Credit: 308930Jonathan Moore/Getty Images. Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Roush Performance Products Ford Mustang Ford, takes the checkered flag in the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 in Newton, Iowa.
Starting from 4th Place Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford won the 5th Annual 3M 250, his 2nd win in 51 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is Buescher’s 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet starting from 6th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway. It is his 8th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 20 Erik Jones Interstate Batteries Toyota starting from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in one race at Iowa Speedway.
Credit: 308932Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images. Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Roush Performance Products Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning during the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 in Newton, Iowa.
4th Place Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet starting from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford starting from 13th place. 6th place Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr Ford EcoBoost Ford starting from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 88 Ben Rhodes Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet starting from 14th place. 8th Place Car 33 Brandon Jones Jeld-Wen/Menards Chevrolet starting from 5th place followed by
9th place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford starting from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet starting from 11th place.
Daniel Suarez (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 8 points over Ty Dillon.
Credit: 308922Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images. Daniel Suarez, driver of the #18 ARRIS Toyota, takes the green flag to start the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 in Newton, Iowa.
The race had 9 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery/Grafoid Toyota Stalled in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 11 for Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota, Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 61 for Competition Caution. 4th Caution on lap 83 for Car 4 Ross Chastain teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet Spin in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 143 for Debris Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 153 for Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota, Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 164 for Car 24 Eric McClure Reynolds Wrap Toyota, Car 54 Boris Said Monster Energy Toyota crash in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 178 for Car 25 John Wes TownleyZaxby’s Chevrolet Spin in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 250 for Car 4 Ross Chastain teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet, Car 55 Jamie Dick Viva Auto Group Chevrolet crash on the Backstretch.
Credit: 308923Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images. Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 in Newton, Iowa.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 5 drivers: Lap Leaders: 0; D. Suarez # 1-48; C. Buescher 49-66; C. Elliott 67-144; C. Buescher 145-180; R. Blaney 181; C. Buescher 182-219; C. Elliott 220-255; R. Reed 256-257; C. Buescher 258-259. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): C. Elliott 2 times for 114 laps; C. Buescher 4 times for 94 laps; D. Suarez # 1 time for 48 laps; R. Reed 1 time for 2 laps; R. Blaney 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 308927Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images. Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Interstate Batteries Toyota, pits during the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 in Newton, Iowa.
Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 368; T. Dillon – 360; C. Elliott – 337; D. Wallace Jr – 331; B. Scott – 326; R. Smith – 320; E. Sadler – 317; R. Reed – 288; B. Gaughan – 283; D. Suarez # – 281.
It was an exciting race as Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford took the win with a green-white-checkered at Iowa Speedway. With a few laps to go it looked like Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet would get the win on the 7/8-mile short track. On lap 250 the 9th caution came out changing everything, getting a full tank of fuel & fresh tires Chris Buescher was able to take the lead for the win.
“(He) gave us a heck of a shot on the restart,” said Buescher, who relegated Elliott to second while notching his first win of the season and Roush Fenway’s fifth in 11 XFINITY Series races at Iowa. “It was a hard hit. That was almost a crash. It was exactly what we needed to get going and get to the inside and be able to pull this win off.”
“That’s racing some days,” said Elliott, who like Buescher enjoys a series-leading five top-five finishes this season. “You make a decision — and I think it was a good one. We had some right-side damage and it was good to come in and make sure that was OK rather than to face the opposite of that, cutting down a tire and have a day like we did in Talladega. So I think it was the right move.”
Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet learned what a Black Flag as he was parked for unacceptable behaviour. Brennan Poole thought Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota hit him intentionally early in the race, so he responded spun him.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – 3M 250
Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa Sunday, May 17, 2015
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 10
Unofficial Race Results for the 5Th Annual 3M 250 – Sunday, May 17, 2015
Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA – .875 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 259 Laps – 226.625 Miles – Purse: $1,353,405
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford 259 Running
2. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 259 Running
3. 1. Car 20 Erik Jones(i) Interstate Batteries Toyota 259 Running
4. 3. Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 259 Running
5. 13. Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford 259 Running
6. 8. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr Ford EcoBoost Ford 259 Running
7. 14. Car 88 Ben Rhodes Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 259 Running
8. 5. Car 33 Brandon Jones(i) Jeld-Wen/Menards Chevrolet 259 Running
9. 10. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 259 Running
10. 11. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 259 Running
11. 7. Car 7 Regan Smith NAPA Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 259 Running
12. 16. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 259 Running
13. 18. Car 25 John Wes Townley(i) Zaxby’s Chevrolet 259 Running
14. 9. Car 3 Ty Dillon Red Kap Chevrolet 258 Running
15. 19. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehices.com Chevrolet 258 Running
16. 20. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 258 Running
17. 21. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 257 Running
18. 2. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 257 Running
19. 24. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 257 Running
20. 25. Car 01 Landon Cassill Flex Seal Chevrolet 257 Running
21. 15. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 257 Running
22. 23. Car 8 Blake Koch Toyota 256 Running
23. 40. Car 29 Kenny Wallace U.S. Cellular Toyota 256 Running
24. 29. Car 90 Todd Bodine P&L Transportation Chevrolet 255 Running
25. 30. Car 55 Jamie Dick Viva Auto Group Chevrolet 255 Running
26. 22. Car 54 Boris Said Monster Energy Toyota 254 Running
27. 31. Car 52 Joey Gase Iowa Donor Network Chevrolet 253 Running
28. 33. Car 97 Peyton Sellers # Vroom Brands Chevrolet 252 Running
29. 36. Car 70 Derrike Cope Adventureland Hotel/Moo’s BBQ Chevrolet 247 Running
30. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon Absolute Machine Dodge 247 Running
31. 39. Car 13 John Jackson Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 247 Running
32. 17. Car 4 Ross Chastain # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 215 Accident
33. 27. Car 24 Eric McClure Reynolds Wrap Toyota 160 Accident
34. 26. Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota 151 Accident
35. 32. Car 26 Ryan Ellis(i) JGL Racing Toyota 99 Electrical
36. 35. Car 15 BJ McLeod(i) BYB Chevrolet 68 Brakes
37. 28. Car 0 Harrison Rhodes # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 42 Suspension
38. 12. Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet 39 Parked
39. 34. Car 19 Charles Lewandoski Toyota 4 Brakes
40. 38. Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery/Grafoid Toyota 0 Electrical
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 13, 29, 40, 42, 70 (unapproved adjustments); No. 20 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 24 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 94.242 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.523 Seconds.
3M Lap Leader: Chase Elliott, #9 114 Laps. Coors Light Pole Award: Erik Jones, #20 134.391 mph. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #9 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chris Buescher, #60. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Suarez, #18
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May. 23, 2015 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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