NEWTON, Iowa – Cole Custer will lead the field to the green flag during Sunday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series CircuitCity.com 250 at Iowa Speedway.

Custer earned the pole during qualifying Sunday afternoon with a 23.779-second lap at 132.470 mph. He was the final driver to make a qualifying effort on Sunday afternoon.

“It’s really nerve wracking doing this single-car qualifying deal,” said Custer after his fourth Xfinity Series pole this year. “I think it was a huge advantage for us to go out last. I think there is some gamesmanship going on on the radios. We scanned the 20 (Christopher Bell) and he was talking about what his lap was like.

“I think he was saying the opposite of what he thought. I was lucky enough to guess the right line to run.”

Christopher Bell will join Custer on the front row for Sunday’s race. Zane Smith, making his fifth start of the year for JR Motorsports, qualified third ahead of Noah Gragson and championship leader Tyler Reddick.

Sunday’s CircuitCity.com 250 is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. EST.

NASCAR Xfinity Series CircuitCity.com 250 Starting Lineup:

1. Cole Custer
2. Christopher Bell
3. Zane Smith
4. Noah Gragson
5. Tyler Reddick
6. John Hunter Nemechek
7. Austin Cindric
8. Justin Haley
9. Chase Briscoe
10. Harrison Burton
11. Brandon Jones
12. Michael Annett
13. Jeremy Clements
14. Justin Allgaier
15. Brandon Brown
16. Ryan Sieg

17. Shane Lee

18. Gray Gaulding
19. Ray Black II

20. Chad Finchum
21. Joe Graf Jr.
22. Stephen Leicht

23. Josh Williams
24. David Starr

25. Garrett Smithley
26. Matt Mills
27. Ronnie Bassett Jr.
28. Ryan Ellis
29. Morgan Shepherd
30. Joey Gase
31. Vinnie Miller
32. Ryan Repko
33. Tyler Matthews
34. Mike Harmon
35. Jeff Green
36. Josh Bilicki
37. Stan Mullis
38. Timmy Hill

NEWTON, Iowa – Ross Chastain went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in a matter of minutes following Sunday’s rain-postponed M&M’s 200 presented by Casey’s General Stores at Iowa Speedway.

After appearing to have won the race in a dominant rout and moving to within a whisker of making the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series playoffs, Chastain’s No. 44 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado was found to be too low in the front during post-race technical inspection at the track.

As a result, Chastain was officially disqualified from the event, elevating Moffitt – who originally crossed the finish line in second for GMS Racing – to his first Truck Series victory of the season.

Chastain becomes the first driver in a NASCAR national series to be fully disqualified from an apparent win since April 17, 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis’ Cup Series victory at Wilson (N.C.) Speedway was thrown out due to an oversized fuel tank on his No. 85 Chevrolet.

“We have a procedures and rules in place, and the Trucks are restricted on their ride heights at the front and rear of the vehicles. Unfortunately, the 44 (Chastain’s truck) was low on the front, extremely low,” Truck Series managing director Brad Moran told NBC Sports of Chastain’s Chevrolet. “We have a process of what happens at that point. They do get an opportunity to roll around. They put fuel in the vehicle, they air the tires. (We) give them at least five to 10 minutes. (Then we) check them a second time.

“Unfortunately, the 44 did not rise on the front at all.”

Sunday afternoon’s win is Moffitt’s second in a row at Iowa and the eighth of his Truck Series career.

Moffitt also collects the $50,000 bonus for winning the second leg of the Triple Truck Challenge, while Chastain receives last place points and loses the stage and playoff points he would have earned as well.

Niece Motorsports has the option to appeal the disqualification in an expedited process, and team owner Al Niece indicated that they will do so before next weekend’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

“Our Niece Motorsports team works hard to ensure that our race trucks are within the confines of NASCAR’s rules, and both of our Chevrolets passed opening and pre-race inspections,” said Niece. “We believe that the No. 44 sustained minor damage during the event which left the truck too low following the race.

