NASCAR Cup Series drivers have unloaded in Newton, Iowa. The 7/8-mile of Iowa Speedway is set to host the first NASCAR Cup Series event in the history of the track.
View Iowa results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney set the front row. 350 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Iowa
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 70 (1-70 / 350)
Green flag, Larson and Blaney run even into turn one and off turn two. A lap later, they run fenders into turn three. Blaney completes the pass for the lead off turn four.
Lap 4, Corey LaJoie spins with help from Zane Smith, caution.
Green, Larson gets the jump and he clears Blaney into turn one. Briscoe follows him through to take 2nd away.
Lap 52, AJ Allemendinger tags the wall after picking up a flat right front. The caution is out.
The leaders head for the pit lane. Brad Keselowski and Daniel Suarez stay out.
Green, Larson takes them three wide into turn one. Larson slices right to the lead and Blaney follows him through.
10 to go in stage one, Blaney works to the outside of Larson as he drives it deep into the corner. Blaney wiggles off the corner but he stays in the throttle and completes the pass for the lead.
Ryan Blaney wins stage one at Iowa Speedway!
Iowa Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ryan Blaney; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Daniel Suarez; 4. William Byron; 5. Josh Berry; 6. Joey Logano; 7. Corey LaJoie; 8. Brad Keselowski; 9. Chase Elliott; 10. Kyle Busch;
Iowa
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 140 (71-210 / 350)
Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear before turn one. Blaney holds 2nd.
Lap 80, John Hunter Nemechek tags Noah Gragson and sends him spinning. Gragson keeps it out of the wall but the caution is out.
Larson pits from the race lead. He’ll restart deep in the field as he thought he had a tire issue.
Green, Blaney clears Byron into turn one.
Lap 115, Michael McDowell picks up a flat right front. He barely tags the wall and heads to the pit lane under green.
Lap 132, Zane Smith has a flat tire. He heads for the pit lane, no caution.
Lap 170, Martin Truex Jr will serve a pass through penalty after speeding on the pit lane.
Lap 172, Blaney pits from the race lead. The green flag cycle is underway.
Lap 175, Erik Jones picks up a flat tire and finds the wall, no caution.
Lap 182, caution as Daniel Hemric brushes the wall.
Keselowski, Wallace and five others have yet to pit. As they dive for the pit lane, Ricky Stenhouse Jr cycles to the lead.
Green, Stenhouse Jr and Byron run side by side for the lead. Byron misses the bottom and clips Stenhouse Jr in the left rear. As they both run wide, Larson is handed the lead.
Kyle Larson wins stage two at Iowa Speedway!
Iowa Results (Stage 2) : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Josh Berry; 3. Chase Elliott; 4. Ryan Blaney; 5. Bubba Wallace; 6. Denny Hamlin; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Todd Gilliland; 9. Brad Keselowski; 10. Justin Haley;
Iowa
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 140 (210-350 / 350)
Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Keselowski takes just two tires and wins the race to the pit exit. Chris Buescher and Todd Gilliland stay out.
Green flag on stage three, Buescher takes the lead into turn one.
Suarez clips Larson in the left rear. Larson is turned into the side of Hamlin. The caution is out.
Green, Berry runs Buescher wide into turn one. He drives it deep into turn one and slides Buescher for the lead in turn three. Buescher slides him back as they return to turn one, Buescher takes the lead right back.
Lap 231, Berry slides Buescher once more in turn one. Berry completes the pass and holds him off to take the lead.
91 to go
91 to go, Chris Buescher blows a tire and finds the outside wall. The caution is out.
Berry leads the field to the pit lane. Blaney wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires.
Green, Blaney clears Logano to hold the lead.
81 to go, Kyle Busch heads to the pit lane under green with a possible flat tire. Instead, he pulls to the garage with a mechanical failure.
44 to go, Blaney leads Byron by 1 second. Blaney took just two tires on the last pit stop while Byron took four. Chase Elliott runs 3rd.
15 to go, Blaney works heavy lap traffic. He holds the gap to Byron at 1 second.
5 to go, Byron is closing on the bumper of Blaney as the gap is just 0.5 seconds.
Ryan Blaney wins at Iowa Speedway!
Iowa Speedway
Race Results
June 16, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Ryan Blaney
2. William Byron
3. Chase Elliott
4. Christopher Bell
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
6. Joey Logano
7. Josh Berry
8. Alex Bowman
9. Daniel Suarez
10. Brad Keselowski
11. Ross Chastain
12. Todd Gilliland
13. Justin Haley
14. Carson Hocevar
15. Martin Truex Jr
16. Noah Gragson
17. Bubba Wallace
18. Chris Buescher
19. Austin Dillon
20. Harrison Burton
21. Corey LaJoie
22. Tyler Reddick
23. Michael McDowell
24. Denny Hamlin
25. Ty Gibbs
26. John Hunter Nemechek
27. Ryan Preece
28. Chase Briscoe
29. Daniel Hemric
30. Austin Cindric
31. Zane Smith
32. Erik Jones
33. Kaz Grala
34. Kyle Larson
35. Kyle Busch
36. AJ Allmendinger
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points
1. Kyle Larson
3 Wins | 23PP
2. Denny Hamlin
3 Wins | 18PP
3. William Byron
3 Wins | 16PP
4. Christopher Bell
2 Wins | 16PP
5. Tyler Reddick
1 Win | 8PP
6. Ryan Blaney
1 Win | 7PP
7. Austin Cindric
1 Win | 7PP
8. Chase Elliott
1 Win | 6PP
9. Brad Keselowski
1 Win | 5PP
10. Daniel Suarez
1 Win | 5PP
11. Martin Truex Jr
+122
12. Ross Chastain
+71
13. Ty Gibbs
+70
14. Alex Bowman
+66
15. Chris Buescher
+27
16. Bubba Wallace
+6
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Joey Logano
-6
18. Kyle Busch
-31
19. Chase Briscoe
-44
20. Todd Gilliland
-97
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