||||
91 | Toyota | Terry Carroll | Justin Carroll 3 | Dwaine Skinnell |
98 | Toyota | David Gilliland | Todd Gilliland 1 | Marcus Richmond 1 |
Noah Gragson 1 | Ryan Fugle 1 | |||
Riley Herbst 1 | Kevin Manion 1 | |||
99 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Cole Rouse 6 | Bryan Tasnady 2 Chris Nelle 1 Rob Dixon 3 |
Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] |
- Notes
- ^ Chase Cabre drove in the King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 and the United Site Services 70 with car number 15, because of the paint scheme honoring Geoff Bodine.
- ^ Thomas Ferrando drove in the Apple Barrel 125 with car number 25.
- ^ Rubén García Jr. drove in the King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 with car number 12, because of the paint scheme honoring Rubén Pardo. He drove in the Casey's General Store 150 and the Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 with car number 42.
- ^ Will Rodgers was scored as a Rookie in the Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 at Gateway.
- ^ Will Rodgers drove in the JustDrive.com 125 with car number 7.
- ^ Devin Dodson drove in the Crosley 125 with car number 7.
- ^ Kody Vanderwal drove in the Casey's General Store 150 and the Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 with car number 43.
- ^ David Levine drove in the JustDrive.com 125 with car number 25.
- ^ Juan Manuel González drove in the Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 with car number 25.
- ^ Cole Keatts drove in the JustDrive.com 125 with car number 55.
- ^ Will Rodgers drove in the Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 with car number 7.
- ^ Spencer Davis drove in the King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 with car number 13, because of the paint scheme honoring Ted Christopher.
Schedule
editOn December 6, 2017, NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule. Greenville-Pickens and Berlin were dropped from the schedule in favor of Gateway and a second race at New Hampshire.[15] All races in the season - with the exception of the race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, of which extended highlights were shown on NASCAR America - were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis. In addition the New Smyrna 175 and the Apple Barrel 125 were shown live on FansChoice.tv.[16]
No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
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1 | New Smyrna 175 | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach | February 11 |
2 | Zombie Auto 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 14 |
3 | Visit Hampton VA 150 | Langley Speedway, Hampton | April 28 |
4 | Who's Your Driver Twin 100s | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | May 12 |
5 | |||
6 | Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone | Memphis International Raceway, Millington | June 2 |
7 | JustDrive.com 125 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | June 16 |
8 | King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | July 14 |
9 | United Site Services 70 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 21 |
10 | Casey's General Store 150[a] | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 27 |
11 | Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 3 |
12 | Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125[b] | Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison | August 24 |
13 | Apple Barrel 125 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 22 |
14 | Crosley 125 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 6[c] |
- Notes
- ^ The Casey's General Store 150 was 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. 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 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 was 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. 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 Crosley 125 was postponed a day due to inclement weather.[17]
Results and standings
editRaces
edit- Notes
- 1 – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first Who's Your Driver Twin 100 race.
- 2 – The qualifying session for the Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Owners' championship.
- 3 – The qualifying session for the Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.
Drivers' championship
edit(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
Pos. | Driver | NSM | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | THO | NHA | IOW | GLN | GTW | NHA | DOV | Points |
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1 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 2* | 9 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 574 |
2 | Tyler Dippel | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6* | 15 | 12 | 12 | 490 | |
3 | Rubén García Jr. | 26 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 1* | 489 |
4 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 487 |
5 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | 24 | 18 | 2* | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 480 |
6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 462 |
7 | Chase Cabre | 19 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 452 |
8 | Dillon Bassett | 25 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 448 |
9 | Spencer Davis | 6 | 7 | Wth | 8 | 5 | 19 | Wth | 4* | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 426 |
10 | Colin Garrett (R) | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 377 | ||
11 | Brandon McReynolds | 10 | 5 | Wth | 14 | DNS1 | 7 | 6 | 1* | 2 | 295 | |||||
12 | Derek Kraus | 4 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 287 | ||||||
13 | Juan Manuel González (R) | 18 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 276 | ||||
14 | Grant Quinlan (R) | 19 | 5 | 10 | 7* | 11 | 4 | 211 | ||||||||
