2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
# 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

The 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 30th season of the K&N Pro Series East. It began at New Smyrna Speedway on February 14 and concluded at Dover International Speedway on September 30. William Byron was the defending Drivers' Champion. Justin Haley won the championship, 22 points in front of Kyle Benjamin.

## Drivers

| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori | Austin Theriault 11 | John Monsam 3 J. R. Norris 2 Rich Lushes 9 |
| 1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori | Spencer Davis (R) 3 | John Monsam 3 J. R. Norris 2 Rich Lushes 9 |
| 02 | Chevrolet 2 Ford 3 Toyota 1 | Tony Blanchard 5 | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) 5 | Jerry Babb 1 |
| 02 | Chevrolet 2 Ford 3 Toyota 1 | Tony Blanchard 5 | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) 5 | Matt Weber 3 |
| 02 | Chevrolet 2 Ford 3 Toyota 1 | Tony Blanchard 5 | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) 5 | Sam Almeida 1 |
| 02 | Chevrolet 2 Ford 3 Toyota 1 | Barry Wilson 1 | Grant Quinlan (R) 1 | Andrew Abbott 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Collin Cabre | Matt Bucher |
| 3 | Toyota | Ben Kennedy | Kaz Grala 8 | Mike Fritts |
| 04 | Ford 6 | Ronnie Bassett | Ronnie Bassett Jr. 7 | Bruce Cook 5 |
| 04 | Chevrolet 1 | Ronnie Bassett | Ronnie Bassett Jr. 7 | Ron Otto 2 |
| 4 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Ali Kern (R) | Johnny Allen |
| 5 | Chevrolet | Harry Scott Jr. | Justin Haley | Shannon Rursch |
| 6 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Rubén García Jr. (R) | Steve Plattenberger |
| 7 | Chevrolet | Larry Berg | Codie Rohrbaugh 5 | Mark Huff 3 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | Larry Berg | Codie Rohrbaugh 5 | Thomas Rohrbaugh 2 |
| 08 | Ford | Paul Green | Tyler Hughes (R) 5 | Paul Green 1 |
| 08 | Ford | Paul Green | Tyler Hughes (R) 5 | Darren Shaw 4 |
| 09 | Toyota 2 | Rodrigo San Martin | Christian Celaya 9 | Tony Ponkauskas |
| 09 | Chevrolet 1 | Rodrigo San Martin | Christian Celaya 9 | Tony Ponkauskas |
| 09 | Ford 6 | Rodrigo San Martin | Christian Celaya 9 | Tony Ponkauskas |
| 12 | Toyota | Justin Marks | Harrison Burton (R) | Rich Lushes 4 |
| 12 | Toyota | Justin Marks | Harrison Burton (R) | Skip Eyler 7 |
| 12 | Toyota | Justin Marks | Harrison Burton (R) | Doug Howe 3 |
| 13 | Chevrolet | Justin Marks | Hunter Baize (R) | Kris Bowen |
| 14 | Chevrolet | Bobby Hutchens | Trey Hutchens 8 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. |
| 15 | Ford | Rob Fuller | Christian Eckes (R) 3 | Ron Otto |
| 16 | Toyota | Bill McAnally 2 Mike Curb 4 | Todd Gilliland (R) 5 | John Camilleri 1 |
| 16 | Toyota | Bill McAnally 2 Mike Curb 4 | Todd Gilliland (R) 5 | Chris Lawson 4 |
| 16 | Toyota | Bill McAnally 2 Mike Curb 4 | Riley Herbst (R) 1 | Duane Knorr 1 |
| 18 | Toyota | Sam Hunt | Sergio Peña 1 | Jerry Babb |
| 18 | Toyota | Sam Hunt | Sam Hunt 1 | Jerry Babb |
| 19 | Toyota 2 | Bill McAnally 2 | Riley Herbst (R) 2 | Duane Knorr 2 |
| 19 | Ford 2 | Chuck Buchanan 2 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. 1 | Craig Wood 2 |
| 19 | Ford 2 | Chuck Buchanan 2 | Grant Winchester (R) 1 | Craig Wood 2 |
| 21 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Jr. | Brandon McReynolds 3 | Trip Bruce |
| 23 | Chevrolet | J. P. Morgan | J. P. Morgan 1 | James Beck |
| 27 | Ford | Jeff Jefferson | Gracin Raz 3 | Jeff Jefferson |
| 28 | Ford | Logan Yiengst | Clair Zimmerman (R) 2 | Logan Yiengst |
