Dixon leads first Indy Grand Prix practice at Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, NY -- Scott Dixon on Friday led opening Verizon IndyCar Series practice at Watkins Glen International for the INDYCAR Grand Prix at the Glen with a lap time of 1:23.8921 minutes.

Sebastian Bourdais, Will Power, Tony Kanaan, Graham Rahal, Juan Pablo Montoya, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi rounded out the Top-10.

The full session results are below.

Dale Jr. to miss rest of 2016 with concussion

​CONCORD, N.C. – Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports, has not been medically cleared to compete for the fģ of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season as he continues to recover from a concussion.
Earnhardt has missed the last six Sprint Cup races while undergoing treatment. He has been regularly evaluated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program under the direction of Dr. Micky Collins and with Charlotte neurosurgeon Dr. Jerry Petty.

“I wish I could return to the No. 88 team this season,” Earnhardt said. “To say I’m disappointed doesn’t begin to describe how I feel, but I know this is the right thing for my long-term health and career. I’m 100 percent focused on my recovery, and I will continue to follow everything the doctors tell me. They’re seeing good progress in my test results, and I’m feeling that progress physically. I plan to be healthy and ready to compete at Daytona in February. I’m working toward that.

“The support from both inside and outside the race team has been overwhelming. Everyone has been so encouraging and positive, from my teammates and sponsors to my family, friends and fans. It’s motivating and humbling at the same time.”

Jeff Gordon and Alex Bowman will drive for the No. 88 team in the season’s 12 remaining races. In Earnhardt’s absence, four-time Cup Series champion Gordon, 45, filled in at Indianapolis, Pocono, Watkins Glen and Bristol. Bowman, 23, drove at New Hampshire and Michigan.

“I know how hard Dale has worked and how frustrating this is for him,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “He wants to be back, and we want him back, but we want it to be for the long haul. We’ve had incredible support from everyone involved with the team, including all of our sponsors. They’ve put Dale’s health first every step of the way.

“Jeff and Alex will give us a great opportunity over the rest of the season. Jeff is one of the best of all time and knows our system. He brings things to the table that no one else can. Alex is a young driver with a lot of talent, and he will give us a fresh perspective. We know they’re not only capable of running up front and giving us a chance to win, but they’ll help us get better.”

NO. 88 DRIVER SCHEDULE:

Sept. 4, Darlington Raceway – Jeff Gordon*
Sept. 10, Richmond International Raceway – Jeff Gordon
Sept. 18, Chicagoland Speedway – Alex Bowman
Sept. 25, New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 2, Dover International Speedway – Jeff Gordon
Oct. 8, Charlotte Motor Speedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 16, Kansas Speedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 23, Talladega Superspeedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 30, Martinsville Speedway – Jeff Gordon
Nov. 6, Texas Motor Speedway – Alex Bowman
Nov. 13, Phoenix International Raceway – Alex Bowman
Nov. 20, Homestead-Miami Speedway – Alex Bowman

*Previously announced

Updated NASCAR weekend schedule

Yesterday, after announcing that all of Friday's on-track activity at Darlington was cancelled, NASCAR released this updated weekend schedule.

Note: All times are ET

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON

**All today's at-track activity was postponed due to threat of severe weather.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON

Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series qualifying canceled; Lineups per rulebook
-- 9-9:55 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, CNBC
-- 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, CNBC for entirety, simulcast on NBCSN from 11:30-12:30
-- 1:30-2:50 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN
-- 3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles), NBC

ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 9:30-10:25 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice
-- 11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice
-- 5:45 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS2

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 6 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App

ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE

-- 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles), FS1

NASCAR postpones on-track activity Friday at Darlington Raceway

With inclement weather expected at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR will postpone all at-track activity for Friday.

An updated schedule for Saturday and Sunday will be distributed later today. The weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend looks very good.

If there are any questions, please reach out to a member of the NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications team.

K&N Pro East Stat Advance: Greenville

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

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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.

