The 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 31st season of the K&N Pro Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Jet Tools 150 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 19 and concluded with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 125 presented by Carl Deputy & Son Builders at Dover International Speedway on September 29. Justin Haley was the defending Drivers' Champion. Harrison Burton won the championship, eight points in front of Todd Gilliland.
Drivers Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief 1 Toyota Kevin Manion Ben Kennedy Chris Carrier 2 Toyota Max Siegel Collin Cabre Matt Bucher 04 Chevrolet Ronnie Bassett Ronnie Bassett Jr. Kris Bowen Toyota 4 Toyota Max Siegel Chase Cabre (R)Chase Cabre drove in the Busch North Throwback 100 with car number 6, because of the paint scheme honoring Tommy Houston. Mark Green 5 Chevrolet Troy Williams Luis Rodriguez Jr. (R) Troy Williams J. R. Norris Don Roberts 6 Toyota Max Siegel Rubén García Jr.Rubén García Jr. drove in the Busch North Throwback 100 with car number 03, because of the paint scheme honoring Rogelio López. Steve Plattenberger 7 Ford Jeff Jefferson Will Rodgers (R) Jeff Jefferson 9 Chevrolet Ford Troy Williams Enrique Baca (R) Enrique Baca drove in the Finger Lakes Wine Country 100 with car number 5. Bryan Quanz Teddy Brown Beau Whitley Brandon Lynn (R) Woody Pitkat (R) 11 Toyota Shigeaki Hattori Ryan Truex Ryan Truex drove in the Finger Lakes Wine Country 100 with car number 01. Scott Zipadelli Fuz Burgdoff Jesse Little Jesse Little drove in the Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College with car number 01. 12 Toyota Matthew Miller Harrison Burton Mardy Lindley 13 Chevrolet Toyota Eric McClure Hunter Baize Teddy Brown Chris Carrier Rick Ren II Matt Weber Spencer Davis Jeff Green Max Papis 14 Chevrolet Bobby Hutchens Trey Hutchens Bobby Hutchens Jr. 16 Toyota Mike Curb Todd Gilliland Chris Lawson 17 Toyota David Gilliland Chase Purdy (R) Cully Barclay 18 Toyota Sam Hunt Sam Hunt Ron Otto H. C. Sellers Peyton Sellers (R) 19 Ford Chuck Buchanan Chuck Buchanan Jr. Craig Wood Chevrolet 20 Toyota Ben Kennedy Anthony Sergi (R) Sam Roebuck 22 Chevrolet Richard Bodmer Rich Bodmer (R) Steve Visich 23 Chevrolet J. P. Morgan Caleb Holman James Beck J. P. Morgan 25 Chevrolet Jen Brown David Levine (R) Teddy Brown Toyota Enrique Baca (R) 27 Toyota Jerry Pitts Matt Tifft Jerry Pitts Ford Max Tullman (R) 28 Ford Logan Yiengst Dylan Murry (R) Logan Yiengst Chad Kendrick Grant Quinlan Matt Noyce 30 Ford Mark Rette Tyler Dippel Mark Rette Dominique Van Wieringen Logan Yiengst 31 Chevrolet Ted Marsh Travis Cope (R) Todd Fisette Matt Bowling (R) Ryan Preece Andy Seuss (R) Scott Heckert 32 Ford Susan McCarty Noel Dowler (R) Sue McCarty Ray Parent (R) Dave Lessard Stafford Smith Sonny Wahl Chevrolet Dale Quarterley Robert Pawlowski (R) Dale Quarterley 34 Ford Jesse Iwuji Andrew Engberson (R) Adan Alvarado Brandon Wilkenson 36 Chevrolet Shawne Merriman Jesse Iwuji John Wood Kevin McCarty Stafford Smith Sonny Wahl Mike Holleran 38 Chevrolet Mike Holleran Salvatore Iovino Sonny Wahl Mike Holleran John Wood 39 Toyota Hal Martin Amber Balcaen (R) Doug Chouinard Chad Finchum Rick Ren II Jared Irvan (R) Jared Irvan drove in the Busch North Throwback 100 with car number 4, because of the paint scheme honoring his father Ernie Irvan. Chris Carrier 40 Toyota Mark McFarland Sheldon Creed (R) Doug Howe Mark McFarland Jamie Jones Jeff Stankiewicz Kyle Benjamin Travis Miller Vinnie Miller (R) Vinnie Miller drove in the Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College with car number 41. Chevrolet Brandon Jones 41 Toyota Douglas Fuller Vinnie Miller (R) Jamie Jones Riley Herbst 42 Toyota