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NNS: Dibenedetto Tops Iowa Practice

Matt Dibenedetto was fastest in practice at Iowa Speedway on Saturday morning...

Tom Jensen | Posted July 31, 2010 Newton, IA

Matt Dibenedetto led practice at Iowa. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Matt Dibenedetto led the way in Saturday morning’s lone round of practice for tonight’s U.S. Cellular 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway.

Dibenedetto’s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota showed the way in the session, lapping the 0.875-mile Iowa track at 132.247 miles per hour.

Second-fastest was Steve Wallace at 132.020 in his Rusty Wallace Inc. Toyota.

Third was the No. 11 Braun Racing Toyota of Brian Scott at 131.783 mph. Jason Leffler and Drew Herring completed the top five.

The second five consisted of Kevin Lepage, Trevor Bayne, Chase Miller, Shelby Howard and Steve Arpin.

Qualifying is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET Saturday, with the race at 7:30 ET.

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100 and e-mail him at Jensen is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of Speed,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association and an NMPA Writer of the Year.

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