NASCAR Betting Online: The Iowa Spring 250 is sure to pack plenty of thrills into the tri-oval late in May, as the twelfth race of the NASCAR Nationwide Series gives you your twelfth opportunity to participate in NASCAR Nationwide Series wagering.  Taking place at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, IA, this race will be shown on ABC on Sunday, May 20, with the starting gun blasting at 2:00 PM ET.

The Iowa Nationwide Series 250 is short lived compared to its companions.  Following the Darlington Raceway and the Dover International Speedway, two tracks that are 61 and 42 years old respectively, the five year old Iowa Speedway seems like a little baby.

The lack of history and tradition here may seem like a deterrent, but for smart betters it is seen as an opportunity.  The field is wide open, and odds will be available on drivers that would not normally be so favorable.

NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace helped design this track, opting for the shorter laps, a style he clearly preferred. Thus, the Iowa Speedway is known as a "Rusty Wallace Signature Series Track."

In such a short span of existence, the Iowa Speedway has already earned two Nationwide Series events.  The U.S. Cellular 250 will take place in August, as the Nationwide field makes their way back to the heartland to swap paint in Iowa for the second time.

Holding only 25,000 people, a minuscule amount compared to Dover's 150,000 person capacity, this track and event has not taken off in national popularity.  However, this should not deter you from throwing down a NASCAR Nationwide Series wager on this event, as the unpredictability should give even casual gamblers a heads up on the Vegas odds. Log on to Bookmaker.eu and bet on the Iowa 250.

2012 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Winner - Stenhouse owns Iowa's oval again

Ricky Stenhouse didn't need a fortuitous push from a teammate to win at Iowa Speedway this time. His No. 6 car kept the drama and his foes out of reach.

He led 209 of 250 laps and won Sunday's Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 NASCAR Nationwide race for his third straight win on Iowa's 0.875-mile short oval.

Stenhouse won both Iowa races in 2011, including in August when he blew an engine and was pushed across the finish line by Carl Edwards.

Elloitt Sadler was second but his No. 2 Chevrolet was found to be too low in postrace inspection. Michael McDowell tied his career best by finishing third.

Darrell Wallace Jr., a member of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program making his series debut, finished ninth for Joe Gibbs Racing.

2011 Winner

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had to overcome two Sprint Cup regulars and former Nationwide champions - Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski - to claim his first ever win in the Nationwide series at Iowa Speedway.

Edwards and Keselowski had needed to hot-foot it from the All-Star event at Charlotte Motor Speedway to make it for the green flag at 2.17pm, but at least they had good starting positions (fourth and tenth respectively) after qualifying was washed out and the grid order set by owner points. That put Stenhouse Jr. in eighth place for the start.

Cautions during the 250 laps included Ryan Truex hitting the wall after a tyre problem on lap 110, a spin for Angela Cope at the restart on lap 117 and a copycat spin for her twin sister Amber a few laps later. The final caution was caused by Brian Scott who lost control of his car right in front of Stenhouse Jr.

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