Pinty’s Series Stat Advance: CTMP

Cayden Lapcevich will start the Can-Am 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as the NASCAR Pinty's Series points leader with three races remaining. Matthew Murnaghan/NASCAR

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The with just three races remaining in the 2016 NASCAR Pinty’s Series season, all eyes will be on the top five drivers in the points standings. The series returns to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario for the second time this season and the world-class facility has hosted the NPS more than any other track (13). Below is a statistical look at the performance of the series and selected drivers at the track:

Can-Am 200 Race Setup:
• Andrew Ranger will look to add to his record 22 series wins this weekend and regain the lead in the points standings he lost to Cayden Lapcevich after the series’ most recent race at Riverside.
• D.J. Kennington’s average finish of fourth is the best among all active drivers at the road course.
• A total of 10 Josten’s Rookie of the Year competitors are slated to compete in the race this Sunday.

At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:
History
• Opened in 1961 as Mosport Park. The name Mosport was a contraction of motor sport.
• Has played host to the American Le Mans Series, CASCAR Super Series, Can-Am, Formula 1, IndyCar, Tudor United SportsCar and USAC Champ Car, among others, through the years.
• Welcomed the NASCAR Pinty’s Series for the first time on June 17, 2007 in an event won by Andrew Ranger.
• Was renamed from Mosport International Raceway to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in February 2012.
• Held its inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on Sept. 1, 2013, won by Chase Elliott.

Notebook
• CTMP has welcomed the NPSS 13 times previously, the most events any track has held since the series began competition in 2007.
• This is the fourth season in a row that CTMP will hold two NPS road course events after single races there from 2007-12.
• Three drivers (Jason Hathaway, D.J. Kennington and Kerry Micks) have participated in all 13 previous events, and three are expected to extend the streak this weekend.
• The 13 previous races have produced six different winners, led by J.R. Fitzpatrick’s five.
• There have been six different pole winners in the 13 contests, led by Andrew Ranger’s six.
• There has yet to be a wire-to-wire victory at CTMP, but two of Ranger’s wins were earned from the pole, as was Gary Klutt’s last in 2015.
• Fitzpatrick was the youngest CTMP race winner at 20 years, 1 month and 6 days in 2008.
• L.P. Dumoulin was the oldest CTMP victor at 34 years, 6 months and 11 days in 2013.

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Data
Race #:  10 of 12 overall, 2 of 2 at CTMP
Track Layout:  2.459-mile, 10-turn road course
Race Length:  51 laps (125.4 miles, 201.8 kilometers)
Telecast: TSN - Sun., Sept. 11, 2 p.m.; RDS2 - Tues., Oct. 4, 7 p.m. ET 

Qualifying/Race Data
2015 Race Winner:  Jason Hathaway, Dodge, 76.108 mph, 1 hr. 38 mins. 52 secs.
2015 Pole Winner:  Andrew Ranger, Dodge, 106.904 mph, 82.807 secs.
Qualifying Record:  Andrew Ranger, Dodge, 106.904 mph, 82.807 secs., 8/30/15

Active Category Leaders at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:
Wins
1. Andrew Ranger … 3
2. L.P. Dumoulin … 2
3. D.J. Kennington … 1
    Gary Klutt … 1

Poles
1. Andrew Ranger … 6
2. Gary Klutt … 1
    Alex Labbe … 1

Top Fives
1. D.J. Kennington … 12
2. L.P. Dumoulin … 6
    Andrew Ranger … 6

Top 10s
1. D.J. Kennington … 13
2. Andrew Ranger … 9
3. Robin Buck … 8

Laps Led
1. Andrew Ranger … 89
2. L.P. Dumoulin … 53
3. Jason Hathaway … 37

Laps Completed
1. D.J. Kennington … 659 (all)
2. Kerry Micks … 641
3. Andrew Ranger … 543

Select Driver Highlights:
L.P. Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)
• The 2014 NPS Champion and 2011 Rookie of the Year has four wins, a pole, 28 top fives and 43 top 10s in 68 career starts.
• This will be his ninth appearance at CTMP with two wins, six top-five and seven top-10s.
• Finished fourth in last year’s final season standings.
• This will be his 10th appearance at CTMP.

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Raybestos/Fast Eddie/HGC/DSI Chevrolet)
• Has eight wins and 71 top 10s in 118 career starts. Is one of two drivers that have participated in every race in NPS history.
• Finished a career-best second in last year’s final season standings.
• This will be his 14th appearance at CTMP with one win, two top-five and seven top-10 finishes.

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge Dodge)
• The 2010 and 2012 NPS champion. Maintains series records for top fives (75) and top 10s (98), and is one of two drivers to start each of the 118 all-time events.
• Ranks second in series history in wins (19), laps led (2,820) and ranks fifth in poles (11).
• Sits seventh in points after nine races with eight top 10s and a best finish of third at CTMP.
• Finished seventh in last year’s final season standings.
• Has one win, a series best 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes in his previous 13 appearances at CTMP. He’s never finished below seventh at the road course.

