Gordon continues surge with Newton win

Benny Gordon started up front and ended up in front Saturday night at Iowa Speedway. In between, the USAR Hooters Pro Cup points leader had some worries. Gordon took his second straight win in the four-race Pro Cup Championship Series over Mark McFarland in the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Race2Recovery 225. There are two races left to decide the series championship. Gordon started on pole with a fast lap of 134.869 mph around the 7⁄8-mile oval. Gordon led from the start, yielded the lead briefly to McFarland early but stayed in contention. Following his last pit stop on lap 175, Gordon emerged with a lead he wouldn’t relinquish the rest of the night. “I had so many mixed emotions,” Gordon said. “The car was overheating, the car got tight and I