When it comes to racing at the Glen, Scott Heckert makes the complex road course look easy.
The 21-year-old native of Ridgefield, Connecticut captured the checkered flag to earn back-to-back wins at Watkins Glen International in the Bully Hill Vineyards 125. Driving the No. 34 Chevrolet for HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, Heckert earned his fourth career K&N Pro Series East win and third road course victory.
Dalton Sargeant and J.J. Haley completed the HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks podium sweep, securing the second and third finishing positions. Sargeant registered his fifth top-5 finish on the season, while Haley scored his fourth overall and second road course top-5 in his rookie season.
Making his K&N Pro Series East debut, Dylan Lupton piloted the No. 55 Lupton Excavating Ford to the fourth spot. After leading the first half of the race, Cole Custer settled for a fifth place finish in the Carlyle Tools / HAAS Automation Toyota.
Austin Hill, William Byron, Noah Gragson, Jay Beasley, and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top ten. The top-10 for Gragson, who currently leads the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings, came in his first East race.
Beasley’s ninth-place finish was the sixth top-10 of the season for the Las Vegas native and NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, NY
Bully Hill Vineyards 125 – Aug. 7, 2015
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 34 | Scott Heckert | Bully Hill Vineyards Chevrolet | 51 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 51 | Dalton Sargeant * | GALT Chevrolet | 51 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | J.J. Haley * | Braun Auto Chevrolet | 51 | 42 | 1 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 55 | Dylan Lupton | Lupton Excavating Ford | 51 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Cole Custer | Carlyle Tools/HAAS Automation Toyota | 51 | 40 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 5 | 22 | Austin Hill | A&D Welding/Don Rich Ford | 51 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | William Byron * | Liberty University Chevrolet | 51 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | 7 | Noah Gragson * | AlertID Ford | 51 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 42 | Jay Beasley | Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota | 51 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 20 | Daniel Hemric | California Clean Power Chevrolet | 51 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 6 | 15 | Nick Drake | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 51 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 98 | Rico Abreu * | Accudoc Solutions/Go-Pro Motorplex/Curb Records | 51 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 13 | 1 | Jesse Little | Kobe Toyopet Toyota | 51 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 19 | 27 | Kyle Benjamin * | Eibach Springs Ford | 51 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Kaz Grala | Kiklos Toyota | 51 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 21 | 2 | Collin Cabre * | UTI/NTI Toyota | 51 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 12 | 53 | Marc-Antoine Camirand * | Children of Fallen Patriots Ford | 49 | 27 | Running | |
| 18 | 15 | 4 | Kenzie Ruston | Rev Racing Toyota | 47 | 26 | Suspension | |
| 19 | 14 | 6 | Devon Amos * | Max Siegel, Inc. Toyota | 37 | 25 | Engine | |
| 20 | 20 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Cabinets Toyota | 23 | 24 | Accident | |
| 21 | 23 | 37 | Kevin O’Connell | SST Transmissions Chevrolet | 21 | 23 | Oil Leak | |
| 22 | 17 | 40 | Brian Wong | GT Channel/Purist Chevrolet | 12 | 22 | Oil Line | |
| 23 | 22 | 31 | David Garbo, Jr. * | Whelen Engineering Chevrolet | 7 | 21 | Engine | |
| 24 | 24 | 2 | Sarah Cornett-Ching * | RACE 101 Chevrolet | 0 | 20 | Engine |
Fastest Qualifier: Cole Custer, Time: 73.173 Seconds, Speed: 120.536 mph
Failed to Qualify: (1) Eddie Cheever, III * (#99).
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 48 mins, 19 secs Average Speed: 69.214 mph Margin of Victory: 1.506 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 2-4 (Fluid on track {Free Pass [none]}); 9-10 (Car 31 stopped on track [none]); 13-16 (Fluid on track [none]); 24-26 (Car 13 contact with the wall in turn #1 [none]); 32-33 (Halfway break [none]); 38-40 (Car #6 stopped on track [none]). 6 for 17 laps.
Lap Leaders: Cole Custer 1-17, J.J. Haley * 18-29, Scott Heckert 30-51.
Total Laps Led: Scott Heckert 22, Cole Custer 17, J.J. Haley * 12. 2 changes involving 3 drivers.
