Dillon, Suarez both looking for first Iowa win
RELATED: Practice 2 results
After running fourth in Friday’s first practice, Ty Dillon topped the leaderboard in the second practice with an impressive fastest lap of 133.012 mph in 23.682 seconds. The No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet completed a total of 67 laps for the session.
NASCAR XFINITY Series veteran Brendan Gaughan was second on the leaderboard for Friday’s final practice session with his No. 62 Chevrolet coming in hot with a fastest lap of 132.704 mph in 23.737 seconds.
T.J. Bell rounded out the top three with a lap of 131.871 mph (23.887 seconds). This weekend will mark the first time Bell has lined up for a NASCAR XFINITY Series race since 2012’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Next on the leaderboard was Drew Herring in his No. 6 Ford. Herring had a fastest lap of 131.519 mph (23.951). This will be his first NASCAR XFINITY appearance since 2013’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
And completing the top five for this session was Brian Scott in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with a lap of 131.403 mph.
Daniel Suarez, who topped the first practice, finished ninth in the Friday night’s practice (131.026 mph). The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing driver will be on the lookout for his fourth consecutive top-five finish this weekend at Iowa Speedway.
Kenny Wallace, who will be competing in his last race in the series this weekend at Iowa, finished 15th. Wallace is looking for his 10th career win at Saturday’s U.S. Cellular Presented by New Holland (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, SiriusXM).
NXS action continues Saturday with the Coors Light Pole Qualifying at 4:45 p.m. ET.
RELATED: Practice 1 results
Daniel Suarez topped the leaderboard in the NASCAR XFINITY Series opening practice on Friday at Iowa Speedway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota posted a fastest lap of 133.367 mph.
Next was fellow rookie Brandon Jones in his No. 33 Chevrolet with a fastest lap of 131.965 mph. Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by New Holland marks Jones’ second start in the XFINITY Series. His first race was at Iowa’s May race, the 3M 250, where he finished eighth.
Rounding out the first session’s top three was Ben Rhodes. Rhodes had a fastest lap of 131.744 mph.
Ty Dillon (131.546 mph) and Darrell Wallace Jr. (131.486 mph) came in fourth and fifth, respectively.
XFINITY Series points leader, Chris Buescher finished practice in the seventh spot, posting a fastest lap of 130.332 mph.
Johanna Long, finished 30th in the first session. This is Long’s first 2015 appearance as she hasn’t raced since 2013’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
On-track action continues at 7 p.m. ET with the NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice on NBCSN.