NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | |
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Venue | Gateway Motorsports Park |
Location | Madison, Illinois, United States |
First race | 2018 |
Last race | 2019 |
Distance | 156 mi (251.058 km) |
Laps | 125 |
Previous names | Monaco Gateway Classic (2018) Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (2019) |
Most wins (driver) | Derek Kraus and Spencer Davis (1) |
Most wins (team) | Bill McAnally Racing and Rette Jones Racing (1) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota and Ford (1) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 was a combination race between NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at the World Wide Technology Raceway. [1]
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
2018 [2] | August 24 | 16 | Derek Kraus [3] | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 120 | 150 (241.402) | 1:22:32 | 109.047 |
2019 [4] | August 24 | 30 | Spencer Davis [5] | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 98* | 122.5 (197.144) | 1:30:07 | 81.561 |
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