It was time for the 3rd race weekend at Iowa Speedway. Friday Night there was a Fan Fest going but bc of prior commitments at Marshalltown i was unable to attend but Saturday it was a day full of racing that was if you could survive the heat.
It was getting hard to find places to stay cool and drink something cold all day to stay hydrated but the racing was heating up.
Ty Dillon would win the pole in the Prairie Meadows 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Qualifying and it was David Mayhew winning the pole in the Coca-Cola 200 presented by Hy-Vee Qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
After meeting a few of the drivers it was time for the Prairie Meadows 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. Ty Dillon and Cale Gale lead the field to the green but before entire lap was completed under green, Milka Duno would go around in turn 3 after contact with another car. The race would resume on lap 6 with Dillon still continuing to lead.
On this day it looked like Dillon would lead the entire race as he started to pull away but again the yellow would come out on lap 50 for Chad McCumbee in turn 2 and Matt Lofton in turn 4. The race would go back green after 9 caution laps. Dillon still remained the leader but the caution came out on lap 59 for Matt Merrell in turn 1, the race went back green on lap 64.
The next race caution came out on lap 91 for Tom Berte in turn 1, went back to green on lap 98. On lap 109 it was Brandon Kidd in turn 4, the caution was only out for 4 laps but because of pit stops by the leaders, Dillon would lose the lead and Chris Buescher would be the new leader.
Buescher's lead was short lived bc Dillon would make the pass for the lead on lap 118 with the yellow coming out on lap 122 for Maryeve Dufult in turn 4, the race resumed on lap 127. The next caution came out on lap 159 for Chad Hackenbracht in turn 4, the caution was only out for 5 laps. The final caution came out on lap 187 for debris in turn 2 and the race resumed with 10 laps to go.
Dillon would lead the last 10 laps and go on to the win. Cale Gale would take 2nd, Chris Buescher was 3rd, Grant Enfinger was 4th and Tim George Jr was 5th. Frank Kimmel, Clay Rogers, Tom Hessert, Sean Corr and Chad Hackenbracht was 6th through 10th.
The night's cap was the headliner for the weekend and that is the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Coca-Cola 200 presented by Hy-Vee. David Mayhew and Joey Coulter would lead the field to the green. It was Mayhew getting the great start and taking the lead. The first caution would come out for Brian Icklor spinning in turn 2 on lap 10, the race resumed on lap 14.
When they got going only 2 laps would be completed when the next caution came out on lap 16 for Ricky Carmichael on frontstretch with the race resuming on lap 21. On the restart this time it would be Johnny Sauter would take the lead and would lead until lap 30. Austin Dillon, Ty's Older Brother, would take the lead away from Suater and looked like he would match his brother's win.
On lap 63 a caution came out for Jason White having a tire going down, the race would resume on lap 70. 6 laps later on lap 76 the caution came out again for Ron Hornaday Jr. in turn 2, they went back racing on lap 80.
Then on lap 102 it was Justin Marks sliding across the infield grass and hitting the concrete wall. This would result in a red flag on lap 107 not because of the driver as he would climb from the truck by himself and then was taken to the infield medical center where he was taken to a near by hospital for further observation. Meanwhile the saefty crew and nascar crew would begin to repair the concrete wall.
After almost 15 minutes of repairing the concrete wall it was back to racing at the Iowa Speedway. Dillon continued to lead even until the race caution came out on lap 153 for Ricky Carmichael in turn 4.
Pit Stops would be made and it was Todd "The Onion" Bodine taking the lead on lap 156, Dillon would fall back to 8th after the pit stops. Matt Crafton would lead take the lead from Bodine on lap 161.
Crafton continued to lead until lap 188 when Dillon would race for the lead and take it but it was Crafton taking the lead right back on lap 189. Crafton would lead the final 11 laps and take the win with Dillon in 2nd, Mayhew in 3rd, Sauter in 4th and Joey Coulter in 5th. Cole Whitt, James Buescher, Nelson Piquet Jr., David Starr and Bodine would round out the top 10.
The next race weekend at Iowa Speedway is August 5th and 6th when the NASCAR Nationwide Series returns for the US Cellular 250 presented by Enlist Weed Control and the ASA Midwest Tour Late Models.
Up next for me is the double features at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday and the Showdown at Motown Go Karts, Quads and Bikes Races on Saturday unless i decide to get a mid week race in.
