Saturday, July 2, 2016

K&N Pro East ‘NAPA 150’
At Columbus Motor Speedway

The Other NASCAR Race Tonight

Justin Haley, his team, and his car have a very patriotic
look on this holiday weekend. (Speed51.com photo)
 
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to Columbus Motor Speedway in Ohio for the final time Saturday for the NAPA 150. The track is scheduled to close at the end of this 2016 season. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is the only NASCAR touring series to have visited Columbus. The inaugural event was July 23, 2011.

You can follow all the action via Home Track 

 

Event Schedule (Time ET)

Day/Time Event
Saturday, July 2
11:15 a.m. Garage opens.
2:15 to 3 p.m. Practice
3:15 to 4 p.m. Final Practice
5:45 p.m. Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
6:30 p.m. Qualifying (2 Laps)
8 p.m. Driver Autograph Session
9 p.m. NAPA 150


First Practice Results:

Pos # Driver Time
1 5 Justin Haley 14.461
2 40 Kyle Benjamin 14.494
3 30 Dominique VanWieringen 14.517
4 12 Harrison Burton 14.524
5 49 John Holleman IV 14.534
6 51 Brandon Oakley 14.538
7 38 Tyler Dippel 14.554
8 29 Corey Deuser 14.556
9 13 Hunter Baize 14.605
10 1 Austin Theriault 14.619
11 2 Collin Cabre 14.645
12 15 Christian Eckes 14.677
13 6 Ruben Garcia Jr. 14.746
14 33 Ali Kern 14.781
15 7 Noah Gragson 14.813
16 16 Todd Gilliland 14.832
17 42 Junior Avila 14.862
18 92 Spencer Davis 14.949




Columbus Data:

  • Race: #8 of 14 overall
  • Race Date: Saturday, July 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET
  • Track Layout: Third-mile asphalt oval
  • Banking-Turns: Variable between 8-10 degrees
  • Banking-Straights: None
  • Race Length: 150 laps (49.95 miles)


Drivers to Watch

  • Dominque Van Wieringen led 88 of the 150 lap feature at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway, she ultimately finished 16th.
  • Todd Gilliland will be making his fourth K&N Pro Series East start. The NASCAR Next driver has earned one win, two top fives and three top 10s.

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