K&N Pro Series East
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The
K&N Pro Series East (formerly
Busch East Series & Busch North Series and
Camping World Series East) is a regional
stock car racing series owned and operated by the
National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are held at oval tracks ranging from
1⁄3 to
1 mile (0.54–1.61 km) in length and on two road courses, 1.53 and 2.45
miles (2.46 and 3.94 km) in length. Most races are stand-alone events
(i.e. not in conjunction with other NASCAR touring series) but there are
three race weekends that are in combination with the NASCAR Sprint Cup
series. Many of the drivers on the series are gaining experience with
the hopes of moving up to one of the major NASCAR series, however some
of the drivers are right at home in the series and have no plans of
moving on. The series is not only developmental for drivers (including
Joey Logano,
Martin Truex, Jr.,
Ricky Craven,
Mike McLaughlin,
Austin Dillon,
Trevor Bayne,
Brian Ickler,
Ricky Carmichael and
Ryan Truex), but for crew members (such as
Greg Zipadelli and Marc Puchalski) and officials, as well.
In 1994, it became the first NASCAR-sanctioned series to have a
winless season champion when Dale Shaw won the then-Busch Grand National
North Series championship without winning a single race all year. The
series had the distinction of being the only NASCAR series in which this
had happened until 2013, when Austin Dillon won the
Nationwide Series championship the same way.
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History
Formed as the NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series in 1987, the
series originally raced primarily in the Northeastern United States,
including
Maine,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts, New York,
New Jersey,
Connecticut, and
Pennsylvania. Drivers in the series could compete in "combination" races with then named Busch Grand National Series (now
Nationwide Series) that were held at various tracks over the years, including but not limited to
Daytona International Speedway,
Nazareth Speedway,
Watkins Glen International and
New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Combination races were on the schedule until 2001. In 2002, a big crash
occurred at the Glen that saw many cars spinning through the esses on
lap one, along with Troy Williams actually overturning over the
guardrail. No one was hurt.
Over the next 18 years, the series extended its reach and added races in
Delaware and
Virginia. The series name was changed to Busch East for the 2006 season after a race was added in
Greenville-Pickens Speedway
in South Carolina. Races were added in South Boston, Virginia, and
Nashville, Tennessee for 2007 to continue the push South and West, as
well as East-West combination races at the
Iowa Speedway
in Newton, IA and Elko Speedway in Elko, MN.. The 2008 schedule had the
series running races in 8 states up and down the East coast. (
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Iowa,
New Hampshire, New York,
Ohio,
South Carolina,
Tennessee and
Virginia)
In 2003, NASCAR unified the rules of the
West Series and North/East Series to a single rules package. A post-season invitational race known as the
Toyota All-Star Showdown was also added to pit the best drivers from both series head-to-head.
For 2007, NASCAR made several rule changes including giving team the
option of using "spec" engine and a composite body to reduce the cost of
competing in the Camping World Series. The "spec" engine has become
fairly popular, but the old style steel bodies are still preferred over
the composite bodies by most teams.
On December 16, 2007 NASCAR announced that Camping World would take
over a Title sponsor of both series in the Grand National Division.
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For 2010, the names of both the East and West series were both sponsored by
K&N Engineering and the East Series was named the
K&N Pro Series East. In 2011, NASCAR lowered the age minimum across each of its regional touring series to 15.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series cars
General
As part of NASCAR's unification of the two Camping World Series in
2003, the cars can be either a 105-inch (2,700 mm, which had been used
in the former Busch Grand National East) or 110-inch (2,800 mm, which
had been used in the former Winston West)
wheelbase. Cambered/off-set rear ends are not allowed.
The car bodies are typically a hand-built steel body, however teams
may also use a one-piece composite body. The composite body is a
"common" item that may be run as any manufacturer branded car (i.e. only
one style of composite body for all four car manufacturers [Ford,
Chevy, Dodge, Toyota]). Teams then "brand" the composite body by the
grill opening, quarter window openings and the vehicle decal package
(head lights, tail lights, etc.). Due to the introduction of the Car of
Tomorrow in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series, many of the vehicles on the
series are old Sprint Cup cars. Another popular way to get a complete
body is to buy a "cut-off" body from a Nationwide series team and mount
it on a chassis.
Teams have an option of building their own engines or they may run a
specification engine, similar to what is used in many short tracks. Both
engines are V8, pushrod, 12:1 compression motors. "Built" motors are
built to team specifications using any configuration of pieces as long
as it still meets NASCAR specifications. The spec engine is built using
NASCAR-Approved pieces that may be purchased from an approved supplier.
The engines may be purchased as a kit or pre-assembled. All of the spec
pieces are individually encrypted with a barcode for verification and
tracking purposes and can be checked during the inspection process with
an encryption reader.
