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Two Trophies Earned In Apple Barrel 125 for NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
LOUDON, N.H. — Redemption for one, a coronation for another.
After getting passed for the lead in the winding laps, Brandon McReynolds capitalized on a green-white-checkered finish to win the Apple Barrel 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday.
It is the first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory of McReynolds’ career in his 24th attempt dating back to 2011.
Despite a 13th place finish, Tyler Ankrum clinched the 2018 K&N Pro East title with one race remaining. Ankrum, a 17-year-old native of San Bernardino, California had yet to finish outside of the top-ten prior to today’s race, however, with teammate Tyler Dippel finishing just one spot ahead in 12th, Ankrum leads Dippel by 50 points; The maximum a driver can earn in an event is 48.
Ankrum has four wins with an average finish of 4.3 this season.
Apple Barrel 125: Results | Updated Standings
After winning the pole Friday and leading the field to green, Derek Kraus was able to pull out to the early lead before trading the top spot with McReynolds on a restart at Lap 29. The two would go back and forth for the lead several times throughout the race, including a late-race pass on lap 121 when Kraus dove under McReynolds to take over the lead with just four laps remaining.
A single car incident brought out the caution which set up NASCAR overtime, giving McReynolds another shot.
As the field rolled towards the green, Kraus spun his tires and McReynolds pounced. Two laps later he took his N0.74 Visconti Motorsports Chevrolet to New Hampshire Motor Speedway Victory Lane, something he has waited to do for a long, long time.
“It was pretty wild” said McReynolds. “I’ve always watched a lot of film on this place seeing races of my Dad when he won here so it’s a pretty special place to me — they call it the ‘Magic Mile’ which is pretty fitting.”
“Every race is important but especially the ones that I’ve seen my Dad have success at is really important to me.”
Brandon’s father, Larry, is a 23-time NASCAR Cup Series winning crew chief including a 1996 win here at New Hampshire.
RACING-REFERENCE: Brandon McReynolds Career Stats
While it was all smiles in one camp, it was heartbreak in another. Kraus came two laps from winning his fourth K&N Pro Series race of the season and was forced to settle for a runner-up result.
“We had a really good car today so I feel like we should have won that one” Kraus said. “I feel like overall we had a really good DGR-Crosley Toyota, we just didn’t get it done.”
The Apple Barrel 125 will air via tape delay on Thursday, Sept 27 at 6:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST-Apple Barrel 125 Results
Saturday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
- (3) Brandon McReynolds, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet, 129 laps, 100.313 mph.
- (1) Derek Kraus, Stratford, Wis., Toyota, 129.
- (2) Spencer Davis, Dawsonville, Ga., Chevrolet, 129.
- (12) Riley Herbst, Las Vegas, Nev., Toyota, 129.
- (11) Dillon Bassett, Winston-Salem, N.C., Toyota, 129.
- (9) Anthony Alfredo, Ridgefield, CT, Toyota, 129.
- (6) Colin Garrett, Elmo, Va., Toyota, 129.
- (5) Chase Cabre, Tampa, Fla., Toyota, 129.
- (15) Ronnie Bassett Jr., Winston-Salem, NC, Toyota, 129.
- (10) Sam Mayer, Franklin, WI, Toyota, 129.
- (13) Tristan Van Wieringen, Amherstburg, Ontario, Ford, 129.
- (7) Tyler Dippel, Wallkill, N.Y., Toyota, 129.
- (4) Tyler Ankrum, San Bernadino, CA, Toyota, 129.
- (14) Ryan Vargas, La Miranda, Calif, Toyota, 128.
- (17) Juan Manuel Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico, Chevrolet, 125.
- (16) Thomas Ferrando, Pertuise, France, Chevrolet, 120, accident.
- (8) Ruben Garcia Jr., Mexico City, Mexico, Toyota, 95.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 21 minutes 38 seconds
The Margin of Victory: 0.543 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: D.Kraus (130.113 mph, 29.273 seconds)
Caution Flags: Four for 13 laps.
Lead Changes: Six among three drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Kraus 1-29; B. McReynolds 30-67; D. Kraus 68-81; R. Herbst 82-83; B. McReynolds 84-120; D. Kraus 121-126; B. McReynolds 127-129.
Standings: 1. T. Ankrum, 540; 2. T. Dippel, 490; 3. R. Bassett Jr., 452; 4. A. Alfredo, 442; 5. R. Garcia Jr., 441; 6. R. Vargas, 425; 7. C. Cabre, 416; 8. D. Bassett, 414; 9. S. Davis, 397; 10. C. Garrett, 350.