The 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 28th season of the K&N Pro Series East. It began with the New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS at New Smyrna Speedway on February 16, and ended with the Drive Sober 150 at Dover International Speedway on September 26. Dylan Kwasniewski entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, but did not return to the series as he moved to the NASCAR Nationwide Series full-time.
Ben Rhodes won the championship with one race to go, after winning five races during the season; he also finished all but three races inside the top-ten. Rhodes ultimately finished 60 points ahead of runner-up Cameron Hayley. Hayley finished in the top-ten in nine races, including five second-place finishes, but was unable to win a race. Third place in the championship went to Gray Gaulding, who like Hayley, failed to win a race, with his best result being a second-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. Three other drivers took two race wins, as Daniel Suárez won the opening two races of the season, while Scott Heckert and Austin Hill each won consecutive races, in the final four races. Other drivers that won a race included Brandon Jones, Jesse Little, Sergio Peña, Eddie MacDonald, and Cole Custer.
Teams and drivers Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief 00 Chevrolet Toyota Bill McAnally Cole Custer Matt Goslant 1 Toyota Shigeaki Hattori David Garbo Jr. (R) Nick Hutchins Ross Chastain Trey Hutchens (R) 2 Toyota Max Siegel Ryan Gifford Mark Green 04 Toyota Ronnie Bassett Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R) Seth Smith 4 Toyota Max Siegel Sergio Peña Jon Wolfe 05 Toyota Larry Berg Codie Rohrbaugh (R) Mark Huff 6 Toyota Max Siegel Daniel Suárez Skip Eyler Ryan Gifford Bryan Ortiz 07 Chevrolet Toyota David King Clint King (R) Teddy Brown 7 Toyota Tim McGuire Michael McGuire (R) Tony McGuire 8 Toyota Joe Nemechek John Hunter Nemechek Jerry Babb 9 Ford Richard Bodmer Richard Bodmer (R) Michael Ebert 10 Chevrolet Todd Braun Justin Haley (R) Trent Owens Jamie Jones Mark Durgin 11 Toyota Shigeaki Hattori Lee Pulliam (R) Randy Goss Bruce Cook 12 Dodge Troy Williams Beto Monteiro (R) Troy Williams Brandon Glover (R) Ander Vilariño (R) John Salemi Ford Giles Thornton Giles Thornton Mike Naake 14 Chevrolet Bobby Hutchens Trey Hutchens (R) At the Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa, two drivers drove with different numbers than normal:Trey Hutchens drove car number 23, instead of his regular car number 14, while Jay Beasley drove car number 44, instead of his regular car number 42. Bobby Hutchens 15 Toyota Bill McAnally Nick Drake (R) Dave McCarty 16 Toyota Mike Curb Brandon McReynolds Roger Bracken 18 Toyota Shayne Lockhart Sam Hunt Shayne Lockhart Brandon Jones Mason Massey (R) Milka Duno (R) 19 Chevrolet Chuck Buchanan Chuck Buchanan Jr. (R) Craig Wood 20 Chevrolet Toyota Bob Newberry Gray Gaulding Ryan McKinney 21 Toyota Jennifer Satterfield Mackena Bell Glenn Parker 22 Ford Bryan Hill Austin Hill (R) Doug Chouinard 23 Chevrolet J. P. Morgan J. P. Morgan (R) James Beck 24 Chevrolet Bob Newberry Brennan Newberry John Monsam 25 Toyota Bill Venturini Anderson Bowen (R) David Lenier 26 Toyota Kenneth Presnell Dylan Presnell Tony Furr Richard Hubbs 27 Ford Steven Benjamin Kyle Benjamin (R) Kevin Reed 29 Ford Jeff Finley Chad Finley (R) Jeff Finley Marc Browning Shane Whitback 31 Chevrolet Steve Turner Kaz Grala (R) Ray Holm 32 Ford Dale Quarterley Dale Quarterley Steve Bird 33 Chevrolet Steve Turner Brandon Jones Shane Huffman 34 Chevrolet Harry Scott Jr. Scott Heckert Rich Burgdoff 37 Chevrolet Jeff Spraker Austin Dillon Scott Goyer 41 Chevrolet Harry Scott Jr. Ben Rhodes (R) Mark McFarland 42 Toyota Max Siegel Jay Beasley (R) Eddie Dickerson 43 Toyota Andrew Kostecki Brodie Kostecki (R) Doug George 45 Ford Darin Odle Josh Berry (R) Bryan Shaffer 46 Toyota Rick Gdovic Brandon Gdovic Charles Denike John Holleman IV (R) 47 Chevrolet Toyota Yale Conley Cale Conley (R) Harold Holly