Gary Klutt (No. 59 Pioneer Family pools/PoolSuppliesCanada.ca/CTL Dodge)
• Has a win, a pole and 16 top 10s in 25 career NPS starts. Both the pole and win came in last year’s season-opener at CTMP.
• Finished fifth in last year’s final season standings winning Josten’s Rookie of the Year honors.
• The NASCAR Next driver has scored four top-10s in six previous starts at CTMP.

Alex Labbe (No. 32 Cam-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou’s BBQ Ford)
• Has one win (Chaudiere – 2016) five poles, nine top fives and 14 top 10s in 24 career starts. 
• Has top-10 finishes in three of his five appearances this year.
• Has nine top 10s with an average finish of 11th in 13 career road course starts.
• This will be his third start at CTMP. Labbe won the pole for the Victoria Day weekend race at CTMP in May and finishes fifth for his lone top-five finish so far at the facility.

Kevin Lacroix (No. 74 Bumper To Bumper/Total/Go Fast Dodge)
• Has two poles, three wins, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 15 career starts. 
• Recorded two wins in seven starts during his debut season in 2015. Won road races at Circuit ICAR and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres. Won from the pole at Trois-Rivieres for the second year in a row in August.
• Is the first driver in series history to record two victories in rookie season.
• Became the first driver in the history of the series to win a caution-free race last season at ICAR.
• This will be his fourth appearance at CTMP.

Cayden Lapcevich (No. 76 Fastline Motorsports Dodge)
• Has made 14 career starts in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series and recorded his first career win at Wyant Group Raceway in July. He picked up his second win two weeks ago in Riverside.
• Enters this race leading the NPS points standings for the first time in his young career by 12 points over Andrew Ranger (373-361).
• Recorded his first top-five finish at CTMP in May and has two top-10 finishes in three previous starts at the Bowmanville course.

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Johnsonville/Leland/BDI/Avenue Auto Parts Ford)
• Has three wins, four poles, 31 top fives and 55 top 10s in 91 career starts.
• Has made five previous starts this year. Best finish was fifth in the return to the road course in Toronto.
• Has two wins, a pole, 21 top 10s and an average finish of 10.5 in 37 career road course starts.
• Has participated in all 12 CTMP races and has an average finish of 12th with a best run of second (2008).

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Mopar/Pennzoil Dodge)
• The 2007 and 2009 champion is the series’ all-time leader in wins at 22 and holds the record for the poles with 19. Has 53 top fives and 77 top 10s in 92 career starts.
• Finished third in last year’s final season standings.
• Has three wins, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes with a series best six pole awards in 11 previous starts at CTMP.

Alex Tagliani (No. 18 EpiPen/Riobel/Complexe JCP/Juste du Pin/Cantorque Chevrolet)
• Has five wins, six poles and 16 top fives, 26 top 10s in 42 career NPS starts.
• Three of his five wins at have come on the ovals (Sunset Speedway 2015-16, Edmonton).
• In three previous starts at CTMP, he has one top five and two top-10 finishes.

Up To Speed:
• The 2016 season is the first for new series sponsor Pinty’s and the 10th overall for the Canadian-based NASCAR division.
• The 2016 schedule features 12 races at 11 different tracks across five provinces and a return to the road course in Toronto as part of the IndyCar weekend in July.
• Quebec native Andrew Ranger took the lead on the penultimate lap of the season opening race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park to score the win.
• Alex Tagliani made Quebec drivers two-for-two this season after he won the Leland Industries 300 at Sunset Speedway for his third career series victory.
• Alex Labbe won from the pole last weekend in an exciting finish with rookie Cayden Lapcevich. It was Labbe’s first career win.
• Andrew Ranger retook the points lead and also became the first multi-race winner of the season with his third win at ICAR two weeks ago.
• Alex Tagliani was able to hold off Andrew Ranger in a green-white-checkered finish in the series return to the road course in Toronto for his second win of the season.
• Alex Tagliani took the lead on Lap 88 and remained out front the rest of the way to score his second consecutive win and third of the season at Edmonton. Tagliani will try and become the first driver since Scott Steckly in 2013 to win three NPS races in a row.
• After finishing second twice earlier this season, Josten’s Rookie of the Year contender Cayden Lapcevich scored his first series win at Wyant Group Raceway. He also became the youngest winner in the history of the series.
• Kevin Lacroix set a new track record in qualifying and went on to lead every lap at Trois-Rivieres to pick up his second straight win at the historic road course and third win of his career.
• Rookie Cayden Lapcevich took the lead from Jason Hathaway with 10 laps remaining to score his second win of the season and overtake the points lead in the process.

