Race Results : Iowa Speedway

Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol

Iowa Speedway , Newton, IA

Sunday, August 9th, 2026 Race 23 of 36 2026 Season
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  • Iowa Speedway
  • Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No 12 - Menards/Pennington Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
  • Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol with a lap of 23474 seconds, 134191 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

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 350
  • Margin of Victory: 0.253 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 57 Minutes 49 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 103.337
  • Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,239 (7.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Iowa Speedway
  • Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol
  • Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No 54 - SiriusXM Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Tyler Allen
  • 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
Ty Gibbs celebrates in victory lane
Newton, Iowa - August 9, 2026 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 SiriusXM Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway.
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Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 6 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 69 55 14 0 350 20 1 4 4 Running
2 22 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 50 36 14 0 350 108 2 7 1 Running
3 1 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 47 34 13 0 350 129 3 1 8 Running
4 13 21 Josh Berry Ford 33 33 0 0 350 0 0 0 0 Running
5 29 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 37 32 5 0 350 0 0 0 6 Running
6 20 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 40 31 9 0 350 0 0 8 5 Running
7 9 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 43 30 13 0 350 40 1 6 3 Running
8 25 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 29 29 0 0 350 0 0 0 0 Running
9 19 24 William Byron Chevrolet 32 28 4 0 350 0 0 0 7 Running
10 7 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 33 27 6 0 350 0 0 5 0 Running
11 8 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 29 26 3 0 349 0 0 9 10 Running
12 26 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 25 25 0 0 349 35 1 0 0 Running
13 27 17 Chris Buescher Ford 24 24 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
14 3 22 Joey Logano Ford 41 23 18 0 349 0 0 2 2 Running
15 32 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 349 18 2 0 0 Running
16 14 38 Zane Smith Ford 24 21 3 0 349 0 0 10 9 Running
17 15 4 Noah Gragson Ford 20 20 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
18 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
19 21 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 18 18 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
20 35 60 Ryan Preece Ford 17 17 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
21 28 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 16 16 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
22 17 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 15 15 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
23 33 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
24 31 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
25 11 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
26 24 33 Austin Hill Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
27 4 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 10 10 0 0 348 0 0 0 0 Running
28 36 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 348 0 0 0 0 Running
29 12 2 Austin Cindric Ford 8 8 0 0 348 0 0 0 0 Running
30 23 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 347 0 0 0 0 Running
31 18 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 347 0 0 0 0 Running
32 34 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 347 0 0 0 0 Running
33 2 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 12 4 8 0 332 0 0 3 0 Running
34 30 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 194 0 0 0 0 Accident
35 10 43 Erik Jones Toyota 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 5 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Brad Keselowski Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Chase Elliott Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Denny Hamlin Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Erik Jones Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 5 0 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 92 97 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Speeding on pit road Tail End 96 97 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 98 103 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 99 103 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 142 147 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Speeding on pit road Tail End 142 147 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 143 147 Yellow
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 149 0 Yellow
Riley Herbst Speeding on pit road Tail End 213 218 Yellow
Michael McDowell Unspecified Improper Pit Entry Tail End 213 218 Yellow
Kyle Larson Improper fueling Garage Tail End 214 0 Yellow