Danny Myers 48 Toyota Bill Whiseant Duke Whiseant Blake Murphy 51 Chevrolet Rusty Skewes Rusty Skewes (R) Chris Edwards Lee Pulliam (R) 52 Dodge Ken Schrader Matt Tifft Donnie Richeson Chevrolet Quin Houff (R) Matt Tifft (R) 53 Ford Robert Torriere Andrew Ranger Zach D'Ambra 54 Chevrolet Ric Bruenger Zachary Bruenger (R) At the Autolite Iridium XP 150 at Iowa, Zachary Bruenger drove with a different number than normal, as he drove car number 55, instead of his regular car number 54. Billy Smith Ty Joiner Dustin Burchette Brad Means (R) 55 Chevrolet Toyota Derek Beatrice Jerry Dawson (R) Jamie Aube 56 Toyota Akinori Ogata Akinori Ogata Tracy Morgan Dale Quarterley Steve Bird Ben Wright 57 Chevrolet Thomas Oakley Brandon Oakley (R) Jeff Fultz 63 Toyota Joe Salemi John Salemi Kevin Salemi 64 Toyota Rick Gdovic Brandon Gdovic Joey Cohen 71 Chevrolet Rob Grimm Eddie MacDonald Rollie Lachance 75 Chevrolet Daniel Russell Nathan Russell (R) Steve Portenga 77 Dodge Kerry Scherer Anderson Bowen (R) Paul Andrews 81 Chevrolet Michael Burns Jeremy Burns (R) Ron Otto Will Burns (R) 86 Chevrolet Troy Williams Frédéric Gabillon (R) Don Roberts 89 Chevrolet Kevin Cywinski Cory Joyce (R) Darren Shaw B. J. McLeod Matt Tifft Phillip Bell 91 Toyota Andrew Bloom Jordan Anderson Tracy Norman 96 Chevrolet Ben Kennedy Kenzie Ruston Mike Fritts 97 Chevrolet Jason Little Jesse Little Kris Bowen 98 Chevrolet Mike Curb Cameron Hayley Mardy Lindley 99 Toyota Bill McAnally Patrick Staropoli (R) Duane Knorr Jeff Jefferson Ford Ryan Reed Notes
Schedule No. Race title TrackLocation Date 1 New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS New Smyrna SpeedwayNew Smyrna Beach, Florida February 16 2 UNOH Battle at the Beach Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Florida February 18 3 PittLite 125 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee March 15 4 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayGreenville, South Carolina March 22 5 Blue Ox 100 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia April 26 6 Casey's General Store 150 Iowa SpeedwayNewton, Iowa May 17 7 NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, North Carolina May 31 8 Pensacola 150 Five Flags SpeedwayPensacola, Florida June 13 9 Visit Hampton VA 175 Langley SpeedwayHampton, Virginia June 21 10 Granite State 100 New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayLoudon, New Hampshire July 11 11 JEGS 150 Columbus Motor SpeedwayColumbus, Ohio July 19 12 Autolite Iridium XP 150 Iowa SpeedwayNewton, Iowa August 1 13 Bully Hill Vineyards 125 Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New York August 8 14 Biscuitville 125 Virginia International RacewayDanville, Virginia August 16 15 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayGreenville, South Carolina September 6 16 Drive Sober 150 Dover International SpeedwayDover, Delaware September 26 Notes
Results and standings Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver No. Winning team 1 New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS Cameron Hayley Daniel Suárez Daniel Suárez Toyota 6 Rev Racing 2 UNOH Battle at the Beach Ben Rhodes Daniel Suárez Daniel Suárez Toyota 6 Rev Racing 3 PittLite 125 Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Eddie MacDonald Chevrolet 71 Grimm Racing 4 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Chevrolet 41 Turner Scott Motorsports 5 Blue Ox 100 Nick Drake Cole Custer Cole Custer Chevrolet 00 Bill McAnally Racing 6 Casey's General Store 150 Brodie Kostecki Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Chevrolet 41 Turner Scott Motorsports 7 NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Chevrolet 41 Turner Scott Motorsports 8 Pensacola 150 Gray Gaulding Gray Gaulding Ben Rhodes Chevrolet 41 Turner Scott Motorsports 9 Visit Hampton VA 175 Scott Heckert Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes Chevrolet 41 Turner Scott Motorsports 10 Granite State 100 Ben Rhodes Gray Gaulding Jesse Little Chevrolet 97 Team Little Racing 11 JEGS 150 Scott Heckert Cameron Hayley Sergio Peña Toyota 4 Rev Racing 12 Autolite Iridium XP 150 Jesse Little Cole Custer Brandon Jones Chevrolet 33 Turner Scott Motorsports 13 Bully Hill Vineyards 125 Brodie Kostecki Andrew Ranger Scott Heckert Chevrolet 34 Turner Scott Motorsports 14 Biscuitville 125 Scott Heckert Cameron Hayley Scott Heckert Chevrolet 34 Turner Scott Motorsports 15 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 Ben Rhodes Austin Hill Austin Hill Ford 22 Austin Hill Racing 16 Drive Sober 150 Jesse Little Austin Hill Austin Hill Ford 22 Austin Hill RacingReference:
