Cindric Wins In His K&N Pro Series East Debut At VIR

Austin Cindric and his crew chief Chris Carrier celebrate their NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win in victory lane at Virginia International Raceway. Photo by Bob Leverone

Austin Cindric and his crew chief Chris Carrier celebrate their NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win in victory lane at Virginia International Raceway. Photo by Bob Leverone

Austin Cindric had the dream NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut at Virginia International Raceway.

The 17-year-old muscled his way to victory over a charging Justin Haley to capture the checkered flag at the 2.250-mile road course and his first NASCAR victory.

Cindric, the son of Team Penske President Tim Cindric, started in the top position after winning the 21 Means 21 Pole Award earlier in the day. He battled Haley and Noah Gragson throughout the 55-Lap race for the lead and led a total of 29 laps.

The Mooresville, North Carolina, native also dominated the sole practice session of the day with a time of 87.792 seconds to almost break the track’s qualifying record.

His trip to the winner’s circle marked the second consecutive trip for his team, Martin-McClure Racing. A team owned by NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers Eric McClure and Hal Martin.

Haley and Austin Theriault finished second and third consecutively, while Kyle Benjamin and Ronnie Bassett, Jr. rounded out the top five.

Hunter Baize, Jairo Avila, Jr., Ruben Garcia Jr., Brian Henderson and J.P Morgan completed the top 10.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to action on May 30 at Virginia’s Dominion Raceway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Virginia International Raceway – Alton, VA
Biscuitville 125 – April 30, 2016

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 39 Austin Cindric * Martin-McClure Racing Toyota 55 48 5 Running
2 2 5 Justin Haley Braun Auto Chevrolet 55 43 1 Running
3 5 1 Austin Theriault Kobe Toyopet Toyota 55 41 Running
4 7 40 Kyle Benjamin FEVR Chevrolet 55 40 Running
5 18 4 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Gutters Ford 55 39 Running
6 19 13 Hunter Baize * Bicycle Playing Cards/Pine Mountain Firewood 55 38 Running
7 13 42 J.A. Junior Avila * Braille Batteries Toyota 55 37 Running
8 12 6 Ruben Garcia Jr. * Special Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Toyota 55 36 Running
9 9 46 Brian Henderson * BDL Motorsports/Verizon Chevrolet 55 35 Running
10 14 23 J.P. Morgan www.soldbyjackiemorgan.com Chevrolet 55 34 Running
11 10 12 Harrison Burton * DEX Imaging/Konica Minolta Chevrolet 55 33 Running
12 23 18 Sergio Pena Drive Technology/Hunt Racing Toyota 55 32 Running
13 22 44 Dillon Bassett Bassett Gutters Ford 55 31 Running
14 21 4 Ali Kern * Max Siegel, Inc. Toyota 55 30 Running
15 15 27 Gracin Raz Montana Tech Ford 55 29 Running
16 20 2 Sarah Cornett-Ching * Dickies Ford 54 28 Running
17 4 55 Noah Gragson AlertID/Speed Vegas/Colliers Int’l Ford 51 28 1 Running
18 17 30 Dominique Van Wieringen * Durobyte Ford 50 26 Running
19 6 38 Tyler Dippel * East West Marine/TyCar Chevrolet 48 25 Transmission
20 3 3 Kaz Grala NETTTS Toyota 46 24 Running
21 8 2 Collin Cabre UTI/NTI Toyota 44 23 Accident
22 16 49 John Holleman IV * Midway Mobile Storage Ford 44 22 Accident
23 11 41 Spencer Davis * FEVR Chevrolet 37 21 Running
24 24 31 Trey Hutchens Whelen/Boninfante Friction Inc. Chevrolet 26 20 Transmission

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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: 
Austin Cindric *, Time: 87.792 Seconds, Speed: 92.264 mph
Time of Race: 2 hrs., 16 mins, 52 secs Average Speed: 54.250 mph Margin of Victory: .183 Seconds
Caution Flags:Laps 13-15 (#41 – Station 2 – FP #31); 23-25 (#3 Bridge – FP#31); 29 (#31 Station 7/Break – No FP); 42-43 (#55 Bridge – FP #30); 45-47 (#49, #2, #27 Station 6 – FP #30); 50-51 (#38 Station 8 – FP #02).  6 for 14 laps.
Lap Leaders: Austin Cindric * 1-26, Noah Gragson 27-32, Justin Haley 33-52, Austin Cindric * 53-55.
Total Laps Led: Austin Cindric * 29, Justin Haley 20, Noah Gragson 6.  3 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Justin Haley 204, Kyle Benjamin 204, Ronnie Bassett Jr. 180, Spencer Davis * 176, Tyler Dippel * 172, Kaz Grala 169, Noah Gragson 167, Austin Theriault 160, Harrison Burton * 152, Hunter Baize * 151

* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender

 

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