Nationwide Race Thread - Iowa

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Race #20 of 33

US Cellular 250

Location - Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

Course Type - .875 Mile Oval

Race Distance - 250 Laps / 218.75 Miles

Date & TV Schedule - Saturday, August 4th - Pre-Race - 7:30 PM Eastern / Green Flag-Approx. 8:14 PM Eastern - ESPN2 / Sirius Radio -channel 90 & MRN

Practice Sessions -
Friday, August 3rd - 5:30 PM -6:30 PM Eastern & 7:00 - 8:30 PM Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, August 4th -4:35 PM Eastern


2011 US Cellular 250 Race Information

2011 Pole Sitter - #2 Elliott Sadler -132.386 mph
2011 Winner - #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Number of Cautions - 6 for 38 laps
Lead Changes - 14
Length of Race - 2 Hours, 11 Minutes, 20 Seconds
Average Speed - 99.937 mph
Margin Of Victory -.066 seconds


Iowa Speedway Track Information
Length - .875 Mile Oval
Banking -
Turns -12-14 degrees
Frontstretch - 10 degrees
Backstretch 4 degrees

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Entry List...

1. #01 Mike Wallace
2. #2 Elliott Sadler
3. #3 Austin Dillon
4. #4 Daryl Harr
5. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
6. #7 Danica Patrick
7. #08 Josh Richards
8. #10 Mike Bliss
9. #11 Brian Scott
10. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
11. #14 Eric McClure
12. #15 Carl Long
13. #18 Michael McDowell
14. #19 Tayler Malsam
15. #20 Darrell Wallace Jr.
16. #22 Ryan Blaney
17. #23 Jamie Dick
18. #24 Casey Roderick
19. #30 Jason Leffler
20. #31 Justin Allgaier
21. #33 Brendan Gaughan
22. #38 Brad Sweet
23. #39 Joey Gase
24. #40 Erik Darnell
25. #41 Timmy Hill
26. #42 Matt Dibenedetto
27. #43 Michael Annett
28. #44 John Blankenship
29. #46 Chase Miller
30. #47 Tim Schendel
31. #50 TJ Bell
32. #51 Jeremy Clements
33. #52 Justin Jennings
34. #54 Kurt Busch
35. #70 Johanna Long
36. #71 Matthew Carter
37. #74 Mike Harmon
38. #75 Michael Guerity
39. #81 Jason Bowles
40. #87 Joe Nemechek
41. #88 Cole Whitt
42. #89 Morgan Shepherd
43. #91 Jeff Green
44. #99 Brett Moffitt

**Drivers in red must qualify on time
**Drives in Blue have past championship provisional
 
I don't know why NASCAR won't just drop Indy and move a race in Iowa. They already have a race in Kentucky, just leave it at that.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Saturday night racing at Iowa. Hell yes. Hopefully someday soon we'll see the Cup series under the lights in Iowa.
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Not unless ISC or SMI buys the track. Nascar has stated they have no plans to add any more tracks to the schedule. The only way it happens is if they take a track off. That wont happen unless ISC or SMI does it.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
I don't know why NASCAR won't just drop Indy and move a race in Iowa. They already have a race in Kentucky, just leave it at that.
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That or take a second date from one. What's gonna be the better show, NNS at Iowa or NCSC at Pocono for the second time? My money is on Iowa:)
 
Jeffrey00 said:
Not unless ISC or SMI buys the track. Nascar has stated they have no plans to add any more tracks to the schedule. The only way it happens is if they take a track off. That wont happen unless ISC or SMI does it.
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Neither Dover, Pocono or IMS are owned by ISC or SMI.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Neither Dover, Pocono or IMS are owned by ISC or SMI.
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I know, but they are not going to give up a spot. My point is that we wont get another track unless a current one gives up a spot. The only way that happens is if SMI or ISC buys Iowa and move a race from one of their current tracks to IOWA.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
I know, but they are going to give up a spot. My point is that we wont get another track unless a current one gives up a spot. The only way that happens is if SMI or ISC buys Iowa and move a race from one of their current tracks to IOWA.
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Dover and Pocono are seeing attendance free falls. It's worse than NASCAR wants to admit, which is why they count infield attendance or count sponsors in VIP suites at some tracks and add it to the attendance figures. Now, NASCAR is in total denial and does anything they can to inflate attendance figures, but even Steve O'Donnell has made ominous statements about Dover. As far as I know, Dover will be on the schedule through 2014, but Steve O'Donnell has said that attendance has to improve. Furthermore, Dover Motorsports is in serious trouble financially and has closed down every other facility they've ever owned.

Reader's Digest version: Dover may not have a choice.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Dover and Pocono are seeing attendance free falls. It's worse than NASCAR wants to admit, which is why they count infield attendance or count sponsors in VIP suites at some tracks and add it to the attendance figures. Now, NASCAR is in total denial and does anything they can to inflate attendance figures, but even Steve O'Donnell has made ominous statements about Dover. As far as I know, Dover will be on the schedule through 2014, but Steve O'Donnell has said that attendance has to improve. Furthermore, Dover Motorsports is in serious trouble financially and has closed down every other facility they've ever owned.

Reader's Digest version: Dover may not have a choice.
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Dover actually made money last year after selling off Nashville.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
I know, but they are going to give up a spot. My point is that we wont get another track unless a current one gives up a spot. The only way that happens is if SMI or ISC buys Iowa and move a race from one of their current tracks to IOWA.
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Very true. Since NASCAR owns ISC they won't be giving up a race. If they try to take one from SMI then Bruton will freak out and pull some crazy stunt. IMO the logical place from which to take a race would be Pocono.
 
And regardless of what NASCAR wants to believe, simple fact is TV ratings are more important right now. And NASCAR's in for a rude awakening.

Having 56,000 seats full (plus standing room only) at Iowa looks much better to advertisers and television networks than having over 100,000 empty seats at Indianapolis or 50,000 empty seats at Dover.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
And regardless of what NASCAR wants to believe, simple fact is TV ratings are more important right now. And NASCAR's in for a rude awakening.

Having 56,000 seats full (plus standing room only) at Iowa looks much better to advertisers and television networks than having over 100,000 empty seats at Indianapolis or 50,000 empty seats at Dover.
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If Iowa gets a Cup date I am sure they'll expand to at least 70,000.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Very true. Since NASCAR owns ISC they won't be giving up a race. If they try to take one from SMI then Bruton will freak out and pull some crazy stunt. IMO the logical place from which to take a race would be Pocono.
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NASCAR's considered taking a date from Martinsville, fortunately they haven't done it. Now, if you want to universally piss off fans, taking dates from that joint would be the way to do it. Dpkimmell and myself would be leading the riots.
 
If they removed a Martinsville race for Iowa I will be okay with that. I've never been a fan of the "racing" at Martinsville. Now if they took a race from it to move to a cookie cutter than that would suck.
 
Iowa looks cool sitting out there in the corn fields, just popping up out of nowhere when you get close, so you just know the racing is going to be good. :cool:
 
I know plenty of people who think short track racing sucks and enjoy the cookie cutter races.

To each their own.
 
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