JOHN DEERE DEALERS 250 - IOWA SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #12 of 34 for the 2011 season
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Race Results
NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 12
THE INAUGURAL IOWA JOHN DEERE DEALERS "250" PRESENTED BY PIONEER
IOWA SPEEDWAY
Newton, IA - May 22, 2011
.875-Mile Oval
250 Laps - 218.75 Miles Purse: $1,171,305
Fin |
Str |
Car |
Series |
Bonus |
Driver |
Leader |
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Pos |
Pos |
No |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Points |
Points |
Rating |
Winnings |
Status |
Times |
Laps |
1 |
8 |
6 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
Blackwell Angus Ford |
250 |
47 |
4 |
128.4 |
$74,343 |
Running |
5 |
41 |
2 |
4 |
60 |
Carl Edwards |
Polaris Off Road Vehicles Ford |
250 |
0 |
0 |
121.5 |
51,675 |
Running |
6 |
33 |
3 |
10 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski |
Discount Tire Dodge |
250 |
0 |
0 |
124.8 |
39,950 |
Running |
2 |
30 |
4 |
5 |
32 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dollar General Chevy |
250 |
42 |
2 |
128.6 |
39,343 |
Running |
1 |
77 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Elliott Sadler |
OneMain Financial Chevy |
250 |
39 |
0 |
105.1 |
32,493 |
Running |
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6 |
14 |
09 |
Kenny Wallace |
American Ethanol/Iowa Corn/G-Oil Toyota |
250 |
38 |
0 |
85.1 |
28,443 |
Running |
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7 |
2 |
18 |
Michael McDowell |
Pizza Ranch Toyota |
250 |
0 |
0 |
114.4 |
27,328 |
Running |
1 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
31 |
Justin Allgaier |
Brandt Chevy |
250 |
37 |
1 |
88.2 |
26,288 |
Running |
1 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
30 |
James Buescher |
FOE Chevy |
250 |
0 |
0 |
92.2 |
25,193 |
Running |
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10 |
3 |
33 |
Austin Dillon |
Rheem Heating,Cooling & Water Heating Chevy |
250 |
0 |
0 |
97.8 |
25,543 |
Running |
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11 |
17 |
66 |
Steve Wallace |
5-hour Energy Toyota |
250 |
33 |
0 |
88.1 |
23,718 |
Running |
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12 |
1 |
20 |
Drew Herring |
SportClips Toyota |
250 |
33 |
1 |
108.0 |
23,168 |
Running |
2 |
39 |
13 |
19 |
62 |
Michael Annett |
Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota |
250 |
31 |
0 |
90.7 |
22,643 |
Running |
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14 |
22 |
51 |
Jeremy Clements |
RepairableVehicles.com Chevy |
250 |
30 |
0 |
74.1 |
24,068 |
Running |
||
15 |
24 |
70 |
Scott Wimmer |
Foretravel Chevy |
250 |
29 |
0 |
78.4 |
23,193 |
Running |
||
16 |
18 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Nemco Motorsports Toyota |
250 |
28 |
0 |
76.9 |
21,718 |
Running |
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17 |
11 |
88 |
Aric Almirola |
2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame Chevy |
250 |
27 |
0 |
91.8 |
21,218 |
Running |
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18 |
20 |
19 |
Mike Bliss |
Tri-Star Motorsports Chevy |
249 |
26 |
0 |
75.1 |
20,968 |
Running |
||
19 |
21 |
01 |
Mike Wallace |
G&K Services Chevy |
249 |
25 |
0 |
67.2 |
20,943 |
Running |
||
20 |
31 |
89 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Victory in Jesus Chevy |
247 |
24 |
0 |
64.3 |
14,550 |
Running |
||
21 |
26 |
81 |
Blake Koch # |