15 | Tristan Van Wieringen (R) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 209 | |||||||
16 | Cole Rouse | 2 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 204 | ||||||||
17 | Harrison Burton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 200 | |||||||||
18 | Sam Mayer (R) | 17 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 200 | ||||||||
19 | Marcos Gomes (R) | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 173 | |||||||||
20 | Hailie Deegan (R) | 29 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 142 | ||||||||
21 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | 21 | 28 | Wth | 9 | 12 | 21 | 129 | ||||||||
22 | Todd Gilliland | 1* | 1* | 14 | 127 | |||||||||||
23 | Will Rodgers | 1* | 2* | 26 | 110 | |||||||||||
24 | Justin Carroll | 15 | 2 | 6 | 109 | |||||||||||
25 | Connor Hall (R) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 101 | |||||||||||
26 | J. P. Morgan | 13 | 12 | 18 | 89 | |||||||||||
27 | Kody Vanderwal | 11 | 19 | 16 | 86 | |||||||||||
28 | Ernie Francis Jr. (R) | 2 | 11 | Wth | 76 | |||||||||||
29 | Salvatore Iovino | 28 | 17 | 14 | 73 | |||||||||||
30 | Matt Levin | 20 | 25 | 18 | 69 | |||||||||||
31 | Noah Gragson | 3 | 20 | 67 | ||||||||||||
32 | Dale Quarterley | 13 | 13 | 62 | ||||||||||||
33 | Reid Lanpher (R) | 11 | 15 | 61 | ||||||||||||
34 | Brandon Oakley (R) | 14 | 14 | 60 | ||||||||||||
35 | Trey Hutchens | 15 | 18 | Wth | 55 | |||||||||||
36 | Abraham Calderón (R) | 16 | 19 | 53 | ||||||||||||
37 | Brett Moffitt | 1 | 47 | |||||||||||||
38 | Bill Hoff | 16 | Wth | DNS1 | Wth | 47 | ||||||||||
39 | Scott Heckert | 3 | 41 | |||||||||||||
40 | Riley Herbst | 4 | 41 | |||||||||||||
41 | Jesse Iwuji | 22 | 27 | 252 | 39 | |||||||||||
42 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 38 | |||||||||||||
43 | Anthony Sergi (R) | 7 | 37 | |||||||||||||
44 | Chase Dowling (R) | 8 | 36 | |||||||||||||
45 | Eddie MacDonald | 9 | 35 | |||||||||||||
46 | Cole Keatts (R) | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
47 | Kyle Benjamin | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
48 | David Levine | 12 | 32 | |||||||||||||
49 | Austin Hill | 12 | 32 | |||||||||||||
50 | Devin Dodson (R) | 112 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||||||
51 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||||
52 | Max Tullman (R) | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||||
53 | Armani Williams (R) | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
54 | Thomas Ferrando (R) | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
55 | Jimmy Zacharias (R) | 17 | Wth | 27 | ||||||||||||
56 | Robert Pawlowski (R) | 17 | 27 | |||||||||||||
57 | Erik Jones | 19 | 26 | |||||||||||||
58 | Andrew Tuttle (R) | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||||
59 | Tanner Thorson (R) | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||||
60 | John Wood | 27 | Wth | 17 | ||||||||||||
Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points | ||||||||||||||||
Derek Thorn | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Ryan Partridge | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Trevor Huddleston (R) | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Bill Kann | 13 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
Takuma Koga | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew Engberson (R) | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | NSM | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | THO | NHA | IOW | GLN | GTW | NHA | DOV | Points |
- Notes
- 1 – Bill Hoff and Brandon McReynolds received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
- 2 – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series West.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2018 New Smyrna 175 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 Zombie Auto 150 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Visit Hampton VA 150 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s Race 1 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s Race 2 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 JUSTDRIVE.com 125 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 United Site Services 70 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Casey's General Store 150 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "2018 Monaco Gateway Classic entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "2018 Apple Barrel 125 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "2018 Crosley Brands 125 entry list". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 Schedule Set For K&N Pro Series East". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "NBCSN Announces 2018 Broadcast Schedule of Regional Series". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Jaxson (5 October 2018). "Crosley 125 Postponed to Saturday". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 New Smyrna 175 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 Zombie Auto 150 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Visit Hampton VA 150 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s Race 1 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s Race 2 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Memphis 150 Presented by AutoZone race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 JUSTDRIVE.com 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 United Site Services 70 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Casey's General Store 150 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "2018 Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "2018 Monaco Gateway Classic race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "2018 Apple Barrel 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "2018 Crosley Brands 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.