NEWTON, Iowa — Max Gresham got the better run off Turn 4 of the final lap - just barely - and beat Ty Dillon to the finish line by .039 seconds to win Sunday's Goodyear Dealers of Iowa 200 at Iowa Speedway. It was the second straight win for the 17-year-old from Griffen, Ga., who added his name to an impressive list of past winners of the annual combination race between the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West.
Joey Logano (2007), Brian Ickler (2008) and Kyle Busch (2009) are past of the event, which ended with a green-white-checkered finish in front of a crowd of 20,414.
On the final restart, Dillon drove to the inside of leaders Gresham and Corey LaJoie to make it three-wide as they crossed the line to take the white flag. Dillon and Gresham continued side-by-side for the entire final lap with Gresham taking the checkered flag first by just a few feet.
Gresham is a Joe Gibbs Development driver, giving the organization three victories at Iowa.
The top four finishers were all East rookies with Darrell Wallace Jr. in third, followed by LaJoie. David Mayhew finished fifth overall and was credited with a West win as the series' top finisher. It's Mayhew's third career win - all at Iowa. He was the top finishing West driver at Iowa last May and won the subsequent West stand-alone event in the fall.
Ryan Truex, Eddie MacDonald, Jonathon Gomez, Kevin Swindell and Eric Holmes rounded out the top 10.
The win allowed Gresham to take over the East points lead over defending series champion Truex, 469-456. Wallace is third. Cole Whitt, who entered the race with the points lead and led 31 laps, dropped to fourth when a transmission issue ended his day on Lap 139.
Mayhew led the first 72 laps and a race-high 86 overall. Pit stop strategy, however, cost him the lead and he was unable to work his way back to the front. He did take over the West points lead with his finish and Greg Pursley's misfortune. Pursley hit the Turn 2 wall while running second on Lap 130. The two had begun the weekend with the same points total. Mayhew now leads Holmes, 510-453. Pursley dropped to third with 432.
Brett Moffitt, Gresham's JGR teammate, led 54 laps. But he finished 17th after he spun while battling LaJoie for second on lap 195. That wreck set up the final restart.
The race will air on SPEED on Thursday, May 27 at 1 p.m. ET.
The West will return to the track at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore., on June 5, while the East next races at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on June 6.
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES-GOODYEAR DEALERS OF IOWA 200 Unofficial Results
Sunday
At Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
Lap length: 0.875 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (6) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 201 laps, 81.823 mph, $12,861.
2. (39) Ty Dillon, Lewisville, N.C., Chevrolet, 201, $10,035.
3. (5) Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala., Chevrolet, 201, $5,600.
4. (21) Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C., Ford, 201, $4,500.
5. (1) David Mayhew, Atascadero, Calif., Chevrolet, 201, $6,100.
6. (3) Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Toyota, 201, $4,136.
7. (4) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 201, $3,036.
8. (12) Jonathon Gomez, Twin Falls, Idaho, Chevrolet, 201, $2,400.
9. (19) Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn., Dodge, 201, $2,735.
10. (8) Eric Holmes, Escalon, Calif., Toyota, 201, $2,500.
11. (18) Josh Richards, Shinnston, W. Va., Chevrolet, 201, $1,950.
12. (14) Chad Boat, Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet, 201, $1,925.
13. (26) Blake Koch, West Palm Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 201, $2,400.
14. (25) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Chevrolet, 201, $1,885.
15. (24) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 201, $2,410.
16. (29) Daryl Harr, St. Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 201, $1,850.
17. (9) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Toyota, 201, $2,325.
18. (31) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 201, $2,336.
19. (13) Miguel Paludo, New Silver, Brazil, Toyota, 201, $1,775.
20. (10) Sergio Pena, Winchester, Va., Chevrolet, 201, $1,750.
21. (35) Stan Silva, Jr., Castroville, Calif., Chevrolet, 201, $3,225.
22. (17) Brennan Newberry, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 199, $1,710.
23. (22) Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chevrolet, 199, $2,236.
24. (7) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Chevrolet, 198, $1,685.
25. (33) Andrew Smith, Pooler, Ga., Chevrolet, 198, $1,675.
26. (23) Luis Martinez, Jr., Long Beach, Calif., Ford, 198, $2,475.
27. (27) Taylor Barton, Las Vegas, Nev., Chevrolet, 198, $2,135.
28. (37) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Quebec, Chevrolet, 198, $2,161.
29. (16) Brad Bennett, Stamford, Conn., Dodge, 196, $2,146.
30. (32) Josh Combs, Sacramento, Calif., Ford, 195, $1,600.
31. (30) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet, 195, $1,585.
32. (36) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 195, $2,111.
33. (43) Michael Self, Park City, Utah, Chevrolet, 194, $2,064.
34. (28) Moses Smith, Tempe, Ariz., Toyota, 190, $2,050.
35. (40) Greg Rayl, Roseville, Calif., Ford, 190, $2,035.
36. (15) Mackena Bell, Carson City, Nev., Chevrolet, 179, accident, $2,061.
37. (41) Wes Banks, Oakdale, Calif., Ford, 168, $2,600.
38. (2) Cole Whitt, Alpine, Calif., Toyota, 139, transmission, $3,085.
39. (11) Greg Pursley, Newhall, Calif., Ford, 129, accident, $1,975.
40. (38) Jason Patison, Corona, Calif., Chevrolet, 42, suspension, $1,985.
41. (20) Paulie Harraka, Wayne, N.J., Toyota, 40, accident, $1,925.
42. (34) Ryan Duff, Hazard, Ky., Chevrolet, 15, accident, $1,936.
43. (42) Zach Germain, Bexley, Ohio, Toyota, 15, accident, $1,375.
44. (44) Jack Sellers, Sacramento, Calif., Chevrolet, 10, engine, $1,850.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 2 hours 8 minutes 58 seconds
Margin of Victory: .039 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: D.Mayhew (132.626 mph, 23.751 seconds)
Caution Flags: 7 for 50 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Mayhew 1-72; R. Truex 73-79; B. Newberry 80-87; C. Whitt 88-118; D. Mayhew 119-132; M. Gresham 133-138; B. Moffitt 139-192; M. Gresham 193-199; T. Dillon 200; M. Gresham 201.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Top 10 Driver Points: Max Gresham * 469, Ryan Truex 456, Darrell Wallace, Jr. * 453, Cole Whitt * 447, Ryan Gifford * 435, D.J. Shaw * 431, Ty Dillon * 418, Eddie MacDonald 411, Matt Kobyluck 400, Brett Moffitt 386
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Top 10 Driver Points: David Mayhew 510, Eric Holmes 453, Greg Pursley 432, Jonathon Gomez 429, Josh Combs * 418, Luis Martinez, Jr. * 405, Taylor Barton * 402, Michael Self * 384, Moses Smith 378, Paulie Harraka 375