Daystar.com Dodge |
247 |
23 |
0 |
54.7 |
24,018 |
Running |
||
22 |
28 |
23 |
Robert Richardson |
North Texas Pipe Dodge |
246 |
22 |
0 |
55.9 |
13,800 |
Running |
||
23 |
29 |
14 |
Eric McClure |
Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy |
246 |
21 |
0 |
52.4 |
14,050 |
Running |
||
24 |
32 |
52 |
Daryl Harr |
WestWorld Computers Chevy |
246 |
20 |
0 |
49.4 |
13,525 |
Running |
||
25 |
27 |
28 |
Dennis Setzer |
Maxelence Chevy |
243 |
19 |
0 |
45.6 |
20,493 |
Running |
||
26 |
40 |
13 |
Jennifer Jo Cobb # |
DriverBoutique.com Ford |
238 |
18 |
0 |
40.6 |
13,275 |
Running |
||
27 |
16 |
11 |
Brian Scott |
Shore Lodge Toyota |
233 |
17 |
0 |
73.2 |
19,618 |
Running |
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28 |
34 |
44 |
Angela Cope |
Tri-Star Motorsports-PRO Motor Chevy |
230 |
16 |
0 |
42.3 |
13,400 |
Running |
||
29 |
12 |
7 |
Josh Wise |
GoDaddy.com Chevy |
224 |
15 |
0 |
57.1 |
19,343 |
Running |
||
30 |
23 |
15 |
Timmy Hill # |
Lilly Trucking Ford |
222 |
14 |
0 |
51.1 |
19,518 |
Engine |
||
31 |
25 |
39 |
Luis Martinez Jr |
King Taco Ford |
204 |
13 |
0 |
53.6 |
19,063 |
Running |
||
32 |
43 |
93 |
Amber Cope |
Elie Hydro Salon Specialties Chevy |
203 |
0 |
0 |
38.4 |
12,485 |
Too Slow |
||
33 |
7 |
38 |
Jason Leffler |
Great Clips Chevy |
187 |
11 |
0 |
83.6 |
18,843 |
Running |
||
34 |
15 |
99 |
Ryan Truex # |
Pastrana Waltrip Toyota |
109 |
10 |
0 |
69.3 |
18,733 |
Accident |
||
35 |
33 |
41 |
Carl Long |
Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford |
65 |
9 |
0 |
45.0 |
12,160 |
Handling |
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36 |
39 |
75 |
Johnny Chapman |
Rick Ware Racing Ford |
15 |
8 |
0 |
41.7 |
12,050 |
Brakes |
||
37 |
37 |
74 |
Mike Harmon |
Riverwalk Cafe Chevy |
11 |
7 |
0 |
37.9 |
11,940 |
Ignition |
||
38 |
38 |
49 |
Brad Teague |
Jay Robinson Racing Chevy |
8 |
6 |
0 |
37.0 |
11,860 |
Engine |
||
39 |
42 |
46 |
Tim Andrews |
Key Motorsports Chevy |
7 |
0 |
0 |
37.6 |
11,745 |
Transmission |
||
40 |
35 |
68 |
Chase Miller |
Marro's Truck Chevy |
6 |
4 |
0 |
36.7 |
11,630 |
Overheating |
||
41 |
30 |
40 |
Charles Lewandoski # |
Key Motorsports Chevy |
5 |
3 |
0 |
32.9 |
11,465 |
Brakes |
||
42 |
41 |
0 |
Tim Schendel |
G&K Services Chevy |
5 |
2 |
0 |
32.0 |
11,345 |
Electrical |
||
43 |
36 |
55 |
Brett Rowe |
Imperial Bedding Chevy |
2 |
1 |
0 |
32.3 |
11,228 |
Brakes |
Failed to qualify: n/a
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 37,811, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the John Deere Dealers 250, his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 31 (backup car).
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 3 minutes, 40 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:106.132 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.435 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None - due to inclement weather
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: Blake Koch (22 Places)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#32)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Reed Sorenson
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Blake Koch
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 28 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 52-56 (Competition Caution [39]); 111-115 (Car #99 Accident Turn 2 [01]); 118-122 (Car #44 Spin Backstretch [39]); 130-133 (Car #93 Spin Turn 2 [89]); 220-228 (Car #11 Accident Turn 1 [88]).
Lap Leaders: 17 lead changes among 7 drivers. Herring 1-37, McDowell 38-56, Sorenson 57-133, Keselowski 134, Edwards 135, Keselowski 136-164, Stenhouse Jr 165-176, Edwards 177-178, Stenhouse Jr 179-181, Edwards 182-193, Stenhouse Jr 194-200, Edwards 201-206, Stenhouse Jr 207, Edwards 208, Herring 209-210, Allgaier 211-221, Edwards 222-232, Stenhouse Jr 233-250.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS that were posted the day of the race
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted sometime on Monday following the race, ABOVE
Source: NASCAR Statistics
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. (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)Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Iowa and their finish
Caution 1: #39-Martinez, Jr., 31st
Caution 2: #01-Wallace, 19th
Caution 3: #39-Martinez, Jr. (2), 31st
Caution 4: #89-Shepherd, 20th
Caution 5: #88-Almirola, 17th
(NASCAR PR)(5-22-2011)
Unofficial Race Results for the John Deere Dealers 250 - Sunday, May 22, 2011
Iowa Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sunday, 5/22/2011 @ 4:44 PM Eastern
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | TLd | LLd |
| 1 | 8 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Blackwell Angus Ford | 250 | 47 | 4 | 128.4 | $74,343 | Running | 5 | 41 |
| 2 | 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Polaris Off Road Vehicles Ford | 250 | 0 | 121.5 | $51,675 | Running | 6 | 33 | |
| 3 | 10 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 250 | 0 | 124.8 | $39,950 | Running | 2 | 30 | |
| 4 | 5 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevy | 250 | 42 | 2 | 128.6 | $39,242 | Running | 1 | 77 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 250 | 39 | 105.1 | $32,493 | Running | |||
| 6 | 14 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | American Ethanol/Iowa Corn/G-Oil Toyota | 250 | 38 | 85.1 | $28,443 | Running | |||
| 7 | 2 | 18 | Michael McDowell(i) | Pizza Ranch Toyota | 250 | 0 | 114.4 | $27,328 | Running | 1 | 19 | |
| 8 | 9 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 250 | 37 | 1 | 88.2 | $26,288 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | 13 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | FOE Chevy | 250 | 0 | 92.2 | $25,193 | Running | |||
| 10 | 3 | 33 | Austin Dillon(i) | Rheem Heating,Cooling & Water Heating Chevy | 250 | 0 | 97.8 | $25,543 | Running | |||
| 11 | 17 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 250 | 33 | 88.1 | $23,718 | Running | |||
| 12 | 1 | 20 | Drew Herring | SportClips Toyota | 250 | 33 | 1 | 108.0 | $23,168 | Running | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | 19 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota | 250 | 31 | 90.7 | $22,643 | Running | |||
| 14 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | RepairableVehicles.com Chevy | 250 | 30 | 74.1 | $24,068 | Running | |||
| 15 | 24 | 70 | Scott Wimmer | Foretravel Chevy | 250 | 29 | 78.4 | $23,193 | Running | |||
| 16 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Nemco Motorsports Toyota | 250 | 28 | 76.9 | $21,718 | Running | |||
| 17 | 11 | 88 | Aric Almirola | 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame Chevy | 250 | 27 | 91.8 | $21,218 | Running | |||
| 18 | 20 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Tri-Star Motorsports Chevy | 249 | 26 | 75.1 | $20,968 | Running | |||
| 19 | 21 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 249 | 25 | 67.2 | $20,943 | Running | |||
| 20 | 31 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 247 | 24 | 64.3 | $14,500 | Running | |||
| 21 | 26 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Dodge | 247 | 23 | 54.7 | $24,018 | Running | |||
