JOHN DEERE DEALERS 250 - IOWA SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #12 of 34 for the 2011 season
Last Race - Dover
Next Race - Charlotte
Stenhouse, Jr. wins at Iowa: #6-Ricky Stenhousr, Jr. won the John Deere Dealers 250 at Iowa Speedway for his first Nationwide Series win in his 51st race. He is the first Nationwide Series regular to win a race since Justin Allgaier won last year at Bristol in March. #60-Carl Edwards finished second, followed by #22-Brad Keselowski, #32-Reed Sorenson, #2-Elliott Sadler, #09-Kenny Wallace (making his 500th Nationwide start), #18-Michael McDowell, #31-Justin Allgaier, #30-James Buescher, and #33-Austin Dillon. There were 5 cautions for 28 laps and 17 lead changes among 7 leaders. The attendance was 37,811. Complete results are posted on the Iowa race results page.(5-22-2011)
Iowa Race Fast Facts:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the The Inaugural Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 Presented by Pioneer, his first victory in 51 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2011. He is the first championship contender to win in 2011.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
Carl Edwards(i) (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2011.
Brad Keselowski(i) (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
Blake Koch (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 7 points over Reed Sorenson. Stenhouse is third 8 points behind.
Three Iowa Speedway records were set today: average speed (106.130), lap leaders (seven) and lead changes (17).
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-22-2011)
Driver standings following Iowa:
1) #2-Elliott Sadler 418
2) #32-Reed Sorenson 3 411 -7
3) #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 10 410 -8
4) #31-Justin Allgaier 2 398 -20
5) #38-Jason Leffler 0 375 -43
6) #88-Aric Almirola 4 366 -52
7) #09-Kenny Wallace 1 355 -63
8) #66-Steve Wallace 0 315 -103
9) #11-Brian Scott 1 303 -115
10) #7-Josh Wise 2 289 -129
Complete standings are posted on the driver standings page.(5-22-2011)
Owner Standings following Iowa are posted. The top 30 in owners points who have attempted all races are locked in at Charlotte. The #16 Roush Fenway team loses their locked in position by not attempting he Iowa race. #89-Morgan Shepherd/Faith Motorsports is now locked in.(5-22-2011)
Dillon fastest in happy hour: #33-Austin Dillon was quickest during happy hour at Iowa Speedway with a speed of 132.520mph. He was followed by: #18-Michael McDowell, #31-Justin Allgaier, #32-Reed Sorenson, #11-Brian Scott, #2-Elliott Sadler, #20-Drew Herring, #88-Aric Almirola, #38-Jason Leffler, and #60-Carl Edwards. Complete results are posted on the Iowa practice results page.(5-21-2011)
Qualifying rained out; Herring on pole at Iowa: Rain showers Saturday morning forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying for the John Deere Dealers 250 and set the field by owners points. The Nationwide Series will have a practice session from 1:30-3:00pm/CT. #20-Drew Herring will start from the pole followed by #18-Michael McDowell, #33-Austin Dillion, #60-Carl Edwards, #32-Reed Sorenson, #2-Elliott Sadler, #38-Jason Leffler, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #31-Justin Allgiaer, and #22-Brad Keselowski. Did Not Qualify: none. The starting lineup is posted on the Iowa starting lineup page.(5-21-2011)
Entry List: UPDATES:There are 43 cars on the preliminary entry list for Sunday's John Deere Dealers 250 at Iowa Speedway. Some notes:
Daryl Harr is entered in the #02;
Michael McDowell will make his JGR debut in the #18;
Drew Herring will drive the JRG #20;
Austin Dillon will drive the #33;
Luis Martinez, Jr makes his Nationwide debut in the #39;
The Key Motorsports #40 driver is TBA;
Tim Schendel returns to the #52;
Not entered: Tim Andrews and the #79 Chance 2 team or Angela and Amber Cope.
(5-16-2011)
UPDATE: Daryl Harr has withdrawn. There are currently 42 drivers on the entry list.(5-18-2011)
Carl Edwards will have Brian Ickler drive his car in practice Friday and qualifying on Saturday. Trevor Bayne will have Chris Buescher practice and qualify his car while Brad Keselowski will have Sam Hornish Jr. practice and qualify his car.(Scene Daily)
UPDATE 2: Several changes to the entry list:
Roush Fenway will withdraw the #16 team. That team will lose it's locked in position for the remainder of the year. The #40 Key Motorsports team is now locked in at Iowa
Brad Teague moves from the #0 to the Jay Robinson #28;
Tim Schendel moves from the #52 to the JD Motorsports #0;
Daryl Harr will drive the #52 for Jimmy Means;
Amber Cope has now been added in the #93.
Tim Andrews has been added in a second Key Motorsports car, #46.(5-19-2011)
UPDATE 3: Dennis Setzer will drive the #28. The driver of the #49 is TBA.(5-19-2011)
UPDATE 3: Final entry list is out:
Brad Teague is still listed in the #28 and Setzer in the #49, but that is expected to change;
Charles Lewandoski will be in the Key Motorsports #40;
Angela Cope is in the Tri-Star #44;
Chase Miller will drive the #68;
There are 43 cars at the track.(5-20-2011)
See the complete list on the Iowa entry list page.
Nationwide Series Live from Iowa on ABC: The NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, this weekend and ABC will have a live telecast of the race on Sunday, May 22. NASCAR Countdown airs at 1:30 p.m. ET with the race's green flag at 2:14 p.m. Allen Bestwick will call the action with analysis by Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree. Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake. NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Nicole Briscoe with analysis by Jarrett and Brad Daugherty. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race.(ESPN)(5-16-2011)
Friday, May 20th
7:00 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER
8:30 AM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00AM NNS GARAGE OPENS
2:00 PM NNS ROOKIE & SPOTTER’S MEETING, RANDOM DRAWING
3:00 PM-4:45 PM NNS PRACTICE
5:15 PM-7:00 PM NNS PRACTICE
7:00 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES
8:00 PM NNS GARAGE CLOSES
Saturday, May 21st
8:00 AM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00 AM-10:55 AM NNS FINAL PRACTICE
3:40 PM (4:40 PM) NNS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
5:30 PM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES
Sunday, May 22nd
9:00 AM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
11:00 AM NNS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING (DRIVERS MEETING ROOM)
12:30 PM NNS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
1:00 PM (2:00 PM/ET) NNS RACE (250 LAPS, 218.75 MILES)
1:30 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires:
Left-side -- 675; Right-side -- 675
Set limits:
Up to 8 sets for the weekend
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4470; Right-side -- D-4474
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.1 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 26 psi; Left Rear -- 26 psi;
Right Front -- 40 psi; Right Rear -- 38 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 18 psi; Left Rear -- 18 psi;
Right Front -- 36 psi; Right Rear -- 34 psi
Notes: This is the first time NASCAR Nationwide teams will run either of these two tire codes . . . both of these tires are unique to Iowa . . . this combination of left- and right-side tires came out of a Goodyear tire test at Iowa in April . . . drivers participating in that test were Todd Bodine and Reed Sorenson . . . compared to what Nationwide teams ran at Iowa last season, this tire set-up features softer compounds on both sides of the car . . . there is also a slight construction change to the right-side tire and a mold shape change to the left-side tire to help keep the stagger in line . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Iowa.
