Kwasniewski Scores Road Atlanta Win, K&N East Title

Dylan Kwasniewski kisses the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship trophy in victory lane at Road Atlanta Friday.  Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR

Dylan Kwasniewski kisses the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship trophy in victory lane at Road Atlanta Friday. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR

Dylan Kwasniewski continued to make history with a dominating effort Friday in winning the Road Atlanta 115 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA and claiming the 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship.

Kwasniewski, who became the youngest champion in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West last year, became the first driver to win both titles in both series.

The 18-year-old out of Las Vegas shook off a pair of hard luck finishes that had narrowed his lead to just five points over Brett Moffitt entering the final race of the season. He started from the pole position and dominated the series’ inaugural visit to the 2.54-mile road course by leading wire-to-wire for his sixth win of the season.

While Kwasniewski was out front, the championship suspense quickly ended as Moffitt had transmission problems that knocked him out of second-place on lap 6 and eventually out of the race. Moffitt finished 24th, giving Kwasniewski the title by 33 points.

Daniel Suárez crossed the line in second for his sixth top-five finish of the campaign and Bryan Ortiz finished third. Canadian road-course ace worked his way up from a start in the 24th position to finish fourth followed by rookie Cole Custer in fifth.

Ben Kennedy, Scott Heckert, Brandon Gdovic, Dale Quarterley and Austin Dyne completed the top-10 finishers.

Kwasniewski, a member of the NASCAR Next program, also became the first driver since Mike Stefanik to notch championships in two different series in consecutive years. Stefanik won the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and K&N Pro Series East titles in both 1997 and 1998.

The race lineup was set per the series rule book after rain washed out on-track activity on Thursday. Track conditions and schedule allowed the cars on the track for a practice session on Friday.

The Road Atlanta 115 will be telecast on Fox Sports 2 at 10 am ET on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Kwasniewski will be honored for his championship season along with NASCAR’s other touring series champions on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the NASCAR Touring Series Awards in the Grand Ballroom of the Charlotte (NC) Convention Center at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Road Atlanta – Braselton, GA
Road Atlanta 115 – Oct. 18, 2013

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 98 Dylan Kwasniewski Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet 28 48 5 Running
2 3 6 Daniel Suarez Visit Acapulco Toyota 28 42 Running
3 14 4 Bryan Ortiz Rev Racing Toyota 28 41 Running
4 24 53 Andrew Ranger Waste Management Bagster Dodge 28 40 Running
5 9 00 Cole Custer * Haas Automation Chevrolet 28 39 Running
6 4 96 Ben Kennedy Delaware Office of Highway Safety Chevrolet 28 38 Running
7 17 72 Scott Heckert * Project Lifesaver Chevrolet 28 37 Running
8 10 46 Brandon Gdovic Windstax.com/Aquis Communications Toyota 28 36 Running
9 23 32 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Baler Chevrolet 28 35 Running
10 16 99 Austin Dyne KMC Wheels Chevrolet 28 34 Running
11 7 34 Kenzie Ruston * AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 28 33 Running
12 20 77 Roddey Sterling * MoonPie Racing/xpedex Dodge 28 32 Running
13 18 37 Alex Kennedy Legend Gear & Transmission/Glock Chevrolet 28 31 Running
14 19 18 Sergio Pena Drive Technology/Hunt Racing Toyota 28 30 Running
15 6 20 Gray Gaulding * Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Toyota 28 29 Running
16 8 97 Jesse Little * NASCAR Technical Institute Chevrolet 27 28 Running
17 22 73 Tomy Drissi The Maze Runner Dodge 27 27 Running
18 5 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Toyota 27 26 Running
19 25 76 Ryan Mathews Jet Hot/J&R Supply Ford 27 25 Running
20 12 47 Cale Conley PMC Toyota 27 24 Running
21 21 44 Akinori Ogata * ENEOS Motor Oil Toyota 23 23 Running
22 11 2 Ryan Gifford Sunoco Racing Fuel Toyota 14 22 Running
23 15 89 Matt Tifft * DOC 360 Chevrolet 9 21 Engine
24 2 11 Brett Moffitt Kobe Toyopet Toyota 7 20 Transmission
25 13 21 Mackena Bell * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 5 19 Clutch

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* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender

Fastest Qualifier: None (rain)
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 45 mins, 59 secs     Average Speed: 92.799 mph     Margin of Victory: 5.510 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 2-3 (#44 Spin in Turn 10 [none]). [Beneficiary in brackets.] 1 for 2 laps.
Lap Leaders: Dylan Kwasniewski 1-28.
Total Laps Led: Dylan Kwasniewski 28.  0 changes involving 1 drivers.

 

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