Ty Gibbs holds off Christopher Bell for dramatic win at Iowa: A two-tire call. An impeccable green-flag run. And Ty Gibbs had his second victory of the season. Leap-frogging Joe Gibbs racing teammate Christopher Bell on pit road—thanks to crew chief Tyler Allen’s two-tire call on Lap 290 of 350—Gibbs kept Bell behind him the rest of the way in front of a packed house at 0.875-mile Iowa Speedway.[Read More]
#54-Ty Gibbs won the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. The win is his second win of the year, first at Iowa and second career win.
#20-Christopher Bell finished 2nd followed by pole witter #12-Ryan Blaney, #21-Josh Berry, #11-Denny Hamlin, #19-Chase Briscoe, #1-Ross Chastain, #16-AJ Allmendinger, #24-William Byron, and #3-Austin Dillon.
Bell finished 2nd for the seventh time this year. Gibbs took advantage of the race during the final green flag pit stops when he took just two tires and came off pit road ahead of Bell.
Stage 1 was won by #12-Ryan Blaney. Stage 2 was won by #20-Christopher Bell.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #20-Christopher Bell.
There were 9 lead changes among 6 drivers and 7 cautions for 45 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 103.337mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
Race Fast Facts – Iowa:
Ty Gibbs won the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, his second victory in 146 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
Christopher Bell (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2026.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 103 points over Ty Gibbs.
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Iowa:
Race 23 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 923, +426 [Clinched Chase spot]
2) #54-Ty Gibbs, 820, +323 [Clinched Chase spot]
3) #12-Ryan Blaney, 813, +316 [Clinched Chase spot]
4) #45-Tyler Reddick, 803, +306 [Clinched Chase spot]
5) #19-Chase Briscoe, 663, +166
6) #20-Christopher Bell, 659, +162
7) #9-Chase Elliott, 657, +160
8) #77-Carson Hocevar, 644, +147
9) #17-Chris Buescher, 637, +140
10) #5-Kyle Larson, 629, +132
11) #24-William Byron, 600, +103
12) #7-Daniel Suarez, 597, +100
13) #22-Joey Logano, 586, +89
14) #23-Bubba Wallace, 565, +68
15) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 544, +47
16) #2-Austin Cindric, 526, +29
Outside the top 16:
17) #60-Ryan Preece, 497, -29
18) #1-Ross Chastain, 479, -47
19) #6-Brad Keselowski, 478, -48
20) #43-Erik Jones, 476, -50
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Gibbs. He wins over Bell Blaney Berry and Hamlin.
White flag for Gibbs.
Lap 249 – Two full laps left. Gibbs by .14 second.
Lap 346 – Five to go. Bell is trying to find an advantage, but Gibbs continues to lead, now .41 second ahead.
Lap 344 – With seven to go, Bell now .18 second back.
Lap 241 – Ten to go and Gibbs leads Bell by .258 second.
Lap 336 – Gibbs’ lead is .385 second with 15 to go.
Lap 332 – Gibbs leads Bell by .497 second with 19 laps remaining.
Lap 330 – Chastain finally pits.
Lap 327 – Chastain still has not pitted. Gibbs and Bell run 2nd and 3rd. Gibbs ahead of Bell by .55 second.
Lap 321 – With thirty laps remaining Bell is running .7 second behind Gibbs on track.
Lap 313 – Blaney has fallen four seconds behind Bell on track. It looks like it will come down to a Gibbs/Bell battle without a caution.
Lap 310 – Forty to go: Chastain Gragson Nemechek Gilliland Gibbs Bell Blaney Suarez Buescher Berry the top 10.
Lap 306 – Still a mix of strategies. The top 7 have not pitted yet. Behind them, Bell is starting to press Gibbs for position.
Lap 301 – Fifty laps remaining. Pit stops still ongoing. Chastain leads Gragson and Smith. Of those that have pitted, Gibbs is ahead on track. Then Bell and Blaney,
Lap 291 – Bell pits from the lead. Gibbs follows him down. Gibbs takes only two tires and comes out first. Chastain takes the lead.
Lap 287 – Hamlin pitting.
Lap 284 – Blaney comes to pit road.
Lap 279 – Gibbs gets around Blaney to take second.
Lap 276 – 75 laps remaining. Bell leads Blaney by 2.4 seconds. Gibbs is 2.5 seconds back in third.
Lap 266 – Bell’s lead is now 1.4 seconds over Blaney. Everyone needs to stop once more for fuel.
