Blake Koch at Iowa Speedway... Continuing his consistent season from week to week, Blake Koch looks to keep the momentum going when he heads to Iowa Speedway for the 10th time in his NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) career for the American Ethanol E15 250 Presented by Enogen. Making the most starts in his racing career at the 7/8-mile oval compared to any other track on the NXS circuit, Koch has a track-best start and finishing position of 21st, but is confident that his No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection™ Chevrolet Camaro will better his current statistics.
Sounding Off- Blake Koch... "Iowa Speedway is the place I have been to the most out of any of the tracks we run in the NXS. I absolutely love Iowa Speedway. The amount of fans that come out to support out series is very encouraging especially for us the drivers. It's also a standalone race, so us NXS regulars get pretty excited about it."
Chassis Chatter... Kaulig Racing™ will roll out chassis No. 003 from it's stable of RCR chassis for Sunday's American Ethanol E15 250 at Iowa Speedway. This will be the fourth time chassis 003 has raced in 2016. It has a chassis-best start of 12th at Phoenix International Raceway, and a chassis-best finish of 12th at Dover International Speedway.
Previous Race Recap… Qualifying a season-best and track-best seventh at Michigan International Speedway last weekend, Koch put in a solid day's work, capturing a track-best 13th-place finish in the Menards 250.
2016 Season in Review…In 13 starts this season, Koch has two top-10 (Daytona, Richmond), 7 top-15, and 9 top-20 finishes. The NXS driver has completed 1866 of 2002 laps attempted (93.2%) and has a season-best start of seventh at Michigan International Speedway, and a season-best finish of eighth at Richmond International Raceway. Across 12 races, Koch has an Average Start of 14.2, and an Average Finish of 18.5.
Experience on the Box... Chris Rice, crew chief for Blake Koch and the No. 11 Kaulig Racing™ team, has 233 career NXS starts to his resume since 1999. Rice has called the shots for six NXS races at Iowa Speedway, and his success includes a third-place starting position (August, 2013) and two seventh-place finishes (August, 2009 & 2013).
Blake Koch NXS Career... While the West Palm Beach, Fla. driver may be making his debut with Kaulig Racing™ during the 2016 season, Koch is not a stranger to the NXS. Making 160 career starts, Koch has a career-best starting position of second at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 2013), and a career-best finish of eighth at Richmond International Raceway (April 2016).
Tune-In... The American Ethanol E15 250 will be televised live Sunday, June 19, at 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1 and will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel 90.
Keeping up with Kaulig Racing™... To receive up-to-date information on the No. 11 NXS team, follow @KauligRacing on Twitter as well as on the Kaulig Racing™ Facebook page, www.facebook.com/kauligracing, and the team's website, www.kauligracing.com.
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