DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After a short break, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will be back in action this Saturday at Virginia’s Dominion Raceway for the ComServe Wireless 150. Below is a statistical performance of the series and selected drivers.
ComServe Wireless 150 Race Setup:
• This will be there K&N Pro Series East’s inaugural visit to the newly opened .4-mile oval.
• Justin Haley and Kyle Benjamin are tied at the top of the championship standings with 204 points, with Haley holding the tiebreaker due to his win at Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway.
At Dominion Raceway:
History
• The northern Virginia oval opened earlier this year.
• It’s a multi-purpose race and entertainment facility, which will host racing on four different tracks.
• The complex also offers drive-in movies, live music, car shows, events, festivals and more.
• The facility seats 3,500 people.
Notebook
• This is the series’ first visit to Dominion Raceway.
• The ComServe Wireless 150 will air on NBCSN on Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. ET
• Justin Haley and Kyle Benjamin are tied with 204 points headed into the weekend.
Dominion Data
Race: #6 of 14 overall
Race Date: Monday, May 30 at 3:00 p.m. ET
Track Layout: Paved oval
Banking/Turns: 12’
Banking/Straights: 7’
Race Length: 150 laps (60 miles)
Qualifying/Race Data:
2015 Winner: Did not race
2015 Pole Sitter: Did not race
1-Lap Qualifying Record: To be established
150-Lap Race Record: To be established
Selected Driver Highlights:
Hunter Baize (No. 13 Bicycle Playing Cars/Pine Mountain Chevrolet)
• Is ranked 10th headed into this weekend with three top 10s.
• At Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway (.480-mile), he finished 29th due to a crash.
• He is ranked third in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year battle with 30 points.
Ronnie Basset Jr. (No. 43 Diamondback Towing Ford)
• Is ranked third in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East standings with three top fives and four top 10s.
• At New Smyrna, he has finished 19th (2014), 16th (2015) and third (2016).
Kyle Benjamin (No. 40 FEVR Chevrolet)
• Heads into the weekend ranked second by default with four top fives and five top 10s.
• Finished fourth at New Smyrna this season and fifth in 2015.
• Is a NASCAR Next alumnus.
Harrison Burton (No. 12 DEX Imaging/Konica Minolta Toyota)
• Heads into the ComServe Wireless 150 ranked ninth in the standings with one top-10 finish.
• In his series debut at New Smyrna, he finished 13th.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Spencer Davis (No. 41 Ruud.com Chevrolet)
• Is fourth in the standings with three top-five finishes.
• At New Smyrna this season, he finished second.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Tyler Dippel (No. 38 East West Marine/TyCar Chevrolet)
• Is ranked fifth in the K&N Pro Series East standings with one win and three top 10s.
• In his debut at New Smyrna this year, he finished eighth.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Noah Gragson (No. 55 AlertID/Speed Vegas/Colliers International Ford)
• Heads into the weekend ranked seventh in the standings with two top 10 finishes.
• In the season opener at New Smyrna, he finished sixth.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Kaz Grala (No. 3 NETTTS Toyota)
• Is ranked sixth in the K&N Pro Series East standings with two top fives and three top 10s.
• At New Smyrna, he’s finished 10th (2014), 18th (2015) and 15th (2016).
Justin Haley (No. 5 Braun Auto Chevrolet)
• Leads the series standings with one win, four top fives and five top 10s.
• In his two starts at New Smyrna, he’s finished 21st (2015) and fifth (2016).
Austin Theriault (No. 1 Hattori Racing Toyota)
• Is eighth in the standings with two top fives.
• In his sole start at New Smyrna, he finished 24th.
Up To Speed:
• The 2016 season is the 30th for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
• The 2016 schedule features 14 races at 13 different tracks across the United States.
• Third-generation driver Todd Gilliland earned his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory in his series debut at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.
• Tyler Dippel collected his first series win in just his second series start at Mobile (Ala.) International Speedway.
• Justin Haley recorded his first K&N East win at Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway after leading a total of 28 laps.
• Chad Finchum earned his first series victory at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway.
• Austin Cindric kept the new winner trend going winning the Biscuitville 125 at VIRginia International Raceway.