Max Siegel Jay Beasley Johnny Allen 43 Toyota David Calabrese Zane Smith (R) Bruce Cook Doug Coby (R) Ron Otto Gary Klutt (R) David Calabrese (R) 44 Ford Ronnie Bassett Dillon Bassett Skip Eyler Chevrolet 49 Ford Zeno Marshall Jr. John Holleman IV Kevin Hollenbach Corey LaJoie 51 Ford Thomas Oakley Brandon Oakley (R) Tony Ponkauskas 54 Toyota Bill McAnally Riley Herbst Shannon Rursch 55 Ford Dione Jefferson Hanna Zellers (R) Jason Jefferson 66 Chevrolet Barry Wilson Reid Wilson (R) Andrew Abbott 71 Chevrolet Rob Grimm Eddie MacDonald Rollie Lachance Jr. Rob Grimm 88 Ford Troy Cline Julia Landauer Doug Chouinard 91 Toyota Terry Carroll Justin Carroll (R) Mark Setzer 96 Toyota Ben Kennedy Spencer Davis Mike Fritts 97 Toyota Jason Little Jesse Little Jason Little 99 Toyota Bill McAnally Derek Kraus (R) Ty Joiner Notes
Schedule All of the races in the 2017 season - with the exception of the JustDrive.com 125 - were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis. No. Race title Track Date 1 Jet Tools 150 New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida February 19 2 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, South Carolina April 8 3 Zombie Auto 125 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee April 22 4 WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia May 6 5 6 Memphis 125 presented by AutoZone Memphis International Raceway, Millington, Tennessee June 3 7 Stars & Stripes 150 Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan July 1 8 Busch North Throwback 100 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut July 8 9 United Site Services 70 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire July 15 10 Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa July 28 11 Finger Lakes Wine Country 100 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York August 4 12 Visit Hampton Virginia 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton, Virginia September 4 13 JustDrive.com 125 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey September 16 14 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 125 presented by Carl Deputy & Son Builders Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware September 29 Source: Notes
Results and standings
Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver 1 Jet Tools 150 Harrison Burton Dillon Bassett Ronnie Bassett Jr. Chevrolet 2 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Kyle Benjamin Dillon Bassett Kyle Benjamin Toyota 3 Zombie Auto 125 Harrison Burton1 Harrison Burton Harrison Burton Toyota 4 WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s Chase Cabre Travis Miller Travis Miller Toyota 5 WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s Chase Cabre2 Chase Purdy Harrison Burton Toyota 6 Memphis 125 presented by AutoZone Chase Purdy Chase Purdy Harrison Burton Toyota 7 Stars & Stripes 150 Chase Purdy Hunter Baize Todd Gilliland Toyota 8 Busch North Throwback 100 Chase Purdy Todd Gilliland Harrison Burton Toyota 9 United Site Services 70 Chase Purdy Todd Gilliland Todd Gilliland Toyota 10 Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College Derek Kraus Todd Gilliland Todd Gilliland Toyota 11 Finger Lakes Wine Country 100 Ryan Truex Ryan Truex Will Rodgers Ford 12 Visit Hampton Virginia 150 Todd Gilliland Dillon Bassett Todd Gilliland Toyota 13 JustDrive.com 125 Collin Cabre Will Rodgers Will Rodgers Ford 14 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 125 presented by Carl Deputy & Son Builders Collin Cabre Rubén García Jr. Harrison Burton Toyota Notes 1 – The qualifying session for the Zombie Auto 125 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Owners' championship. 2 – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100 race.
