Friday, July 29, 2016

All You Need to Know About The Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway (#NASCAR)

K&N Pro Series Stat Advance

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West both head to Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, for their annual combination race in the Casey’s General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College on Friday night. Below is a look at the race itself and some of the selected participants. 


Ryan Partridge will look to build his lead in the #NASCAR K&N Pro Series West this weekend at Iowa Speedway.

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Event Schedule

Day/Time Event
Friday, July 29
8 a.m. Garage opens
12-1 p.m. Practice
2-3 p.m. Final Practice
3:15-4:15 p.m. Driver Autograph Session
5 p.m. Qualifying (2 Laps)
6:30 p.m. Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
7:30 p.m. Driver Introductions
8 p.m. Casey's General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College

 

Casey’s General Store 150 Race Setup:

  • This marks the only Iowa Speedway visit of 2016 for either the K&N Pro Series East or the K&N Pro Series West.
  • The race is a combination event for the two divisions and a companion to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the track.
  • Justin Haley, who has two wins this season, holds a 40-point lead atop the series standings over Kyle Benjamin in the East.
  • Ryan Partridge sits three points ahead of three-time race winner Todd Gilliland in the West.

Iowa Speedway History:

  • Designed by NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, the .875-mile asphalt tri-oval was patterned after Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. The first race at the track was held in September 2006.
  • The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Iowa was in May 2007, as a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-West combination event was won by a 17-year-old Joey Logano.
  • The 13 East-West combination events at Iowa have produced 12 different overall race winners and 12 different overall pole winners. Brandon McReynolds, who swept the two K&N Pro Series races at the track last season, is the only repeat overall winner at Iowa.

 

Selected Driver Highlights:

Kyle Benjamin (No. 40 FEVR Chevrolet)
  • • Heads into the weekend ranked second in the East standings with five top fives and six top 10s in nine races.
  • • Has made three career starts at Iowa with a best finish of sixth in 2015 and two top-three starting positions.
  • • Has one career win in the series, at Bristol last season.
  • • Is a NASCAR Next alumnus.
Tyler Dippel (No. 38 East West Marine/TyCar Chevrolet)
  • • Is ranked seventh in the East standings with one win, one top five and four top 10s through nine races.
  • • Won at Mobile in only his second career series start.
  • • Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Chris Eggleston (No. 50 NAPA Filters Toyota)
  • • 2015 K&N Pro Series West champion is third in the current standings with two wins, six top fives and six top 10s in seven races this season.
  • • Has five career West wins
  • • Has finished fifth in each of his first three career starts at Iowa.
Chad Finchum (No. 39 Reynolds Wrap Toyota)
  • • Making the third start of the season and the 15th start of his career spread out over five seasons.
  • • Won at Bristol Motor Speedway in April.
Noah Gragson (No. 7 AlertID/Speed Vegas/Colliers International Ford)
  • • Heads into the weekend ranked third in the East standings with three top fives and five top 10s in nine races and fourth in the West standings with four top fives and seven top 10s in seven races.
  • • Won his first career K&N Pro Series East race at Stafford Motor Speedway in June.
  • • The Las Vegas native finished second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings in 2015 with two wins and 7 top fives in 13 races.
  • • Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Todd Gilliland (No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota)
  • • Currently sits second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings with three wins through seven races.
  • • Won three consecutive West races beginning with the season finale at Phoenix in 2015 and ending with the first two races of 2016, at Irwindale and Kern County.
  • • Has made five K&N Pro Series East starts this season, including a win in the season opener at New Smyrna Speedway in February.
  • • Is making his first career start at Iowa.
  • • Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.
Justin Haley (No. 5 Braun Auto Chevrolet)
  • • Has two wins this season and leads the East series standings with eight top fives and nine top 10s in nine races.
  • • Only East driver to finish in the top 10 in all nine races thus far this season.
  • • Has made three career Iowa starts, finishing fourth in both races in 2015.
Jesse Little (No. 29 NASCAR Technical Institute Toyota)
  • • Has two career East wins, including being credited with the division win at Iowa in 2015.
  • • Finished second last year to Brandon McReynolds in this race, who was racing for West points.
  • • Has three top fives and four top 10s in seven career starts at Iowa.
  • • Also won at New Hampshire in 2014.
  • • Is a NASCAR Next alumnus.
Ryan Partridge (No. 9 Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Springs Ford)
  • • Leads the West series standings with one win, five top fives and seven top 10s through seven races and is one of only two West drivers to finish in the top 10 in every race this season.
  • • Has two career Iowa starts with a best finish of sixth.
Gracin Raz (No. 27 Montana Tech Ford)
  • • Sits fifth in the West with four top fives and seven top 10s this season.
  • • Finished in the top 10 in both Iowa races last season.
  • • Picked up his first career West win last season at All American Speedway.
Austin Theriault (No. 1 Toyota College/Yazaki Toyota)
  • • Is fifth in the standings with five top fives and six top 10s through nine races.
  • • Finished a career best second at Columbus Motor Speedway on July 2.
  • • Is making his first career start at Iowa.


All You Need to Know About The Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway (#NASCAR)

Entry List for Iowa

  1. Grant Quinlan
  2. Will Rodgers
  3. Stafford Smith
  4. Christian Celaya
  5. Austin Theriault
  6. Collin Cabre
  7. Ali Kern
  8. Justin Haley
  9. Cole Rouse
  10. Noah Gragson
  11. Ryan Partridge
  12. Harrison Burton
  13. Hunter Baize
  14. Matt Levin
  15. Trey Hutchens
  16. Todd Gilliland
  17. Riley Herbst
  18. Blaine Perkins
  19. Gracin Raz
  20. Dominique Van Wieringen
  21. Jesse Little
  22. Ron Norman
  23. Chad Finchum
  24. Jesse Iwuji
  25. Tyler Dippel
  26. Dan Phillippi
  27. Kyle Benjamin
  28. J.A. Junior
  29. John Holleman IV
  30. Chris Eggleston
  31. Julia Landauer
  32. Spencer Davis
  33. Ruben Garcia Jr.
  34. Justin Fontaine

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