News from Iowa

[Howie]

The first news from Iowa isn't good news. Thanks to Alan Claffie for the info.

4:43 p.m. - Practice has been stopped as Ryan Preece has crashed the No. 28 in the first turn, doing heavy right-side damage. Top five on the early speed chart are Sellers, Holmes, Haase, Borneman, and MacFarland.

[afohlin]

Just spoke to him. Said 3 laps into practice the RF tire exploded. Looks like they are done for the weekend.

[Jaws]

The fact he was not hurt is good news, you can always fix the car.

[Howie]

Thanks for the update Adam. I knew Claff wouldn't have posted anything if he'd been hurt. Wish he'd have had some good luck and gotten to enjoy what could have been a great experience.

[Howie]

Additional update from the NASCAR press release -

"Ryan Preece’s inaugural NASCAR Camping World Series entry came to a premature end. Preece’s No. 28 Logan Steel Ford blew a tire during Saturday’s practice and suffered irreparable damage. With no backup car, Preece will not race Sunday.

“We’re all done,” said Preece, who ran just three laps. “The right side is totally torn up. They said first five laps feel it out. After the first couple laps, I started to feel it out more. All the sudden, it took a dip in the right front and the thing went straight into the wall.”

The 17-year-old Connecticut native is a regular on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, where he became the youngest Coors Light Pole winner in tour history earlier this season. He will race next in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event Friday, May 23 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway."