NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results: Peña Gets First Victory

Second-Year Diversity Driver Led Last 10 Laps For The Win

 

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (April 17, 2011) — Sergio Peña won the South Boston 150 in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action Sunday afternoon from South Boston Speedway by surviving pressure from Matt DiBenedetto and Max Gresham on a late restart.

 

Peña, out of Winchester, Va., took advantage of some tough luck for Brett Moffitt as the laps were winding down to collect his first series win.

 

Moffitt, who led much of the race and was out in front by three seconds as the laps were counting down, was knocked out of contention when he tangled with Michael Cherry with just 10 circuits to go. Moffitt was in search of what would have been a third-consecutive series win after winning the 2010 season finale and this season’s opener.

 

Peña, who jumped onto the scene in January 2010 when he narrowly lost to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Joey Logano in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, inherited the lead from Moffitt on Lap 141 and made it stand.

 

Peña drives for Revolution Racing as part of Drive for Diversity.

 

DiBenedetto placed second followed by Gresham, Coleman Pressley and Ryan Gifford.

 

Polesitter Darrell Wallace Jr. led the first 73 laps – a race-high – and finished in the sixth position with Andrew Smith, Alex Bowman, D.J. Shaw and Derek Ramstrom rounding out the top 10.

 

The South Boston 150 will be televised by SPEED on Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. ET.

 

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to action on Thursday, April 28 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway for the Blue Ox 100.

 

For additional information, contact:

Jason Cunningham, Integrated Marketing Communications, (704) 201-6658 or jcunningham@nascar.com

 

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-South Boston 150 Unofficial Results

Sunday

At South Boston Speedway

South Boston, Va.

Lap length: 0.4 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (3) Sergio Peña, Winchester, Va., Toyota, 150 laps, 51.998 mph

2. (4) Matt DiBenedetto, Grass Valley, Calif., Toyota, 150

3. (7) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 150

4. (10) Coleman Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Toyota, 150

5. (12) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Toyota, 150

6. (1) Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala., Toyota, 150

7. (8) Andrew Smith, Pooler, Ga., Chevrolet, 150

8. (22) Alex Bowman, Tucson, Ariz., Toyota, 150

9. (19) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Chevrolet, 150

10. (17) Derek Ramstrom, West Boylston, Mass., Chevrolet, 150

11. (26) Brandon Gdovic, Yorktown, Va., Dodge, 150

12. (20) Brandon Haley, Lavonia, Ga., Ford, 150

13. (25) Clay Campbell, Martinsville, Va., Chevrolet, 150

14. (15) Ben Kennedy, Daytona Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 150

15. (16) Cody Hodgson, Escalon, Calif., Chevrolet, 149

16. (28) Ryan Lynch, New Boston, Texas, Chevrolet, 149

17. (29) Julian Albarracin, Bogata, Columbia, Chevrolet, 149

18. (27) Daniel Suarez, Monterrey, Mexico, Dodge, 149

19. (14) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 148

20. (18) Chad Boat, Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet, 148

21. (23) Cale Conley, Vienna, W.Va., Chevrolet, 147

22. (9) Chase Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Chevrolet, 146

23. (6) Michael Cherry, Valrico, Fla., Toyota, 145

24. (2) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Toyota, 140, accident

25. (24) Rick Gdovic, Pittsburgh, Pa., Dodge, 139, accident

26. (13) Benny Gordon, DuBois, Pa., Chevrolet, 116, sway bar

27. (21) Zach Germain, Bexley, Ohio, Toyota, 111, accident

28. (30) Michelle Theriault, Bristol, Conn., Toyota, 105

29. (5) Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C., Ford, 46, mechanical

30. (11) Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, Okla., Chevrolet, 14, accident

 

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 9 minutes 14 seconds

Margin of Victory: 1.055 seconds

Fastest Qualifier: D.Wallace, Jr. (91.394 mph, 15.756 seconds)

Caution Flags: 6 for 39 laps.

Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders: D. Wallace,Jr. 1-73; B. Moffitt 74-140; S. Peña 141-150.

Standings: 1. S. Peña, 331; 2. C. Pressley, 330; 3. M. DiBenedetto, 325; 4. D. Wallace,Jr., 310; 5. A. Bowman, 307; 6. B. Moffitt, 286; 7. R. Gifford, 279; 8. A. Smith, 273; 9. M. Gresham, 265; 10. B. Haley, 265.