“We will appeal NASCAR’s decision, and regardless of the outcome, this team will be prepared to go to Gateway and win again.”

Moffitt never led a lap on Sunday, but placed heavy pressure on Chastain throughout the closing stage of the 200-lap race. He made a charge to Chastain’s back bumper with 40 to go, but faded off the Niece Motorsports Chevrolet in the closing laps and ended up 2.717 seconds adrift of the apparent winner.

However, Chastain’s post-race heartbreak becomes Moffitt’s jubilation, as he moves from solidly into the playoffs on points to locked in with a victory and in position to defend his series championship.

Ben Rhodes becomes the new second-place finisher, with Harrison Burton tying his best finish of the season in third. Grant Enfinger and Stewart Friesen completed the top five.

Sheldon Creed was sixth, followed by Matt Crafton in seventh.

Rookie Chandler Smith started from the pole and led the first 55 laps of his Truck Series debut, despite a lack of radio communication with his team, but was hampered by a speeding penalty during the second stage break that relegated him back as far as 17th.

The 16-year-old Georgia native drove back through the field and ended up finishing eighth. Two of his Toyota teammates, Raphael Lessard and Todd Gilliland, closed the top 10.

Because Chastain also lost his stage wins by virtue of the disqualification, Crafton and Rhodes were elevated to the victories in the first and second stages, respectively.

The on-track action in the final stage was punctuated by a crash with 63 to go, after contact between Johnny Sauter and Austin Hill while racing inside the top 10 led Hill to retaliate, sending Sauter into the wall and leaving his No. 13 with race-ending damage.

Sauter drove back around the track, got into Hill under caution and shoved the No. 16 Toyota up to the outside wall. Sauter was parked for the day by NASCAR officials, while Hill finished 12th.

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LOUDON, N.H. – The 96th annual Loudon Classic was a fierce battle through wet conditions, ending with two generations of Greenwoods on the podium on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Ending the reign of Shane Narbonne, Scott Greenwood took the win with his son Sam in third, sandwiching Cole Hall in second.

“I’ve been trying hard the past couple years to beat Shane in dry conditions,” said Scott Greenwood. “I was looking forward to making another attempt this weekend, but the rain came, and you never know what happens in the rain. I’m comfortable in the rain; I like riding in the rain. I’m sure Shane will be back stronger next year for sure.”

Sunday’s win marks Scott Greenwood’s fourth Loudon Classic victory, dethroning Narbonne, who was dubbed the King of the Classic in 2018 after his fourth consecutive Loudon Classic victory and seventh overall.

Scott Greenwood led all 20 laps, while Hall, Sam Greenwood, Alex Guilbeault and Narbonne had a tight battle for second, third and fourth for most of the race. Narbonne worked his way up from his 18th place start to reach third by lap five and second at the halfway point before wrecking in turn five with six laps to go, ending his run early.

After a strong restart following the second red flag of the race, Guilbeault, who took an early second place at the start of the race, dropped to seventh after crashing in the exit of turn two with 10 laps to go and returned to second with Hall close behind. Hall made the pass on Guilbeault with four laps to go, taking second, and Sam Greenwood took third with three laps to go, leaving Guilbeault to eventually finish fifth after dropping behind Kristopher Hopkins, who finished in fourth.

“It feels good; I’m super stoked,” said Sam Greenwood when asked how it feels to be standing on the podium with his dad on Father’s Day. “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for him.”

John Beaulieu ran away with the win for the amateur class after launching off the start and never looking back for the entirety of the race.

The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Carl Hagelin to a four-year, $11 million deal.

The 30-year-old, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in February.

"Carl is a versatile player who can play on any line and is an excellent penalty killer," Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said in a statement. "He is a proven winner and provides great leadership to our team."

Hagelin had 11 points in 20 regular-season games with Washington and added one assist in seven playoff games.

