Saturday, February 15, 2014

#NASCAR K&N Pro Series Season Opener
New Smyrna Speedway (#KNEAST)

Gray Gaulding, the 2013 season with a win at PIR and is ready to take on the
2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule with the expressed
goal of winning the championship. (Getty Images for NASCAR)


K&N Pro Series Season Opener - New Smyrna Speedway

EVENT INFORMATION


FAST FACTS

The Race: The New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS opens the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship season. It is the first of 14 oval track events and 16 races overall on the schedule. This is the series’ first visit to the Florida oval.

The Procedure: The starting field is 28 cars, including provisionals. The first 24 cars will qualify through two-lap time trials while the remaining four starting spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 150 laps covering 72 miles with a break at or near the conclusion of Lap 75.

The Track: New Smyrna Speedway opened in 1964 and has a grandstand capacity of 8,000. The .48-mile banked oval has 600-foot staightaways, 720-foot turns with 23 degrees of banking. The track was repaved in January 2007. Additionally, it is part of the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

The Records: Qualifying and race records will be established at the event.


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