PRACTICE: Hill Tops in Richmond
Georgia Rookie Leads Final Session
RICHMOND, Va. – Austin Hill was fastest in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East final practice for the Blue Ox 100 on Friday at Richmond International Raceway.
Hill, a 20-year-old out of Winston, Ga., made his way around the .75-mile Virginia track in 22.293 seconds for an average speed of 121.114 mph. Hill ranks 10th in the championship standings and has a pair of top-five finishes in four starts this season.
Points leader Ben Rhodes was second with a time of 22.311 seconds (121.017 mph). The 17-year-old has won the last three series pole positions.
Cole Custer was third on the chart at 22.485 seconds (120.080 mph) followed by Chad Finley, who is attempting to make his series debut, with a time of 22.558 seconds (119.691 mph) and Cameron Hayley at 22.564 mph (119.660 mph) in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Scott Heckert, David Garbo Jr., Jay Beasley, Josh Berry and Nick Drake completed the top-10 drivers of the 50-minute session.
Clint King was fastest in Thursday’s first practice followed by Jesse Little, Heckert, Brodie Kostecki and Hayley.
Qualifying is scheduled for 2:05 p.m ET and the Blue Ox 100 is slated to get underway at approximately 9:30 p.m. following the NASCAR Nationwide Series event.
PRACTICE RESULTS
NKNPS East Richmond 4/25/14 Practice
Submitted by ssbarra on April 24, 2014 – 5:41pm
FINAL PRACTICE
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 22 Austin Hill* Don-Rich Ford/A&D Welding Ford 22.293 121.114 22 32
2 41 Ben Rhodes* Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 22.311 121.017 21 26 0.018
3 00 Cole Custer NAPA Auto Parts/Haas Automation Chevrolet 22.485 120.080 1 25 0.192
4 29 Chad Finley* Auto Value/Air Lift Ford 22.558 119.691 19 29 0.265
5 98 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 22.564 119.660 5 32 0.271
6 34 Scott Heckert Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 22.570 119.628 29 29 0.277
7 1 David Garbo Jr.* Big Machine Records/Garbo Lobster Toyota 22.592 119.511 15 23 0.299
8 42 Jay Beasley* Toyota Racing Development Toyota 22.606 119.437 20 20 0.313
9 45 Josh Berry* Speedco Ford 22.610 119.416 20 25 0.317
10 15 Nick Drake* NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 22.643 119.242 23 38 0.350
11 31 Kaz Grala* OzLINK Chevrolet 22.643 119.242 27 27 0.350
12 20 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 22.675 119.074 1 30 0.382
13 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr.* Butler Trailer Mfg. Toyota 22.702 118.932 14 14 0.409
14 97 Jesse Little NASCAR Technical Institute/PFC Brakes Chevrolet 22.711 118.885 28 37 0.418
15 33 Brandon Jones Wolfpack Energy Services Chevrolet 22.712 118.880 25 25 0.419
16 11 Lee Pulliam* NISCO/NRC Toyota 22.735 118.760 22 27 0.442
17 7 Michael McGuire Woods Towing & Transportation Toyota 22.744 118.713 8 23 0.451
18 4 Sergio Pena Toyota Racing Development Toyota 22.750 118.681 2 28 0.457
19 96 Kenzie Ruston Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 22.757 118.645 36 36 0.464
20 6 Daniel Suarez Silent Circle/Telcel Toyota 22.799 118.426 12 31 0.506
21 07 Clint King* King Oil Products/Warehouse Design Chevrolet 22.841 118.208 14 28 0.548
22 24 Brennan Newberry Qore24 Chevrolet 22.849 118.167 4 36 0.556
23 18 Sam Hunt Drive Technology Toyota 22.867 118.074 16 16 0.574
24 2 Ryan Gifford UTI/NASCAR Technical Institut Toyota 22.967 117.560 10 36 0.674
25 52 Matt Tifft Federated Auto Parts Dodge 22.972 117.534 20 21 0.679
26 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Chevrolet 22.986 117.463 3 40 0.693
27 43 Brodie Kostecki* Arcoplate Toyota 22.988 117.453 5 17 0.695
