NASCAR Nationwide Picks: The NASCAR Nationwide Series has a hot race for the top spot in the standings that includes a pair of rookies in Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon to go with Regan Smith and veteran Elliott Sadler which will make the final weeks of the season full of excitement and drama with high stakes races and no margin for error. The US Cellular 250 will take place at the Iowa Speedway on Saturday night with coverage on ESPN starting at 7:30 PM ET. Brad Keselowski was the winner of this event last year with Elliott Sadler winning in 2012.
Iowa Speedway
The Iowa Speedway was opened in 2006 and developed by legendary NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace. The track hosts two Nationwide Series races each year. Iowa Speedway is an asphalt track with a D shaped oval that is .875 miles in length with turn banks of 12 to 14 degrees, a frontstretch bank of ten degrees and a backstretch bank of four degrees.
Current Standings
Rookie Chase Elliott leads the Nationwide Series standings with 678 points after a 12th place run at Indianapolis that followed a win at Chicago. Regan Smith is in second place with 674 points with Elliott Sadler in third with 667 points, Ty Dillon in fourth with 663 points, Brian Scott in fifth with 636 points, followed by Trevor Bayne, Chris Buescher, Brendan Gaughan, James Buescher, and Ryan Reed.
Top Performers at Iowa Speedway
Elliott Sadler has seven career starts at the Iowa Speedway with one win, six top five finishes and seven top ten finishes with an average finish of 3.9.
Regan Smith has three career starts at Iowa with one top five finish, two top ten finishes and an average finish of 7.0.
Brian Scott has a total of eight career starts at Iowa with two top ten finishes and an average finish of 15.6.
Trevor Bayne has six career starts at Iowa with one win, two top five finishes and four top ten finishes. He has an average finish of 12.7.
Our Pick
We’ll ride with Regan Smith in this one with Elliott Sadler as an alternative selection.