Whelen So. Mod Stat Advance: East Carolina

Gary Putnam will try and score his first win in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour as he and the rest of the tour competitors visit East Carolina Motor Speedway for the Visit Martin County 150. Grant Halverson/NASCAR

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will visit East Carolina Motor Speedway in Robersonville, North Carolina for the first time this Saturday for the Visit Martin County 150. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the tour and selected drivers, as well as some other statistical trends:

Visit Martin County 150 Setup:
• This will be the first visit to the 3/8-mile track 12-year history of the tour.

At East Carolina
History
• East Carolina Motor Speedway opened in 1990 under the ownership of Gerald Whitehurst, Durwood Allen and Lee Harney. Over the years, others leased and operated the track. By 2005, Whitehurst had bought out his partners and accepted an offer late that year to sell the track to Wayne M. Perry of Elizabeth City, N.C. 
• The 3/8-mile D-shaped track features 24 degree banking in the turns.
• Among the drivers who have raced at ECMS are former NSCS drivers Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Mast. 

Notebook
• Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Shawn Balluzo also competes in the local modified division at the track in addition to starting in the NWSMT in April at South Boston.

East Carolina Data
Race: #8 of 11 (8/6/16)
Track Layout: .3/8-mile banked oval
Race Length: 150 laps (56.25 miles) 

Records
Inaugural Event

Selected Driver Highlights:
JR Bertuccio (No. 2 Gershow Recycling Chevrolet) 
• Has two wins and 29 top 10s in 53 career NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour starts. The wins came at Southern National Motorsports Park and Bristol Motor Speedway (NWSMT) in 2014.
• Enjoyed his best career finish to date in the final points standings (fourth) in 2014.

Danny Bohn (No. 40 Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair/William Smith Trucking Chevrolet) 
• This New Jersey native has four wins, seven poles, 23 top-five and 38 top-10 finishes in 47 career starts.
• Finished in the top 10 in the final standings each year from 2012-14 and competed part-time last year.
• Returns to full-time competition this season with Frank and Chris Fleming.

Kyle Bonsignore (No. 22 Snap-On Tools Chevrolet)
• Has made nine career NWSMT starts with his lone top-five and five top-10 finishes coming earlier this season.
• Collected his first career top-five finish on the southern tour in April at South Boston.
• One of two Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders this season in the NWSMT.

George Brunnhoelzl III (No. 28 Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair/Comp. Tech. Chevrolet) 
• Has a record four NWSMT championships (2009, `11, `12, `13).
• Has 27 wins, 26 poles, 54 podiums, 71 top fives, 86 top 10s and 3,106 laps led in 110 career starts.
• Holds NWSMT all-time records for wins and laps led. Ranks second in poles, third in top fives and fourth in top 10s.
• Has recorded at least one win a season in every year he has competed full-time on the NWSMT since 2008.
• Competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2010.

Jeremy Gerstner (No. 15 GMR Lawncare/Carriage House Restaurant Chevrolet)
• Competing fulltime this season for modified veteran car owner Grady Jeffreys Sr.
• Has scored two top-five, 12 top 10s in 32 career starts with a best finish of third at Bowman Gray in 2015.

Bobby Measmer Jr. (No. 74 Lead 2 Real Estate Chevrolet)
• The Concord, N.C., driver has one pole (South Boston, 2015), seven top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in 31 career starts.

Burt Myers (No. 1 Remington SCT/Citrusafe/Speedway Auto Auction Ford) 
• The 2010 NWSMT champion has 19 wins, a tour record 29 poles, 74 top fives and 113 top 10s in 135 career starts.
• Finished third in the final standings last season with four wins, nine top fives and 12 top 10s in 14 races.

Jason Myers (No. 4 Adams Towing/Moorefield Enterprises Ford) 
• Has recorded three wins, 46 top fives and 104 top 10s in a NWSMT-record 139 career starts. Has competed in all but one race (2005-Martinsville Speedway) in the tour’s previous 11 seasons.
• Finished 2015 a career-best third place in the final standings as the only driver to finish in the top 10 in every race all season.

