Race Lineup
U.S. Cellular 250 presented by The Rasmussen Group
Saturday, July 28th, 2018
Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
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- Iowa Speedway
- 10th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by The Rasmussen Group
- Pole Winner: Elliott Sadler
- Age: 43
- Team : No. 1 - US Cellular Chevrolet
- Owner: JR Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Kevin Meendering
- Elliott Sadler won the Pole Award for the 10th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by The Rasmussen Group with a lap of 23.576 seconds, 133.610 mph.
- This is his 18th pole in 381 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his first pole and 13th top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his fourth pole in 16 races at Iowa Speedway.
- Cole Custer (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2018 and his third in four races at Iowa Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (third) posted his second top-10 start at Iowa Speedway. It is his 12th in 19 races this season.
- Christopher Bell (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Laps Actual: 257 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.421 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 18 Minutes 0 Seconds
- Average Speed: 97.772
- Cautions: 6 for 41 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 1,367 (6.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Iowa Speedway
- 10th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by The Rasmussen Group
- Race Winner: Christopher Bell
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 20 - Ruud Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
- Christopher Bell won the 10th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by The Rasmussen Group, his fifth victory in 27 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his fourth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
- Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 14 races at Iowa Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2018.
- Kyle Benjamin (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 16 points overElliott Sadler.
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* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.