| 29 | Toyota | Mark Rette | Jesse Little 5 | Matt Noyce 7 Sam Schram 1 |
| 29 | Toyota | Mark Rette | Grant Quinlan (R) 1 | Matt Noyce 7 Sam Schram 1 |
| 29 | Toyota | Mark Rette | Corey Deuser (R) 2 | Matt Noyce 7 Sam Schram 1 |
| 30 | Ford | Mark Rette | Dominique Van Wieringen (R) | Mark Rette |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | Ryan Preece 2 | Todd Fisette |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | Reid Lanpher (R) 2 | Todd Fisette |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | Trey Hutchens 1 | Todd Fisette |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | Glen Reen (R) 1 | Todd Fisette |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | Chase Dowling (R) 1 | Todd Fisette |
| 38 | Chevrolet | Harry Scott Jr. | Tyler Dippel (R) | Fuz Burgdoff |
| 39 | Toyota | Eric McClure | Chad Finchum 4 | Chris Carrier 9 John Monsam 1 |
| 39 | Toyota | Eric McClure | Austin Cindric 2 | Chris Carrier 9 John Monsam 1 |
| 39 | Toyota | Eric McClure | Justin Fontaine 3 | Chris Carrier 9 John Monsam 1 |
| 39 | Toyota | Eric McClure | Austin Hill 1 | Chris Carrier 9 John Monsam 1 |
| 40 | Chevrolet | Michael Hillman | Kyle Benjamin | Mardy Lindley |
| 41 | Chevrolet | Douglas Fuller | Spencer Davis (R) 7 | Doug Howe |
| 41 | Chevrolet | Douglas Fuller | Corey LaJoie 1 | Doug Howe |
| 42 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Jairo Avila Jr. (R) 11 | Mark Green |
| 42 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Enrique Baca (R) 3 | Mark Green |
| 43 | Ford | Michael Calabrese | David Calabrese (R) 3 | Scott Kilbury 2 Bruce Cook 4 |
| 43 | Ford | Michael Calabrese | Ronnie Bassett Jr. 2 | Scott Kilbury 2 Bruce Cook 4 |
| 43 | Ford | Michael Calabrese | Chad Finley 1 | Scott Kilbury 2 Bruce Cook 4 |
| 44 | Ford 6 Toyota 2 Chevrolet 1 | Ronnie Bassett | Dillon Bassett 9 | Terry Elmore 1 |
| 44 | Ford 6 Toyota 2 Chevrolet 1 | Ronnie Bassett | Dillon Bassett 9 | Ron Otto 1 |
| 44 | Ford 6 Toyota 2 Chevrolet 1 | Ronnie Bassett | Dillon Bassett 9 | Nathan Kennedy 5 |
| 44 | Ford 6 Toyota 2 Chevrolet 1 | Ronnie Bassett | Dillon Bassett 9 | Kenyon Davidson 2 |
| 45 | Chevrolet | John Stange | John Gustafson (R) 1 | Gary Moore |
| 46 | Toyota 4 Chevrolet 3 | Rick Gdovic | Ulysse Delsaux (R) 1 | Charles Denike III 3 Mark Setzer 4 |
| 46 | Toyota 4 Chevrolet 3 | Rick Gdovic | Brandon Gdovic 1 | Charles Denike III 3 Mark Setzer 4 |
| 46 | Toyota 4 Chevrolet 3 | Rick Gdovic | Brian Henderson (R) 5 | Charles Denike III 3 Mark Setzer 4 |
| 49 | Ford | Zeno Marshall Jr. | John Holleman IV (R) | Caleb Velez 1 |
| 49 | Ford | Zeno Marshall Jr. | John Holleman IV (R) | Corey LaJoie 12 |
| 49 | Ford | Zeno Marshall Jr. | John Holleman IV (R) | Charles Denike III 1 |
| 51 | Chevrolet | Thomas Oakley | Brandon Oakley (R) 2 | Tony Ponkauskas |
| 55 | Ford | Jerry Pitts | Noah Gragson 13 | Jerry Pitts 13 |
| 55 | Ford | Jerry Pitts | Spencer Davis (R) 1 | Jerry Babb 1 |
| 66 | Chevrolet | Barry Wilson | Reid Wilson (R) 4 | Andrew Abbott |
| 71 | Chevrolet | Rob Grimm | Eddie MacDonald 4 | Rollie Lachance Jr. |
| 75 | Chevrolet 1 | Hal Martin 2 | Caleb Holman 1 | Tim Andrews 1 |
| 75 | Toyota 2 | Hal Martin 2 | Justin Fontaine 1 | Bruce Cook 1 |
| 75 | Toyota 2 | Bob Schacht 1 | Adam Andretti (R) 1 | Bob Schacht 1 |
| 77 | Toyota | Steve Green | Clayton Green (R) 4 | Steve Green |
| 88 | Ford | Troy Cline | Alex Schutte 1 | Troy Cline |
| 92 | Chevrolet 1 | Scott Davis | Spencer Davis (R) 2 | Neil Lewis |
| 92 | Toyota 1 | Scott Davis | Spencer Davis (R) 2 | Neil Lewis |
| 98 | Chevrolet | Harry Scott Jr. | Cole Custer 1 | Skip Eyler |

