This weekend’s race at Iowa Speedway is a great unknown for most drivers – and all drivers where NASCAR Nationwide Series competition is concerned.
This is the series’ first visit to the short track, so no past track-specific statistics can be used to analyze the race.
The series has run two short track races this season – at Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway – and statistics gleaned from those two events (and short-track events last season) could help pick some favorites.
The first names that jump out are the two at the top of the points standings: Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards.
In the two short-track races this season, Busch has a Driver Rating of 139.6, an Average Running Position of 2.2, 271 Laps Led and 124 Fastest Laps Run.
Edwards is close behind. He has a Driver Rating of 130.7, an Average Running Position of 2.6, 146 Laps Led and 69 Fastest Laps Run.
But watch for two other drivers to stand out this weekend, both of whom have been strong on short tracks this year, and last: Jason Leffler and Steve Wallace.
CAR DRIVER MAKE 0 Kertus Davis Chevrolet 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 1 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet 2 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 5 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 5 Casey Atwood Ford 6 Erik Darnell* Ford 7 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 9 John Wes Townley* Ford 10 Kelly Bires Toyota 11 Scott Lagasse Jr.* Toyota 12 Justin Allgaier* Dodge 15 Michael Annett* Toyota 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 20 Brad Coleman Toyota 23 Ken Butler III* Chevrolet 24 Eric McClure Ford 26 Michael McDowell* Dodge 27 Jason Keller Ford 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 29 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 32 Brian Ickler Toyota 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 40 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 47 Coleman Pressley Toyota 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 52 Jack Smith Chevrolet 60 Carl Edwards Ford 61 Matt Carter Ford 62 Brendan Gaughan* Chevrolet 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 81 Sean Murphy Dodge 87 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 91 Chase Miller Chevrolet 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 158 Chris Horn Chevrolet 172 Benny Gordon Ford 173 Kevin Lepage Dodge 177 Peyton Sellers Chevrolet 178 Derrike Cope Dodge 183 John Borneman III Ford 196 Andy Ponstein Dodge 234 Tony Raines Chevrolet 275 Kenny Hendrick Chevrolet
| 
|