Practice #2

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
92 Dexter Bean Chevrolet 37 118.528 26.576 2.643 2 2 0.000 0 0
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 3 131.173 24.014 0.081 11 38 128.957 20 29
38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 25 127.727 24.662 0.729 2 4 0.000 0 0
89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 28 126.025 24.995 1.062 7 10 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 13 130.117 24.209 0.276 20 45 128.967 19 28
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 2 131.464 23.961 0.027 12 31 129.936 11 20
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 19 129.247 24.372 0.439 13 30 127.980 12 21
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 15 129.795 24.269 0.336 22 23 0.000 0 0
16 Ryan Reed Ford 16 129.774 24.273 0.340 17 34 127.888 24 33
39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 24 128.787 24.459 0.526 23 31 127.375 22 31
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 23 128.824 24.452 0.519 7 21 0.000 0 0
8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 34 124.035 25.396 1.463 4 17 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 8 130.705 24.100 0.167 12 24 129.663 9 18
00 Cole Custer Ford 9 130.624 24.115 0.182 23 43 129.416 22 31
40 Chad Finchum Toyota 26 126.939 24.815 0.882 9 17 0.000 0 0
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 27 126.496 24.902 0.969 4 6 0.000 0 0
45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 33 124.408 25.320 1.387 9 11 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 11 130.397 24.157 0.224 2 32 129.622 1 10
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 10 130.532 24.132 0.199 19 52 129.205 18 27
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 22 128.903 24.437 0.504 12 12 0.000 0 0
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 20 129.183 24.384 0.451 8 20 128.072 7 16
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 6 130.841 24.075 0.142 16 39 129.565 15 24
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 21 129.167 24.387 0.454 19 20 0.000 0 0
22 Austin Cindric Ford 14 130.036 24.224 0.291 20 42 128.922 19 28
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 12 130.235 24.187 0.254 22 47 129.594 21 30
60 Chase Briscoe Ford 18 129.523 24.320 0.387 5 52 128.738 1 10
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 7 130.830 24.077 0.144 1 17 0.000 0 0
90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 29 125.488 25.102 1.169 2 3 0.000 0 0
74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 32 124.590 25.283 1.350 2 2 0.000 0 0
01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 30 125.293 25.141 1.208 20 22 0.000 0 0
66 Stan Mullis Chevrolet 36 119.922 26.267 2.334 4 8 0.000 0 0
26 Max Tullman Ford 17 129.635 24.299 0.366 27 27 125.746 7 16
3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 4 131.070 24.033 0.100 25 48 127.877 27 36
15 Brandon Hightower Chevrolet 31 125.258 25.148 1.215 8 19 122.134 7 16
18 Kyle Benjamin Toyota 5 130.857 24.072 0.139 15 50 129.774 14 23
23 Casey Roderick Chevrolet 1 131.617 23.933 0.000 12 41 129.093 19 28
55 Peter Shepherd III Toyota 35 122.382 25.739 1.806 15 26 0.000 0 0