# 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

The 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 32nd season of the K&N Pro Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the New Smyrna 175 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 11 and concluded with the Crosley 125 at Dover International Speedway on October 6. Harrison Burton entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion. Tyler Ankrum won the championship, 84 points in front of Tyler Dippel.

## Drivers
### Complete schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
| Ford | Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Tyler Dippel 1 | Mark Rette |
| Ford | Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Grant Quinlan (R) 6 | Mark Rette |
| Ford | Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen (R) 7 | Mark Rette |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | Seth Smith |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Todd Gilliland 2 | Marcus Richmond 1 Chris Lawson 13 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Noah Gragson 1 | Marcus Richmond 1 Chris Lawson 13 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Tyler Dippel 11 | Marcus Richmond 1 Chris Lawson 13 |
| Toyota | MDM Motorsports | 40 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Robert Huffman |
| Toyota | Rev Racing | 2 | Ryan Vargas (R) | Matt Bucher |
| Toyota | Rev Racing | 4 | Chase Cabre | Mark Green 7 Tyler Green 7 |
| Toyota | Rev Racing | 6 | Rubén García Jr. | Steve Plattenberger |
| Toyota 5 Chevrolet 9 | Bassett Racing | 04 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Kris Bowen 3 Daniel Johnson 6 Nathan Kennedy 5 |
| Chevrolet 9 Toyota 5 | Bassett Racing | 44 | Dillon Bassett | Skip Eyler |
| Chevrolet 12 Ford 2 | Danny Watts Racing | 82 | Spencer Davis | Jerry Babb 5 Scott Davis 1 Matt Noyce 5 Ryan London 3 |

