2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
# 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

The 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is the 29th season of the K&N Pro Series East. It began with the Hart to Heart Breast Cancer Foundation 150 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 15 and ended with the Drive Sober 125 at Dover International Speedway on October 3. Ben Rhodes enters the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. William Byron won the championship, fifteen points in front of Scott Heckert. All of the races in the 2015 season were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis.

## Drivers

| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Cole Custer 1 | Matthew Goslant |
| 1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori | Sergio Peña 1 | Scott Goyer |
| 1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori | Mason Mitchell (R) 1 | Jamie Jones |
| 1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori | Jesse Little 2 | Jamie Jones |
| 1 | Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori | Brandon McReynolds 1 | Bobby Burrell |
| 02 | Chevrolet | Tony Blanchard | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) 2 | Tony Blanchard |
| 2 | Toyota | Jennifer Satterfield | Collin Cabre (R) | Matt Bucher |
| 3 | Toyota | Ben Kennedy | Kaz Grala | Mike Fritts |
| 04 | Ford | Ronnie Bassett | Ronnie Bassett Jr. 12 | Jerry Babb |
| 4 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Kenzie Ruston | Mark Green |
| 5 | Chevrolet | Harry Scott Jr. | Justin Haley (R) | Mark McFarland |
| 6 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Devon Amos (R) | Jon Wolfe |
| 7 | Chevrolet 6 | Larry Berg | Codie Rohrbaugh (R) 6 | Mark Huff |
| 7 | Ford 1 | Jerry Pitts | Noah Gragson (R) 1 | Jerry Pitts |
| 08 | Ford | Paul Green | Tyler Hughes (R) 4 | Paul Green |
| 09 | Toyota 1 | Rodrigo San Martin | Christian Celaya (R) 6 | Tony Ponkauskas |
| 09 | Chevrolet 4 | Rodrigo San Martin | Christian Celaya (R) 6 | Tony Ponkauskas |
| 9 | Chevrolet | Justin Marks | William Byron (R) | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 12 | Toyota | Rick Gdovic | Gray Gaulding 7 | Charles Denike III |
| 12 | Toyota | Rick Gdovic | Brandon Gdovic 1 | Charles Denike III |
| 12 | Toyota | Rick Gdovic | Corey LaJoie 1 | Charles Denike III |
| 13 | Toyota | Kelly Souza | Todd Souza 1 | Michael Munoz |
| 14 | Chevrolet | Bobby Hutchens | Trey Hutchens 6 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. |
| 15 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Nick Drake | David McCarty |
| 17 | Toyota | James Finchum | Chad Finchum 1 | Binky Torbett |
| 18 | Toyota | Shayne Lockhart | Peyton Sellers 2 | Hoyt Overbagh |
| 18 | Toyota | Shayne Lockhart | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) 1 | Shayne Lockhart |
| 18 | Toyota | Shayne Lockhart | Justin LaDuke (R) 1 | Shayne Lockhart |
| 18 | Toyota | Shayne Lockhart | Sam Hunt 2 | Peyton Sellers |
| 19 | Chevrolet | Chuck Buchanan | Chuck Buchanan Jr. 4 | Craig Wood |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Bob Newberry | Gray Gaulding 1 | Ryan McKinney |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Bob Newberry | Daniel Hemric 3 | Doug Howe |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Bob Newberry | Spencer Davis (R) 4 | Doug Howe |
| 22 | Ford | Bryan Hill | Austin Hill | Mike Abner |
| 23 | Chevrolet | J. P. Morgan | J. P. Morgan (R) 5 | James Beck |
| 27 | Ford | Steven Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin (R) 13 | Kevin Reed |
| 28 | Toyota | Ernie Irvan | Jared Irvan (R) 1 | Mark Reno |
| 30 | Ford | Mark Rette | Grant Quinlan (R) 3 | Mark Rette |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Ted Marsh | David Garbo Jr. (R) | Todd Fisette |
