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| Kyle Benjamin, who trails by 36-points in the championship standings, will look to collect the win he missed at Greenville in March. NASCAR via Getty Images |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East heads to Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina, for the second of two races at the track this season. Below is a look at the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 and some of the selected participants.
Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 Race Setup:
• This is the second of two visits this season for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East to Greenville Pickens Speedway.
• Justin Haley, who holds a 36-point lead atop the series standings over Kyle Benjamin with three races remaining this season, won at Greenville in March.
At Greenville:
History:
• Opened on July 4, 1946 as a dirt track. The surface was converted to asphalt in April 1970.
• Held 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races from 1951-71, including the first flag-to-flag televised event.
• David Pearson (1959) and Ralph Earnhardt (1965, 66) are among the famed drivers that have won championships at the track.
• Junior Miller won a pair of NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour races at Greenville in the 2006-07 seasons.
Notebook:
• This is the series’ 16th visit to Greenville Pickens Speedway.
• The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East held its inaugural race at Greenville on June 6, 2006 and has returned every year since. The track returned this year to hosting two events annually after only holding one race last year.
• William Byron won the series’ sole visit to Greenville last year.
• Darrell Wallace Jr. is the only driver in series history to win two races at Greenville (2010, 2012).
• In the first 15 K&N East events, there have been four drivers that have won from the pole: Joey Logano (2007), Brett Moffitt (2011), Dylan Kwasniewski (2013) and Ben Rhodes (2014).
• Logano, Austin Dillon (2008), Brandon Gdovic (2013), Wallace (2010), Rhodes (2014), Byron (2015) and Justin Haley (2016) all earned their first career K&N East win at Greenville.
Greenville Data:
Race: #12 of 14 overall
Race Date: Monday, September 5 at 5 p.m.
Track Layout: .500-mile asphalt oval
Banking/Corners: 5 degrees
Race Length: 140 laps (70 miles)
Qualifying/Race Data:
2015 Winner: Race not held
2015 Pole Sitter: Race not held
1-lap Qualifying Record: Brett Moffitt, 87.659 mph (20.534 seconds, April 2011)
140-mile Race Record: Dylan Kwasniewski, 72.769 mph (September 2013)
Greenville Leaders:
Wins
1. Darrell Wallace Jr. … 2
2. 14 others tied with … 1
Poles
1. Brett Moffitt … 3
2. Ben Rhodes … 2
3. 10 others tied with … 1
Laps Completed
1. Eddie MacDonald … 1,636
2. Ryan Gifford … 1,317
3. Brett Moffitt … 1,163
Laps Led
1. Brett Moffitt … 356
2. Darrell Wallace Jr. … 171
3. Brian Ickler … 167
Selected Driver Highlights:
Hunter Baize (No. 13 Bicycle Playing Cards/Pine Mountain Firelogs Chevrolet)
• Sits fourth in the current standings with nine top 10s in 11 races.
• Is the highest ranking rookie in the current K&N Pro Series East standings.
• Posted a career-best finish of fifth at Iowa.
Kyle Benjamin (No. 40 Benjamin Motorsports Chevrolet)
• Heads into the weekend ranked second in the East standings with one win, six top fives and eight top 10s in 11 races.
• Has made two career starts at Greenville, leading a race-high 122 laps there in March and finishing second.
• Is a NASCAR Next alumnus.
Spencer Davis (No. 1 Hattori Racing Toyota)
• Is eighth in the standings with one win, five top fives and six top 10s through 10 races.
• Makes his debut with Hattori Racing Enterprises this weekend at Greenville.
• Won the series’ inaugural race at Dominion Raceway in May.
• Finished 4th in March in his only career start at Greenville.
Tyler Dippel (No. 38 East West Marine/TyCar Chevrolet)
• Is ranked fifth in the series standings with one win, one top five and six top 10s through 11 races.
• Won at Mobile in only his second career series start.
• 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 sixth in the East standings with three top fives and five top 10s in 10 races.
• Won his first career K&N Pro Series East race at Stafford Motor Speedway in June.
• The Las Vegas native finished second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings in 2015 with two wins and 7 top fives in 13 races.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Justin Haley (No. 5 Braun Auto Chevrolet)
• Has two wins this season and leads the East series standings with 10 top fives and 11 top 10s in 11 races.
• Only East driver to finish in the top 10 in all 11 races thus far this season.
• Earned his first career victory at Greenville in March.
Brandon McReynolds (No. 21 Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks Chevrolet)
• Is making his second start of the season for car owner Tommy Baldwin after running full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and winning twice there last year.
• Finished 29th after starting third at New Hampshire in July.
• Has made three career Greenville starts with a best finish of eighth.
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.
• Austin Cindric has won his only two starts this season — his only career starts — at Virginia International Raceway and Watkins Glen.
• Kyle Benjamin won at Iowa Speedway for his second career K&N Pro Series East win.
• 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, following that effort with his second win at Columbus Motor Speedway.
• Chad Finchum earned his first series victory at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway.
• There have been seven first-time winners through 11 races this season.
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