| 22 | 28 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Dodge | 246 | 22 | 55.9 | $13,800 | Running | |||
| 23 | 29 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy | 246 | 21 | 52.4 | $14,050 | Running | |||
| 24 | 32 | 52 | Daryl Harr | WestWorld Computers Chevy | 246 | 20 | 49.4 | $13,525 | Running | |||
| 25 | 27 | 28 | Dennis Setzer | Maxelence Chevy | 243 | 19 | 45.6 | $20,493 | Running | |||
| 26 | 40 | 13 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | DriverBoutique.com Ford | 238 | 18 | 40.6 | $13,275 | Running | |||
| 27 | 16 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 233 | 17 | 73.2 | $19,618 | Running | |||
| 28 | 34 | 44 | Angela Cope | Tri-Star Motorsports-PRO Motor Chevy | 230 | 16 | 42.3 | $13,400 | Running | |||
| 29 | 12 | 7 | Josh Wise | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 224 | 15 | 57.1 | $19,343 | Running | |||
| 30 | 23 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Lilly Trucking Ford | 222 | 14 | 51.1 | $19,518 | Engine | |||
| 31 | 25 | 39 | Luis Martinez, Jr. | King Taco Ford | 204 | 13 | 53.6 | $19,063 | Running | |||
| 32 | 43 | 93 | Amber Cope | Elie Hydro Salon Specialties Chevy | 203 | PE | 38.4 | $12,485 | Too Slow | |||
| 33 | 7 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 187 | 11 | 83.6 | $18,843 | Running | |||
| 34 | 15 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Toyota | 109 | 10 | 69.3 | $18,733 | Accident | |||
| 35 | 33 | 41 | Carl Long | Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford | 65 | 9 | 45.0 | $12,160 | Handling | |||
| 36 | 39 | 75 | Johnny Chapman | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 15 | 8 | 41.7 | $12,050 | Brakes | |||
| 37 | 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Riverwalk Cafe Chevy | 11 | 7 | 37.9 | $11,940 | Ignition | |||
| 38 | 38 | 49 | Brad Teague | Jay Robinson Racing Chevy | 8 | 6 | 37.0 | $11,860 | Engine | |||
| 39 | 42 | 46 | Tim Andrews | Key Motorsports Chevy | 7 | PE | 37.6 | $11,745 | Transmission | |||
| 40 | 35 | 68 | Chase Miller | Marro's Truck Chevy | 6 | 4 | 36.7 | $11,630 | Overheating | |||
| 41 | 30 | 40 | Charles Lewandoski # | Key Motorsports Chevy | 5 | 3 | 32.9 | $11,465 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 41 | 0 | Tim Schendel | G&K Services Chevy | 5 | 2 | 32.0 |
$11,345 | Electrical | |||
| 43 | 36 | 55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 2 | 1 | 32.3 | $11,228 | Brakes |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 37,811, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the John Deere Dealers 250, his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #31 (backup car).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 03 Mins, 40 Secs.
Average Speed: 106.132 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.435 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps: Laps: 52-56 (Competition caution [39]); 111-115 (#99 accident Turn 2 [01]); 118-122 (#44 spin backstretch [39]); 130-133 (#93 spin Turn 2 [89]); 220-228 (#11 accident Turn 1 [88]).
Lead Changes: 17 among 7 drivers: D. Herring 1-37; M. McDowell(i) 38-56; R. Sorenson 57-133; B. Keselowski(i) 134; C. Edwards(i) 135; B. Keselowski(i) 136-164; R. Stenhouse Jr. 165-176; C. Edwards(i) 177-178; R. Stenhouse Jr. 179-181; C. Edwards(i) 182-193; R. Stenhouse Jr. 194-200; C. Edwards(i) 201-206; R. Stenhouse Jr. 207; C. Edwards(i) 208; D. Herring 209-210; J. Allgaier 211-221; C. Edwards(i) 222-232; R. Stenhouse Jr. 233-250.
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Blake Koch, #81 22 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #32
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Reed Sorenson, #32
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Blake Koch, #81
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
