By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
NASCAR driver Sam Hornish Jr. has won the Get to Know Newton 250 on Sunday. This is his first win at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
Hornish Jr. dominated the race, as he led 167 laps. There were just 250 laps in the race.
He held off Ryan Blaney, who was the pole sitter for the race. Hornish Jr. started the race in the second position.
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This was Hornish Jr.’s first win of the season. It was also his first win since the 2013 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he won the Sam’s Town 300 on March 9th, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In his three Nationwide Series wins, Hornish Jr. has won with three separate sponsorship deals. In 2011, at Phoenix, he won with the Alliance Truck Parts sponsorship for Team Penske.
In 2013, he had the Wurth sponsorship on the car with the win also under Team Penske. Then, this win was with Monster Energy and Joe Gibbs Racing.
Blaney led 80 laps in his Discount Tire entry for Team Penske. TaxSlayer.com/Great Clips sponsored driver Regan Smith finished third.
Pizza Ranch sponsored driver Michael McDowell was the only other driver to lead any laps. He led three laps.
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Following this race, Chase Elliott is the points leader with 379 points.
Smith and Elliott Sadler are second with 377 points. They are just two points behind Elliott.
In fourth place, Ty Dillon, who has 344 points. He is 35 points the points leader.
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