### Limited schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
| Chevrolet | 1/4 Ley Racing | 32 | Dale Quarterley | Mike Sibley | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Ace Motorsports | 71 | Bill Hoff | Dave Strother 2 Jeff Swenson 1 Unknown 1 | 4 |
| Chevrolet | Kart Idaho Racing | 08 | John Wood | Mike Holleran | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Marsh Racing | 31 | Jimmy Zacharias (R) | Todd Fisette | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Marsh Racing | 31 | Connor Hall (R) | Todd Fisette | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Marsh Racing | 31 | Chase Dowling (R) | Todd Fisette | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Marsh Racing | 31 | Scott Heckert | Todd Fisette | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Morgan Racing | 23 | J. P. Morgan | James Beck | 3 |
| Chevrolet | NextGen Motorsports | 25 | David Levine | Kase Kallenbach | 1 |
| Chevrolet | NextGen Motorsports | 25 | Juan Manuel González (R) | Rob White | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Robert Pawlowski Racing | 11 | Robert Pawlowski (R) | Aaron Brown | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Trey Hutchens Racing | 14 | Trey Hutchens | Bobby Hutchens Jr. | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Visconti Motorsports | 74 | Brandon McReynolds | Doug Chouinard 1 Bruce Cook 9 | 9 |
| Chevrolet | Visconti Motorsports | 74 | Austin Hill | Doug Chouinard 1 Bruce Cook 9 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Young's Motorsports | 28 | Tanner Thorson (R) | Andrew Abbott | 1 |
| Ford | Brandon Oakley Racing | 51 | Brandon Oakley (R) | Gary Estes | 2 |
| Ford | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 7 | Will Rodgers | Jason Jefferson 1 Jeff Jefferson 1 | 2 |
| Ford | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 7 | Devin Dodson | Jerry Pitts | 1 |
| Ford | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 55 | Cole Keatts | Jerry Pitts | 1 |
| Ford | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 59 | Reid Lanpher (R) | Jerry Pitts 1 Jeff Jefferson 1 | 2 |
| Ford | Patriot Motorsports Group | 43 | Armani Williams (R) | Ron Otto | 1 |
| Toyota | Ben Kennedy Racing | 20 | Anthony Sergi (R) | Glenn Garrison | 1 |
| Toyota | Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Derek Kraus | John Camilleri | 6 |
| Toyota | Bill McAnally Racing | 19 | Hailie Deegan (R) | Joe Draper 2 Ty Joiner 2 Kevin Reed Jr. 1 Kevin Reed 1 | 6 |
| Toyota | Bill McAnally Racing | 99 | Cole Rouse | Bryan Tasnady 2 Chris Nelle 1 Rob Dixon 3 | 6 |
| Toyota | Calabrese Motorsports | 43 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | Ron Otto | 1 |
| Toyota | Calabrese Motorsports | 43 | Eddie MacDonald | Ron Otto | 1 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 1 | Derek Kraus | Kyle Moon | 2 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 20 | Erik Jones | Kevin Manion | 1 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 98 | Todd Gilliland | Marcus Richmond | 1 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 98 | Noah Gragson | Ryan Fugle | 1 |
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 98 | Riley Herbst | Kevin Manion | 1 |
| Toyota | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 1 | Kyle Benjamin | Mark Hillman | 1 |
| Toyota | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 1 | Brett Moffitt | Scott Zipadelli | 1 |
| Toyota | Hunt-Sellers Racing | 18 | Colin Garrett (R) | Clinton Cram | 12 |
| Toyota | Kart Idaho Racing | 39 | Andrew Tuttle (R) | C. J. Turnbough | 1 |
| Toyota | MDM Motorsports | 12 | Harrison Burton | Shane Huffman | 5 |
| Toyota | MDM Motorsports | 12 | Sam Mayer (R) | Mardy Lindley | 2 |
| Toyota | MDM Motorsports | 41 | Sam Mayer (R) | Mardy Lindley | 2 |
| Toyota | MDM Motorsports | 41 | Tyler Dippel | Jeff Stankiewicz | 1 |
| Toyota | NextGen Motorsports | 25 | Thomas Ferrando (R) | Ryan Bell | 1 |
| Toyota | NextGen Motorsports | 55 | Abraham Calderón (R) | Wayne Setterington Jr. 6 Rob White 2 | 2 |
| Toyota | NextGen Motorsports | 55 | Marcos Gomes (R) | Wayne Setterington Jr. 6 Rob White 2 | 5 |
| Toyota | NextGen Motorsports | 55 | Juan Manuel González (R) | Wayne Setterington Jr. 6 Rob White 2 | 1 |
| Toyota | Rev Racing | 42 | Ernie Francis Jr. (R) | Johnny Allen | 3 |
| Toyota | TC Motorsports | 91 | Justin Carroll | Dwaine Skinnell | 3 |
| Ford 3 Chevrolet 1 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 27 | Max Tullman (R) | Doug Richert | 1 |
| Ford 3 Chevrolet 1 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 27 | Sam Mayer (R) | Jerry Pitts | 2 |
| Ford 3 Chevrolet 1 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 27 | Bubba Wallace | Jerry Pitts | 1 |
| Ford 2 Chevrolet 4 | Charles Buchanan Racing | 87 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | Craig Wood | 6 |
| Toyota 5 Chevrolet 5 | NextGen Motorsports | 5 | Juan Manuel González (R) | Kase Kallenbach 5 Teddy Brown 2 Rob White 2 | 8 |
| Toyota 5 Chevrolet 5 | NextGen Motorsports | 5 | Dale Quarterley | Kase Kallenbach 5 Teddy Brown 2 Rob White 2 | 1 |
| Chevrolet 2 Ford 2 | Levin Racing | 10 | Matt Levin | Ron Norman 2 Roger Bracken 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet 2 Ford 2 | Levin Racing | 10 | Will Rodgers (R) | Erik Higley | 1 |
| Chevrolet 2 Ford 1 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 32 | Salvatore Iovino | Sue McCarty 1 John Wood 1 Kevin McCarty 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet 1 Toyota 1 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 36 | Jesse Iwuji | Terry Elmore 1 Mike Holleran 1 | 2 |
| Toyota 2 Ford 1 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 43 | Kody Vanderwal | Jason Dickenson | 3 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Will Rodgers was scored as a Rookie in the Monaco Gateway Classic at Gateway.

