Courtesy of NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — Last week, a blink-of-an-eye moment weighed heavily on William Byron. Saturday, the driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet lifted his head and shouted out a pent-up yelp that formed the suitable soundtrack the rookie’s first career NASCAR XFINITY Series victory. “I feel it all kind of comes around in racing and last week we were so close,” said Byron, who finished a mere .012 seconds behind Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin last Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. “You’ve got
Read More By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer On Saturday night, Ty Majeski will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, adding himself to the history books in the process. He will join several NASCAR Xfinity Series Champions (Carl Edwards, Chris Buescher, Greg Biffle and NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin) as drivers that have been behind the wheel of the No. 60 iRacing.com Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing. Majeski is a three-time ARCA Midwest Tour Series Champion, winning the Championship in 2014, 2015, and 2016. His 2014 Championship made Majeski the youngest
Read More By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Iowa Speedway, Erik Jones took the victory in dominant fashion. Jones led 154 laps en-route to victory, beating Ty Dillon by 3.533 seconds. Elliott Sadler and Sam Hornish, Jr. are the only former winners in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa. Sadler won at Iowa once, in 2012, and Hornish twice, in 2014 and 2016. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular Christopher Bell is also entered in this Saturday’s race. Xfinity Series Championship Justin Allgaier, Ryan Reed,
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