Practice #1

The 2018 U.S. Cellular 250 presented by The Rasmussen Group NASCAR XFINITY Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Iowa Speedway.

U.S. Cellular 250 presented by The Rasmussen Group

Saturday, July 28th, 2018

Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA

  • 29 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • 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.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
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U.S. Cellular 250 presented by The Rasmussen Group at Iowa Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 1 130.999 24.046 0.000 5 32 128.401 17 26
93 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 9 129.827 24.263 0.217 2 5 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 24 127.696 24.668 0.622 3 15 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 18 129.512 24.322 0.276 3 22 0.000 0 0
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 5 130.635 24.113 0.067 3 16 0.000 0 0
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 10 129.801 24.268 0.222 19 19 0.000 0 0
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 25 127.093 24.785 0.739 10 22 0.000 0 0
16 Ryan Reed Ford 8 129.918 24.246 0.200 6 25 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 17 129.571 24.311 0.265 4 20 0.000 0 0
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 19 129.289 24.364 0.318 3 11 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 4 130.646 24.111 0.065 5 17 0.000 0 0
00 Cole Custer Ford 14 129.608 24.304 0.258 6 16 0.000 0 0
40 Chad Finchum Toyota 32 123.709 25.463 1.417 4 5 0.000 0 0
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 23 128.012 24.607 0.561 6 8 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 3 130.662 24.108 0.062 3 32 0.000 0 0
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 11 129.795 24.269 0.223 8 24 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 27 126.567 24.888 0.842 7 27 0.000 0 0
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 20 129.236 24.374 0.328 4 19 0.000 0 0
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 2 130.993 24.047 0.001 3 23 0.000 0 0
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 22 128.351 24.542 0.496 2 19 0.000 0 0
22 Austin Cindric Ford 15 129.603 24.305 0.259 5 31 128.995 1 10
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 13 129.630 24.300 0.254 10 15 0.000 0 0
60 Chase Briscoe Ford 16 129.603 24.305 0.259 4 30 128.450 2 11
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 21 128.388 24.535 0.489 2 19 0.000 0 0
90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 31 124.683 25.264 1.218 6 6 0.000 0 0
74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 33 122.793 25.653 1.607 5 5 0.000 0 0
78 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 26 126.970 24.809 0.763 6 22 0.000 0 0
01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 29 126.126 24.975 0.929 8 26 0.000 0 0
26 Max Tullman Ford 28 126.187 24.963 0.917 3 30 124.392 5 14
3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 12 129.683 24.290 0.244 3 17 0.000 0 0
15 Brandon Hightower Chevrolet 30 125.328 25.134 1.088 5 17 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Benjamin Toyota 7 130.101 24.212 0.166 3 21 0.000 0 0
23 Casey Roderick Chevrolet 6 130.208 24.192 0.146 2 26 0.000 0 0
55 Peter Shepherd III Toyota 34 121.523 25.921 1.875 12 21 119.405 11 20