2014 Get To Know Newton 250

Tenth race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
2014 Get To Know Newton 250 presented by Sherwin-Williams
Race details
Race 10 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date May 18, 2014
Official name 4th Annual Get To Know Newton 250 presented by Sherwin-Williams
Location Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.875 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 250 laps, 218.75 mi (352.04 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 218.75 mi (352.04 km)
Average speed 105.45 miles per hour (169.71 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
  • Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Time 23.148
Most laps led
Driver Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 167
Winner
No. 54 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Dave Burns, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network
Motor car race

The 2014 Get To Know Newton 250 presented by Sherwin-Williams was the tenth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 7⁄8 mile (1.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. On the final restart with 21 to go, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr. would manage to hold off the field to win his third career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney and JR Motorsports driver Regan Smith would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Iowa Speedway, the track where the venue was held.

The race was held at Iowa Speedway, which is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet G&K Services
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WESCO
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Austin Theriault JR Motorsports Chevrolet Spy
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota SupportMilitary.org
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Reynolds Wrap
16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota Tweaker Energy Shot
20 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pizza Ranch
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Voli Vodka
28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
31 Chase Pistone (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Turner Scott Motorsports
33 Cale Conley (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America
39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Up & Up
43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford WinField United
44 Hal Martin TriStar Motorsports Toyota American Custom Yachts
46 Ryan Ellis The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Iowa
54 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Caleb Roark (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Genmak Geneva-Liberty Steel
60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Youtheory
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford Riessen Construction
84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Billy Boat Motorsports
87 Tim Schendel JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
93 Carl Long JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
98 Ryan Gifford Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Company
99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota Rheem
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, May 16, at 9:00 AM CST. The session would last for three hours.[2] Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.387 and an average speed of 134.690 miles per hour (216.763 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.387 134.690
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.412 134.546
3 54 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.419 134.506
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, May 16, at 1:00 PM CST. The session would last for two hours.[2] Brian Scott, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.366 and an average speed of 134.811 miles per hour (216.957 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.366 134.811
2 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.393 134.656
3 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.490 134.100
Full second practice results

Third practice

The third practice session was held on Friday, May 16, at 3:30 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[2] Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.236 and an average speed of 135.566 miles per hour (218.172 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.236 135.566
2 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.476 134.180
3 20 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.517 133.946
Full third practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, May 17, at 11:30 AM CST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[2] Dylan Kwasniewski, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.320 and an average speed of 135.077 miles per hour (217.385 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 23.320 135.077
2 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.492 134.088
3 5 Austin Theriault JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.549 133.764
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 17, at 6:10 PM CST.[2] Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.25 miles (2.01 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 30 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 30 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 drivers in round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a time. Whoever set the fastest time in round 2 would win the pole.[6]

Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.148 and an average speed of 136.081 miles per hour (219.001 km/h) in the second round.[7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford -* -* 23.148 136.081
2 54 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 23.151 136.063
3 20 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 23.168 135.963
4 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 23.219 135.665
5 42 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 23.243 135.525
6 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 23.258 135.437
7 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 23.303 135.176
8 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 23.309 135.141
9 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 23.319 135.083
10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 23.443 134.368
11 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 23.469 134.220
12 31 Chase Pistone (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 23.620 133.362
Eliminated in Round 1
13 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.471 134.208 - -
14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 23.494 134.077 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.504 134.020 - -
16 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.514 133.963 - -
17 5 Austin Theriault JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.531 133.866 - -
18 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.547 133.775 - -
19 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 23.648 133.204 - -
20 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 23.703 132.895 - -
21 33 Cale Conley (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.727 132.760 - -
22 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 23.731 132.738 - -
23 98 Ryan Gifford Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 23.740 132.687 - -
24 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 23.747 132.648 - -
25 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.814 132.275 - -
26 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 23.923 131.672 - -
27 44 Hal Martin TriStar Motorsports Toyota 24.003 131.234 - -
28 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 24.004 131.228 - -
29 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.019 131.146 - -
30 40 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 24.027 131.103 - -
31 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 24.077 130.830 - -
32 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 24.092 130.749 - -
33 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 24.199 130.171 - -
34 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford 24.251 129.892 - -
35 93 Carl Long JGL Racing Dodge 24.304 129.608 - -
36 87 Tim Schendel JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.466 128.750 - -
37 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 24.467 128.745 - -
38 55 Caleb Roark (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 24.471 128.724 - -
39 46 Ryan Ellis The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 24.930 126.354 - -
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 25.465 123.699 - -
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 54 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 167 running 48 $80,700
2 1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 250 80 running 0 $64,200
3 4 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 41 $49,800
4 6 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 40 $38,475
5 8 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0 running 39 $32,975
6 7 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 38 $29,275
7 3 20 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 3 running 0 $27,935
8 13 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 36 $26,895
9 16 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 0 running 35 $27,875
10 9 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 34 $26,150
11 5 42 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 33 $24,300
12 10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 32 $23,750
13 11 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 0 running 31 $23,225
14 12 31 Chase Pistone (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 0 $22,700
15 17 5 Austin Theriault JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 29 $22,825
16 15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 0 running 28 $22,225
17 18 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 27 $21,800
18 24 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 250 0 running 26 $21,550
19 14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 249 0 running 25 $21,325
20 23 98 Ryan Gifford Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 248 0 running 24 $15,800
21 22 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 248 0 running 23 $20,975
22 28 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 246 0 running 22 $20,845
23 25 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 245 0 running 21 $20,695
24 32 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 245 0 running 20 $20,545
25 30 40 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 245 0 running 19 $20,570
26 27 44 Hal Martin TriStar Motorsports Toyota 243 0 running 18 $20,645
27 29 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 242 0 running 17 $20,170
28 35 93 Carl Long JGL Racing Dodge 235 0 brakes 16 $20,020
29 20 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 227 0 transmission 15 $13,895
30 21 33 Cale Conley (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 224 0 running 0 $14,070
31 19 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 220 0 crash 13 $19,615
32 38 55 Caleb Roark (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 vibration 0 $19,505
33 37 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 138 0 engine 11 $13,390
34 36 87 Tim Schendel JD Motorsports Chevrolet 131 0 vibration 10 $19,280
35 31 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 80 0 clutch 9 $13,167
36 34 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford 63 0 ignition 8 $12,125
37 33 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 44 0 brakes 7 $12,015
38 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 8 0 electrical 6 $11,936
39 26 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 vibration 5 $11,745
40 39 46 Ryan Ellis The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 3 0 ignition 4 $11,630
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Chase Elliott 379
2 Elliott Sadler 377 (-2)
3 Regan Smith 377 (-2)
1 4 Ty Dillon 344 (–35)
1 5 Trevor Bayne 343 (–36)
6 Brian Scott 315 (–64)
7 Brendan Gaughan 282 (–97)
8 James Buescher 269 (–110)
9 Chris Buescher 260 (–119)
2 10 Landon Cassill 258 (–121)
Official driver's standings
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ "Hornish Jr. edges R. Blaney for N'wide win". ESPN. May 18, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Iowa 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (May 16, 2014). "Chase Elliott fastest in first of three Friday Nationwide Series practices in Iowa". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Staff Report (May 16, 2014). "Elliott, Scott pace Nationwide practices". NASCAR. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (May 17, 2014). "Dylan Kwasniewski fastest in final Nationwide practice at Iowa". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (May 18, 2014). "Ryan Blaney earns first career Nationwide Series pole at Iowa". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "2014 Get To Know Newton 250 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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