Gary Putnam (No. 77 Curb Records Chevrolet)
• Has 30 top 10s in 62 career starts with a career best finish of fifth at Caraway in 2013.
• Finished  in the top 10 in the final 2015 standings with six top 10s in 10 races, equaling his career-best showing of eighth place in 2014.

Andy Seuss (No. 11 Davis Roofing/Vestal Buick GMC Chevrolet) 
• Has 22 wins, 12 poles, 69 top fives and 89 top 10s in 111 career NWSMT starts. His 22 wins rank second all-time.
• Finished first in the championship standings last season with a pair of wins at Caraway and one at South Boston. He had 12 top fives and was the only driver to finish in the top 10 in all 14 races.

Up To Speed:
• Burt Myers made a late pass around Danny Bohn to pick up the season-opening win and 17th overall in his career in the southern tour.
• George Brunnhoelzl III made a late pass by Ted Christopher to add to his record-setting number of wins on the tour with his first victory of the year and 26th overall.
• Brunnhoelzl III won back-to-back races on the schedule for the seventh time in his career after taking the checkered flag in the South Boston 150.
• Burt Myers held off his brother Jason is winning the Dogwood 150 in the most recent race on the tour at Caraway in April. First time in his career he’s picked up two wins before the annual spring break.
• Andy Seuss picked up his first win of the season at Caraway Speedway. The two-time defending tour champion now has 12 wins at the track.
• Burt Myers held off his brother Jason to score his second career tour win at Bowman Gray Stadium and score his third win overall on the season.
• Kyle Ebersole finished just ahead of Andy Seuss in the NWMT/NWSMT combination race at Bristol to be the top placing southern tour regular which credits him with his third career win on the tour.

K&N Pro East News & Notes: Greenville

Justin Haley heads back to the site of his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory with the hopes of growing his lead in the championship standings over Kyle Benjamin. NASCAR via Getty Images

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR K&N Pro Series East point leader Justin Haley leads the series back to Greenville Pickens Speedway for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 on Monday, the track where he collected his first career win back in March.

Since that first win, it’s been a career year for the driver from Winamac, Indiana. Haley has two wins and 10 top fives in 11 races thus far this season. He’s the only series driver to finish in the top 10 in every event this season. With three races remaining, Haley enjoys a comfortable 36-point lead over Kyle Benjamain, while Austin Theriault is 74 points back in third.

Haley has made two career starts at Greenville, starting from inside the top three in both of them. That’s significant at Greenville, a flat half-mile oval where tire management is key late in races. In March, Benjamin led a race-high 122 laps in a dominant effort, but Haley had enough tire left at the end to make a pass seven laps from the finish for the win.

This race is 10 laps shorter than the one in March. Should Benjamin bring the same car and setup back to the track this time around, he could hit it just right and see himself in Victory Lane and close the gap on Haley at the top of the standings. 

RACE:	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140
PLACE:	Greenville Pickens Speedway, Greenville, South Carolina
DATE:	Monday, September 5
TIME:	5 p.m. ET
TRACK LAYOUT:	.500-mile paved oval
2015 WINNER:	Race not held
2015 POLE WINNER:	Race not held
EVENT SCHEDULE:	Monday, September 5 – Garage opens: 9 a.m.; Practice: 12:15-1 p.m., 1:15-2 p.m.; Group qualifying: 2:30 p.m.; Driver autograph session: 4 p.m.; Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140: 5 p.m.
TRACK CONTACT:	Marketing/PR Operations Manager, Haley Wilbanks, (864) 295-5764, haleywilbanks14@gmail.com
TWITTER:	@GP_Speedway
EVENT HASHTAG:	#WhitakerChevy140
NASCAR IMC CONTACT:	Brooke Franceschini, (386) 631-6142), bfranceschini@nascar.com.

FAST FACTS:
The Race: The Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 will be the 12th of 14 races on the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule and will be the second race of the season at Greenville Pickens Speedway. It is the 16th race in series history at Greenville. 

The Procedure: The maximum starting field is 30 cars, including provisionals. The first 26 cars will qualify through group qualifying process, while the remaining four spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 140 laps, spanning 70 miles, and will be run in two segments with a five minute break at or near the conclusion of Lap 70.

