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Brandon Jones Becomes 11th Different K&N Pro Series Winner at Iowa
Keeping the trend of new winners at Iowa Speedway on track, 17-year-old Brandon Jones, captured his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series win Friday night in the Autolite Iridium XP 150. In 11 K&N East and West combo events, the track has produced 11 different winners, some of which include, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Corey LaJoie and now Brandon Jones. Continue reading
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Once Ben Rhodes took the early lead at Langley Speedway, there was no looking back for the 17-year-old. Rhodes made it four-in-a-row in K&N East with a win at the Virginia short track Saturday night. His Turner Scott Motorsports teammate Scott Heckert won the pole and led the first 12 laps, before the points leader took full control of the race. Continue reading
The 2014 NASCAR Next class consists of: Back row, from left, Gray Gaulding, Jesse Little, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Preece, Brandon McReynolds, Austin Hill and Erik Jones; and front row, from left, Dylan Lupton, Kenzie Ruston, Cole Custer, Ben Rhodes and Ruben Garcia Jr.
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When Chase Elliott took the NASCAR Nationwide Series checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this month, he joined fellow rising star Kyle Larson in the 2014 win column.
Before their headline-making victories on one of the sport’s biggest stages, though, Elliott and Larson were ‘next’ – the next in a wave of young talent making its way up the NASCAR ladder. Continue reading