Lap 255 – Bell takes the lead from Blaney.
Lap 251 – 100 laps to go. Bell has caught Blaney and is battling him for the lead, just .3 second back.
Lap 241 – 110 laps to go. Blaney leads Bell by .75 second. Chastain Gibbs and Hamlin round out the top 5. Elliott has fallen to 10th place. 30 drivers on the lead lap.
Lap 237 – Bowman is back in the race, 87 laps down.
Lap 230 – Larson back on track, now 16 laps down and running 33rd.
Lap 226 – Blaney’s lead is already 1.7 seconds with Bell now second, then Elliott Chastain and Gibbs.
Lap 220 – Blaney back to the lead. Larson goes to the garage. Bowman is still there.
Lap 219 – Green flag for the final stage. 132 laps remaining. Elliott leads again.
Lap 214 – Pit road is open. Leaders are in. Elliott stays out. Off pit road: Blaney Bell Chastain Byron Gibbs Hamlin Briscoe Zilisch Allmendinger Gragson. Logano’s team did not get a wheel tight and he had to back up into his stall.
Lap 211 – CAUTION for the end of stage 2. Bell leads Logano Chastain Gibbs Briscoe Hamlin Byron Blaney Smith Zilisch. Free pass will be Custer in 30th.
Lap 201 – Ten laps left in stage 2. Bell Logano Briscoe Chastain Gibbs Hamlin Byron Smith Zilisch Blaney.
Lap 181 – Thirty laps remaining in stage 2. Bell’s lead is now up to 3.1 seconds over Briscoe. Third place Hamlin is 4 seconds back.
Lap 176 – The race is halfway complete (and official). Time elapsed: 1 hour, 39 minutes, 58 seconds.
Lap 171 – Bell’s lead over Briscoe is 2.1 seconds.
Lap 162 – Briscoe to second behind Bell. Larson came back out on track and is three laps down.
Lap 155 – Back to green. Bell Hamlin Briscoe Logano McDowell the top 5. Bowman is in the garage. Larson 2 laps down with a broken toe link and still on pit road.
Lap 149 – CAUTION out for Bowman in the wall on the frontstretch. Larson also with some damage from getting pinched in.
Lap 148 – Back to green Bell Hamlin Briscoe McDowell Logano Chastain Zilisch Byron Blaney Berry. The top 4 did not stop.
Lap 143 – Pit road open and most leaders are back in for service. A handful stay out. Off pit road: Logano Chastain Zilisch Byron Berry Blaney Smith. Many take two tires to get track position. Wallace was too fast entering pit road.
Lap 141 – CAUTION for a spin by Hocevar in turn 4. He was already 2 laps down.
Lap 126 – Wallace Blaney Elliott Logano ADillon Chastain Bell Hamlin Larson Berry the top 10.
Lap 113 – Blaney is now second.
Lap 109 – Wallace takes the lead from Elliott. Blaney still third, then Logano and ADillon.
Lap 106 – Wallace moves to second at the line as he battles Elliott and Blaney for the lead.
Lap 104 – Back to green. Elliott still leads.
Lap 101 – The first 100 laps were completed in 58 minutes, 38 seconds.
Lap 98 – CAUTION out for a spin and some contact with the outside wall by Stenhouse off turn 3. McDowell got into his left rear.
Lap 98 – Back to green. Elliott leads Blaney.
Lap 93 – Pit road is open and most of the field is back in. Off pit road: Blaney Logano Larson Chastain Wallace Bell ADillon and Zilisch. Elliott did not pit and is the leader.
Lap 92 – SVG got the car refired but not before losing a lap.
Lap 91 – CAUTION for a spin by SVG in turn 4.
Lap 87- Blaney continues to lead. Then Logano Larson and Chastain. Wallace has moved up to 5th.
Lap 79 – Back to green for the start of the second stage.
Lap 74 – Pit road is open and leaders come in for the first time today. Off pit road: Blaney Logano Larson Chastain ADillon Brsicoe Bell Zilisch Smith Wallace
Lap 71 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1. Blaney leads Logano Larson Gibbs ADillon Chastain Bell Briscoe Zilisch Smith. Free pass is Elliott.
Lap 61 – Ten laps left in stage 1. If the caution comes out at any point before lap 70, the stage will be complete. Blaney leads Logano by 1.2 seconds as Blaney tries to work through traffic. Ware and Custer are a lap down.
