U.S. Cellular 250

Iowa Speedway — January 1, 2009

Brad Keselowski

Winner

250

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Brad Keselowski won the 2009 U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on January 1, 2009, leading 121 of 250 laps. Kyle Busch finished second; Jason Leffler rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Track

Iowa Speedway

Season

2009

Winner

Brad Keselowski

Leaders

5 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	11	+10	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		250	—	Running	121	195
2	27	+25	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		250	—	Running	84	175
3	15	+12	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		250	—	Running	—	165
4	40	+36	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		250	—	Running	—	160
5	12	+7	Kelly Bires	Braun Racing		250	—	Running	—	155
6	13	+7	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		250	—	Running	—	150
7	24	+17	Kenny Wallace	Jay Robinson Racing		250	—	Running	—	146
8	9	+1	Michael McDowell	Whitney Motorsports	Dodge	250	—	Running	—	142
9	17	+8	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		250	—	Running	—	138
10	6	-4	Stephen Leicht	Richard Childress Racing		250	—	Running	—	134
11	36	+25	Michael Annett	Germain Racing		250	—	Running	—	130
12	25	+13	Benny Gordon	VSI Racing		250	—	Running	—	127
13	5	-8	Brad Coleman	Joe Gibbs Racing		250	—	Running	—	124
14	10	-4	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		250	—	Running	3	126
15	2	-13	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	250	—	Running	35	123
16	20	+4	Johnny Borneman III	Borneman Motorsports		250	—	Running	—	115
17	8	-9	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		249	—	Running	—	112
18	18	—	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports		249	—	Running	—	109
19	43	+24	Morgan Shepherd	Faith Motorsports (Shepherd)		249	—	Running	—	106
20	39	+19	Eric McClure	Team Rensi Motorsports		249	—	Running	—	103
21	37	+16	Matt Carter	Specialty Racing		248	—	Running	—	100
22	1	-21	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing		248	—	Running	7	102
23	3	-20	Erik Darnell	Roush Fenway Racing		247	—	Running	—	94
24	33	+9	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	JD Motorsports		245	—	Running	—	91
25	21	-4	Brendan Gaughan	Rusty Wallace Racing		244	—	Running	—	88
26	4	-22	Trevor Bayne	Michael Waltrip Racing		244	—	Running	—	85
27	38	+11	Sean Murphy	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	222	—	Running	—	82
28	16	-12	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing		211	—	DNF - Crash	—	79
29	44	+15	John Wes Townley	Jay Robinson Racing		205	—	Running	—	76
30	34	+4	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		195	—	Running	—	73
31	7	-24	Scott Wimmer	JR Motorsports		168	—	DNF - Engine	—	70
32	29	-3	Brian Ickler	Braun Racing		165	—	DNF - Crash	—	67
33	23	-10	Ken Butler III	R3 Motorsports		108	—	DNF - Crash	—	64
34	28	-6	Aric Almirola	Key Motorsports		74	—	DNF - Crash	—	61
35	22	-13	Casey Atwood	Day Enterprises		37	—	DNF - Crash	—	58
36	41	+5	Jeff Fuller	NEMCO Motorsports		31	—	DNF	—	55
37	31	-6	Kertus Davis	JD Motorsports		26	—	DNF	—	52
38	19	-19	Mark Green	Jay Robinson Racing		21	—	DNF	—	49
39	35	-4	Kevin Lepage	Quest Motor Racing	Dodge	19	—	DNF	—	46
40	32	-8	Chase Miller	MSRP Motorsports		9	—	DNF	—	43
41	26	-15	Coleman Pressley	JTG Daugherty Racing		8	—	DNF - Engine	—	40
42	14	-28	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports		7	—	DNF	—	37
43	42	-1	Mike Harmon	Fitz Motorsports		6	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 6 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.4 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Brad Keselowski	11.2	1	+10.2	Moderate
2	Kyle Busch	17.0	2	+15.0	Coinflip
8	Michael McDowell	17.0	8	+9.0	Coinflip
15	Justin Allgaier	18.3	15	+3.3	Coinflip
22	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	19.9	22	-2.1	Moderate
28	Austin Dillon	17.1	28	-10.9	Coinflip

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Brad Keselowski: has 7 career starts at Iowa Speedway with a 3.9 avg finish (3 wins) — the model correctly identified this strength.
Kyle Busch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P17. Track history: 2 starts, 11.0 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 U.S. Cellular 250?

Brad Keselowski won the 2009 U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway driving for JR Motorsports.

Where was the 2009 U.S. Cellular 250 held?

The 2009 U.S. Cellular 250 was held at Iowa Speedway on January 1, 2009.