## Schedule

On December 6, 2017, NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule. Greenville-Pickens and Berlin were dropped from the schedule in favor of Gateway and a second race at New Hampshire. All races in the season - with the exception of the race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, of which extended highlights were shown on NASCAR America - were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis. In addition the New Smyrna 175 and the Apple Barrel 125 were shown live on FansChoice.tv.
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | New Smyrna 175 | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach | February 11 |
| 2 | Zombie Auto 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 14 |
| 3 | Visit Hampton VA 150 | Langley Speedway, Hampton | April 28 |
| 4 | Who's Your Driver Twin 100s | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | May 12 |
| 5 | Who's Your Driver Twin 100s | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | May 12 |
| 6 | Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone | Memphis International Raceway, Millington | June 2 |
| 7 | JustDrive.com 125 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | June 16 |
| 8 | King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | July 14 |
| 9 | United Site Services 70 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 21 |
| 10 | Casey's General Store 150 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 27 |
| 11 | Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 3 |
| 12 | Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 | Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison | August 24 |
| 13 | Apple Barrel 125 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 22 |
| 14 | Crosley 125 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 6 |

### Notes

* ↑ The Casey's General Store 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series East competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series West. Drivers received points and statistical credit relative to the whole field in general, instead of relative to other drivers in their series. Also drivers were allowed to score points for both the East and West Series.
* ↑ The Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series East competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series West. Drivers received points and statistical credit relative to the whole field in general, instead of relative to other drivers in their series. Also drivers were allowed to score points for both the East and West Series.
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## Results and standings
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team |
| 1 | New Smyrna 175 | Harrison Burton | Todd Gilliland | Todd Gilliland | Toyota | 54 | DGR-Crosley |
| 2 | Zombie Auto 150 | Noah Gragson | Todd Gilliland | Todd Gilliland | Toyota | 98 | DGR-Crosley |
| 3 | Visit Hampton VA 150 | Tyler Dippel | Anthony Alfredo | Tyler Dippel | Toyota | 54 | DGR-Crosley |
| 4 | Who's Your Driver Twin 100s | Grant Quinlan | Tyler Ankrum | Tyler Ankrum | Toyota | 17 | DGR-Crosley |
| 5 | Who's Your Driver Twin 100s | Anthony Alfredo$^1$ | Grant Quinlan | Anthony Alfredo | Toyota | 40 | MDM Motorsports |
| 6 | Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone | Tyler Ankrum | Tyler Ankrum | Rubén García Jr. | Toyota | 6 | Rev Racing |
| 7 | JustDrive.com 125 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Will Rodgers | Will Rodgers | Ford | 27 | Jefferson Pitts Racing |
| 8 | King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis | Tyler Ankrum | Toyota | 17 | DGR-Crosley |
| 9 | United Site Services 70 | Derek Kraus | Tyler Ankrum | Tyler Ankrum | Toyota | 17 | DGR-Crosley |
| 10 | Casey's General Store 150 | Tyler Dippel | Tyler Dippel | Tyler Ankrum | Toyota | 17 | DGR-Crosley |
| 11 | Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 | Tyler Ankrum$^2$ | Will Rodgers | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 1 | Hattori Racing Enterprises |
| 12 | Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 | Spencer Davis$^3$ | Derek Kraus | Derek Kraus | Toyota | 16 | Bill McAnally Racing |
| 13 | Apple Barrel 125 | Derek Kraus | Brandon McReynolds | Brandon McReynolds | Chevrolet | 74 | Visconti Motorsports |
| 14 | Crosley 125 | Harrison Burton | Rubén García Jr. | Rubén García Jr. | Toyota | 6 | Rev Racing |

#### Notes

* $^1$ – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first Who's Your Driver Twin 100 race.
* $^2$ – The qualifying session for the Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Owners' championship.
* $^3$ – The qualifying session for the Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.

