Ricky Stenhouse Jr. blew his engine coming off turn 4 while battling Carl Edwards. Edwards rammed his teammate from behind, wrecking both cars as they cross the finish line 1-2.
Stenhouse Jr. Sweeps Iowa in Wild, Crazy Roush Fenway 1-2 Finish
Roush Fenway claims 12th win of 2011 season; Increases Nationwide Points lead
NEWTON, IOWA (August 6, 2011) – Roush Fenway Racing posted the wildest one-two finish in team history Saturday night at Iowa Speedway, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. posting his second career NASCAR win; sweeping both races at Iowa this season. The win is Roush Fenway’s 12th NASCAR win in 2011 and their eighth in the Nationwide Series this season.
“This was just an awesome job from this No. 6 team,” said Stenhouse Jr. “They work harder than anyone out there; all the guys at the shop and everyone at Roush Yates engines. I have to thank the good Lord above; he’s helped us through so much. I have to thank Nationwide Insurance for giving us the opportunity to come out here and put on a show for all these awesome fans. I just wish we had Blackwell Angus Beef and Cargill on this car tonight.”
Stenhouse and Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards engaged in a heated battle throughout the course of the race, with Stenhouse using a dramatic three-wide move to slice his No. 6 Ford Mustang through lapped traffic, eventually passing Edwards and taking the lead with 22 laps remaining.
1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 23.794 132.386
2 16 Trevor Bayne 3M Ford 23.871 131.959
3 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Discount Tire Dodge 23.903 131.783
4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. RickyvsTrevor.com Ford 23.907 131.761
5 20 Drew Herring SportClips Toyota 23.970 131.414
6 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 23.981 131.354
7 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Chevrolet 23.993 131.288
8 09 Kenny Wallace American Ethanol/Iowa Corn Toyota 24.031 131.081
9 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota 24.046 130.999
10 11 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Toyota 24.061 130.917
11 88 Aric Almirola Ragu/HyVee Chevrolet 24.105 130.678
12 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 24.128 130.554
13 33 David Mayhew(i) Rheem/Menards Chevrolet 24.134 130.521
14 87 Joe Nemechek D.A.B Constructors, Inc. Toyota 24.187 130.235
15 30 Mikey Kile AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 24.203 130.149
16 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Chevrolet 24.215 130.085
17 60 Carl Edwards(i) Fastenal Ford 24.246 129.918
18 7 Josh Wise iRacing.com Chevrolet 24.279 129.742
19 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 24.383 129.188
20 70 Scott Wimmer Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet 24.464 128.761
