After Friday Night at Marshalltown it was time for me to head off to the Iowa Speedway for a great weekend of racing where i go to watch the future stars of NASCAR in the K&N Pro Series Race on Saturday and then the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Sunday.
On Saturday the schedule include an autograph session for both series, qualifying for both, NASCAR K&N Pro Series Graham Tire 150 and the GASS Series. NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying would see Elliott Sadler win the pole for the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 with a time of 23.523 secs and a speed of 133.911 mph. Sam Hornish Jr was 2nd with a speed of 133.294 mph, Ricky Stenhouse Jr was 3rd fastest with a speed of 133.114 mph, Michael McDowell was 4th with a speed of 133.085 mph and Justin Allgaier was 5th quickest with a speed of 132.514 mph.
In the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Qualifying for the Graham Tire 150 later that night. The first car to go out was Grimes, Iowa Native Brett Moffitt and he would have a speed of 132.192 mph. That speed would hold up as Moffitt would win the pole for the race. Sergio Pena, Moffitt's team mate, would be 2nd fastest in qualifying.
Next up was the Graham Tire 150 for the K&N Pro Series Race and Moffitt would jump to the lead and never look back until late in the race, we will get back to that later. The race caution would come out for Darrell Wallace Jr getting into the turn 2 wall. Moffitt would get a great restart but just 6 laps after going back to green the caution would come out again ths time for Eric Holmes, Sam Hunt and Jesse Little getting together in turn 3.
Moffitt wouldn't let that bother him as again he would have a great restart. David Mayhew would hit the turn 4 wall to bring out the caution on lap 54. The next caution came on lap 76 when it was red flagged for the mid race break which every team would come down pit road to get fuel and tires on the car. Again when the race got going it was Moffitt getting a great restart. Then the caution would come out on lap 127 for Carlos Iaconelli getting in to the wall at the accident of turn 2 and coming to a stop on the backstretch.
Moffitt would get a great restart but be chase down by Cale Conley, Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott. Conley would make contact with Moffitt on lap 145 that would allow Chase Elliott to get by and take the lead. Elliott and the field would see the caution come out on lap 146 for Ben Kennedy in turn 4 forcing the race to have a green-white-checkered finish that would extend the race 4 extra laps. Elliott would lead the remaining laps and take the win which would also allow him to extend his point lead. Elliott is the son of NASCAR Veteran Bill Elliott. Blaney, Conley, Travis Pastrana and Moffitt would round out the top 5.
After that race was the GASS Series but we headed home because of the early morning wake up call to watch Sunday's Nationwide Series Race.
In the NASCAR Nationwide Series Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 it was Sam Hornish Jr getting the great start as he would lead the first 30 laps before last year's 2 time winner at Iowa Ricky Stenhouse Jr would get by and take the lead. Stenhouse would lead until after the caution came out on lap 72 for Jeff Green, driving for Eric McClure who was injury at Talladega, hit the turn 1 wall. Stenhouse would have lane choice but Justin Allgaier would beat him on the restart. Allgaier would hold on to the lead until Stenhouse would make the move and get the lead back on lap 87. Stenhouse would lead until the next caution came out on lap 114 when Danica Patrick would have her brakes over heat and melt the tire that shot her car straight right into the outside wall in turn 3.
Stenhouse and the leads would pit and it was Cole Whitt taking 2 tires and the lead. On the restart though Whitt would get passed by Elliott Sadler. Sadler's lead would be short lived as Stenhouse Jr would get by and take the lead. Stenhouse would lead until the restart of the next caution, which came out on lap 181 for Taylor Malsam getting in turn 2 wall. Stenhouse would choose the top lane and Kurt Busch, who made his way from the back through out the day would start on the inside. Busch would take the lead but Stenhouse would come back and take the lead on lap 192. The final race caution would come out on lap 202 for Travis Pastrana having a mechanical issue forcing him to come to a stop on the backstretch.
Stenhouse would take his 3rd straight win at Iowa, Sadler was 2nd, McDowell was 3rd, Austin Dillon was 4th and Kurt Busch end up 5th after he lost the handle while running 2nd on the last lap. Allgaier, Whitt, Parker Kligerman, Darrell Wallace Jr and Brendan Gaughan rounded out the top 10.
Next up at Iowa Speedway is coming up Friday and Saturday June 22nd and 23rd. On Friday June 22nd there will be Casey's General Store USAC Challenge USAC Racing Series & IndyCar Qualifying and on Saturday June 23rd it will be the Firestone Indy Lights Series Sukup 100 and IZOD Indy Car Series Iowa Corn Indy 250.
For pictures from the Graham Tire 150 check out http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150967826096215.474701.502511214&type=3 and for pictures from the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 check out http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150967899206215.474712.502511214&type=3
Upcoming tentative Schedule for Foxman
Tuesday: Marshalltown Speedway Deery Show (PA Announcing)
Wednesday: Southern Iowa Speedway (Pit Help?)
Thursday: Highway 3 Raceway USMTS Show (PA Announcing?)
Friday: Marshalltown Speedway Deery Show (PA Announcing)
Saturday: Boone Speedway
Sunday: Stuart Speedway Ron Little Memorial or Benton County Speedway
Monday: Boone Speedway Deery Show or I-35 Speedway in Mason City HDT Show
