Two-tire call helps Ryan Blaney find Victory Lane at Iowa Speedway: This time, there was no unpleasant surprise waiting for Ryan Blaney near the finish line of a NASCAR Cup Series race. Grabbing the lead on crew chief Jonathan Hassler’s two-tire call under the final caution of Sunday night’s Iowa Corn 350, Blaney led the final 88 laps of the inaugural Cup race at 0.875-mile Iowa Speedway. [Read More]
#12-Ryan Blaney won the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Iowa and 11th career win.
#24-William Byron finished 2nd followed by #9-Chase Elliott, #20-Christopher Bell, #47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #22-Joey Logano, #4-Josh Berry, #48-Alex Bowman, #99-Daniel Suarez, and #6-Brad Keselowski.
Blaney dominated much of the race, leading 201 of the 250 laps. His only competition early in the race was pole winner #5-Kyle Larson. Larson was strong early, leading 80 laps. However he was involved in an accident just after the start of the final stage, requiring lengthy repairs. He finished 34th
Stage 1 was won by #12-Ryan Blaney. Stage 2 was won by #5-Kyle Larson.
There were 17 lead changes among 9 drivers and 8 cautions for 49 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 102.874mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Iowa:
Ryan Blaney won the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, his 11th victory in 323 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Iowa Speedway.
William Byron (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Iowa Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2024.
Chase Elliott (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Iowa Speedway.
Josh Berry (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 8 points over Kyle Larson.
(NASCAR)
Cup Series Playoff Standings after Iowa:
Race 17 of 26 in the regular season
1) #5-Kyle Larson [3 wins], 583
2) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 553
3) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 537
4) #20-Christopher Bell [2 wins], 498
5) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 591 [points leader]
6) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 527
7) #12-Ryan Blaney [1 win], 501
8) #6-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 498
9) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 352
10) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 327
11) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 530, -61
12) #1-Ross Chastain, 479, -112
13) #54-Ty Gibbs, 478, -113
14) #48-Alex Bowman, 474, -117
15) #17-Chris Buescher, 435, -156
16) #23-Bubba Wallace, 414, -177
Below the cutoff:
17) #22-Joey Logano, 408, -183
18) #8-Kyle Busch, 383, -208
19) #14-Chase Briscoe, 370, -221
20) #38-Todd Gilliland, 317, -274
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag – #12-Ryan Blaney wins the inaugural Cup race at Iowa Speedway.
Lap 350 – White flag for #12-Blaney.
Lap 346 – #12-Blaney’s lead is .6 second over #24-Byron.
Lap 341 – With 10 to go, #12-Blaney’s lead is .7 second over #24-Byron.
Lap 336 – Just 15 laps remaining. #12-Blaney still in control of the race. #24-Byron remains second, 1.2 second back.
Lap 326 – 25 laps to go. #12-Blaney still leads. Second place #24 is .6 second back. Third place #9-Elliott is .8 second back and closing. Everyone else is more than 6 seconds back.
Lap 314 – #8-Busch is officially out…water pump.
Lap 311 – 40 laps to go. #12-Blaney’s lead is 1 second over #24-Byron.
Lap 301 – 50 laps remaining. #12-Blaney continues to lead. The rest of the top 10: #24-Byron, #9-Elliott, #47-Stenhouse, #22-Logano, #4-Berry, #99-Suarez, #1-Chastain, #20-Bell, and #51-Haley.
Lap 291 – #12-Blaney leads #24-Byron by .8 second. Then #9-Elliott, #47-Stenhouse, and #22-Logano.
Lap 287 – #8-Busch back to the garage.
Lap 285 – #8-Busch back in the race.
Lap 274 – #8-Busch now has to go to the garage for repairs.
Lap 271 – #8-Busch has to pit with a tire going down.
Lap 267 – Green flag with 84 laps remaining. #12-Blaney is out front and had led 117 laps so far.
Lap 263 – Leaders pit. Off pit road: #12-Blaney, #22-Logano, #47-Stenhouse. They took two tires. Then #4-Berry, #9-Elliott, #24-Byron, and #99-Suarez.
Lap 261 – Caution with 90 laps remaining. #17-Buescher got into the wall.
Lap 251 – 100 laps remaining. #4-Berry leads #12-Blaney by 2.5seconds. Then #24-Byron, #9-Elliott, and #17-Buescher.
