{"id":4900,"date":"2016-07-31T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T21:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=4900"},"modified":"2016-07-31T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T21:03:23","slug":"jones-powers-past-dillon-for-third-victory-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/31\/jones-powers-past-dillon-for-third-victory-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones powers past Dillon for third victory of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brian Eberly<\/b><\/p>\n

NEWTON, Iowa \u2013 For 83 laps, it looked like Ty Dillon’s winless drought would finally end. That was until Erik Jones<\/strong> flashed the brilliance that has many predicting big things for the Joe Gibbs Racing prodigy.<\/p>\n

\"NEWTON,

NEWTON, IA – JULY 30: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 DeWaltToyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on July 30, 2016 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Jonathan Moore\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Jones led a race-high 154 laps in the No. 20 DeWalt Toyota en route to victory lane on Saturday night in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. Jones passed Dillon with 15 laps remaining to retake the lead for the final time of the night and beat Dillon\u2019s No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to the checkered flag by 3.533 seconds.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR XFINITY Series<\/a> victory was the third of the season for Jones and the fifth of his career in his 45th start. Having one of the most impressive Sunoco Rookie of the Year campaigns in recent memory, Jones has 11 top-five and 12 top-10 results in 19 starts this season.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a great day. We had a great car. One that definitely deserved to win the race,” Jones said in victory lane. “The fastest car I feel like won tonight, which is always a good feeling. It was an awesome day for us.<\/p>\n

“I feel like we deserved to win when we came here earlier this year, we had a really fast car. It was nice to get some redemption for that one.”<\/p>\n

Jones qualified second but passed his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Daniel Suarez on the first lap. While several teams flew in Sprint Cup pit crews from Pocono, the Joe Gibbs Racing teams did not. Despite dropping spots after pitting, Jones would quickly regain them when the field returned to green.<\/p>\n

When the caution flew at Lap 150 as Brandon McReynolds made hard contact with the Turn 1 wall, teams hit pit road for fresh tires and fuel. Dillon\u2019s pit crew had the quickest stop to give Dillon the lead for the first time of the night at Lap 152.<\/p>\n

When the field returned to green, Dillon was able to put some distance between his No. 3 Chevrolet and Jones.\u00a0 Dillon would lead the next 83 laps before Jones drove to the bottom and made the final pass on Dillon at Lap 235.<\/p>\n

“I want the win so bad,” said Dillon, whose drought extended to 66 races. “That was all I had. They (Joe Gibbs Racing) are good right now. That was all I had.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m proud of my guys. They gave us a great opportunity tonight. My heart\u2019s been broken every race since Indy (site of Dillon\u2019s last win in 2014). I want to get in victory lane again. We\u2019re close; we just have to get a little better.”<\/p>\n

Brad Keselowski, the only Sprint Cup regular to make the trip from Pocono Raceway, site of this Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race (1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN), finished eighth in the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford.<\/p>\n

Daniel Suarez won the Coors Light Pole Award on Saturday afternoon and ran second to his teammate Jones for the first-half of the race. On the restart for McReynolds\u2019 accident, Suarez was running seventh and when Josh Berry’s No. 88 didn\u2019t go, Suarez\u2019s No. 19 ARRIS Toyota plowed into it, suffering heavy front-end damage. Suarez would remain on track for several laps before hitting pit road. Unable to continue, Suarez finished 30th and lost the lead in the championship standings to Elliott Sadler.<\/p>\n

By virtue of his third-place finish in the No. 1 OneMain Chevrolet,\u00a0 Sadler leads Suarez by 14 points.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR XFINITY Series returns to action next Saturday at Watkins Glen International for the running of the Zippo 200 at The Glen.<\/p>\n

NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – US Cellular 250<\/b><\/p>\n

Iowa Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Newton, Iowa<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, July 30, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n

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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 104.401 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 2 Hrs, 05 Mins, 43 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 3.533 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 6 for 29 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 7 among 4 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0; E. Jones # 1-42; J. Yeley 43-46; E. Jones # 47-116; E. Sadler 117-125; E. Jones # 126-151; T. Dillon 152-234; E. Jones # 235-250.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 E. Jones # 4 times for 154 laps; T. Dillon 1 time for 83 laps; E. Sadler 1 time for 9 laps; J. Yeley 1 time for 4 laps.<\/p>\n

Top 10 in Points: E. Sadler – 633; D. Suarez – 619; T. Dillon – 598; E. Jones # – 584; J. Allgaier – 576; B. Gaughan – 565; B. Poole # – 556; B. Jones # – 545; D. Wallace Jr. – 500; R. Reed – 464.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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