Pole Sitter: Sam Hornish Jr

Points Leader: Austin Dillon

Pre-Race: Kyle Larson has belt issues and has to pull on to pit road to buckle up. Kyle Busch is a favorite to win this race. Justin Allgaier has a little more on his mind this weekend after the birth of his daughter, Harper.

Green Flag: Turn 1 leaves Kyle Busch (54) spinning down the track. Contact with the wall bounces him into the path of Mike Wallace (01). Severe damage to both cars.

Lap 5: RESTART. Hornish (12) and Logano (48) lead the field to green.

Lap 9: Kyle Busch comes back on track but missing half his car.

Lap 16: Keseowski takes the lead from Pole Sitter Hornish.

Lap 17: CAUTION: Kenny Habul slows on track and doesn’t make it to pit road.

PIT ROAD: Allgaier has a slow pit stop. 3 cars stay out. Kligerman, Kahne, Ranger.

Lap 21: RESTART: Kligerman leads the field to green.

Lap 23: Battle for P3-P5 between Kahne, Keselowski and Hornish though the S turns leads to some fender damage for all three cars.

Lap 26: CAUTION: Trevor Bayne spins but keeps it off the wall then Joey Gase loses power in his car.

PIT ROAD: Kahne, Piquet Jr, Vickers and others hit pit road. Whose pit strategy will work this afternoon? Allgaier have some handling issues in traffic.

Lap 29: RESTART: Keselowski, Hornish and Logano make it a Penske top-3 restart.

Lap 31: Brian Scott looses multiple spots on track. Loose racecar.

Lap 41: Reports that Austin Dillon is having car issues when the car starts cutting out.

Lap 43: Kyle Larson done blown up. His day is done.

PIT STOPS: Logano, Dillon, Sadler and others hit pit road under caution.

36 to go: RESTART: Keselowski leads but a slow restart leaves Hornish out to dry and lets Smith slip by.

34 to go: Andrew Ranger spins but the track stays green.

32 to go: Scott, Bayne, Dillon, Sadler and others stop on pit road to signal the beginning of green flag stops.

25 to go: CAUTION: Debris on track. Allgaier was planning on stopping just prior to the yellow ruining his pit strategy.

PIT STOPS: Pastrana’s team fixes damage on pit road from contact that happened earlier on track.

21 to go: RESTARTL Keselowski, Logano and Hornish all battle it out through the first turns leaving Logano with the lead.

20 to go: Kahne makes contact with another car and slides across the track. No contact with the wall and no caution.

18 to go: Kahne hits pit road with a flat tire after contact two laps earlier. Keselowski and Hornish take 1st and 2nd from Logano.

15 to go: Keselowski leads Hornish by 4 car lengths.

13 to go: Allgaier and Kligerman battle hard for position. Allgaier takes 7th.

10 to go: Logano is desperately hoping for a caution flag in order to conserve fuel.

5 to go: This is Brad’s race to lose. Hornish slowly gaining.

2 to go: Kligerman and Allgaier continue to battle for 7th. Logano runs out of gas.

CHECKERED: Brad Keselowski wins making it his 4th win in 4 starts. Penske Racing led all but 8 of the 82 laps.

Points Leader: Austin Dillon

Top 10:

Keselowski

Hornish

Vickers

Smith

Sadler

Kligerman

Allgaier

Whitt

Piquet

Bayne

Fast Facts:

-Drew Herring, behind the wheel of the Joe Gibbs Racing No.54 Monster Energy Toyota, earns his first NASCAR Nationwide Series Pole Position for the US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway

-Austin Dillon enters the race as the current point’s leader, but will he leave the Midwest still in the lead?

-Brad Keselowski is the only Sprint Cup Series regular racing in Iowa

-Ryan Gifford is making his first start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. His first time in a car was for practice for this race. How will he fair tonight?

Top 10 Starting Lineup: 54-7-99-2-22-20-6-3-31-11.

GREEN FLAG:

Lap 1: Drew Herring leads the field to green with Regan Smith joining him on the front row.

Lap 3: Dillon already making moves up the track and advances two positions in three laps.

Lap 10: Herring continues to lead the race, something the No.54 car is used to.

Lap 24: Smith is gaining on Herring who is still the race leader.

Lap 27: Smith takes the lead, Herring drops to third.

Lap 40: Keselowski passes Herring which drops him to 4th.

