2017 U.S. Cellular 250

2017 U.S. Cellular 250
Race details
Race 19 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date July 29, 2017
Official name Ninth Annual U.S. Cellular 250
Location Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Distance 254 laps, 222.25 mi (357.676 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 218.75 mi (352.044 km)
Average speed 96.900 miles per hour (155.945 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 24.072
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 141
Winner
No. 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Dave Burns, Kyle Petty
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 U.S. Cellular 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Newton, Iowa, at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 miles (1.408 km) permanent D-shaped low-banked racetrack. The race was extended from 150 laps to 154 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Ryan Preece, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, held off Kyle Benjamin in a close finish for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Preece would beat Benjamin by 0.054 of a second.[1] To fill out the podium, Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would finish third, respectively.

  1. ^ "Ryan Preece finds Victory Lane at Iowa in pressure-packed performance". ESPN.com. 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2022-05-26.