Rhodes keeps rolling with K&N East win at Langley

HAMPTON, VA - Ben Rhodes shows no signs of slowing down.<br /> <br /> The 17-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, this time in the Visit Hampton VA 175 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, VA. It was Rhodes' fourth straight NASCAR K&N Pro Series win and fifth in nine races.<br /> <br /> Rhodes led the Turner Scott Motorsports brigade, which put five drives in the top six.<br /> <br /> But it was Rhodes' No. 41 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet that was the class of the field. Rhodes led the final 162 laps and pulled away from a late restart to beat teammate Cameron Hayley by 1.191 seconds.<br /> <br /> TSM's Scott Heckert, who won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, was fourth, followed by rookie Kaz Grala and Brandon Jones.<br /> <br /> Only Ben Kennedy Racing's Kenzie Ruston, who came home third to match her own mark as highest finishing female in series history, broke up the party.<br /> <br /> Rookie Nick Drake, Eddie MacDonald, Jessie Little and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top 10.<br /> <br /> The win leaves Rhodes one short of tying the series record for most consecutive wins, set by Ricky Craven under the NASCAR Busch North Series banner in 1991, and of matching Dylan Kwasniewski (2013) for the most wins in the series since NASCAR lowered the age limit from 18 in 2007.<br /> <br /> Rhodes extended his points lead to 71 over Hayley. Gray Gaulding, who finished 18th, dropped to third -- six points behind Hayley and just one ahead of Jones.<br /> <br /> The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is next on the track on Friday, July 11 with the Granite State 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.<br /> <br /> <strong>NASCAR K&N Pro Series East</strong><br /> <strong> Langley Speedway - Hampton, VA</strong><br /> <strong> Visit Hampton VA 175 - June 21, 2014</strong><br /> <br /> Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status<br /> 1 2 41 Ben Rhodes * Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 175 48 5 Running<br /> 2 4 98 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 175 42 Running<br /> 3 5 96 Kenzie Ruston Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 175 41 Running<br /> 4 1 34 Scott Heckert Turner Scott Mtrsprts/Project Lifesaver Chevrolet 175 41 1 Running<br /> 5 18 31 Kaz Grala * OzLINK Chevrolet 175 39 Running<br /> 6 16 33 Brandon Jones Wolfpack Energy Services Chevrolet 175 38 Running<br /> 7 3 15 Nick Drake * NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 175 37 Running<br /> 8 12 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Chevrolet 175 36 Running<br /> 9 10 97 Jesse Little NASCAR Technical Institute/PFC Brakes Chevrolet 175 35 Running<br /> 10 14 6 Daniel Suarez Toyota Racing Development Toyota 175 34 Running<br /> 11 17 24 Brennan Newberry Qore24 Chevrolet 175 33 Running<br /> 12 19 46 John Holleman, IV * Midway Mobile Storage Toyota 175 32 Running<br /> 13 13 21 Mackena Bell Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 174 31 Running<br /> 14 11 4 Sergio Pena Toyota Racing Development Toyota 174 30 Running<br /> 15 20 22 Austin Hill * Don-Rich Ford/A&D Welding Ford 174 29 Running<br /> 16 6 42 Jay Beasley * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 172 28 Running<br /> 17 9 64 Brandon Gdovic American Messaging/Windstax Toyota 172 27 Running<br /> 18 7 20 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 167 26 Running<br /> 19 22 19 Chuck Buchanan, Jr. * Spring Drug Chevrolet 165 25 Running<br /> 20 21 04 Ronnie Bassett, Jr. * Butler Trailer Mfg. Toyota 124 24 Brakes<br /> 21 8 2 Ryan Gifford UTI/NASCAR Technical Institute Toyota 90 23 Brakes<br /> 22 15 18 Mason Massey * DRIVE Technology Toyota 6 22 Accident<br /> <br /> RACE STATISTICS<br /> Fastest Qualifier: Scott Heckert, Time: 15.869 Seconds, Speed: 89.836 mph<br /> Time of Race: 1 hrs., 1 mins, 25 secs Average Speed: 67.701 mph Margin of Victory: 1.191 Seconds<br /> Caution Flags: Laps 7-12 (Turn 2 - #4, #24, #21, #18, #33 - No FP); 78-83 (Spin on Backstretch - #19 - FP #21); 90-98 (Turn 2 Spin #42 - FP #19); 165-169 (Turn 4 - #24 - FP #46). 4 for 26 laps.<br /> Lap Leaders: Scott Heckert 1-13, Ben Rhodes * 14-175.<br /> Total Laps Led: Ben Rhodes * 162, Scott Heckert 13. 1 changes involving 2 drivers.<br /> <br /> * Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender

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