Lap 237 – #4-Berry is now the leader. #24-Byron is second.
Lap 232 – #5-Larson has met minimum speed. He then was penalized for too many crew members over the wall. That’s a two lap penalty. He will then take the car to the garage for repairs (which they can do since they met minimum speed).
Lap 228 – Green flag. The top 10: #17-Buescher, #4-Berry, #38-Gilliland, #6-Keselowski, #99-Suarez, #23-Wallace, #9-Elliot, #12-Blaney, #8-Busch, and #24-Byron. #5-Larson’s team is still trying to repair the car.
Lap 220 – Caution out for #5-Larson and #11-Hamlin. #99-Suarez got loose and slid up into Larson. Larson collected Hamlin.
Lap 219 – Green for the final stage of the race. #17-Buecher and #38-Gilliland stayed out and restart up front.
Lap 216 – Pit road is open. Most of the field pits. Off pit road: #6-Keselowski, #5-Larson, #4-Berry, #9-Elliott, #99-Suarez, and #23-Wallace. Keselowski and Suarez took two tires.
Lap 211 – Caution out for the end of stage 2. #5-Larson wins it. He’s followed by #4-Berry, #9-Elliott, #12-Blaney, #23-Wallace, #11-Hamlin, #17-Buescher, #38-Gilliland, #9-Keselowski, and #51-Haley.
Lap 201 – 150 laps remaining in the race, 10 laps left in stage 2. #5-Larson leads #4-Berry by 1.5 second. Then #9-Elliott, #12-Blaney and #23-Wallace.
Lap 190 – #5-Larson back to the lead. #9-Elliott second.
Lap 189 – Green flag back out. #47-Stenhouse Jr leads. Then #24-Byron, #9-Elliott, #5-Larson and #12-Blaney.
Lap 185 – Drivers who hadn’t been in the pits yet come down for service.
Lap 183 – Caution is out for #31-Hemric into the wall in turn 2. #2-Keselowski currently leads as pit stops were still cycling through.
Lap 174 – #43-Jones has been into the wall with a tire issue. He gets to pit road. #5-Larson also pits.
Lap 173 – #12-Blaney pits from the lead.
Lap 168 – #19-Truex Jr too fast on pit road. Pass through penalty.
Lap 167 – Green flag pit stops underway. #1-Chastain hit the wall after a tire went down but the race stays green.
Lap 151 – 60 laps remaining in stage 2. #12-Blaney continues to lead. #9-Elliott is now second, then #24-Byron, #22-Logano, and #5-Larson.
Lap 133 – #71-Smith pits with a tire issue.
Lap 131 – #12-Blaney leads #24-Byron by 1.7 second. Third place #22-Logano is 2.8 seconds back. #5-Larson is seventh.
Lap 106 – #12-Blaney now leads #22-Logano with #24-Byron back to third. #5-Larson is back up to 10th.
Lap 87 – Back to green. #12-Blaney, #24-Byron, #22-Logano, #9-Elliott, and #8-Busch the top 5. #5-Larson restarts in 33rd.
Lap 84 – #5-Larson pits from the lead. Everyone else stays out. Larson was concerned about a tire issue, but Cliff Daniels said the tire pressure was fine.
Lap 81 – Caution in turn 4 for #42-Nemechek and #10-Gragson. They are both able to continue.
Lap 78 – #5-Larson retakes the lead.
Lap 77 – Green for the start of stage 2. #12-Blaney leads #5-Larson. Stage 2 ends after lap 210
Lap 74 – Ten drivers come to pit road for service. Most that pitted under the last caution stay out. #12-Blaney remains the leader.
Lap 71 – Caution for the end of stage 1. #12-Blaney wins it. He’s followed by #5-Larson, #99-Suarez, #24-Byron, #4-Berry, #22-Logano, #7-LaJoie, #6-Keselowski, #9-Elliott, and #8-Busch.
Lap 62 – #12-Blaney now takes the lead from #5-Larson.
Lap 60 – #5-Larson quickly gets back to the lead. #16-Allmendinger goes to the garage and is done for the night.
Lap 59 – Back to green. #99-Suarez and #6-Keselowski lead with 12 to go in stage 1 after they stayed out under caution. #5-Larson is third.
