2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

The 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 28th season of the K&N Pro Series East. It began with the New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS at New Smyrna Speedway on February 16, and ended with the Drive Sober 150 at Dover International Speedway on September 26.^[1] Dylan Kwasniewski entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion.

Ben Rhodes won the championship with a round to spare, after amassing five race wins during the season; he also finished all bar three races inside the top-ten placings. Rhodes ultimately finished 60 points clear of his closest rival in the points standings, Cameron Hayley.^[2] Hayley finished on the podium in seven races – including five second-place finishes – but was unable to take a race win. Third place in the championship went to Gray Gaulding, who like Hayley, failed to take a race victory during 2014; his best result was a second-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. Three other drivers took two race wins, as Daniel Suárez won the opening two races of the season, while Scott Heckert and Austin Hill each won consecutive races, in the final four races. Other race-winning drivers were Brandon Jones, Jesse Little, Sergio Peña, Eddie MacDonald and Cole Custer.

Teams and drivers

No.	Manufacturer	Car Owner	Race Driver	Crew Chief
00	Chevrolet 6 Toyota 1	Bill McAnally	Cole Custer 7	TBA
1	Toyota	Shigeaki Hattori	David Garbo Jr. 7 (R)	Nick Hutchins
			Ross Chastain 2
			Trey Hutchens 2 (R)
2	Toyota	Max Siegel	Ryan Gifford 15	Mark Green
04	Toyota	Ronnie Bassett	Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R)	Seth Smith
4	Toyota	Max Siegel	Sergio Peña	Jon Wolfe
05	Toyota	Larry Berg	Codie Rohrbaugh (R) 3	TBA
6	Toyota	Max Siegel	Daniel Suárez 13	Skip Eyler
			Ryan Gifford 1
			Bryan Ortiz 2
07	Chevrolet 3 Toyota 2	David King	Clint King (R) 5	TBA
7	Toyota	Tim McGuire	Michael McGuire (R) 2	TBA
8	Toyota	Joe Nemechek	John Hunter Nemechek 1	TBA
9	Ford	Richard Bodmer	Richard Bodmer (R) 1	TBA
10	Chevrolet	Todd Braun	Justin Haley (R) 3	TBA
11	Toyota	Shigeaki Hattori	Lee Pulliam (R) 5	TBA
12	Dodge	Troy Williams	Beto Monteiro (R) 2	TBA
			Brandon Glover (R) 1
			Ander Vilariño (R) 1
			John Salemi 1
	Ford	Giles Thornton	Giles Thornton 1	TBA
14	Chevrolet	Bobby Hutchens	Trey Hutchens (R) 6 ^{[N 1]}	TBA
15	Toyota	Bill McAnally	Nick Drake (R)	Dave McCarty
16	Toyota	Mike Curb	Brandon McReynolds 2	TBA
18	Toyota	Shayne Lockhart	Sam Hunt 7	Shayne Lockhart