28 91 Jordan Anderson Tri Analytics Toyota 22.989 117.447 8 27 0.696
29 46 Brandon Gdovic American Messaging/Windstax Toyota 23.141 116.676 21 22 0.848
30 21 Mackena Bell Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 23.164 116.560 15 41 0.871
31 81 Jeremy Burns* BBR Chevrolet 23.215 116.304 13 15 0.922
32 14 Trey Hutchens* All-Star Trucking Chevrolet 23.303 115.865 24 30 1.010
33 56 Akinori Ogata ENEOS Toyota 23.374 115.513 11 37 1.081
34 63 John Salemi John Salemi Racing Toyota 23.646 114.184 8 15 1.353
35 55 Jerry Dawson* EXIT Realty Toyota 24.529 110.074 31 40 2.236
36 19 Chuck Buchanan Jr.* Spring Drug Chevrolet 24.771 108.998 3 28 2.478
37 12 Beto Monteiro* Lenovo/Champion Oil Dodge 31.831 84.823 1 1 9.538
FIRST PRACTICE
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 07 Clint King* King Oil Products/Warehouse Design Chevrolet 22.567 119.644 4 38
2 97 Jesse Little NASCAR Technical Institute/PFC Brakes Chevrolet 22.633 119.295 3 39 0.066
3 34 Scott Heckert Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 22.634 119.290 37 42 0.067
4 43 Brodie Kostecki* Arcoplate Toyota 22.744 118.713 3 8 0.177
5 98 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 22.795 118.447 8 47 0.228
6 31 Kaz Grala* OzLINK Chevrolet 22.797 118.437 2 49 0.230
7 11 Lee Pulliam* NRC/NISCO Toyota 22.820 118.317 3 25 0.253
8 22 Austin Hill* Don-Rich Ford/A&D Welding Ford 22.823 118.302 31 40 0.256
9 96 Kenzie Ruston Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 22.828 118.276 47 47 0.261
10 6 Daniel Suarez Silent Circle/Telcel Toyota 22.831 118.260 6 42 0.264
11 41 Ben Rhodes* Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 22.837 118.229 28 31 0.270
12 15 Nick Drake* NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 22.864 118.090 3 54 0.297
13 45 Josh Berry* Speedco Ford 22.870 118.059 10 41 0.303
14 00 Cole Custer NAPA Auto Parts/Haas Automation Chevrolet 22.872 118.048 12 21 0.305
15 1 David Garbo Jr.* Big Machine Records/Garbo Lobster Toyota 22.892 117.945 5 50 0.325
16 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr.* Butler Trailer Mfg. Toyota 22.897 117.919 8 38 0.330
17 20 Gray Gaulding Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 22.908 117.863 3 42 0.341
18 52 Matt Tifft Federated Auto Parts Dodge 22.925 117.775 4 21 0.358
19 42 Jay Beasley* Toyota Racing Development Toyota 22.928 117.760 36 47 0.361
20 33 Brandon Jones Wolfpack Energy Services Chevrolet 22.944 117.678 36 36 0.377
21 46 Brandon Gdovic American Messaging/Windstax Toyota 22.973 117.529 4 34 0.406
22 18 Sam Hunt Drive Technology Toyota 23.035 117.213 10 50 0.468
23 2 Ryan Gifford UTI/NASCAR Technical Institut Toyota 23.042 117.177 4 34 0.475
24 21 Mackena Bell Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 23.131 116.726 19 38 0.564
25 29 Chad Finley* Auto Value/Air Lift Ford 23.160 116.580 5 19 0.593
26 4 Sergio Pena Toyota Racing Development Toyota 23.196 116.399 7 10 0.629
27 14 Trey Hutchens* All-Star Trucking Chevrolet 23.257 116.094 23 27 0.690
28 24 Brennan Newberry Qore24 Chevrolet 23.282 115.969 5 24 0.715
29 7 Michael McGuire Woods Towing & Transportation Toyota 23.294 115.910 3 37 0.727
30 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const./National MS Society Chevrolet 23.371 115.528 8 45 0.804
31 56 Akinori Ogata ENEOS Toyota 23.483 114.977 6 63 0.916
32 91 Jordan Anderson Tri Analytics Toyota 23.517 114.811 6 36 0.950
33 12 Beto Monteiro* Lenovo/Champion Oil Dodge 23.740 113.732 4 50 1.173
34 63 John Salemi John Salemi Racing Toyota 23.795 113.469 3 18 1.228
35 55 Jerry Dawson* EXIT Realty Toyota 24.422 110.556 32 67 1.855
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
Sources: Shon Sbarra/NASCAR PR