Ryan Blaney won the first stage of the NASCAR race at Iowa, marking his second stage win of the season and earning 10 points and 1 playoff point. Blaney finished ahead of Kyle Larson and Daniel Suarez, who managed to hold onto third place despite racing on old tires. William Byron, Josh Berry, Joey Logano, Corey LaJoie, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top ten. Notable performances included Alex Bowman finishing 11th after starting in 33rd position and Christopher Bell finishing 17th after starting from the rear. Keselowski and Suarez, who both stayed out on old tires, managed to save a set of tires while still scoring stage points. Ty Gibbs finished 19th after hitting the wall while running in the top 15.
Restart order: Blaney-Larson-Byron-Elliott-Logano-Busch-Bowman-Burton (!)-Chastain-Bell-Briscoe-Cindric-McDowell-Suarez-Berry-Preece. 133 to go in Stage 2.
While the gamble to stay out didn't result in a Stage win for either Suarez or Keselowski, they did pocket a set of tires, and they were both able to score Stage Points. Suarez was third, and Keselowski finished 8th in Stage 1. #NASCAR
STAGE 1: 1-10: Blaney, Larson, Suarez, Byron, Berry, Logano, LaJoie, Keselowski, Elliott, Busch 11-20: Bowman, Chastain, Gragson, Burton, Reddick, Briscoe, Bell, Wallace, McDowell, Gibbs
Blaney winds up winning this first stage over Larson. Suarez winds up third on old tires. #nascar #iowacorn350
Ryan Blaney wins the stage over Kyle Larson Daniel Suarez finished third and Brad Keselowski finished eighth, and saved a set in the process Everyone on track is one the lead lap, including those who took the waive on the last stop
Stage 1 goes to Ryan @Blaney, his 2nd stage win of the season so far. Larson, Suarez (held on with old tires), Byron, Berry, Logano, LaJoie, Keselowski (old tires), Elliott and Busch also gain stage points. @TyGibbs smacked the wall while running top 15 and finished it P19.
Ryan Blaney takes the Stage 1 win. S1 results: 1. Blaney, 10 points (1 playoff pt) 2. Larson, 9 3. Suarez, 8 4. Byron, 7 5. Berry, 6 6. Logano, 5 7. LaJoie, 4 8. Keselowski, 3 9. Elliott, 2 10. Busch, 1 #NASCAR
CAUTION 3 -- Lap 71: Stage 1 end. Ryan Blaney wins it over Larson, Suárez, Byron, Berry, Logano, LaJoie, Keselowski, Elliott and Busch. Notables: 11. Bowman (started P33) 13. Gragson 14. Burton 15. Reddick 17. Bell (started from rear) 21. Truex 34. Hamlin #NASCAR
Ryan Blaney, whose mother's side of the family is from the Des Moines area, has 80 people here at the race today. He wins Stage 1 over Kyle Larson. 3. Suarez (stayed out) 4. Berry 5. Byron 6. Logano 7. LaJoie (after spin!) 8. Keselowski (stayed out) 9. Elliott 10. Busch
Ryan Blaney wins stage 1 at Iowa. Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, William Byron, Josh Berry, Joey Logano, Corey LaJoie, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Busch all top 10. #NASCAR