2017 US Cellular 250 at Iowa Race Results

With no Cup Series drivers to spoil the fun, Ryan Preece took his first career Xfinity Series victory in his last race of 2017 with Joe Gibbs Racing at Iowa.

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Standalone races are some of the most exciting races of the year for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, especially when racing in the cornfields of Iowa Speedway. No Cup Series drivers are racing to spoil the fun for the young guns hunting for victory, leading to a great chance of a first-time winner. And indeed, a first-time winner was crowned at Iowa on Saturday afternoon, as Ryan Preece drove to Victory Lane.

Preece, who was in his second of only two scheduled races with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017, held off his equally hungry teammate Kyle Benjamin and Brian Scott in overtime for the win. It was the first win of Preece’s career in the Xfinity Series after running a full season last year with JD Motorsports. Now, Preece is back racing full-time in the Whelen Modified Tour, while pooling his resources for just two opportunities with JGR.

For a while in the final stage of the race, it looked as if Justin Allgaier may take his second win of 2017 for JR Motorsports. Unfortunately for his #7 team, a miscalculation on pit strategy cost him that chance, putting him two laps down in 20th. Overall, it was a day to forget mostly for JR Motorsports, which has been the dominant team on the season thus far.

Coming home behind Preece was fellow JGR driver Kyle Benjamin in second and RCR substitute Brian Scott in 3rd. Brennan Poole and Cole Custer rounded out the top 5. And the feel-good story of the day was JJ Yeley, who came home in 6th for the grieving TriStar Motorsports, after losing their team owner earlier this week.

Here are the full race results from the US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway:

Ryan Preece, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Kyle Benjamin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Brian Scott, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Brennan Poole Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
Cole Custer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
JJ Yeley, Toyota, TriStar Motorsports
Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing
William Byron, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Ty Majeski, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, JGL Racing
Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Matt Tifft, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Ryan Reed, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Means Racing
Dylan Lupton, Toyota, JGL Racing
David Starr, Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing
Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Jeremy Clements Racing
Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, King Autosport
Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing
Mike Harmon, Dodge, Harmon Racing
Stan Mullis, Chevrolet, MBM Racing
Michael Annett, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, Team Penske
Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Shepherd Racing Ventures
Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Jeff Green, Chevrolet, RSS Racing

Next: Christopher Bell Wins Overton's 150 at Pocono

The next race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series is the first road course stop of the series schedule. Coverage of the Zippo 200 from Watkins Glen International can be seen on Saturday, August 5 live on NBCSN.

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2017 US Cellular 250 at Iowa Race Results – Ryan Preece Wins

By Alex Herbst | Jul 29, 2017

With no Cup Series drivers to spoil the fun, Ryan Preece took his first career Xfinity Series victory in his last race of 2017 with Joe Gibbs Racing at Iowa.

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