On-track activity from Iowa Speedway resumed Saturday as NASCAR Cup Series drivers took to the .875-mile short track for qualifying to set the starting lineup for Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350, the inaugural premier series race at the Newton, Iowa, venue. After rainfall delayed the start of qualifying, NASCAR altered theContinue Reading
Kyle Larson was hoping for a rainout of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Iowa Speedway. His wish wasn’t granted, but in the end, it didn’t matter. Larson will start from the front of the field in Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, the inaugural Cup race atContinue Reading
Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson will lead the field to the green-flag in the NASCAR Cup Series’ inaugural race at Iowa Speedway – posting a pole-winning lap of 23.084 seconds, at 136.458 mph, in his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1.· The pole marks Larson’s 20th career NASCAR Cup Series pole – fourContinue Reading
Ford Performance Unofficial Results: 2nd – Ryan Blaney 3rd – Josh Berry 5th – Brad Keselowski 6th – Chase Briscoe 11th – Joey Logano 14th – Todd Gilliland 15th – Chris Buescher 19th – Justin Haley 21st – Austin Cindric 22nd – Michael McDowell 23rd – Noah Gragson 25th –Continue Reading
When Martin Truex Jr. leaves his full-time ride in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at the end of the season, his teammate, Denny Hamlin, will inherit the mantle of oldest driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. With Truex’s exit, all the drivers whom Hamlin conquered for rookie-of-the-year honorsContinue Reading
Primed to etch its name in racing history, Iowa Speedway, the .875-mile short track situated just outside Des Moines, Iowa, in Newton, is set to host the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time on Sunday with the running of the Iowa Corn 350. It will mark the 176th differentContinue Reading
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs and Denny Hamlin, along with 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick, were made available to the media on Friday after practice for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing HowContinue Reading
The NASCAR Cup Series’ inaugural race weekend at Iowa Speedway got underway this afternoon with the series hitting the track for a 50-minute practice session. · Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1, set the pace for the Bowtie brand – clocking-in a best-lap time of 23.105Continue Reading
UPDATE: After further evaluation, Austin Cindric will be going to a back-up Ford Mustang Dark Horse after his practice accident this afternoon. Noah Gragson, driver of the No. 10 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Ford Mustang Dark Horse, posted the fastest time in Friday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice session. NOAH GRAGSON, No.Continue Reading