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Breakthrough: Ryan Gifford Grabs First K&N Pro Series East Win At Richmond

Ryan Gifford celebrates his first K&N Pro Series East victory Thursday at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)

Ryan Gifford drove away from all challengers on a late race restart to win the K&N Pro Series East Blue Ox 100 Thursday at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. It was the first career K&N Pro Series East victory for Gifford, from Winchester, Tenn. Brandon Gdovic was second and Cole Custer third. Gifford took the lead [...]

Virginia International Raceway Added To This Year’s K&N Pro Series East Schedule

An overhead view of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. (Photo: Virginia International Raceway)

The K&N Pro Series is three races into the 2013 season, but on Thursday came news that the schedule would have an addition. NASCAR announced Thursday that the an event at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. will be added to this year’s schedule on Aug. 24. The event at the VIR road course replace [...]

Perfection: Ben Kennedy Rolls In K&N Pro Series East At Five Flags Speedway

Ben Kennedy celebrates Saturday at Five Flags Speedway (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)

Ben Kennedy made his first K&N Pro Series East victory one that won’t soon be forgotten. Kennedy, of Daytona, Fla., led every on the way to victory in the NAPA Auto Parts 150 in the inaugural K&N Pro Series East event at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. “It’s so cool to come here to [...]

Brandon Gdovic Grabs First K&N Pro Series East Victory At Greenville-Pickens

Brandon Gdovic celebrates his win Saturday at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)

Add a new name to the roll of all-time K&N Pro Series East winners. Brandon Gdovic led the final 33 laps to win the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Saturday at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C. It was the first career K&N Pro Series victory for the 21-year old from Yorktown, Va., who was making his [...]

K&N Pro Series East Postponed Saturday At Greenville-Pickens Speedway

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Saturday’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series East event scheduled at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C. was postponed because of inclement weather. The Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 will made up April 6 at Greenville-Pickens. Dylan Kwasniewski won the K&N Pro Series East season opening event last week at Bristol Motor Speedway. The make up event at Greenville-Pickens [...]

Quick Study: Dylan Kwasniewski Wins K&N Pro Series East Opener at Bristol Motor Speedway

Dylan Kwasniewski Bristol Win

The high-banked, half-mile mayhem that is Bristol Motor Speedway can be enough to intimidate even the most veteran of racers. Saturday Dylan Kwasniewski showed that even on his first visit to Thunder Valley he was ready to conquer. The 17-year old Kwasniewski, started off his first full-time season in the K&N Pro Series East in [...]

Off Track: Battle At The Beach Turns Short Track Racing Into Comical Punchline Tuesday

Kyle Larson's mangled car after winning the Whelen All-American Series event Monday at the Battle At The Beach in Daytona (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)

It was supposed to be an event that would put short track racing’s best on NASCAR’s biggest stage and open the eyes of viewers on Speed to how good grassroots motorsports competition could be. It was supposed to be. NASCAR’s inaugural Battle at the Beach certainly opened eyes, but hardly for its events’ resemblance to [...]

Grand Larceny: NASCAR Trashes Short Track Racing Image Letting Kyle Larson Win Stand

Kyle Larson celebrates victory in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event Monday at Daytona International Speedway (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)

They arrived at Daytona International Speedway this week from their various weekly racing outposts, wide-eyed surely by the magnitude of the stage they were being welcomed to race on. There they were, the drivers making up the field of Monday’s 150-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event at the inaugural Battle at the Beach – far [...]

Kyle Larson Finds Fast Lane Quickly In Modified At UNOH Battle At The Beach In Daytona

Kyle Larson prepares for Modified practice Monday at Daytona International Speedway (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)

When it comes to those climbing NASCAR’s full-fendered ranks, nobody seems to get more attention these days than reigning K&N Pro Series East champion Kyle Larson. Monday showed that he knows how to move when it comes to open wheel racing in NASCAR too. Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., was fastest in Modified Tour practice [...]

Daytona International Speedway Readies For UNOH Battle At The Beach

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Danica Patrick made history Sunday in winning the pole for this year’s Daytona 500, and with the end of Sprint Cup qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, the facility turned into the world’s biggest short track for the next few days. NASCAR’s national divisions give way on Monday and Tuesday at the track for the spotlight [...]