The Track: Greenville is a half-mile asphalt oval with five degrees banking in the turns. It opened in 1946 with a dirt racing surface and was paved in 1970. It hosted 29 Sprint Cup Series races from 1951-71. It also hosted two NASCAR XFINITY Series, four NASCAR Convertible Series and two NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events in its history. 

Race Winners: There have been 14 different winners in the 15previous K&N Pro Series East races at Greenville Pickens Speedway, with only current NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Darrell Wallace Jr. recording multiple wins with two. Current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Joey Logano and Austin Dillon have each won K&N Pro Series East events at Greenville, as have other NASCAR national series drivers Brett Moffitt, Ben Rhodes and William Byron. Byron, the 2015 series champion, won the only race held at Greenville last season.

Records: The qualifying record was set in 2011 by Brett Moffitt at 87.659 mph. Moffitt went on to win the race that year from the pole, one of five times in history a race at Greenville has been won from the first starting position.

KEVIN WHITAKER CHEVROLET 140 NOTES:
Championship Feel: HScott Racing with Justin Marks has won the last four races held at Greenville Pickens Speedway, dating back to the beginning of the 2014 season, and the team has provided cars for each of the last three series champions — William Byron (2015), Ben Rhodes (2014) and Dylan Kwasniewski (2013). driving for the team this year, Justin Haley has a 36-point lead atop the standings with three races remaining, including wins at Greenville and at Columbus Motor Speedway.

Redemption For Benjamin: Kyle Benjamin, who is from nearby Easley, South Carolina, led all but 28 laps in the series’ first visit to Greenville this season, surrendering the lead to Justin Haley just seven laps from the end. He’s made two career starts at Greenville and never finished worse than 12th at the track. With a championship deficit staring him down over the final three races, another dominant performance this weekend would help his title aspirations.

Proving Ground: Though it’s only hosted 15 previous K&N Pro Series East races, the list of winners at Greenville is an impressive one. Roush Fenway Racing XFINITY Series driver Darrell Wallace Jr. is the only driver in series history two win twice at Greenville, while current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Joey Logano and Austin Dillon each have wins at the track in K&N Pro Series competition. Former series champions William Byron (2015) and Ben Rhodes (2014) each won races at Greenville during their title years, and most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race winner Brett Moffitt, who holds the track qualifying record, won there in 2011.

Baize Ablaze: Rookie Hunter Baize, of Bremen, Kentucky, is the top performing K&N Pro Series East rookie this season. Baize sits fourth in the standings with nine top-10 finishes through 11 races, and he has a best finish of fifth in Iowa Speedway earlier this month. Baize has been so consistent, in fact, that since finishing 16th at Bristol in April, he has hasn’t finished worse than ninth in any of the seven races since — on all types of tracks including two road courses, two speedways and three short tracks.

As Good As A Win: Benjamin, second in the standings, took down the top honors in the K&N Pro Series East at Iowa Speedway. Benjamin finished second on the track to Todd Gilliland, but as the highest-finishing East driver, Benjamin picked up the five bonus points for a win toward his championship hopes.

Feels Like The First Time: Through the first 11 races of the season, there have been eight different NASCAR K&N Pro Series East winners — including seven first-time winners. Noah Gragson became the seventh first-time winner added to the list when he won the Stafford 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway in June. Gragson used a bold three-wide move on a green-white-checkered restart to claim his first career win in his 19th career start.

NASCAR Home Tracks: History at Greenville Pickens
The list of NASCAR track champions at Greenville Pickens Speedway includes NASCAR Hall of Fame member David Pearson, Ralph Earnhardt, Butch and Mardy Lindley, Robert Pressley and 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion Anthony Anders. This weekend, the track’s Renegade division joins the K&N Pro Series East on the schedule. Bobby Emory holds a commanding 198 point lead over Alexx Brezaeale (720-522) as the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series starts to come to a close. 

Full schedule for Darlington and Canadian Tire

The NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will gather for a doubleheader showing at Darlington Raceway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series makes a stop at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Check out the full schedule below.

Note: All times are ET

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- noon-1:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
-- 1:30-2:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
-- 2:30-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
-- 3:30-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 11:45 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
-- 1:45 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
-- 3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App

ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 9:30-10:25 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice
-- 11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice
-- 5:45 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS2


SUNDAY, SEPT. 4:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 6 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App

ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles), FS1