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NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250: Qualifying, Jesse Love’s Pole Position, Lineup At Iowa Speedway

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250: Qualifying, Jesse Love’s Pole Position, Lineup At Iowa Speedway

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jesse Love edged William Sawalich during Saturday’s qualifying session at Iowa Speedway, earning his third pole position this season.  

Love turned a hot lap of 133.237 mph, topping Sawalich by 0.030 seconds. Cup regular Carson Hocevar (132.844 mph) and Connor Zilisch (132.531) will start Saturday’s HyVee Perks 250 from the second row. Zilisch, the circuit’s rookie of the year frontrunner, has captured three straight races. 

In his second full season on the Xfinity circuit, Love earned his eighth career pole. He also started on the inside of the front row at Atlanta and Talladega in 2025. The 2023 ARCA Menards Series champion enters Saturday’s HyVee Perks 250 ranked fourth in the drivers’ standings. He has one win and 14 top-10 finishes in 14 starts. 

Justin Bonsignore, Joe Gibbs Racing Set For Iowa

Justin Bonsignore, the four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour titleholder, continues his 10-race journey this season with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Xfinity Series program.

Bonsignore is scheduled to pilot the No. 19 Toyota for Saturday’s events at Iowa. In six previous Xfinity starts this season, Bonsignore’s best finish is P16. He’s also slated to compete at Kansas, Martinsville and Phoenix for JGR.

Following Iowa, Bonsignore will return to the modified tour for the Thompson 150 on Aug. 6 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. With one win and six top-five finishes in nine starts, Bonsignore, with 356 points, ranks second in the drives’ standings, four points behind leader Austin Beers.

Starting Lineup for NASCAR Xfinity Series’ HyVee Perks 250

Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway:

Starting Position, Driver, Car No.

  • 1, Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet 
  • 2, William Sawalich, No. 18 Toyota 
  • 3, Carson Hocevar, No. 11 Chevrolet 
  • 4, Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet 
  • 5, Sam Mayer, No. 41 Ford 
  • 6, Austin Dillon, No. 21 Chevrolet 
  • 7, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford 
  • 8, Carson Kvapil, No. 1 Chevrolet 
  • 9, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet 
  • 10, Daniel Dye, No. 10 Chevrolet 
  • 11, Ross Chastain, No. 9 Chevrolet 
  • 12, Brandon Jones, No. 20 Toyota 
  • 13, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Chevrolet 
  • 14, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Ford 
  • 15, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet 
  • 16, Justin Bonsignore, No. 19 Toyota 
  • 17, Harrison Burton, No. 25 Ford 
  • 18, Corey Day, No. 17 Chevrolet 
  • 19, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Chevrolet 
  • 20, Dean Thompson, No. 26 Toyota 
  • 21, Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Chevrolet 
  • 22, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet 
  • 23, Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Chevrolet 
  • 24, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford 
  • 25, Christian Eckes, No. 16 Chevrolet 
  • 26, Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Chevrolet 
  • 27, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet 
  • 28, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Chevrolet 
  • 29, Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevrolet 
  • 30, Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Chevrolet 
  • 31, Masson Massey, No. 45 Chevrolet 
  • 32, Joey Gase, No. 53 Chevrolet 
  • 33, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet 
  • 34, Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Chevrolet 
  • 35, Patrick Emerling, No. 07 Chevrolet 
  • 36, Dawson Cram, No. 74 Chevrolet 
  • 37, Tyler Tomassi, No. 35 Ford 
  • 38, Taylor Gray, No. 54 Toyota

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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