Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Beats Cup Regulars To Win Nationwide Race In Iowa

NEWTON, IA – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held off Sprint Cup drivers Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski to win Sunday’s NASCAR Nationwide series race in Iowa, becoming the first series regular to pick up a victory this season.

Stenhouse took the lead from Edwards 233 laps into the 250-lap event at Iowa Speedway and held off the only Cup drivers in the field for his first career Nationwide win.

Edwards, who won the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte on Saturday night, was second, followed by Keselowski, Georgia’s Reed Sorenson and Elliott Sadler.

Teammates Stenhouse and Edwards swapped the lead a number of times down the stretch, but Stenhouse slipped free late and beat Edwards by over four seconds.

It’s the first win in 51 starts for Stenhouse.