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. Driver NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE DOV Points 1 Ben Rhodes (R) 4 15 3* 1* 2 1* 1* 1 1* 22 3 7 3 10 4 15 640 2 Cameron Hayley 2 14 17 3 6 14 18 3 2 15 2* 19 8 2* 2 13 580 3 Gray Gaulding 7 7 2 11 11 25 6 5* 18 8* 15 13 18 4 3 8 562 4 Brandon Jones 3 24 8 23 7 5 4 2 6 21 14 1 6 7 7 21 551 5 Austin Hill (R) 27 2 5 22 4 10 3 10 15 7 18 34 17 3 1* 1* 546 6 Jesse Little 18 12 13 4 10 21 16 6 9 1 4 12 5 8 9 23 546 7 Kaz Grala (R) 10 10 20 7 14 36 11 16 5 10 8 8 4 5 11 2 542 8 Scott Heckert 21 9 27 17 18 3 12 17 4 25 10 5 1 1 15 3 526 9 Kenzie Ruston 6 6 22 12 35 16 8 4 3 14 12 2 9 11 12 14 522 10 Nick Drake (R) 15 4 29 16 3 2 10 14 7 24 7 16 10 12 5 28 507 11 Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R) 19 23 23 2 5 8 5 9 20 6 11 22 15 17 20 12 491 12 Sergio Peña 22 13 24 9 30 11 20 8 14 30 1 4 20 14 18 6 466 13 Jay Beasley (R) 24 16 15 19 28 4 9 7 16 4 13 29 14 23 14 16 461 14 Brennan Newberry 13 22 4 13 26 6 15 15 11 28 9 39 11 13 6 25 461 15 Ryan Gifford 23 20 34 6 22 19 7 18 21 26 5 40 23 9 8 9 431 16 Mackena Bell 8 17 21 21 15 32 13 12 13 27 22 23 13 21 16 17 430 17 Daniel Suárez 1* 1* 26 5 32 7 2 21 10 31 11 19 22 397 18 Brodie Kostecki (R) 20 18 12 8 8 33 9 21 15 24 20 22 5 375 19 Eddie MacDonald 17 19 1 10 27 35 8 2 6 4 329 20 Cole Custer 14 1* 13 3* 16 18 18 234 21 Brandon Gdovic 9 11 25 19 17 29 15 11 216 22 Trey Hutchens (R) 33 20 18 17 13 20 17 27 195 23 David Garbo Jr. (R) 16 21 7 20 16 27 16 194 24 Matt Tifft 12 9 13 12 6 19 193 25 Lee Pulliam (R) 5 5 31 18 21 19 165 26 Sam Hunt 28 INQ 18 26 25 14 16 19 162 27 Clint King (R) 26 DNQ1 11 14 34 108 28 Patrick Staropoli (R) 11 8 6 153 107 29 Chad Finley (R) 12 5 DNQ1 30 101 30 Anderson Bowen (R) 19 17 43 26 86 31 Chuck Buchanan Jr. (R) 35 37 19 20 24 85 32 Kyle Benjamin (R) 11 17 24 83 33 Justin Haley (R) 23 24 7 82 34 Cale Conley 30 3 32 76 35 Jeremy Burns (R) 28 9 19 76 36 Jerry Dawson (R) 30 25 32 25 36 72 37 Brandon McReynolds 14 3 343 143 71 38 Codie Rohrbaugh (R) 13 23 29 67 39 Ross Chastain 6 21 66 40 Akinori Ogata DNQ1 31 20 30 65 41 John Holleman IV (R) 19 12 57 42 Bryan Ortiz 19 13 56 43 Zachary Bruenger (R) DNQ1 15 33 56 44 John Salemi 24 20 DNQ1 56 45 Mason Massey (R) 22 16 50 46 Michael McGuire (R) 10 29 49 47 Josh Berry (R) 24 17 47 48 Andrew Ranger 2* 44 49 Dylan Presnell Wth2 10 42 50 Ryan Reed 7 37 51 Beto Monteiro (R) DNQ1 23 37 52 Dale Quarterley 22 DNQ1 35 53 Will Burns (R) 10 34 54 Nathan Russell (R) 25 DNQ1 34 55 Duke Whiseant 11 33 56 Frédéric Gabillon (R) 12 32 57 Brandon Glover (R) 16 28 58 Brad Means (R) 17 27 59 Giles Thornton 293 18 26 60 Brandon Oakley (R) 19 25 61 Milka Duno 20 24 62 Austin Dillon 21 23 63 Quin Houff (R) 21 23 64 Richard Bodmer (R) 22 22 65 25 19 66 Cory Joyce (R) 26 18 67 J. P. Morgan (R) DNQ1 18 68 Ander Vilariño (R) DNQ1 17 69 Rusty Skewes (R) 29 15 70 Jordan Anderson (R) 33 11 Ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points Driver NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE DOV Points David Mayhew 9 10 Greg Pursley 12 9 James Bickford (R) 17 18 Dylan Lupton 20 27 Thomas Martin 22 28 Anthony Giannone 23 42 Luis Tyrrell (R) 24 Chris Eggleston 25 Taylor Cuzick 26 Kelly Admiraal 26 Jack Sellers 28 37 John Wood 30 36 Phyl Zubizareta (R) 31 Justin Funkhouser 31 Jairo Avila Jr. (R) 35 Rich DeLong III (R) 37 38 Zack Huffman 41 Driver NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE DOV PointsReference: Notes