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 ManufacturerTeamDriverCrew chiefFord Rette Jones Racing 30 Tyler Dippel Mark Rette Grant Quinlan (R) Tristan Van Wieringen (R) Toyota DGR-Crosley 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) Seth Smith 54 Todd Gilliland Marcus Richmond Chris Lawson Noah Gragson Tyler Dippel MDM Motorsports 40 Anthony Alfredo (R) Robert HuffmanRev Racing 2 Ryan Vargas (R) Matt Bucher Chase Cabre Mark Green Tyler Green Rubén García Jr. Steve Plattenberger Toyota Chevrolet Bassett Racing 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Kris Bowen Daniel Johnson Nathan Kennedy Chevrolet Toyota 44 Dillon Bassett Skip Eyler Chevrolet Ford Danny Watts Racing Spencer Davis Jerry Babb Scott Davis Matt Noyce Ryan London

Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamDriverCrew chiefRounds Chevrolet 1/4 Ley Racing 32 Dale Quarterley Mike Sibley Ace Motorsports 71 Bill Hoff Dave Strother Jeff Swenson Unknown Kart Idaho Racing 08 John Wood Mike Holleran Marsh Racing 31 Jimmy Zacharias (R) Todd Fisette Connor Hall (R) Chase Dowling (R) Scott Heckert Morgan Racing 23 J. P. Morgan James Beck NextGen Motorsports 25 David Levine Kase Kallenbach Juan Manuel González (R) Rob White Robert Pawlowski Racing 11 Robert Pawlowski (R) Aaron Brown Trey Hutchens Racing 14 Trey Hutchens Bobby Hutchens Jr. Visconti Motorsports 74 Brandon McReynolds Doug Chouinard Bruce Cook Austin Hill Young's Motorsports 28 Tanner Thorson (R) Andrew Abbott Ford Brandon Oakley Racing 51 Brandon Oakley (R) Gary Estes Jefferson Pitts Racing 7 Will Rodgers Jason Jefferson Jeff Jefferson Devin Dodson Jerry Pitts 55 Cole Keatts 59 Reid Lanpher (R) Jerry Pitts Jeff Jefferson Patriot Motorsports Group 43 Armani Williams (R) Ron Otto Toyota Ben Kennedy Racing 20 Anthony Sergi (R) Glenn Garrison Bill McAnally Racing 16 Derek Kraus John Camilleri 19 Hailie Deegan (R) Joe Draper Ty Joiner Kevin Reed Jr. Kevin Reed 99 Cole Rouse Bryan Tasnady Chris Nelle Rob Dixon Calabrese Motorsports 43 Joe Graf Jr. (R) Ron Otto Eddie MacDonald DGR-Crosley 1 Derek Kraus Kyle Moon 20 Erik Jones Kevin Manion 98 Todd Gilliland Marcus Richmond Noah Gragson Ryan Fugle Riley Herbst Kevin Manion Hattori Racing Enterprises 1 Kyle Benjamin Mark Hillman Brett Moffitt Scott Zipadelli Hunt-Sellers Racing 18 Colin Garrett (R) Clinton Cram Kart Idaho Racing 39 Andrew Tuttle (R) C. J. Turnbough MDM Motorsports 12 Harrison Burton Shane Huffman Sam Mayer (R) Mardy Lindley 41 Tyler Dippel Jeff Stankiewicz NextGen Motorsports 25 Thomas Ferrando (R) Ryan Bell 55 Abraham Calderón (R) Wayne Setterington Jr. Rob White Marcos Gomes (R) Juan Manuel González (R) Rev Racing 42 Ernie Francis Jr. (R) Johnny Allen TC Motorsports 91 Justin Carroll Dwaine Skinnell Ford Chevrolet Jefferson Pitts Racing 27 Max Tullman (R) Doug Richert Sam Mayer (R) Jerry Pitts Bubba Wallace Ford Chevrolet Charles Buchanan Racing 87 Chuck Buchanan Jr. Craig Wood Toyota Chevrolet NextGen Motorsports 5 Juan Manuel González (R) Kase Kallenbach Teddy Brown Rob White Dale Quarterley Chevrolet Ford Levin Racing 10 Matt Levin Ron Norman Roger Bracken Will Rodgers (R) Will Rodgers was scored as a Rookie in the Monaco Gateway Classic at Gateway. Erik Higley Chevrolet Ford Patriot Motorsports Group 32 Salvatore Iovino Sue McCarty John Wood Kevin McCarty Chevrolet Toyota 36 Jesse Iwuji Terry Elmore Mike Holleran Toyota Ford Kody Vanderwal Jason Dickenson

Notes

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, Florida February 11 2 Zombie Auto 150 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee April 14 3 Visit Hampton VA 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton, Virginia April 28 4 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia May 12 5 6 Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone Memphis International Raceway, Millington, Tennessee June 2 7 JustDrive.com 125 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey June 16 8 King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut July 14 9 United Site Services 70 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire July 21 10 Casey's General Store 150 Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa July 27 11 Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York August 3 12 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois August 24 13 Apple Barrel 125 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire September 22 14 Crosley 125 Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware October 6 Notes

Results and standings

Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver 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 98 3 Visit Hampton VA 150 Tyler Dippel Anthony Alfredo Tyler Dippel 54 4 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s Grant Quinlan Tyler Ankrum Tyler Ankrum 17 5 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s Anthony Alfredo1 Grant Quinlan Anthony Alfredo 40 MDM Motorsports 6 Memphis 150 presented by AutoZone Tyler Ankrum Tyler Ankrum Rubén García Jr. 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 10 Casey's General Store 150 Tyler Dippel Tyler Dippel 11 Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 Tyler Ankrum2 Will Rodgers Brett Moffitt 1 Hattori Racing Enterprises 12 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 Spencer Davis3 Derek Kraus Derek Kraus 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. 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 DNS1 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 DNS1 Wth 47 39 Scott Heckert 3 41 40 Riley Herbst 4 41 41 Jesse Iwuji 22 27 252 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) 112 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 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.

See also

2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series 2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series 2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2018 CARS Tour

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