2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NASCAR season
Justin Haley , the 2016 K&N Pro Series East champion.
Kyle Benjamin finished second behind Haley by 22 points.
Tyler Dippel finished third in the championship.
The 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 30th season of the K&N Pro Series East . It began at New Smyrna Speedway on February 14 and concluded at Dover International Speedway on September 30. William Byron was the defending Drivers' Champion. Justin Haley won the championship, 22 points in front of Kyle Benjamin .
Drivers
Notes
Schedule
All of the races in the 2016 season - with the exception of the Biscuitville 125 and JUSTDRIVE.com 125 - were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis.[ 27]
No.
Race Title
Track
Date
1
Jet Tools 150
New Smyrna Speedway , New Smyrna Beach
February 14
2
Mobile 150 presented by Mobile Sports Authority
Mobile International Speedway , Irvington
March 13[ a]
3
Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150
Greenville-Pickens Speedway , Greenville
March 26
4
PittLite 125
Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol
April 16
5
Biscuitville 125
Virginia International Raceway , Danville
April 30
6
ComServe Wireless 150
Dominion Raceway , Woodford
May 30
7
Stafford 150
Stafford Motor Speedway , Stafford
June 17
8
NAPA 150
Columbus Motor Speedway , Columbus
July 2
9
United Site Services 70
New Hampshire Motor Speedway , Loudon
July 16
10
Casey's General Store 150 [ b]
Iowa Speedway , Newton
July 29
11
Bully Hill Vineyards 100
Watkins Glen International , Watkins Glen
August 5
12
Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140
Greenville-Pickens Speedway , Greenville
September 5
13
JUSTDRIVE.com 125
New Jersey Motorsports Park , Millville
September 17
14
Dover 125
Dover International Speedway , Dover
September 30
Source:[ 29]
Notes
Results and standings
Races
Notes
1 – The qualifying session for the Dover 125 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Owners' championship.
Drivers' championship
(key ) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
Notes
See also
References
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