NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series
 |
|
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Inaugural season | 1987 |
| Manufacturers | Chevrolet · Ford · Toyota · Dodge |
| Tire suppliers | Goodyear |
| Drivers' champion | William Byron |
| Teams' champion | HScott Motorsports |
| Makes' champion | Chevrolet |
| Official website | K&N Pro Series East |
 Current season
|
|
The K&N Pro Series East (formerly Busch East Series & Busch North Series and Camping World Series East) is a regional series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are held at oval tracks ranging from 1⁄3 to 1 mile (0.54–1.61 km) in length and on two road courses, 1.53 and 2.45 miles (2.46 and 3.94 km) in length. Most races are stand-alone events (i.e. not in conjunction with other NASCAR touring series) but there are three race weekends that are in combination with the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Many of the drivers on the series are gaining experience with the hopes of moving up to one of the major NASCAR series, however some of the drivers are right at home in the series and have no plans of moving on. The series is not only developmental for drivers (including Joey Logano, Martin Truex, Jr., Ricky Craven, Mike McLaughlin, Austin Dillon, Trevor Bayne, Brian Ickler, Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Truex), but for crew members (such as Greg Zipadelli and Marc Puchalski) and officials, as well.
In 1994, it became the first NASCAR-sanctioned series to have a winless season champion when Dale Shaw won the then-Busch Grand National North Series championship without winning a single race all year. The series had the distinction of being the only NASCAR series in which this had happened until 2013, when Austin Dillon won the Nationwide Series championship the same way.
The other regional division at the Grand National level of NASCAR is the K&N Pro Series West.
Formed as the NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series in 1987, the series originally raced primarily in the Northeastern United States, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Drivers in the series could compete in "combination" races with then named Busch Grand National Series (now Xfinity Series) that were held at various tracks over the years, including but not limited to Daytona International Speedway, Nazareth Speedway, Watkins Glen International and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Combination races were on the schedule until 2001. In 2002, a big crash occurred at the Glen that saw many cars spinning through the esses on lap one, along with Troy Williams actually overturning over the guardrail. No one was hurt.
...
Wikipedia