The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will move back into the midwest for the sixth annual American Ethanol 200 at the Iowa Speedway. This will mark the ninth race on the 2014 calender for the series after Kentucky two weekends ago.
For the first time since Martinsville Speedway in April, the entry list will feature a full-field, but with only 36 drivers. This will mean nobody will go home following qualifying that is scheduled for Friday afternoon, which can be seen on tape-delay at 7:00 p.m. Et, on FOX Sports 1. Numerous fresh faces you’ll see race tonight are: Chris Eggleston, Eric Caudell, Tommy Regan, Dustin Hapka, Brandon Brown and Jeff Choquette.
The Red Horse Racing duo go into the Iowa Speedway Friday haping to capture a win this weekend with either Timothy Peters or German Quiroga. In July of last year, Quiroga earned his first pole in the series at the 0.875-mile oval, but his teammate, Timothy Peters, left the speedway earning his second win there. Peters could go three in-a-row there in July tonight if he is able to pull off the victory. As far as Quiroga goes, it could be his night, too. Last time the series raced on a short track, Quiroga came home with his best finish of second at Gateway, which was one of his six finishes inside the top-10 in 2014.
Two drivers will try to go after Ryan Blaney’s record of becoming the youngest winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the Iowa Speedway. The current record, which is 18 years, five months and 15 days, will be challeged by Erik Jones, 18, and Cole Custer, 16-years-old. Jones goes into the race Friday evening with an average finish of 4.5. For Custer, it’ll be all about momentum as he won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race there last August. Blaney will also be a threat to win as he earned the pole this past May for the NASCAR Nationwide Series event.
Eric Caudell, Tommy Regan, Dustin Hapka and Brandon Brown will all make their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts this weekend. Chris Eggleston and Jeff Choquette will make their series returns Friday evening. Many of these drivers have made numerous starts on the short tracks, which means they’ll be fun to watch Friday night.
You can watch the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Iowa Speedway starting at 8:00 p.m. Et, live on FOX Sports 1. The Motor Racing Network will also carry the radio broadcast of the event. Timothy Peters is the defending race winner of the July event.
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