When the series first started, the cars ran a V6 engine with a maximum 274 cu in (4,490 cm
3)
displacement and no compression limit . In the early/mid 1990s the V8
engine with a 9.5:1 compression and maximum 358 cu in (5,870 cm
3)
displacement was introduced to the series as an alternative to the V6
engines. Due to the decrease in popularity of the V6, it was phased out
for the 1999 season. When the East and West series rules were combined,
the compression ratio changed to 12:1.
Camping World Series cars may use
leaded
or unleaded fuel. However when running in conjunction with one of the
three national touring (Truck, Nationwide, Cup) series, unleaded fuel
must be used.
Specifications
- Engine displacement: 358 cu in (5.8 L) Pushrod V8.
- Transmission: 4 speed Manual.
- Weight: 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) Minimum (without driver).
- Power output: ~650 hp (485 kW) unrestricted.
- Fuel: Sunoco Leaded or Unleaded gasoline.
- Fuel capacity: 22 U.S. gallons (83.2 L).
- Fuel delivery: Carburetion.
- Compression ratio: 12:1.
- Aspiration: Naturally aspirated.
- Carburetor size: 390 cu ft/min (184 L/s) 4-barrel.
- Wheelbase: 105 in (2667 mm)/ 110 in (2794 mm).
- Steering: Power, recirculating ball.
List of champions
Career victories
In 353 races there have been 74 different winners, 43 of which have won multiple races.
| 27 |
Kelly Moore |
Jun 12, 1987 |
Sep 16, 2006 |
| 24 |
Brad Leighton |
Jul 12, 1989 |
Aug 14, 2004 |
| 21 |
Andy Santerre |
Jul 12, 1996 |
Aug 14, 2004 |
| 19 |
Dale Shaw |
Jul 18, 1997 |
Jul 25, 2002 |
| 16 |
Matt Kobyluck |
Aug 26, 2001 |
Aug 16, 2008 |
| 14 |
Bobby Dragon |
Jun 11, 1987 |
Jun 29, 1997 |
| 13 |
Ricky Craven |
Aug 19, 1990 |
Jul 8, 1995 |
| 13 |
Dave Dion |
Jun 28, 1992 |
Aug 27, 2005 |
| 12 |
Tracy Gordon |
Sep 5, 1998 |
Sep 19, 2002 |
| 12 |
Mike Stefanik |
Jun 28, 1991 |
Jul 15, 2005 |
| 10 |
Ted Christopher |
Sep 8, 1996 |
Sep 16, 2005 |
| 9 |
Brett Moffitt |
May 30, 2009 |
Jul 14, 2012 |
| 9 |
Jamie Aube |
Jul 12, 1987 |
Aug 28, 1993 |
| 8 |
Joe Bessey |
Aug 26, 1989 |
Sep 24, 1995 |
| 8 |
Robbie Crouch |
Aug 20, 1988 |
Sep 3, 1995 |
| 8 |
Dick McCabe |
Jul 10, 1988 |
Jun 12, 1993 |
| 8 |
Mike Rowe |
May 22, 1988 |
May 19, 1991 |
| 7 |
Jerry Marquis |
May 15, 1994 |
Jul 12, 1997 |
| 7 |
Mike McLaughlin |
Sep 2, 1990 |
Jul 10, 1993 |
| 7 |
Tom Carey |
May 22, 1998 |
Jul 12, 2003 |
| 7 |
Mike Johnson |
Jul 22, 2000 |
Jul 17, 2004 |
| 7 |
Sean Caisse |
Jun 10, 2006 |
Sep 21, 2007 |
| 6 |
Dale Quarterley |
Sep 9, 2001 |
Sep 24, 2004 |
| 6 |
Mike Olsen |
Jun 10, 2001 |
Jul 14, 2006 |
| 6 |
Darrell Wallace, Jr. |
Mar 27, 2010 |
Mar 31, 2012 |
| 6 |
Eddie MacDonald |
Sep 7, 2002 |
Sep 13, 2008 |
| 5 |
Bryan Wall |
Jun 5, 1999 |
Aug 10, 2002 |
| 5 |
Martin Truex, Jr. |
Jul 8, 2000 |
Jul 19, 2003 |
| 5 |
Joey Logano |
Apr 28, 2007 |
Sep 14, 2007 |
| 5 |
Skyler Allen |
Mar 27, 2010 |
04, 2017, 2011 |
| 5 |