			Brandon Jones 1
			Mason Massey (R) 2
			Milka Duno (R) 1
19	Chevrolet	Chuck Buchanan	Chuck Buchanan Jr. (R) 5	TBA
20	Chevrolet 14 Toyota 2	Bob Newberry	Gray Gaulding	Ryan McKinney
21	Toyota	Jennifer Satterfield	Mackena Bell	Glenn Parker
22	Ford	Bryan Hill	Austin Hill (R)	Doug Chouinard
23	Chevrolet	J. P. Morgan	J. P. Morgan (R) 1	TBA
24	Chevrolet	Bob Newberry	Brennan Newberry	John Monsam
25	Toyota	Bill Venturini	Anderson Bowen (R) 1	TBA
26	Toyota	Kenneth Presnell	Dylan Presnell 2	TBA
27	Ford	Steven Benjamin	Kyle Benjamin (R) 3	TBA
29	Ford	Jeff Finley	Chad Finley (R) 4	TBA
31	Chevrolet	Steve Turner	Kaz Grala (R)	Ray Holm
32	Ford	Dale Quarterley	Dale Quarterley 2	TBA
33	Chevrolet	Steve Turner	Brandon Jones 15	Shane Huffman
34	Chevrolet	Harry Scott Jr.	Scott Heckert	Rich Burgdoff
37	Chevrolet	Jeff Spraker	Austin Dillon 1	TBA
41	Chevrolet	Harry Scott Jr.	Ben Rhodes (R)	Mark McFarland
42	Toyota	Max Siegel	Jay Beasley (R) ^{[N 1]}	Eddie Dickerson
43	Toyota	Andrew Kostecki	Brodie Kostecki (R) 13	Doug George
45	Ford	Darin Odle	Josh Berry (R) 2	TBA
46	Toyota	Rick Gdovic	Brandon Gdovic 7	TBA
46	Toyota	Rick Gdovic	John Holleman IV (R) 2	TBA
47	Chevrolet 2 Toyota 1	Yale Conley	Cale Conley (R) 3	TBA
48	Toyota	Bill Whiseant	Duke Whiseant 1	TBA
51	Chevrolet	Rusty Skewes	Rusty Skewes (R) 1	TBA
51	Chevrolet	Rusty Skewes	Lee Pulliam (R) 1	TBA
52	Dodge	Ken Schrader	Matt Tifft 4	TBA
	Chevrolet		Quin Houff (R) 1
	Chevrolet		Matt Tifft (R) 1
53	Ford	Robert Torriere	Andrew Ranger 1	TBA
54	Chevrolet	Ric Bruenger	Zachary Bruenger (R) 3 ^{[N 2]}	TBA
54	Chevrolet	Ric Bruenger	Brad Means (R) 1	TBA
55	Chevrolet 4 Toyota 1	Derek Beatrice	Jerry Dawson (R) 5	TBA
56	Toyota	Akinori Ogata	Akinori Ogata 4	TBA
57	Chevrolet	Thomas Oakley	Brandon Oakley (R) 1	TBA
63	Toyota	Joe Salemi	John Salemi 2	TBA
64	Toyota	Rick Gdovic	Brandon Gdovic 1	TBA
71	Chevrolet	Rob Grimm	Eddie MacDonald 10	Rollie Lachance
75	Chevrolet	Daniel Russell	Nathan Russell (R) 2	TBA
77	Dodge	Kerry Scherer	Anderson Bowen (R) 3	TBA
81	Chevrolet	Michael Burns	Jeremy Burns (R) 3	TBA
81	Chevrolet	Michael Burns	Will Burns (R) 1	TBA
86	Chevrolet	Troy Williams	Frédéric Gabillon (R) 1	TBA
89	Chevrolet	Kevin Cywinski	Cory Joyce (R) 1	TBA
89	Chevrolet	B. J. McLeod	Matt Tifft 1	TBA
91	Toyota	Andrew Bloom	Jordan Anderson 1	TBA
96	Chevrolet	Ben Kennedy	Kenzie Ruston	Mike Fritts
97	Chevrolet	Jason Little	Jesse Little	Kris Bowen
98	Chevrolet	Mike Curb	Cameron Hayley	Mardy Lindley
99	Toyota	Bill McAnally	Patrick Staropoli (R) 3	TBA
99	Ford	Bill McAnally	Ryan Reed 1	TBA

