Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney picked up his first win of the 2024 season at Iowa Speedway – the series’ newest venue.
Sunday night’s race was the first for the series at the .875-mile short track, which has hosted Xfinity, Truck, ARCA and IndyCar series events in the past. In a race where teams were wary of tire wear – and several paid the price by hitting the wall after flats Blaney and his No. 12 Penske Ford team mastered the strategy. On the final caution of the race, Blaney was first off pit road and took just two new right-side tires.
With 50 laps to go, Blaney remained in the lead with a nearly one-second advantage over Byron and Elliott third. Byron remained less than a second behind Blaney with 25 laps remaining and Elliott closing to challenge for the runner-up position. Read Also: NASCAR XFINITYNASCAR Xfinity Iowa: Sam Mayer holds off Riley Herbst in OT for win CLA DRIVER # MANUFACTURER LAPS TIME INTERVAL PITS POINTS 1 R. BlaneyTEAM PENSKE 12 Ford 350 2:58'36.749 6 57 2 W.
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