Lap 55 – Leader pit for service. Off pit road: #5-Larson, #12-BLaney, #24-Byron, #4-Berry, #7-LaJoie (two tires).
Lap 52 – Caution is out for #16-Allmendinger getting into the wall in turn 1. It looks like a tire went down.
Lap 51 – With 50 laps complete, #5-Larson leads #12-Blaney by 1.5 second. #4 Berry is up to third.
Lap 37 – #11-Denny Hamlin has already lost a lap after starting 12th.
Lap 21 – #5-Larson leads #12-Blaney, #14-Briscoe, #45-Reddick, #8-Busch, #4-Berry, #22-Logano, #99-Suarez, #24-Byron, and #51-Haley.
Lap 11 – #5-Larson takes the lead back on the restart. #14-Briscoe gets around #12-Blaney for second.
Lap 10 – Green flag. #12-Blaney leads Larson.
Lap 4 – Caution out. #7-LaJoie spins in turn 2 after contact from #71-Smith. #12-Blaney had just taken the lead from #5-Larson.
7:09pm/et – Green flag for the Iowa Corn 350. #5-Larson and #12-Blaney on the front row. The first stage is 70 laps.
6:58pm/et – Engines fired at Iowa.
6:50pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
6:30pm/et – 20 minutes until the start of pre-race ceremonies. TV coverage has begun on USA.
5:00pm/et – Still no additional cars to the rear. Just over two hours until the green flag.
10:00am/et – Just #20-Chrsitopher Bell and #2-Austin Cindric to the rear for the start of the race tonight. They are both going to backup cars.
10:00am/et – Weather looks good for tonight at Iowa Speedway. High 93 today with wind gusts up to 25 mph. Cooling down to 73 overnight.
Race Details:
Distance: 350 laps / 306.25 miles
Stages: 70 / 210 / 350
Average time of race: 3:15:00 (est.)
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution car speed: 45 mph
Fuel Window: 110 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 5:50:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 5:51:00 p.m.
Command: 5:58:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 6:05:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #2-Cindric (backup car), #20-Bell (backup car)
Pre-race inspection is complete in the NASCAR Cup Series garage. The No. 31 of Daniel Hemric failed inspection twice. Car chief Travis Owens has been ejected for the remainder of the weekend and the team will lose pit selection for this event.
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #5-Kyle Larson chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #12-Ryan Blaney took the 11th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Iowa Pit Stall page.
#5-Kyle Larson won the Busch pole for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway with a speed of 136.458mph for his fourth pole of the year, first at Iowa and 20th of his career.
#12-Ryan Blaney will start second followed by #4-Josh Berry, #24-William Byron, #6-Brad Keselowski, #14-Chase Briscoe, #8-Kyle Busch, #45-Tyler Reddick, #9-Chase Elliott, and #20-Christopher Bell.
See the complete qualifying results and the Iowa Corn 350 Starting Lineup.
Iowa Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Kyle Larson won the Pole Award for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol with a lap of 23.084 seconds, 136.458 mph.
This is his 20th pole in 347 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 10th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in one races at Iowa Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2024 and his first in one race at Iowa Speedway.
Josh Berry # (third) posted his first top-10 start at Iowa Speedway. It is his third in 17 races this season.
Josh Berry (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie. (NASCAR)
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway is over. The results:
#10-Noah Gragson 137.988
#54-Ty Gibbs 136.558
#48-Alex Bowman 136.334
#51-Justin Haley 136.269
#9-Chase Elliott 135.881
Slowest: #43-Erik Jones 131.997
Most laps run: #11-Denny Hamlin, 61 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 36 drivers): #45-Tyler Reddick 135.168mph
Notes: A number of drivers had tire issues during the session: #54-Ty Gibbs did not hit anything. #20-Christopher Bell lost a tire and hit the outside wall. He will go to a backup car. #1-Ross Chastain had to be towed to the garage. #2-Austin Cindric also got up into the wall after a tire went down. He will likely need a backup car as well. #45-Tyler Reddick had a tire go down but suffered no damage.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Iowa Corn 350 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
See the full entry list on the Iowa Corn 350 Entry List page.
UPDATE: MBM Motorsports has withdrawn the #66. 36 teams are now entered.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Iowa Speedway
Race rules and information:
