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Heckert dominates for K&N East win at Bowman Gray

By Tim Southers-NASCAR Media

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Scott Heckert proved he can master an oval as well as a road-course, and he did it on one of the most historic tracks in NASCAR.

The 21-year-old from Ridgefield, Connecticut, earned his third NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory Saturday night in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Heckert’s two previous wins came last year on road-courses: New York’s Watkins Glen International and VIRginia International Raceway. Saturday on the flat quarter-mile of Bowman Gray, he was flat out dominating. He was quickest in practice, won the Coors Light Pole Award and led all 150 laps of the race.

Heckert’s HScott Motorsports With Justin Marks teammates Dalton Sargeant and JJ Haley finished second and third, respectively. Heckert finished .579 seconds in front of Sargeant, driving one of the oldest in the HScott Motorsports fleet. It is a 2004 chassis that was previously driven to victory lane by past Mike Greci-led drivers as Trevor Bayne and Ryan Truex. Greci is currently the team manager for the HScott Motorsports.

Jay Beasley led three NASCAR Drive For Diversity drivers in the top 10 with his fouth-place finish. Gray Gaulding completed the top five.

Beasley’s Rev Racing teammates Devon Amos and Kenzie Ruston were sixth and ninth, respectively. Kaz Grala was seventh and Mason Mitchell eighth, while Nick Drake rounded out the top 10.

Championship points leader William Byron was involved in a spin and finished 15th. His lead, after five of 14 races is 13 over Austin Hill, who finished 14th, and 17 over Kyle Benjamin. Heckert moved up to fourth in points, one behind Benjamin and nine in front of Gaulding.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to the track on Saturday, June 20 with the Visit Hampton 175 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Bowman Gray Stadium – Winston-Salem, NC
NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 – May 30, 2015

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 34 Scott Heckert Project Lifesaver Chevrolet 150 48 5 Running
2 3 51 Dalton Sargeant * GALT Chevrolet 150 42   Running
3 2 5 J.J. Haley * Braun Auto Chevrolet 150 41   Running
4 7 42 Jay Beasley Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 150 40   Running
5 9 12 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Donuts Toyota 150 39   Running
6 10 6 Devon Amos * Max Siegel, Inc. Toyota 150 38   Running
7 13 3 Kaz Grala Kiklos Toyota 150 37   Running
8 16 1 Mason Mitchell * Toyoda Gosei Toyota 150 36   Running
9 11 4 Kenzie Ruston Sunoco Toyota 150 35   Running
10 15 15 Nick Drake NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 150 34   Running
11 6 98 Rico Abreu * Accudoc Solutions/Go-Pro Motorplex/Curb Records 150 33   Running
12 19 4 Ronnie Bassett, Jr. Bassett Gutters Ford 150 32   Running
13 8 27 Kyle Benjamin * Eibach Ford 150 31   Running
14 5 22 Austin Hill A&D Welding/Don Rich Ford 149 30   Running
15 4 9 William Byron * Liberty University Chevrolet 149 29   Running
16 18 44 Dillon Bassett * Cars That Go/Bassett Gutters Ford 149 28   Running
17 14 2 Collin Cabre * UTI/NTI Toyota 148 27   Running
18 20 18 Justin LaDuke * Drive Technology Toyota 148 26   Running
19 17 31 David Garbo, Jr. * Whelen Engineering Chevrolet 147 25   Running
20 12 49 John Holleman, IV * Midway Mobile Storage Toyota 146 24   Running
21 21 45 Christian Celaya * Farbe Technik Chevrolet 140 23   Running

 

RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier:
Scott Heckert, Time: 14.445 Seconds, Speed: 62.305 mph
Time of Race: 44 mins, 7 secs Average Speed: 51.001 mph Margin of Victory: .579 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 63-69 (Car #49 – Spin Turn 4 – No FP); 73-77 (Multi Car Turn 1 & 2 – FP #04); 99-104 (#22 & #9 – Backstretch – FP #27).  3 for 18 laps.
Lap Leaders: Scott Heckert 1-150.
Total Laps Led: Scott Heckert 150.  0 changes involving 1 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: William Byron * 205, Austin Hill 192, Kyle Benjamin * 188, Scott Heckert 187, Gray Gaulding 178, Dalton Sargeant * 173, Nick Drake 171, Kaz Grala 168, Ronnie Bassett, Jr. 167, J.J. Haley * 165

* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender

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