Lap 47 – Logano is now in second place, 3.8 seconds behind Blaney. Larson has fallen 4.5 seconds back.
Lap 43 – Blaney now with a lead of more than 4 seconds over Larson. Hocevar is complaining of possible problems with the alternator.
Lap 34 – Hamlin reporting that he’s still having brake problems.
Lap 31 – With 30 laps complete, its Blaney Larson Logano Gibbs ADillon Zilisch Chastain Smith Berry and Gilliland.
Lap 21 – Blaney now with a 1 second lead over Larson.
Lap 14 – Reddick and Jones are officially done for the day.
Lap 13 – Back to green. Blaney Larson Gibbs Logano Zilisch the top 5.
Lap 8 – With Reddick’s accident, Blaney is second in points at this time.
Lap 7 – Jones went behind the wall for repairs.
Lap 4 – CAUTION out for Reddick and Jones in turn 3. Jones drives away but Reddick will be done.
Lap 2 – Blaney leads the first lap.
• 3:44pm/et – Green flag.
• 3:33pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 3:25pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 3:00pm/et – USA now has live pre-race coverage.
• 2:10pm/et – NASCAR says Hamlin will also go to the rear.
• 1:00pm/et – NASCAR says Elliott and Keselowski will drop to the rear.
• No cars reported to the rear as of Sunday morning. Elliott and Keselowski’s teams were planning on repairing their cars after accidents. Hamlin’s team was going to do a brake repair, but they may not have to fall to the rear for that.
• Weather shouldn’t be an issue today. This is a chance of morning showers but that moves out by 10:00am. High 84 degrees at race start.
Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol
Broadcast: USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 350 laps / 306.25 miles
Stages: 70 / 210 / 350
Average time of race: 3:08:12
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution car speed: 45 mph
Fuel window: 120 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Drivers Meeting Room: 1:25:00 p.m.
- Drivers will exit the room, then report to the ride-around floats in the NOAPS Garage.
- Floats will make a full lap in race direction, then drop near the pre-race stage on the access road adjacent to Pit Road.
Driver Introductions: 1:50:00 p.m.
Invocation: 2:25:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 2:26:00 p.m.
Command: 2:33:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 2:40:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #6-Keselowski (unapproved adjustments), #9-Elliott (unapproved adjustments), #11-Hamlin (unapproved adjustments)
Pre-race inspection: NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection at Iowa Speedway is complete.
The cars of #34-David Gilliland and #60-Ryan Preece failed inspections twice:
The No. 34 will lose pit selection for this event and car chief Joe Marra has been ejected.
And the No. 60 will lose pit selection for this event and car chief Jerry Cook has been ejected.
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 #12-Ryan Blaney chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #5-Kyle Larson took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Iowa Pit Stall page.
#12-Ryan Blaney won the Busch pole for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway with a speed of 134.191mph for his third pole of the year, first at Iowa and 15th of his career.
#5-Kyle Larson will start second followed by #22-Joey Logano, #6-Brad Keselowski (who wrecked on his second lap), #45-Tyler Reddick, #54-Ty Gibbs, #3-Austin Dillon, #88-Connor Zilisch, #1-Ross Chastain, and #43-Erik Jones
See the complete qualifying results and the Iowa Corn 350 Starting Lineup.
Iowa – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol with a lap of 23.474 seconds, 134.191 mph.
This is his 15th pole in 401 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 15th top-10 start in 2026.
This is his first pole in three races at Iowa Speedway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2026 and his third in three races at Iowa Speedway.
Joey Logano (third) posted his first top-10 start at Iowa Speedway. It is his ninth in 23 races this season.
Connor Zilisch (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway is over. The results:
#43-Erike Jones 132.855
#54-Ty Gibbs 132.542
#2-Austin Cindric 132.475
#34-Todd Gilliland 132.286
#12-Ryan Blaney 132.280
Slowest: #41-Cole Custer, 129.336
Most laps run: #12-Ryan Blaney, 93 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 34 drivers): #12-Ryan Blaney, 131.536mph.
Notes: #9-Chase Elliott spun and got into the outside wall. The team will repair the car.
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, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
There are no open teams entered.
See the full entry list on the Iowa Corn 350 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Iowa: NASCAR Cup Series teams will debut a new left-side Goodyear Racing Eagle at Iowa Speedway this weekend, paired with the same right-side tire introduced at the D-shaped short track last season.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol: a look at some of the top statistical performers at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, going into the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol this Sunday, August 9.
Race rules and information:
