Ryan Blaney did everything that he could in the final stretch to the checkered to get by, however it wouldn’t be enough as Erik Jones would hold him off to score the victory in the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway. It marks Jones’ first victory of the 2014 season and the second victory of his career in nine career starts.
With everybody battling hard on the short track, who would score the most points when it came to the picks, and who’s picks got bumped off track?
The Picks
Ashley McCubbin picked Erik Jones and Matt Crafton. Crafton would finish third after battling Joey Coulter to the line. Points: 48+41=89
Tayler Stiles picked Ryan Blaney and Matt Crafton. Points: 43+41=84
Kreistina Blinova picked Ron Hornaday and John Hunter Nemechek. Hornaday finished 21st following an incident with Peters, while Nemechek finished 10th. Points: 23+34=57
Ronald Costigan picked Darrell Wallace Jr. and Matt Crafton. Wallace finished 13th after getting trapped two laps down after the caution came out following his pit stop. Points: 32+41=73
Marshall Gabell picked Ryan Blaney and German Quiroga. Quiroga came back to finish fifth after getting in the wall early. Points: 43+39=82
Justin Tucker picked Timothy Peters and Darrell Wallace Jr. Peters finished 31st after his half of the incident with Hornaday. Points: 13+32=45
Kyle Magda picked Timothy Peters and Erik Jones. Points: 13+48=61
Terry Wagner picked Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter. Sauter finished 18th after struggling with an ill-handling truck all night long. Points: 41+26=67
Christina Cordner picked Ryan Blaney and Darrell Wallace Jr. Points: 43+32=75
Billy Stiles Jr. picked Ben Kennedy and Ron Hornaday. Kennedy finished a solid sixth. Points: 38+23=61
Robert Hill picked Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones. Points: 43+48=91
Joni Stiles picked Erik Jones and Johnny Sauter. Points: 48+26=74
Tyler Sontag picked Erik Jones and Matt Crafton. Points: 48+41=89
Jeni Harris picked Timothy Peters and Matt Crafton. Points: 13+41=54
The Results
- Robert Hill – 91
- Ashley McCubbin and Tyler Sontag – 89
- Tayler Stiles – 84
- Marshall Gabell – 82
- Christina Cordner – 75
- Joni Stiles – 74
- Ronald Costigan – 73
- Terry Wagner – 67
- Kyle Magda and Billy Stiles Jr. – 61
- Kreistina Blinova – 57
- Jeni Harris – 54
- Justin Tucker – 45
Truck Standings
- Robert Hill – 218+91=309
- Ronald Costigan – 227+73=300
- Ashley McCubbin – 210+89=299
- Christina Cordner – 224+75=299
- Tayler Stiles – 210+84=295
- Marshall Gabell – 213+82=295
- Terry Wagner – 228+67=295
- Tyler Sontag – 205+89=294
- (Points Leader Post Kentucky) Kyle Magda – 232+61=293
- Joni Stiles – 216+74=290
- Justin Tucker – 230+45=275
- Kreistina Blinova – 215+57=272
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 210+61=271
- Jeni Harris – 180+54=234
Combined Points
- (Points Leader Post NSCS Daytona) Kyle Magda – 1200+61=1261
- Ronald Costigan – 1185+73=1258
- Ashley McCubbin – 1166+89=1255
- Justin Tucker – 1179+45=1224
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 1149+61=1210
- Tyler Sontag – 1119+89=1208
- Marshall Gabell – 1125+82=1207
- Robert Hill – 1098+91=1189
- Tayler Stiles – 1099+84=1183
- Joni Stiles – 1072+74=1146
- Christina Cordner – 1061+75=1136
- Terry Wagner – 1062+67=1129
- Kreistina Blinova – 1065+57=1122
- Jeni Harris – 1024+54=1068
- Billy Zardo – 972+45=1017