Race details | |||
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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.