Rookie wins East Series race at Gresham

Rookie Kyle Larson won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia, taking advantage of a restart mistake by Cale Conley.
Larson, a driver from Elk Grove, Calif., won the first race of his East Series career. He took the lead from Conley on the final restart and held on over the last five laps of the race.
Conley, who won the pole and led the first 145 laps of the Slack Auto Parts 150, spun his tires on the final restart allowing Larson to pass for the lead.
Larson has three top-five finishes in six East Series starts this season.
Conley has made only three East Series starts and finished in the top five in two of those races.
Go to the K&N website for more on the East Series race from Gresham.

Photo: Rookie Kyle Larson won the first NASCAR K&N Pro Series race of this career at Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia. (Credit: Kevin Lyles/NASCAR)

LaJoie adds his name to winner's list at historic Bowman Gray Stadium

Corey LaJoie won the first race of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career on one of the most historic tracks in NASCAR.
LaJoie won the East Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina, one of the tracks where Richard Petty and Tim Flock started their stock-car racing careers.
LaJoie, the son of two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie, was second at Bowman Gray last year and had three runner-up finishes in his East Series career.
Go to the K&N website for more on the East Series race from Bowman Gray Stadium.

Photo: The cars in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race make their way around historic Bowman Gray Stadium. (Credit: Jason Smith/NASCAR)

Pursley and Kwasniewski a 1-2 punch for Gene Price Motorsports

Gene Price Motorsports teammates Greg Pursley and Dylan Kwasniewski finished 1-2 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at the Bullring in Las Vegas.
Pursley won the West Series race in Las Vegas for the second year in a row.
Kwasniewski won the pole and led the first 12 laps of the race. He maintained his lead in the West Series standings with his second-place finish.
Pursley won his second race of the season.
"It was a great race," Pursley said. "We had a really good car there and a really good battle there with Dylan. Our car, on a restart, wouldn't start going until about 10 laps in. We had a great battle with him there at the end. Kid's a great driver, but our car was
just a little bit better and had a little bit more at the end."
Go to the K&N website for more on the West Series race from Las Vegas.

Photo: Greg Pursley (26) and Dylan Kwasniewski gave Gene Price Motorsports a 1-2 finish in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Las Vegas. (Getty Images for NASCAR)

Dylan Kwasniewski leads Hunter Index for June

Dylan Kwasniewski won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race of the season at Stockton 99 Speedway and claimed the top spot in the West Series standings.
He was voted as the top driver in the NASCAR Hunter Index for June with two wins and two runner-up finishes in his past four races.
He was credited with a win for being the highest finishing driver from the West Series at Iowa Speedway. He was eighth. Chase Elliott won the race and he was followed by seven drivers from the East Series.
He was second at the inaugural West Series race at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota and was leading that race before his transmission gave out on him in the closing laps.
Go to NASCAR Home Tracks for the complete Hunter Index.

Photo: Dylan Kwasniewski leads the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings and is the top driver in the Hunter Index for June. (Credit Getty Images for NASCAR)

Self wins first West Series race at Brainerd

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West made its first trip to Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota.
Michael Self won the first race of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career.
Self, who had made 33 career West Series starts without a win, chased down Dylan Kwasniewski in the final laps on the road course to win the race.
Kwasniewski led a race-high 39 laps, but had gear box problems down the stretch. He was able to nurse his car across the finish line in second place.
Greg Pursley, the reigning West Series champion, was third.
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Photo: Michael Self celebrates winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Brainerd International Raceway, the first of his career.Credit: Adam Bettcher/NASCAR

Elliott wins at Iowa Speedway

Chase Elliott saved his first win for one of the biggest stages on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series schedule.
He won the race at Iowa Speedway which pits the top driver from the East and West Series.
Elliott started 15th and won his first race in his 16th career start on the K&N Pro Series East.
The East Series took the top seven spots in the race at Iowa Speedway.
Dylan Kwasniewski was the highest-finishing driver from the West Series in eighth. He was credited with a win and padded his lead in the West Series standings.
Travis Pastrana, an X-Games champion and action sports athlete, had the best finish of his K&N Pro Series career. He was fourth.
Go to the K&N website for more on the K&N Pro Series race from Iowa Speedway.

Photo: Chase Elliott and crew chief Lance McGrew celebrate winning the K&N Pro Series race at Iowa Speedway. Credit: Mike Gatzke/Iowa Speedway