Justin Haley Wins First Career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Race

The 16-year-old from Winamac, Indiana, cleared the dominant car of Kyle Benjamin with seven laps to go and sailed to his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory. It was Haley's 23rd career NASCAR K&N Pro Series start. He nearly picked up the win in Phoenix last fall in the K&N Pro West, but late contact while leading cut a tire and ended his night six laps short of the win. Benjamin settled for second, followed by Ronnie Bassett Jr., championship points leader Spencer Davis and Dillon Bassett. Benjamin, from nearby Easley, South Carolina, was fastest in practice and winner of the 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Brewing Company. He led a race-high 122 laps but failed to lead the lap that mattered.

Results from Greenville

1 2 5 Justin Haley

2 1 40 Kyle Benjamin

3 3 4 Ronnie Bassett, Jr.

4 5 41 Spencer Davis

5 6 44 Dillon Bassett

6 10 66 Reid Wilson

7 11 55 Noah Gragson

8 7 38 Tyler Dippel

9 4 3 Kaz Grala

10 19 13 Hunter Baize

11 8 2 Collin Cabre

12 9 42 J.A. Junior Avila

13 18 2 Sarah Cornett-Ching

14 17 1 Austin Theriault

15 15 12 Harrison Burton

16 12 30 Dominique Van Wieringen

17 13 49 John Holleman, IV

18 16 4 Ali Kern

19 14 6 Ruben Garcia Jr.

20 20 14 Trey Hutchens

21 21 9 Christian Celaya

Next Race

The next race for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will be the world's fastest Half Mile in Bristol, TN. Last year Chaos and carnage reigned inside the Last Great Colosseum in Saturday's PittLite 125 as the K&N East Series warriors battled for Bristol victory. In an event that saw six cautions and a green-white-checker finish, it was Massachusetts-native Eddie MacDonald who prevailed after contact between he and pole sitter Ben Rhodes relegated the day's dominant car to a third place finish. Spencer Davis has a 3 point lead over Kyle Benjamin in the points standings. What Gladiator will rise above and win in Thunder Valley?