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Hornaday Looks to Bounce Back at Iowa
Four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday has earned48 victories during his Truck Series career, yet nine tracks on the current season schedule elude him, including the 0.875-mile track of Iowa Speedway. In two starts at the speedway, the veteran driver has completed 371 of 405 laps while earning one top-five and one top-10 finish. The Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) owned Chevrolet Silverado is looking to … Read entire article »
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Peck Motorsports Ready for Truck Series Debut in Iowa
Glenville, Penn. – Peck Motorsports, the only family-owned NASCAR race team competing out of central Pennsylvania is now fully prepared to head to the .875-mile Iowa Speedway for Saturday night’s Coca-Cola 200. Making their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut, Todd Peck will be behind the wheel of the No. 96 Arthritis Foundation “Kids get Arthritis too” Chevrolet that was unveiled in the nation’s capital last week during the national Juvenile Arthritis … Read entire article »
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Stenhouse Jr. Drives to First Career Win at Iowa
NEWTON, IOWA – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the lead from Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards on the restart with 18 laps to go and never looked back, powering his No. 6 Blackwell Angus Ford Mustang to his first career NASCAR victory in a solid performance at Iowa Speedway. The victory gave Roush Fenway a one-two finish, with Edwards finishing runner-up in the race. The win capped off what might be the strongest weekend in Roush Fenway history, with Edwards winning the Sprint All-Star race on Saturday night, David Ragan winning the Sprint Showdown and all four Roush Fenway Fords finishing inside the top eight in the All-Star event. “It means a lot,” said Stenhouse, who struggled heavily at Iowa in his rookie season. “That last caution I was doing some real … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Nemechek, Busch partner for Raikkonen’s Nationwide car
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.—The mystery car sitting in the shop at Kyle Busch Motorsports is a mystery no more. KBM is partnering with Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports to put 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen in the No. 87 Toyota for next Saturday’s Top Gear 300 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, according to a FoxSports.com report. KBM owner Kyle Busch dropped hints about the deal after winning Friday night’s Camping World Truck Series event at Charlotte. Busch alluded to the car in his shop, acknowledged that it was a Toyota but declined to reveal its provenance. KBM will assemble the car Raikkonen will drive in his Nationwide debut. NEMCO will provide the transporter, crew (supplemented by KBM), a backup car, and—most important—the owner points that will guarantee … Read entire article »
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Kenny Wallace’s 500th Nationwide start will come at Iowa
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service When Kenny Wallace first faced the notion that he’d be making his 500th NASCAR Nationwide Series start some time this season, he wasn’t sure what to think. What did 500 starts mean? If it meant something, what did it matter? Wallace talked to his friends about the milestone and soon accepted that it was a big deal. This weekend, he’ll reach 500 starts when he takes the green flag at Iowa Speedway, a track designed by his older brother, Rusty Wallace, for the Iowa John Deere Dealers 250. “Five hundred starts, I thought to myself, ‘Why is it a big deal?’” Wallace said. “I asked Tracey Judd of NASCAR, ‘Why are you making such a big deal out of 500 starts?’ I’ve asked other people the same … Read entire article »
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Austin Dillon Headed to Iowa for Kevin Harvick Inc.
Austin Dillon and the No. 33 Rheem team head to Newton, Iowa for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway. Sunday’s race will mark Dillon’s second start with the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team. The young driver made his first start in the No. 33 Chevrolet Impala in April at Nashville Superspeedway where he captured his career-best series qualifying effort with a third-place starting position. Dillon finished the event seventh. IOWA SUCCESS: This weekend’s race will be Dillon’s second Nationwide Series start at the 0.875-mile facility. In 2009, he qualified 16th and finished in the 28th position. The 21-year-old is no stranger to success, however, at Iowa. In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race last season, Dillon … Read entire article »
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Sadler a Rookie at Iowa
Although he is a 16-year veteran in the sport, Elliott Sadler’s No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet will carry rookie stripes when the NASCAR Nationwide Series rolls into Iowa Speedway. Sadler has never made a start at the 0.875-mile tri-oval, which began hosting Nationwide and Truck Series events in 2009. This is the second track this season where Sadler has had rookie status. Sadler first donned the yellow stripes last month at Nashville Superspeedway where he finished 13th in his first Nationwide event at the track. He will be making his career debuts at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal later this year. LOOKS LIKE HOME: Although Sadler has never made a lap at Iowa Speedway, … Read entire article »
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Ken Schrader In the Drivers Seat for Kevin Harvick Inc. at Iowa
This weekend, Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) will welcome new sponsors on both Truck Series entries at Iowa Speedway. While Ron Hornaday will sport the colors of Karl Chevrolet, Ken Schrader returns to the driver’s seat of the No. 2 with Premier Chevy Dealers on board. Premier Chevy Dealers is a collaborative of central Iowa Chevrolet dealers which includes Karl Chevrolet. Ken Schrader and Ron Hornaday will be making several appearances throughout the weekend in support of their partnership with Premier Chevy Dealers and Karl Chevrolet. Both drivers will participate in an autograph session at Karl Chevrolet’s fan festival on Friday, July 9th. Following the festival, Schrader will head to Iowa State Fair Speedway to race a Dirt Truck Racing Association feature race on the 0.5-mile dirt oval. The racing action will … Read entire article »
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Steve Wallace Back Behind the Wheel for Billy Ballew Motorsports in Iowa
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Officials of Billy Ballew Motorsports (BBM) announced today that Steve Wallace will return behind the wheel of the team’s No. 15 Toyota of Des Moines Toyota Tundra for the July 11th Iowa 200 at Iowa Speedway. … Read entire article »
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