### Notes

* ↑ Ali Kern drove in the NAPA 150 with car number 33.
* ↑ Rubén García Jr. drove in the Casey's General Store 150 with car number 66.
* ↑ Trey Hutchens drove in the Casey's General Store 150 with car number 15.
* ↑ Dominique Van Wieringen drove in the Casey's General Store 150 with car number 28.
* ↑ Chad Finchum drove in the Casey's General Store 150 with car number 33.
* ↑ Noah Gragson drove in the Stafford 150, the NAPA 150, the Bully Hill Vineyards 100, the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 and the JUSTDRIVE.com 125 with car number 7.

## Schedule

All of the races in the 2016 season - with the exception of the Biscuitville 125 and JUSTDRIVE.com 125 - were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis.

| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jet Tools 150 | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach | February 14 |
| 2 | Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority | Mobile International Speedway, Irvington | March 13 |
| 3 | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville | March 26 |
| 4 | PittLite 125 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 16 |
| 5 | Biscuitville 125 | Virginia International Raceway, Danville | April 30 |
| 6 | ComServe Wireless 150 | Dominion Raceway, Woodford | May 30 |
| 7 | Stafford 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | June 17 |
| 8 | NAPA 150 | Columbus Motor Speedway, Columbus | July 2 |
| 9 | United Site Services 70 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 16 |
| 10 | Casey's General Store 150 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 29 |
| 11 | Bully Hill Vineyards 100 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 5 |
| 12 | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville | September 5 |
| 13 | JUSTDRIVE.com 125 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | September 17 |
| 14 | Dover 125 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | September 30 |
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### Notes

* ↑ The Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority was postponed a day because of persistent rain.
* ↑ 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 receive 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jet Tools 150 | Todd Gilliland | Todd Gilliland | Todd Gilliland | Toyota |
| 2 | Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority | Spencer Davis | Tyler Dippel | Tyler Dippel | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Justin Haley | Chevrolet |
| 4 | PittLite 125 | Harrison Burton | Chad Finchum | Chad Finchum | Toyota |
| 5 | Biscuitville 125 | Austin Cindric | Austin Cindric | Austin Cindric | Toyota |
| 6 | ComServe Wireless 150 | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Spencer Davis | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Stafford 150 | John Holleman IV | Dominique Van Wieringen | Noah Gragson | Ford |
| 8 | NAPA 150 | Justin Haley | Justin Haley | Justin Haley | Chevrolet |
| 9 | United Site Services 70 | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Corey LaJoie | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Casey's General Store 150 | Kyle Benjamin | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Benjamin | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Bully Hill Vineyards 100 | Austin Cindric | Austin Cindric | Austin Cindric | Toyota |
| 12 | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Chevrolet |
| 13 | JUSTDRIVE.com 125 | Justin Haley | Dominique Van Wieringen | Noah Gragson | Ford |
| 14 | Dover 125 | Justin $Haley^1$ | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Chevrolet |

**Notes**

* $^1$ – The qualifying session for the Dover 125 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Owners' championship.

