U.S. Cellular 250

U.S. Cellular 250
NASCAR Xfinity Series


Venue	Iowa Speedway
Location	Newton, Iowa, United States
Corporate sponsor	U.S. Cellular and Enlist Weed Control System
First race	2009
Distance	218.75 miles (352.04 km)
Laps	250
Most wins (driver)	Brad Keselowski (3)
Most wins (team)	Team Penske (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Turns	4

The U.S. Cellular 250 presented by New Holland is a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race which has been held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa every summer since 2009. It has been traditionally held on the first Saturday in August, except in 2010 and 2016 when the race took place on the last Saturday in July. U.S. Cellular has been the title sponsor every year since the event's inception.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
2009	August 1	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:22:53	91.858
2010	July 31	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:05:56	104.222
2011	August 6	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:11:20	99.937
2012	August 4	Elliott Sadler	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:53:31	115.622
2013	August 3	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:56:58	112.211
2014	August 2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:02:49	106.867
2015	August 1	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	260*	227.5 (366.125)	2:12:02	103.383
2016	July 30	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:05:43	104.401

2015: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish; 2015 took two attempts.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Brad Keselowski	2009, 2013, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Team Penske	2013, 2014, 2015
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	2010, 2016

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
4	Ford	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
2	Chevrolet	2009, 2012
2	Toyota	2010, 2016

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
2009	ESPN	Marty Reid	Rusty Wallace Randy Lajoie
2010		Dave Burns	Ray Evernham Ricky Craven
2011		Allen Bestwick
2011
2013
2014		Dave Burns
2015	NBCSN	Ralph Sheheen	Dale Jarrett
2016	NBCSN	Dave Burns	Dale Jarrett

References

External links

Racing-Reference.info - Iowa Speedway Race Results

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Note: The Xfinity Series has multiple events at the same racing venue.

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