PRACTICE: Hayley Out Quick at Greenville
NASCAR Next Driver Tops Speed Charts
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Cameron Hayley led the way in final NASCAR K&N Pro Series East practice for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 on Saturday at Greenville Pickens Speedway.
The 17-year-old out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada posted a fast lap of 20.990 seconds for an average speed of 85.755 mph on the historic South Carolina half-mile oval. This is the first K&N East race at Greenville for Hayley, who was the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship runner-up last season.
Kenzie Ruston, who finished a series-best third in this event a year ago, ranked second at 21.104 seconds (85.292 mph) followed by Ben Rhodes at 21.115 seconds (85.247 mph). Josh Berry, who is making his series debut, with a time of 21.194 seconds (84.930 mph) and Scott Heckert at 21.232 seconds (84.778 mph) were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Kaz Grala, Jesse Little, Austin Hill, Ryan Gifford and Brandon Jones rounded out the top 10 in the final session.
Hayley, Ruston and Rhodes are members of the NASCAR Next program that spotlights young talent in the sport.
Lee Pulliam topped the chart in the first 45-minute session of the day with a speed of 85.478 mph followed by Hayley, Hill, Daniel Suarez and Rhodes.
Two-lap qualifying is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET with the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 set to go green at 8 p.m.
PRACTICE RESULTS
NKNPS East Greenville 3/22/14 Practice
Submitted by ssbarra on March 22, 2014 – 1:58pm
Final Practice
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 98 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 20.990 85.755 20 20
2 96 Kenzie Ruston Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet Chevrolet 21.104 85.292 24 39 0.114
3 41 Ben Rhodes * Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 21.115 85.247 5 24 0.125
4 45 Josh Berry * Speedco Ford 21.194 84.930 14 15 0.204
5 34 Scott Heckert Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 21.232 84.778 15 23 0.242
6 31 Kaz Grala * OzLINK Chevrolet 21.287 84.559 8 18 0.297
7 97 Jesse Little Mac’s Speed Shop/NTI Chevrolet 21.307 84.479 2 22 0.317
8 22 Austin Hill * A&D Welding/Don-Rich Ford Ford 21.313 84.455 11 27 0.323
9 2 Ryan Gifford Sunoco Race Fuel Toyota 21.320 84.428 17 23 0.330
10 33 Brandon Jones Wolfpack Energy Services Chevrolet 21.321 84.424 6 28 0.331
11 11 Lee Pulliam * NTI/JTB Toyota 21.354 84.293 11 15 0.364
12 21 Mackena Bell Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 21.356 84.285 9 25 0.366
13 18 Sam Hunt Drive Technology Toyota 21.400 84.112 6 7 0.410
14 6 Daniel Suarez Toyota Racing Development Toyota 21.456 83.893 19 31 0.466
15 1 David Garbo Jr. * Big Machine Records/Garbo Lobster Toyota 21.507 83.694 17 17 0.517
16 43 Brodie Kostecki * Arcoplate Toyota 21.533 83.593 23 23 0.543
17 15 Nick Drake * NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 21.540 83.565 19 31 0.550
18 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr. * Butler Trailer Mfg. Toyota 21.548 83.534 12 22 0.558
19 42 Jay Beasley * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 21.552 83.519 16 34 0.562
20 24 Brennan Newberry Qore24 Chevrolet 21.557 83.500 9 29 0.567
21 4 Sergio Pena UTI/NASCAR Technical Institute Toyota 21.566 83.465 20 22 0.576
22 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Chevrolet 21.668 83.072 3 32 0.678
23 07 Clint King * King Oil Products/Warehouse Design Chevrolet 21.729 82.839 11 15 0.739
24 20 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 21.730 82.835 5 28 0.740
25 54 Zach Bruenger * No Talent Motorsports/Cutting Edge Chevrolet 22.122 81.367 3 36 1.132
26 55 Jerry Dawson * EXIT Realty Chevrolet 22.233 80.961 6 23 1.243
First Practice
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 11 Lee Pulliam * NTI/JTB Toyota 21.058 85.478 4 21
2 98 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 21.071 85.425 2 34 0.013
3 22 Austin Hill * A&D Welding/Don-Rich Ford Ford 21.091 85.344 5 24 0.033
4 6 Daniel Suarez Toyota Racing Development Toyota 21.120 85.227 4 27 0.062
5 41 Ben Rhodes * Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 21.143 85.135 4 32 0.085
6 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr. * Butler Trailer Mfg. Toyota 21.144 85.131 3 16 0.086
7 96 Kenzie Ruston Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet Chevrolet 21.158 85.074 4 32 0.100
8 33 Brandon Jones Wolfpack Energy Services Chevrolet 21.208 84.874 6 24 0.150
9 43 Brodie Kostecki * Arcoplate Toyota 21.216 84.842 6 25 0.158
10 07 Clint King * King Oil Products/Warehouse Design Chevrolet 21.223 84.814 3 32 0.165
11 45 Josh Berry * Speedco Ford 21.323 84.416 4 32 0.265
12 4 Sergio Pena UTI/NASCAR Technical Institute Toyota 21.349 84.313 3 28 0.291
13 15 Nick Drake * NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 21.355 84.289 10 34 0.297
14 34 Scott Heckert Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 21.359 84.274 3 38 0.301
15 31 Kaz Grala * OzLINK Chevrolet 21.382 84.183 10 35 0.324
16 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Chevrolet 21.390 84.151 24 39 0.332
17 1 David Garbo Jr. * Big Machine Records/Garbo Lobster Toyota 21.400 84.112 4 31 0.342
18 21 Mackena Bell Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 21.464 83.861 5 40 0.406
19 18 Sam Hunt Drive Technology Toyota 21.475 83.818 4 25 0.417
20 2 Ryan Gifford Sunoco Race Fuel Toyota 21.505 83.701 7 35 0.447
21 20 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 21.506 83.698 4 26 0.448
22 24 Brennan Newberry Qore24 Chevrolet 21.624 83.241 5 40 0.566
23 97 Jesse Little Mac’s Speed Shop/NTI Chevrolet 21.893 82.218 5 18 0.835
24 42 Jay Beasley * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 21.953 81.993 15 60 0.895
25 54 Zach Bruenger * No Talent Motorsports/Cutting Edge Chevrolet 22.179 81.158 23 27 1.121
26 55 Jerry Dawson * EXIT Realty Chevrolet 22.332 80.602 8 39 1.274
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
Sources: Shon Sbarra/NASCAR K&N Pro Series East PR