Notes

^ ^a ^b At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, two drivers drove with different numbers than normal:
Trey Hutchens drove car number 23, instead of his regular car number 14, while Jay Beasley drove car number 44, instead of his regular car number 42.
^ At the Autolite Iridium XP 150 at Iowa, Zachary Bruenger drove with a different number than normal, as he drove car number 55, instead of his regular car number 54.

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date^[3]
1	New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS	New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach	February 16
2	UNOH Battle at the Beach	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 18
3	PittLite 125	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	March 15
4	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville	March 22
5	Blue Ox 100	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	April 26
6	Casey's General Store 150^[a]	Iowa Speedway, Newton	May 17
7	NASCAR Hall of Fame 150	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem	May 31
8	Pensacola 150	Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola	June 13
9	Visit Hampton VA 175	Langley Speedway, Hampton	June 21
10	Granite State 100	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	July 11
11	JEGS 150	Columbus Motor Speedway, Columbus	July 19
12	Autolite Iridium XP 150^[b]	Iowa Speedway, Newton	August 1
13	Bully Hill Vineyards 125	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 8
14	Biscuitville 125	Virginia International Raceway, Danville	August 16
15	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville	September 6
16	Drive Sober 150	Dover International Speedway, Dover	September 26

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. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.
^ The Autolite Iridium XP 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. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team
1	New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS	Cameron Hayley	Daniel Suárez	Daniel Suárez	Toyota	6	Rev Racing
2	UNOH Battle at the Beach	Ben Rhodes	Daniel Suárez	Daniel Suárez	Toyota	6	Rev Racing
3	PittLite 125	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Eddie MacDonald	Chevrolet	71	Grimm Racing
4	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Chevrolet	41	Turner Scott Motorsports
5	Blue Ox 100	Nick Drake	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Chevrolet	00	Bill McAnally Racing
6	Casey's General Store 150	Brodie Kostecki	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Chevrolet	41	Turner Scott Motorsports
7	NASCAR Hall of Fame 150	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Chevrolet	41	Turner Scott Motorsports
8	Pensacola 150	Gray Gaulding	Gray Gaulding	Ben Rhodes	Chevrolet	41	Turner Scott Motorsports
9	Visit Hampton VA 175	Scott Heckert	Ben Rhodes	Ben Rhodes	Chevrolet	41	Turner Scott Motorsports
10	Granite State 100	Ben Rhodes	Gray Gaulding	Jesse Little	Chevrolet	97	Team Little Racing
11	JEGS 150	Scott Heckert	Cameron Hayley	Sergio Peña	Toyota	4	Rev Racing
12	Autolite Iridium XP 150	Jesse Little	Cole Custer	Brandon Jones	Chevrolet	33	Turner Scott Motorsports
13	Bully Hill Vineyards 125	Brodie Kostecki	Andrew Ranger	Scott Heckert	Chevrolet	34	Turner Scott Motorsports
14	Biscuitville 125	Scott Heckert	Cameron Hayley	Scott Heckert	Chevrolet	34	Turner Scott Motorsports
15	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140	Ben Rhodes	Austin Hill	Austin Hill	Ford	22	Austin Hill Racing
16	Drive Sober 150	Jesse Little	Austin Hill	Austin Hill	Ford	22	Austin Hill Racing

