The 2026 Iowa Corn 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 9, 2026, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Contested over 350 laps on the oval, it was the 23rd race for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Ty Gibbs won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Josh Berry and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, A. J. Allmendinger, William Byron, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch. The track hosts the NTT IndyCar Series and NASCAR events.
After the 2020 race was canceled due to the pandemic, the race was removed from the 2021 schedule. In 2024, it was announced that the Xfinity Series would return to Iowa with a Cup Series race.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Erik Jones was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 23.710 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 23.710 132.855 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.766 132.542 3 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23.778 132.475 Official practice results
Qualifying Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.474 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 23.474 134.191 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.492 134.088 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23.492 134.088 4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 23.503 134.025 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 23.523 133.911 6 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.543 133.786 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.545 133.786 8 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 23.550 133.758 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 23.566 133.667 10 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 23.595 133.503 11 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 23.598 133.486 12 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23.599 133.480 13 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.602 133.463 14 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.617 133.378 15 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.625 133.333 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 23.643 133.232 17 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.653 133.175 18 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 23.655 133.164 19 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.662 133.125 20 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.663 133.119 21 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 23.663 133.119 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.674 133.057 23 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 23.682 133.012 24 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.687 132.984 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.701 132.906 26 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 23.709 132.861 27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 23.718 132.811 28 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 23.729 132.749 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.762 132.565 30 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.777 132.481 31 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.802 132.342 32 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.819 132.247 33 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 23.848 132.087 34 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 23.870 131.965 35 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 23.964 131.447 36 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 24.004 131.228 Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 70
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 210 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Stage Two Laps: 140
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 84 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 210 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 140
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 6 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 350 692 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 350 50 3 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 350 47 4 13 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 350 33 5 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 350 37 6 20 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 350 40 7 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 350 43 8 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 350 29 9 19 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 350 32 10 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 350 33 11 8 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 349 29 12 26 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 349 25 13 27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 349 2414 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 349 4115 32 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 349 2216 14 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 349 24 17 15 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 349 20 18 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 349 19 19 21 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 349 18 20 35 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 349 17 21 28 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 349 1622 17 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 349 1523 33 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 349 1424 31 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 349 1325 11 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 349 1226 24 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 349 027 4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 348 10 28 36 41 Cole Custer Haas Racing Team Chevrolet 348 929 12 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 348 830 23 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 347 731 18 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 347 632 34 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 347 5 33 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 332 12 34 30 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 194 3 35 10 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 3 2 36 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 3 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 9 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes and 49 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled pit road, while Trevor Bayne provided analysis from the pace car for the television side.
USABooth announcersPit reportersPace car Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider Trevor Bayne
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1–2: Dave MoodyTurns 3–4: Kurt Becker Steve PostJacklyn DrakeJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 923 2 2 Ty Gibbs 820 (–103) 3 Ryan Blaney 813 (–110) 2 4 Tyler Reddick 803 (–120) 2 5 Chase Briscoe 663 (–260) 4 6 Christopher Bell 659 (–264) 1 7 Chase Elliott 657 (–266) 3 8 Carson Hocevar 644 (–279) 9 Chris Buescher 637 (–286) 2 10 Kyle Larson 629 (–294) 1 11 William Byron 600 (–323) 1 12 Daniel Suárez 597 (–326) 13 Joey Logano 586 (–337) 14 Bubba Wallace 565 (–358) 15 Shane van Gisbergen 544 (–379) 16 Austin Cindric 526 (–397)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,072 2 Chevrolet 896 (–176) 3 Ford 800 (–272)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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