by Newton – Joey Gase looked at an American flag the size of a house before the Nascar Xfinity series race when he was holding his young son during the national anthem on Saturday August 2. Then he climbed his car and went to work.
Gase, 32, is from Cedar Rapids and Compagnon Nascar who made 385 departures in the three national series of Nascar since he made his series debut of trucks at Iowa Speedway in 2011. From 2015 to 2019, he ran full time in the Xfinity series, ONE Nivel lower than the series of higher level cuts.
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He also made 91 departures from the series of cuts since 2014. Gase takes place both in the races of the XFINITY series and the series of cuts at Iowa Speedway in cars sponsored by the longtime sitcom Fox and the restart of Hulu “King of the Hill”.
The Nascar Cup series on Sunday should start at 2:30 p.m. and will be a television on USA Network.
Sammy Smith, from Johnston, ran in the race for the XFINITY series on Saturday. Mason Mitchell, from West of the Moines, and Kadence Davenport, from Slater, ran during the race for the Arca Menards series on Friday August 1.
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Gase has arrived at the races here since the opening of the Iowa Speedway in 2006. He ran here for the first time at the age of 15.
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In 2024, Gase ran in the race for the Xfinity series, but not the very first race in the series of cups. By his own admission, his team, garage 66, is “sub-financed”. Gase will start the race of the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday August 3, at n ° 36 of 37.
“It means a lot to be able to do it to your country of origin,” said Gase. “We did it almost last year, and it did not work. This year, we appreciate the opportunity, and I hope we can have fun.”
Joey Gase (53) descends the section before during the Nascar Xfinity Hy-Vee Perks 250 series on August 2, 2025, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Sam Mayer (41) finished first.
Gase planned to run again the XFINITY series race in Iowa Speedway, but his sponsor wanted him to also flow from the CUP series. Season 14 of “King of the Hill” will be presented on Hulu on Monday, August 4. So Gase will lead with the main character of Hank Hill on his car Xfinity and Cup Series. The sitcom also advertises on a display panel in Tour Deux and an advertisement on the Tour Deux wall.
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“They knew that I would be the only native of Iowa in the Cup race, and perhaps an additional advertisement would come,” said Gase.
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Gase’s car was the track conference this weekend with journalists practicing their impression of Hank Hill. It is not easy to drive both Xfinity and Cup Series races, he said. The practice of the XFINITY series started at 10 a.m., he followed this with XFINITY qualifications, cutting training and cup qualifications.
Fans fill the stands during the Nascar Xfinity Hy-Vee Perks 250 series on August 2, 2025, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Sam Mayer (41) finished first.
Gase finished n ° 27. In the Hy-Vee Perks 250 XFinity series on Saturday.
“I did it a lot. It’s a little different when you don’t do it every week,” said Gase. “It can be a lot, but it’s no longer the time of the track.”
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