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

Pos.	Driver	NSM	DAY	BRI	GRE	RCH	IOW	BGS	FIF	LGY	NHA	COL	IOW	GLN	VIR	GRE	DOV	Points
1	Ben Rhodes (R)	4	15	3*	1*	2	1*	1*	1	1*	22	3	7	3	10	4	15	640
2	Cameron Hayley	2	14	17	3	6	14	18	3	2	15	2*	19	8	2*	2	13	580
3	Gray Gaulding	7	7	2	11	11	25	6	5*	18	8*	15	13	18	4	3	8	562
4	Brandon Jones	3	24	8	23	7	5	4	2	6	21	14	1	6	7	7	21	551
5	Austin Hill (R)	27	2	5	22	4	10	3	10	15	7	18	34	17	3	1*	1*	546
6	Jesse Little	18	12	13	4	10	21	16	6	9	1	4	12	5	8	9	23	546
7	Kaz Grala (R)	10	10	20	7	14	36	11	16	5	10	8	8	4	5	11	2	542
8	Scott Heckert	21	9	27	17	18	3	12	17	4	25	10	5	1	1	15	3	526
9	Kenzie Ruston	6	6	22	12	35	16	8	4	3	14	12	2	9	11	12	14	522
10	Nick Drake (R)	15	4	29	16	3	2	10	14	7	24	7	16	10	12	5	28	507
11	Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R)	19	23	23	2	5	8	5	9	20	6	11	22	15	17	20	12	491
12	Sergio Peña	22	13	24	9	30	11	20	8	14	30	1	4	20	14	18	6	466
13	Jay Beasley (R)	24	16	15	19	28	4	9	7	16	4	13	29	14	23	14	16	461
14	Brennan Newberry	13	22	4	13	26	6	15	15	11	28	9	39	11	13	6	25	461
15	Ryan Gifford	23	20	34	6	22	19	7	18	21	26	5	40	23	9	8	9	431
16	Mackena Bell	8	17	21	21	15	32	13	12	13	27	22	23	13	21	16	17	430
17	Daniel Suárez	1*	1*	26	5	32	7	2	21	10	31		11	19			22	397
18	Brodie Kostecki (R)	20	18	12	8	8	33				9	21	15	24	20	22	5	375
19	Eddie MacDonald	17	19	1	10	27	35			8	2		6				4	329
20	Cole Custer			14		1*	13						3*	16	18		18	234
21	Brandon Gdovic	9	11	25		19				17	29				15		11	216
22	Trey Hutchens (R)			33		20	18	17			13		20			17	27	195
23	David Garbo Jr. (R)	16	21	7	20	16	27				16							194
24	Matt Tifft	12		9		13					12				6		19	193
25	Lee Pulliam (R)	5	5	31	18	21			19									165
26	Sam Hunt	28	INQ	18	26	25		14							16	19		162
27	Clint King (R)	26	DNQ¹	11	14	34												108
28	Patrick Staropoli (R)	11	8	6			15³											107
29	Chad Finley (R)					12					5		DNQ¹				30	101
30	Anderson Bowen (R)			19							17		43				26	86
31	Chuck Buchanan Jr. (R)			35		37				19		20			24			85
32	Kyle Benjamin (R)										11		17				24	83
33	Justin Haley (R)											23	24				7	82
34	Cale Conley			30							3		32					76
35	Jeremy Burns (R)			28		9					19							76
36	Jerry Dawson (R)	30	25	32	25	36												72
37	Brandon McReynolds	14	3				34³						14³					71
38	Codie Rohrbaugh (R)								13		23						29	67
39	Ross Chastain											6	21					66
40	Akinori Ogata			DNQ¹		31			20				30					65
41	John Holleman IV (R)							19		12								57
42	Bryan Ortiz														19	13		56
43	Zachary Bruenger (R)			DNQ¹	15								33					56
44	John Salemi					24					20						DNQ¹	56
45	Mason Massey (R)									22		16						50
46	Michael McGuire (R)			10		29												49
47	Josh Berry (R)				24	17												47
48	Andrew Ranger													2*				44
49	Dylan Presnell			Wth²													10	42
50	Ryan Reed													7				37
51	Beto Monteiro (R)		DNQ¹			23												37
52	Dale Quarterley														22		DNQ¹	35
53	Will Burns (R)															10		34
54	Nathan Russell (R)	25	DNQ¹															34
55	Duke Whiseant								11									33
56	Frédéric Gabillon (R)													12				32
57	Brandon Glover (R)			16														28
58	Brad Means (R)											17						27
59	Giles Thornton						29³				18							26
60	Brandon Oakley (R)											19						25
61	Milka Duno																20	24
62	Austin Dillon													21				23
63	Quin Houff (R)															21		23
64	Richard Bodmer (R)													22				22
65	John Hunter Nemechek													25				19
66	Cory Joyce (R)		26															18
67	J. P. Morgan (R)													DNQ¹				18
68	Ander Vilariño (R)													DNQ¹				17
69	Rusty Skewes (R)	29																15
70	Jordan Anderson (R)					33												11
Ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points
Pos.	Driver	NSM	DAY	BRI	GRE	RCH	IOW	BGS	FIF	LGY	NHA	COL	IOW	GLN	VIR	GRE	DOV	Points
	David Mayhew						9						10
	Greg Pursley						12						9
	James Bickford (R)						17						18
	Dylan Lupton						20						27
	Thomas Martin						22						28
	Anthony Giannone						23						42
	Luis Tyrrell (R)						24
	Chris Eggleston												25
	Taylor Cuzick						26
	Kelly Admiraal												26
	Jack Sellers						28						37
	John Wood						30						36
	Phyl Zubizareta (R)						31
	Justin Funkhouser												31
	Jairo Avila Jr. (R)												35
	Rich DeLong III (R)						37						38
	Zack Huffman												41
Pos.	Driver	NSM	DAY	BRI	GRE	RCH	IOW	BGS	FIF	LGY	NHA	COL	IOW	GLN	VIR	GRE	DOV	Points

Notes

¹ – Clint King, Chad Finley, Akinori Ogata, Zachary Bruenger, Beto Monteiro, Nathan Russell, J. P. Morgan, Ander Vilariño, John Salemi and Dale Quarterley received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.
² – Dylan Presnell received championship points, despite the fact that he withdrew prior to the race.
³ – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series West.

References

[Iowa-3] At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, two drivers drove with different numbers than normal:
Trey Hutchens drove car number 23, instead of his regular car number 14, while Jay Beasley drove car number 44, instead of his regular car number 42.

[Iowa_2-4] At the Autolite Iridium XP 150 at Iowa, Zachary Bruenger drove with a different number than normal, as he drove car number 55, instead of his regular car number 54.

[6] 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. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

[7] The Autolite Iridium XP 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. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

[1] "K&N Pro Series East Schedule/Results".

[2] "K&N Pro Series East Standings".

[5] "K&N Pro Series East Schedule/Results".

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