The 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 33rd 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 General Tire 125 at Dover International Speedway on October 4. General Tire took over the position as the official tire supplier of the series from Goodyear.[1] Sam Mayer was crowned the series champion, becoming the youngest champion in series history, at 16 years, 3 months, 8 days, topping the previous record set by Todd Gilliland after he won the 2016 title.[2] Tyler Ankrum entered the season as the defending drivers' champion, but he did not defend his championship because he moved up to the Truck Series full time in 2019.
This was the last season of the series before it became an ARCA series in 2020 as part of the unification of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West and the ARCA Menards Series.
Teams and drivers
editComplete schedule
edit| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 21 | Sam Mayer (R) | Mardy Lindley |
| Ford | Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Spencer Davis | Mark Rette |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 15 | Tanner Gray (R) | Seth Smith |
| 54 | Drew Dollar (R) 7 | Derek Smith 2 Kevin Manion 4 Chris Lawson 5 Blake Bainbridge 1 | ||
| Riley Herbst 1 | ||||
| Hailie Deegan 1 | ||||
| David Gilliland (R) 1 | ||||
| Ty Gibbs (R) 1 | ||||
| Todd Gilliland 1 | ||||
| Hattori Racing Enterprises | 1 | Max McLaughlin (R) | Robert Huffman | |
| Rev Racing | 4 | Chase Cabre | Glenn Parker 1 Doug Howe 11 | |
| 6 | Rubén García Jr. | Steve Plattenberger |
Limited schedule
edit| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 1/4 Ley Racing | 32 | Dale Quarterley | Alex Quarterley | 1 |
| Ace Motorsports | 71 | Bill Hoff | Jeffrey Shutt | 4 | |
| Marsh Racing | 31 | Connor Hall | Todd Fisette | 1 | |
| Robert Pawlowski Racing | 11 | Robert Pawlowski | Sammie Brown 1 Aaron Brown 1 |
2 | |
| Sam Hunt Racing | 18 | Colin Garrett | Clinton Cram 1 Andrew Abbott 5 Sam Hunt 4 Brian Keselowski 1 |
10 | |
| Sam Hunt | 1 | ||||
| Ford | Chad Bryant Racing | 22 | Joe Graf Jr. | Paul Andrews | 1 |
| Jefferson Pitts Racing | 7 | Dylan Murry | Jeff Jefferson | 1 | |
| Toyota | Austin Reed Racing | 14 | Austin Reed (R) | Bond Suss | 1 |
| Ben Kennedy Racing | 20 | Anthony Sergi | Glenn Garrison | 2 | |
| Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Derek Kraus | John Camilleri | 9 | |
| 19 | Hailie Deegan | Kevin Reed Jr. 2 Kyle Wolosek 6 Kevin Bellicourt 1 |
7 | ||
| Todd Gilliland | 1 | ||||
| Brandon Jones | 1 | ||||
| 50 | Raphaël Lessard (R) | Doug George | 1 | ||
| Lawless Alan (R) | 1 | ||||
| 99 | Brittney Zamora (R) | Kevin Bellicourt | 6 | ||
| Brandon Oakley Racing | 22 | Brandon Oakley | Ron Otto | 4 | |
| DGR-Crosley | 17 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Blake Bainbridge | 5 | |
| Riley Herbst | 2 | ||||
| Drew Dollar (R) | 1 | ||||
| 98 | Natalie Decker (R) | Frank Kerr | 1 | ||
| Jett Motorsports | 09 | Jett Noland (R) | Chris Cater | 1 | |
| Rev Racing | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | John Allen 2 Matt Butcher 1 |
3 | |
| TC Motorsports | 91 | Justin Carroll | Dwayne Skinnell 3 Unknown 1 Steven Dawson 1 |
5 | |
| Vizion Motorsports | 5 | Juan Manuel González | Wayne Setterington Jr. | 1 | |
| Ford 2 Chevrolet 3 |
Charles Buchanan Racing | 87 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | Craig Wood | 5 |
| Chevrolet 5 Ford 1 Toyota 1 |
Kart Idaho Racing | 08 | Travis Milburn | Sonny Wahl 6 Jason Larivee Sr. 1 |
5 |
| Jason Larivee Jr. (R) | 1 | ||||
| Josh Fanopoulos (R) | 1 | ||||
| Ford 2 Chevrolet 2 |
36 | Jason Miles (R) | Teddy Brown 2 Kevin McCarty 1 Darrel Pedderson 1 |
2 | |
| Josh Fanopoulos (R) | 2 | ||||
| Chevrolet 6 Toyota 1 Ford 1 |
38 | Ron Jay (R) | Mike Holleran 3 John Wood 2 Kevin McCarty 1 Josh Jackson 1 Unknown 1 |
2 | |
| Josh Fanopoulos (R) | 2 | ||||
| John Wood | 2 | ||||
| Armani Williams | 1 | ||||
| Stefan Parsons (R) | 1 | ||||
| Ford 4 Toyota 1 |
MAD Motorsports | 24 | Mason Diaz (R) | Mike Darne | 5 |
| Chevrolet 6 Toyota 2 |
Visconti Motorsports | 74 | Brandon McReynolds | Bruce Cook 1 Bill Goffin 1 John Visconti III 6 |
5 |
| Josh Berry | 1 | ||||
| Parker Retzlaff (R) | 2 |
Schedule
editOn December 4, 2018, NASCAR announced the 2019 schedule. Langley and New Jersey were dropped from the schedule in favor a second race at Bristol.[3] All races in the season were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis and shown live on FansChoice.tv.[4]
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Smyrna 175 | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach | February 11[a] |
| 2 | Zombie Auto 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 6 |
| 3 | WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | May 4 May 5[b] |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone | Memphis International Raceway, Millington | June 1 |
| 6 | United Site Services 70 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 20 |
| 7 | Casey's General Store 150[c] | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 26 |
| 8 | Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 2 |
| 9 | Bush's Beans 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 15 |
| 10 | Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125[d] | World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison | August 24 |
| 11 | Apple Barrel 125 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 21 |
| 12 | General Tire 125 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 4 |
- Notes
- ^ The New Smyrna 175 was postponed a day due to rain.[5]
- ^ The first 20 laps of the second WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100 race were run on May 4, before the race was red flagged and stopped for rain. The last 80 laps were run on 5 May.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- The race at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park was originally scheduled for June 15, but was cancelled on June 4 and was not replaced.[6]
Results and standings
editRaces
edit- 1 – The qualifying session for the New Smyrna 175 was cancelled due to weather. The starting lineup was decided by practice results.