| 32 | Chevrolet | Dale Quarterley | Dale Quarterley 1 | Teddy Brown |
| 33 | Chevrolet | Bob Newberry | Brandon Jones 2 | Chris Rice |
| 34 | Chevrolet | Justin Marks | Scott Heckert | Fuz Burgdoff |
| 36 | Chevrolet | Linda Marsh | Dalton Zehr (R) 1 | Todd Fisette |
| 36 | Chevrolet | Linda Marsh | Anthony Kumpen (R) 1 | Robert Russell Jr. |
| 37 | Chevrolet | Jeff Spraker | Kevin O'Connell 1 | Scott Goyer |
| 37 | Chevrolet | Jeff Spraker | Mike Senica (R) 1 | Scott Goyer |
| 37 | Chevrolet | Jeff Spraker | Clair Zimmerman (R) 1 | Yogan Yiengst |
| 39 | Chevrolet | Eric McClure | Chad Finchum 2 | Chris Carrier |
| 40 | Chevrolet | Michael Hillman | Travis Miller 8 | Pat Tryson |
| 40 | Chevrolet | Michael Hillman | Brian Wong 1 | Doug Chouinard |
| 41 | Chevrolet | Douglas Fuller | Ryan Preece (R) 1 | Paul Clapprood |
| 41 | Chevrolet | Douglas Fuller | Landon Cassill 1 | Mark Hillman |
| 42 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Jay Beasley 11 | Clyde Eyler |
| 42 | Toyota | Max Siegel | Sergio Peña 3 | Clyde Eyler |
| 44 | Ford | Ronnie Bassett | Dillon Bassett (R) 12 | Ron Otto |
| 45 | Chevrolet | John Stange | Christian Celaya (R) 6 | James Heuberger |
| 45 | Chevrolet | Ashley Stange | Mike Senica (R) 1 | James Heuberger |
| 47 | Chevrolet | Ashley Stange | Mike Senica (R) 3 | Bob White |
| 49 | Toyota 2 | Zeno Marshall Jr. | John Holleman IV (R) 4 | Rock Harris |
| 49 | Chevrolet 2 | Zeno Marshall Jr. | John Holleman IV (R) 4 | Rock Harris |
| 50 | Chevrolet | Zeb Pixley | Zeb Pixley (R) 1 | Craig Wood |
| 51 | Chevrolet | Harry Scott Jr. | Dalton Sargeant (R) | Kris Bowen |
| 53 | Ford | Robert Torriere | Marc-Antoine Camirand (R) 1 | Jim Kilmer |
| 55 | Ford | Dione Jefferson | Dylan Lupton 1 | Jeff Jefferson |
| 55 | Ford | Jerry Pitts | Noah Gragson (R) 1 | Jerry Pitts |
| 56 | Chevrolet | Charles Dean | Gus Dean (R) 1 | Franklin Hinson II |
| 57 | Chevrolet | Thomas Oakley | Brandon Oakley (R) 1 | Gary Estes |
| 63 | Dodge 1 | Joe Salemi | Brandon Glover (R) 1 | Joe Salemi |
| 63 | Toyota 1 | Joe Salemi | John Salemi 1 | Kevin Salemi |
| 71 | Chevrolet | Rob Grimm | Eddie MacDonald 5 | Rollie Lachance Jr. |
| 72 | Ford | Jeff Jefferson | Gracin Raz (R) 1 | Jeff Jefferson |
| 79 | Chevrolet | Sandra Marshall | Steven Berrier (R) 1 | Rock Harris |
| 81 | Chevrolet | Michael Burns | Jeremy Burns 1 | Mike Burns |
| 91 | Toyota | Terry Carroll | Justin Carroll (R) 2 | Charles Denike III |
| 94 | Chevrolet | Jim Hoffman | Dylan Hoffman (R) 4 | Jim Hoffman |
| 97 | Toyota | Jason Little | Jesse Little 4 | Steve Graham |
| 98 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Rico Abreu (R) | Mardy Lindley |
| 99 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Anthony Kumpen (R) 1 | Roger Bracken |
| 99 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Eddie Cheever III (R) 1 | Roger Bracken |
| 99 | Toyota | Bill McAnally | Patrick Staropoli (R) 2 | Matthew Goslant |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. East Series drivers who had to change numbers after qualifying: Devon Amos drove car number 66, instead of his regular car number 6, while Trey Hutchens drove car number 23, instead of his regular car number 14 and David Garbo Jr. drove car number 36, instead of his regular car number 31.
* 1 2 3 4 At #ThanksKenny 150 at Iowa, NASCAR regulations state when an East team and a West team use the same car number, the team that qualifies faster will be able to retain their number. East Series drivers who had to change numbers after qualifying: Devon Amos drove car number 66, instead of his regular car number 6, while Trey Hutchens drove car number 23, instead of his regular car number 14. Kyle Benjamin drove car number 72, instead of car number 27, and David Garbo Jr. drove car number 36, instead of his regular car number 31.

