In two starts this season on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East this season, Dawsonville, Georgia’s Spencer Davis has scored second place finishes in both.
He’s hoping on Saturday night at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley, South Carolina, he can better those runs by one position and score his first career series win.
Davis, who currently leads the 2016 series standings, will compete for Ranier Racing with MDM Motorsports along with Easley, South Carolina speedster Kyle Benjamin.
Davis, who has won over a hundred main events and scored twice as many podiums competing in go-karts, Modifieds, Late Models and now the K&N Pro Series East, is anxious to get on the track this weekend.
“I’ve heard a lot about the racing at Greenville-Pickens for the K&N East cars and I’m ready to get a win in this series,” Davis said. “Lorin (Ranier) and his team have given me an amazing opportunity, and I am excited to come to a big, fast track like Greenville and see if I can get them a win. Kyle and I will both be ready to rock on Saturday.”
Also competing will be Tyler Dippel, who stunned series insiders with a dominating performance last weekend in Mobile, Alabama to win his first series race in only his second start for HScott Motorsports, Greenville-Pickens will be another step in his process of learning the full-size cars.
“I grew up racing the Big Block Dirt Modifieds up in New York State,” the 15-year-old explained. “The motor in those cars is bigger than our K&N East motor. But the way you have to drive these cars, and obviously the fact that we’re on asphalt, is definitely a difference for me. I have driven Super Late Models, but these are a different car altogether.
“I still can’t believe we won in our second start in the series. I owe that all to my HScott Motorsports team, and William Byron led all the laps last year to win at Greenville-Pickens driving for the same organization. I know I have a lot to learn still, so my goal is to do my best and if I can get us a second win in a row, I’ll give it all I have to do it.”
Nearly 25 cars are expected with drivers from around the nation, including K&N Pro Series West 2015 Rookie of the Year Noah Gragson.
The track’s 4-Cylinder and Renegade divisions will share the card.
For more information, visit GreenvillePickens.com.
