The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
Jun. 17, 2016
What to Watch: Friday
by The Frontstretch Staff
Records and facts
In last year's 3M 250, Chris Buescher led 94 laps, but had to pass teammate Ryan Reed on a Green-White-Checker in order to take the victory. The win was the first of two wins in his championship campaign. Chase Elliott was second, followed by Erik Jones, Brian Scott and Ryan Blaney. Reed ended up dropping to 12th.
Among active drivers in the XFINITY Series, Brad Keselowski is the winningest driver at Iowa Speedway with three career victories. Keselowski, as a full-time driver, won the first race at Iowa Speedway in 2009, then added two more as a Sprint Cup regular. Keselowski is tied with Sprint Cup regular Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for most wins at Iowa all-time. Aside from Keselowski and Stenhouse, no one else has won more than once at Iowa. Three previous winners (Keselowski, Elliott Sadler and Sam Hornish, Jr.) are entered in Sunday's race.
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 0.875-mile "D-Shaped" oval, 250 laps (218.75 miles)
Banking: 12-14 degrees
Frontstretch: 1,075 ft., banked 10 degrees
Backstretch: 869 ft., banked 4 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 30,000
Pit Road Speed: 35 mph
Pace Car Speed: 45 mph
Opened: 2006 (first XFINITY race in 2009)
Website: http://www.iowaspeedway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IowaSpeedway
Twitter: http://twitter.com/iowaspeedway
Pre-Race Schedule:
Qualifying: Saturday, June 18 at 6:45 p.m. on FOX Sports 1/2 (Coverage starts on FOX Sports 2, then moves to FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m.)
Say What?!
"I'm really looking forward to getting back to Iowa this weekend. Roush Fenway has historically always had great cars here and I'm confident that (crew chief) Seth (Barbour) will give me a good Ford Mustang this weekend that will let us get up front and make some noise come Sunday." - Darrell Wallace, Jr.
"Iowa is one of those race tracks that from the very first laps I took, it just suited my driving style. It's just an amazing facility. I've had good run runs there and finished second one year. It's been one of those race tracks where I've been really close, been upfront and battling for wins, but just haven't been able to get that victory. Our BRANDT Professional Agriculture team has been strong at short tracks this year and hopefully that continues this weekend." - Justin Allgaier
"Iowa Speedway is the place I have been to the most out of any of the tracks we run in the NXS. I absolutely love Iowa Speedway. The amount of fans that come out to support out series is very encouraging especially for us the drivers. It's also a standalone race, so us NXS regulars get pretty excited about it." - Blake Koch
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by the Frontstretch Staff
Q: Today, Peter Dumbreck is semi-retired. He's actually providing color commentary for the World Feed at Le Mans this weekend. Back in 1999, he was involved in one of the most infamous crashes of all-time at Le Mans. What happened?
Thursday's Answer:
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