## Schedule

All of the races in the 2015 season will be televised on NBCSN and will be on a tape delay basis.

| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | The Hart to Heart Breast Cancer Foundation 150 | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach | February 15 |
| 2 | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville | April 4 |
| 3 | PittLite 125 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 18 |
| 4 | Casey's General Store 150 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | May 16 |
| 5 | NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 | Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem | May 30 |
| 6 | Visit Hampton 175 | Langley Speedway, Hampton | June 20 |
| 7 | NAPA 150 presented by Germain Toyota | Columbus Motor Speedway, Columbus | July 4 |
| 8 | United Site Services 70 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 17 |
| 9 | #ThanksKenny 150 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 31 |
| 10 | Bully Hill Vineyards 125 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 7 |
| 11 | UPMC Health Plan 150 | Motordrome Speedway, Smithton | August 15 |
| 12 | Biscuitville 125 | Virginia International Raceway, Danville | August 29 |
| 13 | UNOH 100 | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond | September 10 |
| 14 | Drive Sober 125 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 3 |

### Notes

* ↑ The Casey's General Store 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. 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 #ThanksKenny 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series West competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series East. 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 Drive Sober 125 was postponed a day because of persistent rain.

## Results and standings

### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | The Hart to Heart Breast Cancer Foundation 150 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill | Austin Hill | Ford |
| 2 | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 | Daniel Hemric | William Byron | William Byron | Chevrolet |
| 3 | PittLite 125 | Jesse Little | Kyle Benjamin | Kyle Benjamin | Ford |
| 4 | Casey's General Store 150 | William Byron | William Byron | William Byron | Chevrolet |
| 5 | NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 | Scott Heckert | Scott Heckert | Scott Heckert | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Visit Hampton 175 | Rico Abreu | William Byron | William Byron | Chevrolet |
| 7 | NAPA 150 presented by Germain Toyota | Rico Abreu | Rico Abreu | Rico Abreu | Chevrolet |
| 8 | United Site Services 70 | William Byron | William Byron | William Byron | Chevrolet |
| 9 | #ThanksKenny 150 | Rico Abreu | Brandon McReynolds | Jesse Little | Toyota |
| 10 | Bully Hill Vineyards 125 | Cole Custer | Scott Heckert | Scott Heckert | Chevrolet |
| 11 | UPMC Health Plan 150 | William Byron | William Byron | Dillon Bassett | Ford |
| 12 | Biscuitville 125 | Scott Heckert | Scott Heckert | Sergio Peña | Toyota |
| 13 | UNOH 100 | William $Byron^1$ | Austin Hill | Austin Hill | Ford |
| 14 | Drive Sober 125 | William $Byron^2$ | Collin Cabre | Collin Cabre | Toyota |

**Notes**

* $^1$ – The qualifying session for the UNOH 100 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by championship points.
* $^2$ – The qualifying session for the Drive Sober 125 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by championship points.