- 2 – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100 race.
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 | SBO | SBO | MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN | BRI | GTW | NHA | DOV | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Mayer (R) | 4 | 1* | 2 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1* | 511 | ||
| 2 | Chase Cabre | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13* | 6 | 5 | 472 | ||
| 3 | Tanner Gray (R) | 12 | 10 | 1* | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 458 | ||
| 4 | Spencer Davis | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5* | 1 | 4 | 7 | 458 | ||
| 5 | Max McLaughlin (R) | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6* | 4 | 10 | 1* | 7 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 440 | ||
| 6 | Rubén García Jr. | 8 | 17 | 5 | 73 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 433 | ||
| 7 | Derek Kraus | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1* | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 366 | |||||
| 8 | Colin Garrett | 6* | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 344 | ||||
| 9 | Drew Dollar (R) | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 297 | ||||||
| 10 | Hailie Deegan | 16 | 16 | 10 | 124 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 258 | ||||||
| 11 | Brittney Zamora (R) | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 181 | ||||||||
| 12 | Brandon McReynolds | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 178 | |||||||||
| 13 | Ty Gibbs (R) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 172 | ||||||||
| 14 | Justin Carroll | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 167 | |||||||||
| 15 | Mason Diaz (R) | 14 | 8 | DNS1 | DNS1 | 4 | 160 | |||||||||
| 16 | Travis Milburn | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 158 | |||||||||
| 17 | Josh Fanopoulos (R) | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 155 | |||||||||
| 18 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | 19 | 15 | 16 | DNS1 | 15 | 139 | |||||||||
| 19 | Brandon Oakley | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 122 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Bill Hoff | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 122 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Nick Sanchez (R) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Riley Herbst | 18 | 6 | 12 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | 3 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | 10 | 5 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Anthony Sergi | 5 | 12 | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Robert Pawlowski | 16 | 10 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Jason Miles (R) | 13 | 13 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Ron Jay (R) | 15 | 58 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | John Wood | 15 | 15 | 17 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 30 | David Gilliland (R) | 3 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | Josh Berry | 3 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Dylan Murry | 6 | 38 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Dale Quarterley | 7 | 37 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Raphaël Lessard (R) | 9 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| 35 | Connor Hall | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Lawless Alan (R) | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 37 | Jett Noland (R) | Wth | 11 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Armani Williams | 11 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | Austin Reed (R) | 12 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Sam Hunt | 13 | 31 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Brandon Jones | 14 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 42 | Stefan Parsons (R) | 14 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | Jason Larivee Jr. (R) | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 44 | Joe Graf Jr. | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | Juan Manuel González | 18 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | Natalie Decker (R) | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points | ||||||||||||||||
| Jagger Jones (R) | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Trevor Huddleston | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Todd Souza | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Takuma Koga | 18 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Taylor Canfield | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | NSM | BRI | SBO | SBO | MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN | BRI | GTW | NHA | DOV | Points | ||
- Notes
- 1 – Chuck Buchanan Jr. and Mason Diaz received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
- 2 – Sam Mayer was unable to complete the last 80 laps after the rain delay due to prior commitments. Kyle Benjamin substituted for Mayer.
- 3 – Rubén García Jr. was unable to complete the last 80 laps after the rain delay due to a conflict with a PEAK Mexico Series race. Colin Garrett substituted for García Jr., after he crashed out his No. 18 entry on lap thirteen.
- 4 – Hailie Deegan was unable to complete the last 80 laps after the rain delay due to family reasons. Nobody substituted for her.
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "General Tire to Serve as Exclusive Tire Supplier For NASCAR's K&N Pro Series, Pinty's Series and PEAK Mexico Series". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (October 3, 2019). "Looking Back On Sam Mayer's Dominant Season". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2019 Schedule Announced". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "FansChoice.TV To Live Stream Entire Regional Series Schedule". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (11 February 2019). "Rain Postpones New Smyrna 175 to Monday Night". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Race at Thompson Cancelled". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 New Smyrna 175 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "2019 Zombie Auto 150 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "2019 WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s #1 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s #2 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 Memphis 150 Presented by AutoZone race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 United Site Services 70 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Casey's General Store 150 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 Busch's Beans 150 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 Apple Barrel 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 General Tire 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.