Dylan Kwasniewski Tops K&N Series East Field At VIR

Dylan Kwasniewski powered to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory Saturday at Virginia International Raceway.  Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images for NASCAR

Dylan Kwasniewski powered to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory Saturday at Virginia International Raceway. Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images for NASCAR

It was the perfect day for Dylan Kwasniewski.

Kwasniewski was fastest in practice and put his No. 98 Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet on the pole before going out to lead a race-high 39 laps en route to a win in the inaugural Biscuitville 125 on Saturday in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA.

It was the fourth win of the season and ninth overall in the K&N Pro Series for Kwasniewski, the reigning K&N Pro Series West champion.

Bryan Ortiz was near the front of the field all race long and finished second – crossing the line .847 seconds behind Kwasniewski – to record his best series career finish. Brett Moffitt finished third to record his 33rd career top-five finish in 57 series starts. Ben Kennedy and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Gray Gaulding finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Cale Conley, local standout Peyton Sellers, Scott Heckert, Eddie MacDonald and Alex Kennedy rounded out the top 10.

It was a career-best run for the rookie Heckert. Saturday also marked the first K&N Pro Series East appearance for Sellers – from nearby Danville – since 2008 when he won the finale at Stafford (CN) Motor Speedway.

Kwasniewski led the race’s first 10 laps, but was content to let Daniel Suárez take over the point for 17 laps before everyone made pit stops for fuel. Kwasniewski, a member of the prestigious NASCAR Next program, regained the lead on lap 29 and led the rest of the way. The race ended with a green-white-checkered finish after Suárez’s bid for a second win this season ended in a cloud of smoke due to a lap 50 engine failure.

After recording a best finish of fourth – twice – on road courses the two previous seasons in K&N Pro Series West action, Saturday’s triumph on the 2.25-mile circuit was Kwasniewski’s first on a track of that discipline.

“It was awesome,” Kwasniewski said of the victory. “We had a fantastic car. This track is a blast to run.

“I thought they were going to get me there for a little bit, but we just had to keep calm and make sure I didn’t burn off my tires because that was the biggest thing. We had to keep the tires under us and make sure we had rubber left at the end, and we did.”

With the victory Kwasniewski extended his lead over Moffitt in the championship standings to 28 points with five races remaining. Ben Kennedy holds down the third spot – 40 tallies in back of the leader.

It was the first road course race for the series since competing at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CN, in July 2010, and the first NASCAR event in the storied history of VIR. The K&N Pro Series East will also make its inaugural visit to Road Atlanta in the next-to-last event of the 2013 season on Oct. 18.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is back on the track next for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 on Monday, Sept. 2 at Greenville Pickens Speedway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Virginia International Raceway – Alton, VA
Biscuitville 125 – Aug. 24, 2013

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 98 Dylan Kwasniewski Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet 57 48 5 Running
2 2 4 Bryan Ortiz Rev Racing Toyota 57 42 Running
3 4 11 Brett Moffitt Kobe Toyopet Toyota 57 41 Running
4 7 96 Ben Kennedy Ben Kennedy Racing/Housby Trucks Chevrolet 57 40 Running
5 6 20 Gray Gaulding * Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Toyota 57 39 Running
6 10 47 Cale Conley Tait Stages/PMC Toyota 57 38 Running
7 26 01 Peyton Sellers Toyota Tech College/Yazaki Toyota 57 37 Running
8 14 72 Scott Heckert * Project Lifesaver Chevrolet 57 36 Running
9 23 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Chevrolet 57 35 Running
10 11 37 Alex Kennedy Legend Gear & Trans./Spraker Racing Chevrolet 57 34 Running
11 15 97 Jesse Little * NASCAR Technical Institute Chevrolet 57 33 Running
12 9 34 Kenzie Ruston * AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 57 32 Running
13 8 99 Austin Dyne KMC Wheels Chevrolet 57 31 Running
14 22 23 Robert Mitten * 1/4ley Racing Service Ford 57 30 Running
15 16 89 Matt Tifft * DOC 360 Chevrolet 57 29 Running
16 17 51 Michael McGuire * Woods Towing & Transportation Chevrolet 56 28 Running
17 24 21 Mackena Bell * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 56 27 Running
18 3 6 Daniel Suarez Visit Acapulco Toyota 50 27 1 Engine
19 13 00 Cole Custer * Haas Automation Chevrolet 50 25 Running
20 19 18 Sam Hunt DOW Corp./Denny Hamlin Fdn. Toyota 42 24 Transmission
21 12 2 Ryan Gifford Universal Technical Institute/NTI Toyota 34 24 1 Engine
22 21 32 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Baler Chevrolet 26 22 Handling
23 5 53 Andrew Ranger Waste Management Bagster Dodge 24 21 Engine
24 25 19 Chuck Buchanan, Jr. * Spring Drug Chevrolet 21 20 Handling
25 18 46 Brandon Gdovic Windstax.com/Aquis/Hobby Town USA Toyota 16 19 Engine
26 20 73 Martin Jensen * Flex-Box Dodge 12 18 Transmission

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Fastest Qualifier: Dylan Kwasniewski, Time: 89.404 Seconds, Speed: 90.600 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 54 mins, 53 secs    Average Speed: 66.981 mph Margin of Victory: 0.847 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 3-6 (Car #18 accident Turn 9); 36-40 (Car #2 stalled Turn 5 <97>); 51-54 (Car #6 stalled Frontstretch <89>). 3 for 13 laps.
Lap Leaders: Dylan Kwasniewski 1-10, Daniel Suarez 11-27, Ryan Gifford 28, Dylan Kwasniewski 29-57.
Total Laps Led: Dylan Kwasniewski 39, Daniel Suarez 17, Ryan Gifford 1. 3 changes involving 3 drivers.

 

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