Corey LaJoie |
Jun 2, 2012 |
Oct 27, 2012 |
| 5 |
Dylan Kwasniewski |
Mar 16, 2013 |
Sep 2, 2013 |
| 4 |
Butch Leitzinger |
Jun 5, 1994 |
Oct 12, 1996 |
| 4 |
Stub Fadden |
May 17, 1992 |
Sep 4, 1994 |
| 4 |
Brian Ickler |
May 18, 2008 |
Apr 11, 2009 |
| 3 |
Ryan Truex |
Apr 6, 2009 |
Aug 15, 2009 |
| 3 |
Joey Kourafas |
Sep 13, 1987 |
Aug 13, 1990 |
| 3 |
Chuck Bown |
May 5, 1987 |
Oct 12, 1987 |
| 3 |
Steve Park |
Jun 2, 1996 |
Aug 1, 2009 |
| 3 |
Max Gresham |
Apr 3, 2010 |
Jul 15, 2011 |
| 3 |
Sergio Pena |
Apr 17, 2011 |
Sep 10, 2011 |
| 3 |
Matt DiBenedetto |
Apr 25, 2009 |
Jun 4, 2011 |
| 2 |
Jimmy Spencer |
Aug 1, 1987 |
Jul 18, 1998 |
| 2 |
Tom Bolles |
Sep 8, 1995 |
May 4, 1997 |
| 2 |
Larry Carron |
Jun 25, 1988 |
Jul 1, 1989 |
| 2 |
Billy Clark |
Apr 26, 1987 |
Jun 10, 1989 |
| 2 |
Pete Silva |
May 5, 1988 |
Jul 2, 1988 |
| 2 |
Kyle Larson |
Jun 9, 2012 |
Sep 22, 2012 |
| 2 |
Ryan Moore |
Jul 9, 2005 |
Aug 10, 2005 |
| 2 |
Ben Kennedy |
Apr 13, 2013 |
Jun 1, 2013 |
| 2 |
Cole Custer |
Aug 2, 2013 |
Sep 21,2013 |
| 1 |
Bruce Haley |
May 25, 1987 |
| 1 |
Mike Weeden |
Jul 1, 1987 |
| 1 |
Tommy Houston |
Jul 14, 1987 |
| 1 |
Ralph Nason |
Aug 28, 1987 |
| 1 |
Rick Martin |
Sep 26, 1987 |
| 1 |
Ken Bouchard |
Sep 8, 1990 |
| 1 |
Bobby Gada |
Aug 29, 1992 |
| 1 |
Tony Hirschman |
Sep 5, 1992 |
| 1 |
Brian Ross |
May 29, 1993 |
| 1 |
Ken Schrader |
Oct 16, 1993 |
| 1 |
John Preston |
May 28, 1994 |
| 1 |
Martin Truex, Sr. |
Jul 9, 1994 |
| 1 |
Glenn Sullivan |
Jul 24, 1994 |
| 1 |
Keith Lamell |
Jul 29, 1994 |
| 1 |
Tom Rosati |
Aug 20, 1994 |
| 1 |
Jeff Fuller |
Sep 22, 1996 |
| 1 |
Kip Stockwell |
Aug 1, 1997 |
| 1 |
Rick Fuller |
Jul 3, 1998 |
| 1 |
Kim Baker |
Aug 8, 1998 |
| 1 |
Dennis Demers |
Jul 23, 1999 |
| 1 |
Denny Doyle |
Oct 26, 2002 |
| 1 |
Joey McCarthy |
Jun 28, 2003 |
| 1 |
Brian Hoar |
Aug 30, 2003 |
| 1 |
Bryon Chew |
Jun 24, 2006 |
| 1 |
Tim Andrews |
Sep 22, 2006 |
| 1 |
Ruben Pardo |
Sep 30, 2006 |
| 1 |
Rogelio López |
Jul 22, 2007 |
| 1 |
Austin Dillon |
Apr 19, 2008 |
| 1 |
Trevor Bayne |
Jul 12, 2008 |
| 1 |
Aric Almirola |
Sep 19, 2008 |
| 1 |
Peyton Sellers |
Oct 12, 2008 |
| 1 |
Kyle Busch |
May 17, 2009 |
| 1 |
Nelson Piquet Jr |
Mar 17, 2012 |
| 1 |
Cale Conley |
Jul 21, 2012 |
| 1 |
Chase Elliott |
May 19, 2012 |
| 1 |
Tyler Reddick |
Nov 3, 2012 |
| 1 |
Brandon Gdovic |
Apr 6, 2013 |
| 1 |
Ryan Gifford |
Apr 25, 2013 |
| 1 |
Daniel Suarez |
Jul 13, 2013 |
| 1 |
Austin Hill |
Sep 27, 2013 |
See also
2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series – Contains results from the 2009 season
2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series – Contains results from the 2008 season
2007 NASCAR Busch East Series – Contains results from the 2007 season
References
- 2008 Nascar Camping World Series Rule Book
- The Official Nascar 2008 Preview and Press Guide
- 1996 Nascar Busch North Series Rule Book
External links
