Todd Gilliland celebrates after picking up the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win Saturday night at Berlin Raceway. Photo by Rey Del Rio/NASCAR via Getty Images
Todd Gilliland worked the tire conservation game to perfection Saturday night, picking the perfect time to power to the front, en route to his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory of the season.
The 17-year-old NASCAR Next driver from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, led the final 31 laps to claim the Stars & Stripes 150 in the series’ first visit to Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan.
It is Gilliland’s second career East win and first in 11 starts since winning his debut in the 2016 season opener. He has 11 K&N Pro West wins in 23 starts and leads the West championship race after eight events.
Gilliland’s No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota was fastest in practice at Berlin and qualified third. He spent most of the first half of the race near the front, but really made his move before the halfway break when he marched back up to third. Following a lap 92 restart, he picked his way to second. He bolted past Hunter Baize on lap 120 following another restart and led the rest of the way.
A multi-car shunt on the backstretch on the white flag lap ended the race under the yellow/checkered, but by then the race wasn’t in doubt as Gilliland had built more than a two-second lead.
Gilliland’s teammate Chase Purdy finished second, with Chase Cabre in third, Jay Beasley in fourth and Ronnie Bassett, Jr. in fifth.
Championship points leader Harrison Burton finished sixth and saw his lead trimmed to 19 over Gilliland. Purdy is third in points, 27 back of Gilliland and leading a pack of five drivers separated by six points.
Dippel, Ruben Garcia, Jr., Enrique Baca and Collin Cabre rounded out the top 10. Baize led a race-high 104 laps but was collected in the final lap incident and finished 11th.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East returns to the track Saturday, July 8 with the Busch North Throwback 100 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Berlin Raceway – Marne, MI
Stars & Stripes 150 – July 1, 2017
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 16 | Todd Gilliland | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 150 | 47 | 4 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 17 | Chase Purdy * | Bama Buggies/Textron Off-Road Toyota | 150 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 11 | 4 | Chase Cabre * | Max Siegel, Inc. Toyota | 150 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 13 | 42 | Jay Beasley | CASTLE Toyota | 150 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 5 | 04 | Ronnie Bassett, Jr. | Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet | 150 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | Harrison Burton | Dex Imaging Toyota | 150 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 2 | 30 | Tyler Dippel | TyCar Ford | 150 | 38 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | Ruben Garcia Jr. | Max Siegel, Inc. Toyota | 150 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Enrique Baca * | Nextgen Motorsports Chevrolet | 149 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | Collin Cabre | UTI/NTI Toyota | 149 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 9 | 13 | Hunter Baize | Overstock Mercantile Chevrolet | 149 | 35 | 2 | Running |
| 12 | 7 | 40 | Travis Miller | MDM Motorsports Toyota | 148 | 32 | Accident | |
| 13 | 14 | 14 | Andrew Engberson * | The Patriot Motorsports Group Ford | 148 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 17 | 38 | John Wood | Stoney’s Rockin Country\Wahl Traction Chevrolet | 146 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 16 | 36 | Stafford Smith | The Patriot Mtrsprts Group\Lights Out Chevrolet | 146 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 15 | 32 | Noel Dowler * | The Patriot Mtrsprts Grp\Empire Mechanical Ford | 126 | 28 | Rear End | |
| 17 | 6 | 44 | Dillon Bassett | Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet | 88 | 27 | Suspension |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Chase Purdy *, Time: 16.926 Seconds, Speed: 93.158 mph
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 56 mins, 50 secs Average Speed: 69.361 mph Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Caution Flags: Laps 76-78 (Break – FP #14); 87-91 (Backstretch # 44 – FP #36); 111-118 (Backstretch Fluid – FP #14); 150 (Turn 3 – #40 & #13 ). 4 for 17 laps.
Lap Leaders: Tyler Dippel 1-15, Hunter Baize 16-119, Todd Gilliland 120-150.
Total Laps Led: Hunter Baize 104, Todd Gilliland 31, Tyler Dippel 15. 2 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Harrison Burton 300, Todd Gilliland 281, Chase Purdy * 254, Hunter Baize 251, Chase Cabre * 250, Ronnie Bassett, Jr. 249, Ruben Garcia Jr. 248, Jay Beasley 235, Tyler Dippel 221, Collin Cabre 220
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
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