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Gresham Rebounds To NHMS K&N East Victory

LOUDON, N.H. (July 15, 2011) - Max Gresham overcame an early pit-road
miscue to win the New England 125 Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

It is the second win of the season and fourth career victory for Gresham,
the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East points leader.

The Griffin, Ga., driver won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors
Light in Thursday's qualifying and led most of the early laps in Friday's
race. However, while most of the lead cars pitted on Lap 48,
miscommunication between Gresham, his crew chief and spotter caused the
Joe Gibbs Racing development driver to stay out a lap longer. The miscue
meant Gresham restarted 21st after the cycle of pit stops and he had to
work his way through the field.

Gresham took the lead from runner-up Brett Moffitt on Lap 113 and pulled
away over the closing laps.

Corey LaJoie finished third, followed by fellow rookie Brandon Gdovic and
Benny Gordon.

Alex Bowman, Daniel Suárez, Sergio Peña, Eddie MacDonald and Chase Elliott
rounded out the top 10.

Gresham led a race-high 53 laps. Low finishes for championship contenders
Matt DiBenedetto (27th) and Darrell Wallace Jr. (30th) allowed Gresham to
push his points lead to 94 over Moffitt, who moved to second. DiBenedetto
dropped to third in points, 125 behind, and Wallace is fourth, 139 back.
Peña rounds out the top five.

The New England 125 will be broadcast on SPEED on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6
p.m. ET

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to the track on Saturday, July
23 for the inaugural Jegs 150 at Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-New England 125 Unofficial Results
Friday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 125 laps, 78.152 mph.
2. (7) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Toyota, 125.
3. (5) Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C., Dodge, 125.
4. (16) Brandon Gdovic, Yorktown, Va., Dodge, 125.
5. (4) Benny Gordon, DuBois, Pa., Chevrolet, 125.
6. (19) Alex Bowman, Tucson, Ariz., Toyota, 125.
7. (9) Daniel Suárez, Monterrey, Mexico, Toyota, 125.
8. (3) Sergio Peña, Winchester, Va., Toyota, 125.
9. (33) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 125.
10. (10) Chase Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Chevrolet, 125.
11. (18) Dylan Presnell, Sevierville, Tenn., Toyota, 125.
12. (14) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Toyota, 125.
13. (8) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Chevrolet, 125.
14. (11) Jimmy Weller, Hubbard, Ohio, Toyota, 125.
15. (20) Chad Boat, Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet, 125.
16. (34) Cody Hodgson, Escalon, Calif., Dodge, 125.
17. (21) Robert Johnson, Hamptonville, N.C., Chevrolet, 125.
18. (13) Corey Williams, Boothbay, Maine, Chevrolet, 125.
19. (23) Dale Quarterley, Westfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 125.
20. (29) Spencer Gallagher, Las Vegas, Nev., Chevrolet, 125.
21. (15) Brandon McReynolds, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet, 125.
22. (28) Travis Pastrana, Annapolis, Md., Toyota, 125.
23. (26) Cale Conley, Vienna, W.Va., Chevrolet, 125.
24. (24) Tanner Whitten, Congerville, Ill., Chevrolet, 124.
25. (22) Julian Albarracin, Bogota, Columbia, Dodge, 124.
26. (35) Clay Campbell, Martinsville, Va., Chevrolet, 124.
27. (6) Matt DiBenedetto, Grass Valley, Calif., Toyota, 122.
28. (27) Michelle Theriault, Bristol, Conn., Toyota, 119.
29. (36) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 106, engine.
30. (2) Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala., Toyota, 103.
31. (32) Andrew Smith, Pooler, Ga., Chevrolet, 94, handling.
32. (12) Ben Kennedy, Daytona Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 83.
33. (25) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Quebec, Chevrolet, 55, accident.
34. (31) Ryan Reed, Bakersfield, Calif., Toyota, 43, accident.
35. (30) Michael Cherry, Valrico, Fla., Toyota, 14, engine.
36. (17) Joey Polewarczyk, Hudson, N.H., Chevrolet, 13, accident.

Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 41 minutes 32 seconds
Margin of Victory: 1.214 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: M.Gresham (127.130 mph, 29.96 seconds)
Caution Flags: 5 for 21 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Wallace,Jr. 1-8; M. Gresham 9-48; R. Gifford 49-52; S.
Peña 53-75; C. LaJoie 76-83; B. Moffitt 84-112; M. Gresham 113-125.
Standings: 1. M. Gresham, 1315; 2. B. Moffitt, 1221; 3. M. DiBenedetto,
1190; 4. D. Wallace,Jr., 1176; 5. S. Peña, 1094; 6. A. Bowman, 1091; 7. C.
LaJoie, 1084; 8. E. MacDonald, 1049; 9. C. Hodgson,