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Ben Rhodes Gets First K&N East Career Victory at Greenville

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Rhodes celebrates his first career victory in the K&N Pro Series East at Greenville Pickens Speedway on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Photo - Getty Images

Rhodes celebrates his first career victory in the K&N Pro Series East at Greenville Pickens Speedway on Saturday, March 22, 2014.
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17-year-old Ben Rhodes notches his first K&N Pro Series East Victory at Greenville

The win is a week late from Ben Rhodes perspective, but Saturday at Greenville Pickens Speedway Ben Rhodes notched his first career and series’ victory.

Last week at Bristol Motor Speedway, Rhodes led all but the last two laps, keeping him from his first career win. This weekend Rhodes led the last 26 laps en route to victory lane in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150.  Continue reading →

K&N Pro Series and Whelen Southern Modified News & Notes

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FFGreenvilleKNPSEK&N Pro Series East News & Notes 

The K&N Pro Series East makes its 12th visit to Greenville Pickens Speedway and last week’s pole-sitter, Ben Rhodes says his strategy this week will differ from last year’s event at the same track.

“I think adding the break and giving us four tires will make a huge difference over what we saw last September,” said Rhodes.

After drivers opted for a tire-saving strategy in the last race at Greenville, NASCAR made changes adding a half-way break and allowing teams four more tires for the event. Continue reading →

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Labor Day Weekend Wins for Kwasniewski, Dumoulin, Pulliam and Ebersole

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Dylan Kwasniewsli celebrates his fifth K&N Pro Series East win of the season. Photo - Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Dylan Kwasniewski celebrates his fifth K&N Pro Series East win of the season.
Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Dylan Kwasniewski scored his fifth win of the season with a victory in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 at Greenville Pickens Speedway on Monday, to extend his lead in the K&N Pro Series East championship standings. Kwasniewski after winning his third pole of the season with a fast qualifying lap on the historic half-mile oval, holds a 40-point lead with four races left to run in the season. The 18-year-old driver is the reigning NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion and a member of NASCAR‘s Next program. Continue reading →

Kwasniewski Earns Fourth Win – Hayley Claims Sixth Pole

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Dylan Kwasniewski leads the Biscuitville 125. Photo - Sara D. Davis/Getty Images

Dylan Kwasniewski leads the Biscuitville 125.
Photo – Sara D. Davis/Getty Images

NASCAR Next driver, Dylan Kwasniewski won his fourth K&N Pro Series event on Saturday, taking the checkered flag at the Biscuitville 125 at Virginia International Raceway. The 2012 K&N Pro Series West champion leads the East series standings by 28-points heading into the Labor Day event at Greenville Pickens Speedway.  Saturday’s win was the ninth K&N victory for Kwasniewski, spanning both series.

On the opposite end of the country, fellow NASCAR Next driver Cameron Hayley claimed his sixth K&N Pro Series West pole en route to a third place finish at the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Spokane County Raceway, an event won by teammate Greg Pursley.

This week will see the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour at Langley Speedway, The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ont, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will close out the holiday weekend with an event at Greenville.

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More 2013 Changes for NASCAR

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By Jordan Dodson

NASCAR has announced new changes coming in 2013. Changes affect all series.

As NASCAR introduces the 2013 car there are even more changes to come and some of those changes were outlined in a press conference with Brian France at Homestead-Miami Speedway this past weekend. Continue reading →