### 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 | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH | DOV | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | William Byron (R) | 7 | 1* | 2 | 2* | 15 | 1* | 14 | 1* | 19 | 7 | 8* | 10 | 6 | 9 | 546 |
| 2 | Scott Heckert | 4 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1* | 6 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1* | 4 | 15* | 4 | 10 | 531 |
| 3 | Austin Hill | 1* | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1* | 27 | 513 |
| 4 | Dalton Sargeant (R) | 2 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 506 |
| 5 | Rico Abreu (R) | 17 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1* | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 492 |
| 6 | Justin Haley (R) | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 491 |
| 7 | Kaz Grala | 18 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 483 |
| 8 | Nick Drake | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 463 |
| 9 | Kyle Benjamin (R) | 5 | 12 | 1* | 9 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | | 9 | 16 | 443 |
| 10 | Collin Cabre (R) | 15 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 1* | 424 |
| 11 | Kenzie Ruston | 10 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 408 |
| 12 | David Garbo Jr. (R) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 387 |
| 13 | Dillon Bassett (R) | 6 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 15 | | 1 | | 2 | 31 | 377 |
| 14 | Devon Amos (R) | 23 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 367 |
| 15 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 16 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 37 | | 19 | | 24 | 28 | 340 |
| 16 | Jay Beasley | 25 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 9 | INJ | INJ | INJ | 21 | 333 |
| 17 | Gray Gaulding | 3 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | | | | | | | 282 |
| 18 | Christian Celaya (R) | 19 | 21 | | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 30 | | 18 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 280 |
| 19 | Travis Miller | $DNS^1$ | 22 | 14 | 37 | | | | 28 | 24 | | | | 25 | 14 | 186 |
| 20 | Trey Hutchens | | | 16 | 14 | | | | 17 | 20 | | | | 7 | 15 | 185 |
| 21 | Jesse Little | | | 25 | 4 | | | | 11 | 2 | 13 | | | | 30 | 184 |
| 22 | Eddie MacDonald | | | 6 | 19 | | | | 9 | | | | | 19 | 2 | 172 |
| 23 | Codie Rohrbaugh (R) | 13 | | 22 | | | | | 19 | | | 9 | | 13 | 17 | 171 |
| 24 | Spencer Davis (R) | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | 5 | 4 | 159 |
| 25 | Sergio Peña | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 | 31 | | 129 |
| 26 | J. P. Morgan (R) | 22 | 23 | | | | 18 | | | | | 12 | | 23 | | 122 |
| 27 | Daniel Hemric | | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 109 |
| 28 | Tyler Hughes (R) | | | | | | 16 | | | | | 15 | | 18 | 20 | 107 |
| 29 | John Holleman IV (R) | 20 | 17 | 19 | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 100 |
| 30 | Grant Quinlan (R) | | | | | | | 2 | 15 | | | | | 20 | | 96 |
| 31 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | | | 23 | | | 23 | | | | | | 13 | 30 | | 87 |
| 32 | Dylan Hoffman (R) | | | | | | 24 | 18 | 27 | | | 20 | | | | 87 |
| 33 | Mike Senica (R) | Wth | 24 | | | | | 20 | | 33 | | | | 32 | | 79 |
| 34 | Chad Finchum | | | 17 | | | | | | 27 | | | | | 23 | 74 |
| 35 | Noah Gragson (R) | | | | $7^3$ | | | | | $5^3$ | 8 | | | 10 | | 70 |
| 36 | Brandon Jones | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 68 |
| 37 | Sarah Cornett-Ching (R) | | | 20 | | | | 21 | | | 24 | | | | | 67 |
| 38 | Peyton Sellers | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 60 |
| 39 | Justin Carroll (R) | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 26 | | 55 |
| 40 | Anthony Kumpen (R) | 14 | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | 53 |
| 41 | Sam Hunt | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | 16 | | 51 |
| 42 | Dylan Lupton | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 40 |
| 43 | Cole Custer | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 40 |
| 44 | Corey LaJoie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 37 |
| 45 | Mason Mitchell (R) | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 46 | Dale Quarterley | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 36 |
| 47 | Landon Cassill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 36 |
| 48 | Dalton Zehr (R) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 49 | Jeremy Burns | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 50 | Brandon Gdovic | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 32 |
| 51 | Ryan Preece (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 30 |
| 52 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | 24 | 29 |
| 53 | Marc-Antoine Camirand (R) | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | 27 |
| 54 | Justin LaDuke (R) | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 55 | Zeb Pixley (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 26 |
| 56 | Todd Souza | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | 24 |
| 57 | Kevin O'Connell | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 23 |
| 58 | John Salemi | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | 22 |
| 59 | Brian Wong | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | 22 |
| 60 | Brandon McReynolds | | | | $1^3$ | | | | | $1*^3$ | | | | | 22 | 22 |
| 61 | Jared Irvan (R) | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 62 | Eddie Cheever III | | | | | | | | | | $DNQ^2$ | | | | | 19 |
| 63 | Clair Zimmerman (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 19 |
| 64 | Brandon Glover (R) | | | $DNQ^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 65 | Gus Dean (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | | 11 |
| 66 | Gracin Raz (R) | | | | $17^3$ | | | | | $23^3$ | | | | 34 | | 10 |
| | Brandon Oakley (R) | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Steven Berrier (R) | | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points |||||||||||||||||
| | Christopher Bell (R) | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Bickford | | | | 24 | | | | | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alex Schutte (R) | | | | 16 | | | | | 10 | | | | | | |
| | David Mayhew | | | | 11 | | | | | 38 | | | | | | |
| | Chris Eggleston | | | | 15 | | | | | 16 | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Partridge (R) | | | | 20 | | | | | 18 | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Behar (R) | | | | 21 | | | | | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Johnny White (R) | | | | 35 | | | | | 22 | | | | | | |
| | Brett Thompson | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Levin (R) | | | | 28 | | | | | 28 | | | | | | |
| | Dylan Caldwell (R) | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | |
| | Ron Norman (R) | | | | 32 | | | | | 35 | | | | | | |
| | Rich DeLong III | | | | 39 | | | | | 32 | | | | | | |
| | John Wood | | | | 33 | | | | | 36 | | | | | | |
| | Rob Powers (R) | | | | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH | DOV | Points |

**Notes**

* $^1$ – Travis Miller received championship points, despite the fact that he did not start the race.
* $^2$ – Brandon Glover and Eddie Cheever III received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.
* $^3$ – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series West.
