Conley makes most of race in Columbus

Cale Conley scored one of the biggest wins of his NASCAR career at Columbus Motor Speedway in Ohio.
Conley, a part-time driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, won the Jegs 150 leading every lap of the race.
He took the lead passing pole winner Ben Kennedy on the first lap. Conley won the first race of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series career.
It was his third top-five finish in four East Series races this year. He was second at Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia and third at Iowa Speedway.
Brett Moffitt was second, followed by Darrell Wallace Jr. in third.
Go to the K&N website for more on the race from Columbus Motor Speedway.

Photo: Cale Conley won the first race of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career at Columbus Motor Speedway.(Credit: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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)