Haley Returns To Site Of First Career Win

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East point leader Justin Haley leads the series back to Greenville Pickens Speedway for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 on Monday, the track where he collected his first career win back in March.

Since that first win, it’s been a career year for the driver from Winamac, Indiana. Haley has two wins and 10 top fives in 11 races thus far this season. He’s the only series driver to finish in the top 10 in every event this season. With three races remaining, Haley enjoys a comfortable 36-point lead over Kyle Benjamin, while Austin Theriault is 74 points back in third.

Haley has made two career starts at Greenville, starting from inside the top three in both of them. That’s significant at Greenville, a flat half-mile oval where tire management is key late in races. In March, Benjamin led a race-high 122 laps in a dominant effort, but Haley had enough tire left at the end to make a pass seven laps from the finish for the win.

This race is 10 laps shorter than the one in March. Should Benjamin bring the same car and setup back to the track this time around, he could hit it just right and see himself in Victory Lane and close the gap on Haley at the top of the standings.

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