Ben Rhoades wrapped up the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title with a fourth place finish at Greenville Pickens Speedway Saturday night. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR
GREENVILLE, SC – Ben Rhodes entered the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 needing to finish at least 13th to clinch his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East crown, he did nine spots better.
The 17-year-old Louisville, KY, native earned his 11th top-five finish of the season, crossing the Greenville Pickens Speedway finish line fourth and clinching his first series title in the process.
Meanwhile Winston, GA’s Austin Hill earned his first victory of the season and second of his career.
Hill led the last 58 laps and edged Cameron Hayley, Rhodes’ nearest championship challenger, for the checkered flag.
For Hayley, it’s his fifth runner-up finish and seventh top five of the season.
Gray Gaulding crossed the line third, followed by Rhodes and Nick Drake.
Austin Hill held off Cameron Haley to score his second career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory Saturday night at Greenville Pickens Speedway. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR
Rhodes picked up his first K&N Pro East win at Greenville in March, the first of five wins — including four in a row — that gave him an insurmountable points lead.
He won his sixth 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light Saturday afternoon, but a miscue at the start of the race nearly cost him dearly. Rhodes was black-flagged for jumping the race’s initial start and instructed to serve a pass through penalty. He barely came out in front of the leaders to stay on the lead lap. He quickly began to work his way back to the front on the flat half-mile track.
Brennan Newberry, Brandon Jones, Ryan Gifford, Jesse Little and Will Burns rounded out the top 10.
Rhodes holds a 62-point lead over Hayley heading into the season finale. Jones is third, 20 points behind Hayley and just two points ahead of Gaulding and four points ahead of Little.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will wrap-up its 2014 season at Dover International Speedway in Delaware on Friday, Sept. 26, for the Drive Sober 150.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Greenville-Pickens Speedway – Greenville, SC
Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 – Sept. 6, 2014
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 22 | Austin Hill * | A&D Welding/Don Rich Ford | 140 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 98 | Cameron Hayley | Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet | 140 | 43 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Gray Gaulding | Krispy Kreme Chevrolet | 140 | 42 | 1 | Running |
| 4 | 1 | 41 | Ben Rhodes * | Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet | 140 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 10 | 15 | Nick Drake * | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 140 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 17 | 24 | Brennan Newberry | Qore24 Chevrolet | 140 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Museum Chevrolet | 140 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Ryan Gifford | UTI/NASCAR Technical Institute Toyota | 140 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 97 | Jesse Little | Mac’s Speed Shop Chevrolet | 140 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 18 | 81 | Will Burns * | Burns Brothers Racing Chevrolet | 140 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 9 | 31 | Kaz Grala * | OzLINK Chevrolet | 140 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 20 | 96 | Kenzie Ruston | Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet | 140 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 11 | 6 | Bryan Ortiz | Rev Racing Toyota | 140 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 14 | 42 | Jay Beasley * | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 140 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 34 | Scott Heckert | Project Lifesaver Chevrolet | 140 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 16 | 21 | Mackena Bell | Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota | 139 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 21 | 1 | Trey Hutchens * | NISCO/NRC Toyota Toyota | 139 | 27 | Running | |
| 18 | 6 | 4 | Sergio Pena | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 138 | 26 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 18 | Sam Hunt | DRIVE Technology Toyota | 137 | 25 | Running | |
| 20 | 8 | 04 | Ronnie Bassett, Jr. * | Bassett Racing Chevrolet | 119 | 24 | Engine | |
| 21 | 19 | 52 | Quin Houff * | Quin Houff Racing Chevrolet | 74 | 23 | Accident | |
| 22 | 4 | 43 | Brodie Kostecki * | Arcoplate Toyota | 72 | 22 | Suspension |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ben Rhodes * Time: 20.742 Seconds Speed: 86.780 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 8 mins, 24 secs Average Speed: 61.404 mph Margin of Victory: 1.023 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 71-72 (Break – No FP); 75-79 (#52, #96, #1 Turn 3 & 4 – No FP); 124-127 (#31 Turn 1 – FP #96). 3 for 11 laps.
Lap Leaders: Cameron Hayley 1-17, Gray Gaulding 18-29, Cameron Hayley 30-67, Gray Gaulding 68-82, Austin Hill * 83-140.
Total Laps Led: Austin Hill * 58, Cameron Hayley 55, Gray Gaulding 27. 4 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Ben Rhodes * 610, Cameron Hayley 548, Brandon Jones 528, Gray Gaulding 526, Jesse Little 524, Kaz Grala * 500, Austin Hill * 498, Kenzie Ruston 492, Nick Drake * 491, Scott Heckert 485
Next Race: Dover International Speedway
*Rookie of the Year contender
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