### 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 | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | THO | NHA | IOW | GLN | GTW | NHA | DOV | Points |
| 1 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 2* | 9 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 574 |
| 2 | Tyler Dippel | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6* | 15 | 12 | 12 | | 490 |
| 3 | Rubén García Jr. | 26 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 1* | 489 |
| 4 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 487 |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | 24 | 18 | 2* | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 480 |
| 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 462 |
| 7 | Chase Cabre | 19 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 452 |
| 8 | Dillon Bassett | 25 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 448 |
| 9 | Spencer Davis | 6 | 7 | Wth | 8 | 5 | 19 | Wth | 4* | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 426 |
| 10 | Colin Garrett (R) | | | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 377 |
| 11 | Brandon McReynolds | 10 | 5 | Wth | 14 | DNS$^1$ | | | 7 | 6 | | | | 1* | 2 | 295 |
| 12 | Derek Kraus | 4 | 24 | | | | 14 | | | 5 | 20 | | 1* | 2 | 3 | 287 |
| 13 | Juan Manuel González (R) | 18 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 17 | | | | | 23 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 276 |
| 14 | Grant Quinlan (R) | | 19 | 5 | 10 | 7* | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | 211 |
| 15 | Tristan Van Wieringen (R) | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 209 |
| 16 | Cole Rouse | 2 | 21 | | | | 18 | | | 10 | 8 | | 2 | | | 204 |
| 17 | Harrison Burton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | | | 5 | 200 |
| 18 | Sam Mayer (R) | | | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 200 |
| 19 | Marcos Gomes (R) | | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 173 |
| 20 | Hailie Deegan (R) | 29 | 22 | | | | 13 | | | 16 | 21 | | 23 | | | 142 |
| 21 | Chuck Buchanan Jr. | 21 | 28 | Wth | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | 21 | | | 129 |
| 22 | Todd Gilliland | 1* | 1* | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 127 |
| 23 | Will Rodgers | | | | | | | 1* | | | | 2* | 26 | | | 110 |
| 24 | Justin Carroll | | | 15 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 109 |
| 25 | Connor Hall (R) | | | 7 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 101 |
| 26 | J. P. Morgan | 13 | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 18 | | | 89 |
| 27 | Kody Vanderwal | 11 | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 16 | | | 86 |
| 28 | Ernie Francis Jr. (R) | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 11 | | Wth | | 76 |
| 29 | Salvatore Iovino | 28 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | 73 |
| 30 | Matt Levin | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | 69 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | 67 |
| 32 | Dale Quarterley | | | | | | | 13 | | | | 13 | | | | 62 |
| 33 | Reid Lanpher (R) | | 11 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 61 |
| 34 | Brandon Oakley (R) | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 35 | Trey Hutchens | | | | | | 15 | | | 18 | | | | | Wth | 55 |
| 36 | Abraham Calderón (R) | 16 | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 53 |
| 37 | Brett Moffitt | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 47 |
| 38 | Bill Hoff | | | | | | | 16 | Wth | | | DNS$^1$ | | Wth | | 47 |
| 39 | Scott Heckert | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 41 |
| 40 | Riley Herbst | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 41 |
| 41 | Jesse Iwuji | 22 | 27 | | | | | | | | 25$^2$ | | | | | 39 |
| 42 | Bubba Wallace | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | 38 |
| 43 | Anthony Sergi (R) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 44 | Chase Dowling (R) | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 36 |
| 45 | Eddie MacDonald | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 46 | Cole Keatts (R) | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 47 | Kyle Benjamin | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 34 |
| 48 | David Levine | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 49 | Austin Hill | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 32 |
| 50 | Devin Dodson (R) | | | | | | | | | | 11$^2$ | | | | 12 | 32 |
| 51 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 52 | Max Tullman (R) | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 53 | Armani Williams (R) | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 54 | Thomas Ferrando (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 28 |
| 55 | Jimmy Zacharias (R) | 17 | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 56 | Robert Pawlowski (R) | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 27 |
| 57 | Erik Jones | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | 26 |
| 58 | Andrew Tuttle (R) | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 59 | Tanner Thorson (R) | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 60 | John Wood | 27 | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points |||||||||||||||||
| | Derek Thorn | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | |
| | Ryan Partridge | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | | | |
| | Trevor Huddleston (R) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 7 | | | |
| | Bill Kann | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 19 | | | |
| | Takuma Koga | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 20 | | | |
| | Andrew Engberson (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | |
| Pos. | Driver | NSM | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | THO | NHA | IOW | GLN | GTW | NHA | DOV | Points |

#### Notes

* $^1$ – Bill Hoff and Brandon McReynolds received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
* $^2$ – Scored points towards the K&N Pro Series West.