### Drivers' championship

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

| Pos | Driver | NSM | MOB | GRE | BRI | VIR | DOM | STA | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | GRE | NJM | DOV | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Justin Haley | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 580 |
| 2 | Kyle Benjamin | 4 | 6 | 2* | 2 | 4 | 23* | 12 | 11 | 4* | 2 | 6 | 1* | 3 | 1* | 558 |
| 3 | Tyler Dippel (R) | 8 | 1* | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 475 |
| 4 | Hunter Baize (R) | 29 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 463 |
| 5 | Noah Gragson | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | $13^2$ | 15 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 454 |
| 6 | Collin Cabre | 11 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 447 |
| 7 | Harrison Burton (R) | 13 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 444 |
| 8 | Spencer Davis (R) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | | 10 | 12 | 25 | 440 |
| 9 | Dominique Van Wieringen (R) | 10 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 16* | 13 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5* | 3 | 429 |
| 10 | Rubén García Jr. (R) | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 425 |
| 11 | John Holleman IV (R) | 18 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 424 |
| 12 | Ali Kern (R) | 20 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 393 |
| 13 | Austin Theriault | 24 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | | | | 383 |
| 14 | Jairo Avila Jr. (R) | 23 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | | | | 308 |
| 15 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 21 | | | | | 4 | | 26 | 286 |
| 16 | Kaz Grala | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 4 | | | 21 | | 4 | | | | 272 |
| 17 | Dillon Bassett | 27 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 2 | | | | | 6 | | 23 | 270 |
| 18 | Trey Hutchens | 14 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 24 | Wth | | | 8 | 19 | | | | 11 | 230 |
| 19 | Christian Celaya | 26 | 17 | 21 | 20 | | 16 | 8 | | 22 | 21 | | | | 27 | 226 |
| 20 | Todd Gilliland (R) | 1* | | | 9 | | | 5 | 7 | 2 | $1*^2$ | | | | | 202 |
| 21 | Jesse Little | | 3 | | $Wth^1$ | | | | | 17 | 11 | | | | 2 | 161 |
| 22 | Brian Henderson (R) | | | | | 9 | 14 | | | 15 | | 18 | 17 | | | 147 |
| 23 | Tyler Hughes (R) | | | | | | 17 | | | 24 | | 11 | | 8 | 17 | 143 |
| 24 | Chad Finchum | | | | 1* | | | | | 14 | 30 | | | | 14 | 135 |
| 25 | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) | 22 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 26 | Eddie MacDonald | | | | 8 | | | 13 | | 26 | | | | | 12 | 117 |
| 27 | Reid Wilson (R) | 17 | | 6 | | | 10 | | | 28 | | | | | | 115 |
| 28 | Justin Fontaine | | | | | | 13 | 20 | | | 22 | | 16 | | | 113 |
| 29 | Riley Herbst (R) | 9 | | | 10 | | | | | | $6^2$ | | | | 8 | 105 |
| 30 | Codie Rohrbaugh | 19 | 19 | | 26 | | | | | 13 | | | | | 22 | 101 |
| 31 | Christian Eckes (R) | | | | | | 7 | | 9 | 18 | | | | | | 98 |
| 32 | Gracin Raz | 12 | | | 7 | 15 | | | | | $9^2$ | | | | | 98 |
| 33 | Austin Cindric | | | | | 1* | | | | | | 1* | | | | 96 |
| 34 | Brandon McReynolds | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | 2 | | 19 | 82 |
| 35 | Enrique Baca (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 11 | 18 | 81 |
| 36 | Ryan Preece | 7 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 72 |
| 37 | David Calabrese (R) | 16 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 70 |
| 38 | Corey Deuser (R) | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 19 | | | 57 |
| 39 | Clayton Green (R) | 25 | 23 | Wth | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 40 | Clair Zimmerman (R) | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | 16 | 42 |
| 41 | Grant Quinlan (R) | | | | | | | 18 | | | 32 | | | | | 52 |
| 42 | Brandon Oakley (R) | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | 18 | | | 52 |
| 43 | Corey LaJoie | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 47 |
| 44 | Cole Custer | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 41 |
| 45 | Reid Lanpher (R) | | | | 25 | | | 22 | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 46 | Adam Andretti (R) | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 36 |
| 47 | Austin Hill | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 35 |
| 48 | Chase Dowling (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 35 |
| 49 | J. P. Morgan | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 50 | Alex Schutte | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 34 |
| 51 | Chad Finley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 34 |
| 52 | Sergio Peña | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 53 | Brandon Gdovic | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 54 | Glen Reen (R) | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | 25 |
| 55 | Grant Winchester (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | 24 |
| 56 | Caleb Holman | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 57 | John Gustafson (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 21 |
| 58 | Ulysse Delsaux (R) | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | | | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sam Hunt | | | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points |||||||||||||||||
| | Ryan Partridge | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | |
| | Cole Rouse (R) | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | |
| | Blaine Perkins (R) | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | |
| | Julia Landauer (R) | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | |
| | Ron Norman | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | |
| | Will Rodgers (R) | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | |
| | Chris Eggleston | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | |
| | Jesse Iwuji (R) | | | | | | | | | | 27 | | | | | |
| | Dan Phillippi (R) | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | |
| | Matt Levin | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | NSM | MOB | GRE | BRI | VIR | DOM | STA | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | GRE | NJM | DOV | Points |

**Notes**

* $^1$ – Jesse Little received championship points, despite the fact that he withdrew prior to the race.
* $^2$ – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series West.
