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Travis Pastrana NASCAR Nationwide Series Iowa Race Report

*   No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota driver Travis Pastrana finished 26th

Travis Pastrana NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Summary: No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota driver Travis Pastrana finished 26th in Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway. The RAB Racing driver started the race a career best 15th but struggled with a tight-handling condition throughout the 250-lap race. Pastrana lost a lap to the leaders on lap 55 and lost a second lap on lap 155. The No. 99 lost power on lap 199. The RAB Racing crew fixed the problem, but not before Pastrana lost 20 laps making repairs. The No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota team returns to action next Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

*   Pastrana started 15th and finished 26th

*   Struggle with a tight-handling race car throughout the race

*   Suffered from a broken fuel cable on lap 199

PASTRANA QUOTE: 

“We struggled all day. I did learn a lot today but I wish we could have had a better finish. The No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota was way too tight for me. We made a lot of changes in the pits but nothing seemed to help at all. Hopefully we can learn from this and bring a great car to Charlotte next weekend.”

RACE NOTES:

*   Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won his third NASCAR Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway

*   Elliott Sadler, Michael McDowell, Austin Dillon and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five

*   There were nine lead changes among six drivers

*   Average speed was 107.157 MPH. Four cautions slowed the race for 25 laps

*   Estimated attendance was 34,000 at Iowa Speedway

Source: RAB Racing with Brack Maggard, Press Release