Saturday, July 30, 2016

Suarez Takes U.S. Cellular 250 Pole





Daniel Suarez  in the ARRIS Toyota was the fastest in round 3 of qualifying and that will earn him the pole for the U.S. Cellular 250 at the Iowa Speedway.  Suarez recorded a lap of 23.718 seconds/ 132.811 mph to earn him the Coors Light Pole.  This is his 5th pole in 54 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and his 2nd of 2016.



Rookie Erik Jones will start alongside his teammate as he recorded a lap of 23.820/ 132.242 mph in his DeWalt Toyota.  This is Jones' 19th top 10 start of 2016 and his 4th in 4 races at Iowa.



Dakoda Armstrong in the the WinField Toyota will start 3rd making it a Joe Gibb Racing sweep of the top 3 starting spots.  This is Armstrong's 1st start for 2016 as he fills in for Matt Tifft who is recovering from surgery.

Starting Lineup:
1. #19 Daniel Suarez
2. #20 Erik Jones
3. #18 Dakoda Armstrong
4. #1 Elliot Sadler
5. #22 Brad Keselowski
6. #88 Josh Berry
7. #2 Sam Hornish Jr.
8. #62 Brendan Gaughan
9. #28 Drew Herring
10. #6 Darrell Wallace Jr.
11. #7 Justin Allgaier
12. #4 Ross Chastain
13. #11 Blake Koch
14. #16 Ryan Reed
15. #3 Ty Dillon
16. #39 Ryan Sieg
17. #44 JJ Yeley
18. #24 Brandon McReynolds
19. #33 Brandon Jones
20. #0 Garrett Smithley
21. #01 Ryan Preece
22. #07 Ray Black Jr.
23. #51 Jeremy Clements
24. #10 Mike Bliss
25. #48 Brennan Poole
26. #42 Justin Marks
27. #14 Jeff Green
28. #93 David Starr
29. #40 Timmy Hill
30. #52 Joey Gase
31. #15 Michael Lira
32. #78 BJ McLeod
33. #77 TJ Bell
34. #90 Mario Gosselin
35. #70 Derrike Cope
36. #89 Morgan Shepherd
37. #74 Mike Harmon
38. #97 Matt Walz
39. #13 John Jackson
40. #25 Spencer Boyd

DNQ #92 Dexter Bean


The green flag for the U.S. Cellular 250 from the Iowa Speedway will wave at approximately 7:15.  The race can be seen on NBCSN and on MRN radio and Sirius XM channel 90

Check back for more info and a post race recap later this evening.

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