2017 American Ethanol 250 at Iowa Results – Byron Gets His First Win

After coming up just short at Michigan, William Byron took the checkered flag on Saturday night at Iowa Speedway. But the whole top 5 was the big story.

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Iowa Speedway marked the first standalone race of the 2017 season for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, meaning no Cup Series drivers to water down the field of up-and-coming stars. This allowed many new faces to shine near the front of the field, with William Byron earning his first career victory after coming up just short last week.

Byron, in his rookie year with JR Motorsports, led the most laps on Saturday night in Iowa, but he benefited from some interesting pit strategy late in the race. Not pitting under green and catching a fortunate yellow, Byron pitted from the top spot while those who already pitted got caught a lap down. This completely shuffled the field, leading to one of the most intriguing top five finishes in recent memory.

The driver of the #9 Chevrolet held off Ryan Sieg for the win, with the underfunded #39 team getting their best ever finish. Tyler Reddick for Chip Ganassi Racing came home in 3rd, followed by Ross Chastain and Dakoda Armstrong rounding out the top 5. All five of the drivers up front earned their best career finishes.

The race took on a very Camping World Truck Series-like flare with Christopher Bell on pole and leading early. He battled often with former competitors William Byron and Tyler Reddick for the top spot, while Daniel Hemric and Ben Kennedy also carried the banner for Richard Childress Racing. Sadly, all but Byron and Reddick finished outside the top10.

Here are the full race results from the American Ethanol E15 250 at Iowa Speedway:

1. William Byron, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
2. Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
3. Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
4. Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
5. Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, JGL Racing
6. Michael Annett, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
7. Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Jeremy Clements Racing
8. Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
9. Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
10. Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
11. Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
12. Quin Houff, Chevrolet, Precision Performance Motorsports
13. JJ Yeley, Toyota, Tri-Star Motorsports
14. David Starr, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
15. Dylan Lupton, Toyota, JGL Racing
16. Christopher Bell, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
17. B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
18. Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Means Racing
19. Ryan Reed, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
20. Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
21. Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
22. Matt Tifft, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
23. Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
24. Cole Custer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
25. Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing
26. Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
27. Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
28. Timmy Hill, Dodge, MBM Racing
29. Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing
30. Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
31. Kyle Benjamin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
32. Scott Lagasse Jr., Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
33. Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, King Autosport
34. Ty Majeski, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
35. Mike Harmon, Dodge, Harmon Racing
36. Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
37. Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, Team Penske
38. Carl Long, Toyota, MBM Racing
39. Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Shepherd Racing Ventures
40. Jeff Green, Chevrolet, RSS Racing

Next: John Hunter Nemechek Wins in Trucks at Iowa

After chaos through the finishing order at Iowa, will the same occur on the high banks at Daytona. The Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 from NASCAR’s home track comes next weekend, as the action shifts over to NBC Sports. Coverage can be seen on Friday, June 30 on NBCSN.