NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa

Iowa Speedway — May 18, 2014

Sam Hornish Jr.

Winner

250

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Sam Hornish Jr. won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014, leading 167 of 250 laps. Ryan Blaney finished second; Regan Smith rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Track

Iowa Speedway

Season

2014

Winner

Sam Hornish Jr.

Leaders

3 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Sam Hornish Jr.		250	—	Running	167	48
2	1	-1	Ryan Blaney		250	—	Running	80	0
3	4	+1	Regan Smith		250	—	Running	—	41
4	6	+2	Chase Elliott		250	—	Running	—	40
5	8	+3	Elliott Sadler		250	—	Running	—	39
6	7	+1	Brian Scott		250	—	Running	—	38
7	3	-4	Michael McDowell		250	—	Running	3	0
8	13	+5	Ty Dillon		250	—	Running	—	36
9	16	+7	Trevor Bayne		250	—	Running	—	35
10	9	-1	Landon Cassill		250	—	Running	—	34
11	5	-6	Dylan Kwasniewski		250	—	Running	—	33
12	10	-2	Brendan Gaughan		250	—	Running	—	32
13	11	-2	Chris Buescher		250	—	Running	—	31
14	12	-2	Chase Pistone		250	—	Running	—	0
15	17	+2	Austin Theriault		250	—	Running	—	29
16	15	-1	Ryan Reed		250	—	Running	—	28
17	18	+1	Ryan Sieg		250	—	Running	—	27
18	24	+6	J.J. Yeley		250	—	Running	—	26
19	14	-5	James Buescher		249	—	Running	—	25
20	23	+3	Ryan Gifford		248	—	Running	—	24
21	22	+1	Dakoda Armstrong		248	—	Running	—	23
22	28	+6	Jeremy Clements		246	—	Running	—	22
23	25	+2	Jeffrey Earnhardt		245	—	Running	—	21
24	32	+8	Eric McClure		245	—	Running	—	20
25	30	+5	Matt DiBenedetto		245	—	Running	—	19
26	27	+1	Hal Martin		243	—	Running	—	18
27	29	+2	Joey Gase		242	—	Running	—	17
28	35	+7	Carl Long	Dodge	235	—	Running	—	16
29	20	-9	Chad Boat		227	—	Running	—	15
30	21	-9	Cale Conley		224	—	Running	—	0
31	19	-12	Mike Bliss		220	—	Running	—	13
32	38	+6	Caleb Roark		175	—	DNF	—	0
33	37	+4	Carlos Contreras		138	—	DNF	—	11
34	36	+2	Tim Schendel		131	—	DNF	—	10
35	31	-4	Tanner Berryhill		80	—	DNF	—	9
36	34	-2	Tommy Joe Martins	Dodge	63	—	DNF	—	8
37	33	-4	Derrike Cope		44	—	DNF	—	7
38	40	+2	Mike Harmon	Dodge	8	—	DNF	—	6
39	26	-13	Jeff Green		3	—	DNF	—	5
40	39	-1	Ryan Ellis		3	—	DNF	—	4

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 7 matched drivers, the model averaged 7.8 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	Ryan Blaney	9.2	2	+7.2	High Confidence
4	Chase Elliott	7.8	4	+3.8	High Confidence
7	Michael McDowell	17.0	7	+10.0	Coinflip
8	Ty Dillon	23.4	8	+15.4	High Confidence
13	Chris Buescher	9.2	13	-3.8	High Confidence
18	J.J. Yeley	28.8	18	+10.8	High Confidence
27	Joey Gase	23.4	27	-3.6	High Confidence

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

Sam Hornish Jr.: has 9 career starts at Iowa Speedway with a 11.1 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Chase Elliott: was the model’s top pick based on 8 career starts at Iowa Speedway with a 9.5 avg finish, finishing P4 on the day.
Ty Dillon: was the biggest surprise, finishing P8 vs predicted P23. Track history: 11 starts, 8.9 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa?

Sam Hornish Jr. won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa at Iowa Speedway.

Where was the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa held?

The 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa was held at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014.