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led. Pos Driver NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN THO NHA IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV Points 1 Harrison Burton 4 4 1* 5 1 1 6 1 4 4 3 7 3 1 593 2 Todd Gilliland 9 3 8 3 2 8 1 2* 1* 1* 2 1 2 13 585 3 Ronnie Bassett Jr. 1 2 22 15 14 4 5 3 3 9 6 4 5 9 518 4 Chase Purdy (R) 8 11 12 2 11* 13* 2 7 2 2 15 2 6 15 515 5 Rubén García Jr. 16 9 2 6 5 14 8 8 7 12 4 6 10 10* 501 6 Chase Cabre (R) 12 13 19 7 4 2 3 10 16 5 7 11 13 11 485 7 Jay Beasley 18 14 14 8 10 5 4 9 14 16 5 8 4 5 482 8 Dillon Bassett 24* 8* 21 4 13 9 17 5 8 20 9 13* 7 14 450 9 Collin Cabre 22 17 6 11 16 7 10 17 11 14 16 5 15 8 444 10 Tyler Dippel 23 5 13 16 12 12 7 20 6 13 12 11 3 420 11 Hunter Baize 7 7 4 17 7 6 11* 12 Wth 283 12 Enrique Baca (R) 26 15 14 9 9 14 20 6 239 13 Vinnie Miller (R) 13 16 10 3 21 26 175 14 Trey Hutchens 15 Wth 17 10 9 30 12 171 15 Travis Miller 1* 6 3 12 Wth 159 16 Eddie MacDonald 10 13 12 2 139 17 Sheldon Creed (R) 19 11 5 4 138 18 J. P. Morgan INQ1 19 26 13 18 11 133 19 Reid Wilson (R) 6 10 20 15 125 20 Chuck Buchanan Jr. Wth Wth 18 17 15 Wth 14 Wth 112 21 Spencer Davis 10 3 15 104 22 Will Rodgers (R) 83 1 1* 95 23 John Wood 14 18 19 32 93 24 Stafford Smith 15 16 17 243 84 25 Zane Smith (R) 2 9 77 26 Dylan Murry (R) 6 8 74 27 Peyton Sellers (R) 9 8 71 28 Luis Rodriguez Jr. (R) 27 12 24 69 29 Jesse Iwuji 21 18 31 62 30 Julia Landauer 7 20 173 61 31 Sam Hunt 18 9 61 32 Matt Bowling (R) 12 15 61 33 Andrew Engberson (R) 13 19 56 34 Jesse Little 23 10 55 35 Brandon Oakley (R) 10 25 53 36 Salvatore Iovino 17 18 53 37 Kyle Benjamin 1 47 38 John Holleman IV 25 16 Wth 47 39 Ryan Truex 25 19* 46 40 Derek Kraus (R) 3 113 41 41 3 41 42 Doug Coby (R) 4 40 43 Travis Cope (R) 5 39 44 Chad Finchum 5 39 45 Ryan Preece 6 38 46 Ben Kennedy 7 38 47 Riley Herbst Wth 7 37 48 Grant Quinlan 8 36 49 Max Tullman (R) 9 35 50 Matt Tifft 10 34 51 Justin Carroll (R) 10 34 52 Caleb Holman 11 33 53 Jared Irvan (R) 11 33 54 Brandon Jones 11 33 55 David Calabrese (R) 12 32 56 Hanna Zellers (R) 12 32 57 Andy Seuss (R) 13 31 58 Gary Klutt (R) 13 31 59 Anthony Sergi (R) 14 30 60 Robert Pawlowski (R) 14 30 61 David Levine (R) 14 30 62 Brandon Lynn (R) 15 29 63 Ray Parent (R) 15 29 64 Noel Dowler (R) 16 28 65 Rich Bodmer (R) 16 28 66 Scott Heckert 17 27 67 Max Papis 18 26 68 Amber Balcaen (R) 20 24 69 Jeff Green 22 Wth 22 70 Woody Pitkat (R) DNQ2 22 Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points Chris Eggleston 3 Michael Self 6 Todd Souza 18 Matt Levin 19 Blaine Perkins 21 Ron Norman 23 Nicole Behar 27 Bill Kann 28 Takuma Koga 29 Bryant Barnhill (R) 33 Kody Vanderwal (R) 34 Pos Driver NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN THO NHA IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV Points Notes 1 – J. P. Morgan got ill after Qualifying of the Jet Tools 150 and one hour before the race the team put Caleb Holman in the car. 2 – Woody Pitkat received championship points, despite the fact that he did not qualify for the race. 3 – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series West.
See also
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series 2017 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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