Lap 42: Dillon passes Herring for 4th.

Lap 44: Only 23 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 47: Vickers goes low and moves into the Top-5.

Lap 55: Herring spins bringing out the first caution. No damage to the No.54.

Fast Fact: This was the longest green flag run to start a Nationwide Series Race so far this season.

Pit Stops: Lead lap cars hit pit road for adjustments and 4 tires. Kenny Wallace gets the free pass. Keselowski’s team has a tire outside of the box which leaves him starting at the tail end of the longest line. Sadler gains the most spots with three on pit road.

Lap 61: Restart top-3 are Smith, Vickers and Scott.

Lap 62: Herring sitting in 13th after his spin.

Lap 74: Keselowski into the top-20 after starting in the back on the restart.

Lap 86: Charging to the front is point’s leader Austin Dillon who takes over the race lead.

Lap 89: Keselowski up to 13th.

Lap 100: Austin Dillon still leading the race: 150 laps to go.

Lap 109: Hornish and Wallace come close to touching, but no harm.

Lap 113: Dillon has a lead of more than 3.5 seconds over second place.

Lap 117: An interesting battle unfolds between Hornish and Bayne for third place.

Lap 120: Only 17 cars on the lead lap. Dillon still race leader.

Lap 140: Fluid on track from the No.40 of Reed Sorenson bringing out the caution flag.

Pit Stops: Keselowski, after reporting that the car was overheating, takes a long pit stop to check over the car. Parker Kligerman is the biggest mover after gaining 4 spots.

Lap 147: Green flag: Top-5: Dillon, Smith, Hornish, Bayne, Vickers

Lap 148: Allgaier makes an aggressive move which sends his from 9th to 14th.

Lap 154: Kyle Larson keeps moving up the grid. Up to sixth and gaining.

Lap 171: 4.6 seconds: that is the gap between race leader Dillon and second place Smith.

Lap 180: The big question on the track is fuel mileage. Can teams make it the rest of the way?

Lap 183: Dillon will have to back it down if he wants to make it to the end without a gas-n-go stop.

Lap 195: Larson breaks into the top-5 after passing Vickers.

Lap 196: Keselowski is up to sixth after a heating issue and pit road penalty. The worst he has ever finished at Iowa is 4th.

Lap 199: Caution for Pastrana after a left rear tire blows and he makes contact with the wall.

Pit Stops: Fuel Strategy goes out the window as leaders hit pit road. The big question is what to go with: 2 tires? 4 tires? Which will work? Bayne, Vickers, Sadler and Smith all take two and will be you top four starters. Dillon, Hornish, Keselowski, Scott, Larson and Herring take four and round out your top 10.

Lap 205: Bayne, who won the last race here at Iowa, leads the field to green. Will 2 tires be enough to hold on to P1?

Lap 206: Pole Sitter Herring taps the wall and has a slight tire rub on the No.54.

Lap 207: Vickers takes over the race lead.

Lap 215: Keselowski takes the lead from Vickers.

Lap 223: Caution for Richard Harriman

Pit Stops: Brad Sweet is the free pass. 17 cars on the lead lap. Back of the pack cars pit including 12th place Regan Smith for 4 tires and changes to the car.

Lap 226: Restart order: Keselowski, Vickers, Sadler, Hornish, Dillon, Bayne Kligerman, Larson, Annett, Scott.

Lap 229: Kligerman gets loose and loses spots. Drops to 15th

Lap 234: Gifford breaks into the top-10 as he takes over ninth place.

Lap 236: Keselowski, Hornish, Vickers, Dillon, Larson are your top-5.

Lap 240: Dillon drops to 5th after leading the most laps during the race.

Lap 245: Hornish is sitting in second behind Keselowski.

Checkered Flag: Keselowski, the only Sprint Cup Driver in the field, takes the win at Iowa. Hornish finishes close behind.

-This was Keselowski’s 23rd career Nationwide Series win

-Dillon remains the point’s leader with a 14 point lead over Smith

-Ryan Gifford, in his first start in the Nationwide Series, finishes with an impressive 9th place finish.

Top 10:

No.22: Brad Keselowski

No.12: Sam Hornish Jr

No.20: Brian Vickers

No.3: Austin Dillon

No.32: Kyle Larson

No.54: Drew Herring

No.99: Alex Bowman

No.11: Elliott Sadler

No.33: Ryan Gifford

No.10: Trevor Bayne