NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | |
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Venue | Greenville Pickens Speedway |
Location | Greenville, South Carolina United States |
Corporate sponsor | Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet |
First race | 2011 |
Last race | 2016 |
Distance | 70 miles (112.654 km) |
Laps | 140 |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.500 mi (0.805 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race that was held annually at Greenville-Pickens Speedway continuously from 2011 to 2014 and again in 2016
The Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 was added as a second Greensville-Pickens race to the K&N Pro Series East schedule in 2011, as the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 had been in existence since 2007.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
2011 [1] | September 10 | 4 | Sergio Pena | Rev Racing | Toyota | 140 | 70 (112.654) | 0:59:06 | 71.066 |
2012 [2] | October 27 | 07 | Corey LaJoie | Randy LaJoie Racing | Ford | 146* | 73 (117.482) | 1:13:08 | 59.891 |
2013 [3] | September 2 | 98 | Dylan Kwasniewski | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 70 (112.654) | 0:57:43 | 72.769 |
2014 [4] | September 6 | 22 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 140 | 70 (112.654) | 1:08:24 | 61.404 |
2015 | Not held | ||||||||
2016 [5] | September 5 | 40 | Kyle Benjamin | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet | 140 | 70 (112.654) | 1:03:07 | 66.543 |
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