Hagelin began last season with the Penguins, with whom he won two Stanley Cups before being dealt to Los Angeles for Tanner Pearson in November. Washington sent third- and sixth-round draft picks to the Kings for the forward.

The Anaheim Ducks have gone to their AHL affiliate to find their next head coach, with Dallas Eakins getting the job, according to multiple reports.

Eakins has led the San Diego Gulls since 2015. He does have NHL head-coaching experience, with the Edmonton Oilers from 2013-15.

The 52-year-old is a former NHL defenseman, playing with eight teams from 1992 to 2002. The most time he ever got in the NHL was 23 games with the Panthers in 1997-98.

After his playing days, he coached the Toronto Marlies of the AHL before getting the Oilers job. The team had 67 points in 2013-14 and missed the playoffs. Eakins was fired 31 games into the next campaign.

The Gulls finished third in the Pacific Division of the AHL last season but made it to the semifinals of the Calder Cup playoffs before bowing out.

The Ducks fired coach Randy Carlyle in February. General manager Bob Murray took over for the remainder of the season with an eye on evaluating the team.

Anaheim finished sixth in the Pacific Division and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011-12.

The Ducks face difficult personnel decisions as they gear up for a retool. The "big three" of Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler are all 34 and have each battled significant injuries the past two seasons. Perry and Getzlaf have salary-cap hits above $8 million and are under contract through 2020-21. Kesler, with a $6.875 million cap hit, is under contract through 2021-22. All three players have no-movement clauses.

Information from ESPN's Emily Kaplan was used in this report.

The United States beat Chile 3-0 on a record-setting night for Carli Lloyd in its second group-stage match at the Women's World Cup in Paris on Sunday to secure a spot in the round of 16.

Lloyd scored twice in the first half to move into third on the all-time scoring charts for the Americans with 10 behind Michelle Akers (12) and Abby Wambach (14), and also became the first player to score in six consecutive Women's World Cup games. Julie Ertz also found the back of the net.

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Jill Ellis made seven changes to the side that beat Thailand 13-0 on Tuesday -- including the addition of Lloyd -- and the U.S. wasted no time picking up right where they left off as Lloyd buried a volley from just outside the Chilean penalty area to open the scoring in the 11th minute.

After the match, Ellis weighed in on Lloyd's starting prospects going forward: "The fact that she's now scored three goals, I don't think she could be in a better spot [to start]. I also know she's ready to do whatever she needs to for the team."

The U.S. then doubled its lead soon after Lloyd's opener with a deft, glancing header by Ertz from a corner kick that beat Chile keeper Christiane Endler, before Lloyd added a second goal of her own from another corner to send her team to the dressing room with a 3-0 half-time lead.

Ellis handed Jessica McDonald her World Cup debut at the start of the second half, as Ertz made way for the 31-year-old member of the NWSL's North Carolina Courage.

The U.S. spent the first 20 minutes of the second half applying massive pressure to the Chilean defense, with Endler, who plays professionally for Paris-Saint Germain, producing a string of world-class saves to keep the Americans out.

"Endler was fantastic, spectacular," Ellis said after the match. "She is one of best shot stoppers we've ever seen. That goalkeeper will keep that team in the mix and it's a wonderful statement about the level of goalkeeping."

VAR handed the U.S. a chance to add to the scoreline with a penalty, but Lloyd failed to get her spot kick on frame as Endler and the Chilean defense held on to keep the Americans scoreless in the second half.

"It's a mix of feelings, but I'm satisfied to have played like this, especially here, at this stadium that's my home," Endler told reporters.

"The football world powers have years of advantage compared to us in the development and support of women's football.

"This must be the beginning of something bigger and more important so more girls can dedicate themselves to the game professionally."

The win returns the U.S. to the top of Group F, level on points but ahead on goal differential of Sweden, which it plays on Thursday needing just a draw to win the group.

Both Sweden, which beat Thailand 5-1 on Sunday, and the U.S. are already assured of a spot in the knockout round.