Pena scores NASCAR K&N Pro East win at Columbus

COLUMBUS, OH - Sergio Pena found his way back to victory lane.<br /> <br /> The 21-year-old from Winchester, VA, held off the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East field following a late caution at Columbus Motor Speedway to win the JEGS 150 presented by Germain Toyota.<br /> <br /> It is the third win of the season for Rev Racing and the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program. It is also the third win in four years for Rev Racing at Columbus, following wins by Darrell Wallace, Jr. (2011) and Daniel Suarez (2013).<br /> It is Pena's fourth career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win and first since 2011, when he won three times.<br /> <br /> Pena took the lead from Cameron Hayley on Lap 120 and then held off Hayley's challenges over the closing laps. A caution with 10 to go gave Hayley one more shot, but Pena was able to power his way to the victory.<br /> <br /> Hayley settled for second, followed by championship points leader Ben Rhodes. Jesse Little and Pena's Rev Racing teammate Ryan Gifford were fourth and fifth, respectively.<br /> <br /> Ross Chastain was sixth and rookies Nick Drake and Kaz Grala were seventh and eighth, and Brennan Newberry was ninth. Scott Heckert, who won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award earlier in the day, finished 10th.<br /> <br /> Rhodes continues to lead the championship points standings by 62 over Hayley. Gaulding is third, another 12 points back, and is followed by Little and Brandon Jones.<br /> <br /> The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to action at Iowa Speedway on Aug. 1 for the second showdown of the season with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.<br /> <br /> <strong>NASCAR K&N Pro Series East</strong><br /> <strong> Columbus Motor Speedway - Columbus, OH</strong><br /> <strong> JEGS 150 - July 19, 2014</strong><br /> <br /> Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status<br /> 1 4 4 Sergio Pena Toyota Racing Development Toyota 150 47 4 Running<br /> 2 10 98 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 150 44 2 Running<br /> 3 6 41 Ben Rhodes * Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 150 41 Running<br /> 4 5 97 Jesse Little NASCAR Technical Institute Chevrolet 150 40 Running<br /> 5 3 6 Ryan Gifford NASCAR Technical Institute Toyota 150 39 Running<br /> 6 11 1 Ross Chastain * Toyoda Gosei Toyota 150 39 1 Running<br /> 7 2 15 Nick Drake * NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 150 37 Running<br /> 8 17 31 Kaz Grala * OzLINK Chevrolet 150 36 Running<br /> 9 8 24 Brennan Newberry Qore24 Chevrolet 150 35 Running<br /> 10 1 34 Scott Heckert Project Life Chevrolet 150 35 1 Running<br /> 11 12 4 Ronnie Bassett, Jr. * Butler Trailer Mfg./Roush-Yates Toyota 150 33 Running<br /> 12 14 96 Kenzie Ruston Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 150 32 Running<br /> 13 18 42 Jay Beasley * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 150 31 Running<br /> 14 20 33 Brandon Jones Wolfpack Energy Services Chevrolet 150 30 Running<br /> 15 16 20 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 149 29 Running<br /> 16 13 18 Mason Massey * Special Olympics Georgia Toyota 149 28 Running<br /> 17 22 54 Brad Means * Joiner Motorsports/DMI Chevrolet 148 27 Running<br /> 18 9 22 Austin Hill * A&D Welding Ford 146 26 Running<br /> 19 7 57 Brandon Oakley * Dayton Int'l Airport Chevrolet 146 25 Running<br /> 20 23 19 Chuck Buchanan, Jr. * Spring Drug Chevrolet 145 24 Running<br /> 21 15 43 Brodie Kostecki * Arcoplate Toyota 143 23 Running<br /> 22 21 21 Mackena Bell Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 114 22 Running<br /> 23 19 10 J.J. Haley * Charles Dean Lefler Trust Chevrolet 110 21 Ignition<br /> <br /> RACE STATISTICS<br /> Fastest Qualifier: Scott Heckert, Time: 14.288 Seconds, Speed: 83.903 mph<br /> Time of Race: 51 mins, 14 secs Average Speed: 58.497 mph Margin of Victory: .283 Seconds<br /> Caution Flags: Laps 28-31 (#54 Turn 3 & 4 - FP#19); 41-46 (#57 Turn 3 & 4 - FP #54); 100-106 (#24 Turn 3 & 4 - FP # 04); 111-118 (#34 Turn 4

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