DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 29, 2025) – Below is 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 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
| 2025 Cup Series Points | 2025 Driver Playoff Outlook Following Race No. 22 | |||||||||
| Rank | Driver | Pts | Ldr. | Rank | Driver | Points | Wins | Stages | Playoff Pts | Pts From Cutoff |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 726 | 0 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 706 | 4 | 4 | 24 | In On Wins |
| 2 | William Byron | 722 | -4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 711 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 711 | -15 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 664 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 706 | -20 | 4 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 392 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 664 | -62 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 726 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | * Tyler Reddick | 655 | -71 | 6 | William Byron | 722 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 616 | -110 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 616 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 599 | -127 | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 599 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 580 | -146 | 9 | * Bubba Wallace | 550 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 559 | -167 | 10 | Joey Logano | 532 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 11 | * Bubba Wallace | 550 | -176 | 11 | Ross Chastain | 518 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 532 | -194 | 12 | Austin Cindric | 439 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 518 | -208 | 13 | Josh Berry | 414 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 517 | -209 | 14 | * Tyler Reddick | 655 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 138 |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 478 | -248 | 15 | Alex Bowman | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs | 464 | -262 | 16 | Chris Buescher | 559 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 42 |
| 17 | Austin Cindric | 439 | -287 | 17 | Ryan Preece | 517 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -42 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 435 | -291 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -81 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 430 | -296 | 19 | Ty Gibbs | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -95 |
| 20 | John H. Nemechek | 425 | -301 | 20 | AJ Allmendinger | 435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -124 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 414 | -312 | 21 | Michael McDowell | 430 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -129 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 412 | -314 | 22 | John H. Nemechek | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -134 |
| 23 | Carson Hocevar | 410 | -316 | 23 | Erik Jones | 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -147 |
| 24 | Brad Keselowski | 398 | -328 | 24 | Carson Hocevar | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -149 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 394 | -332 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -161 |
| 26 | * Zane Smith | 394 | -332 | 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -165 |
| 27 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 392 | -334 | 27 | * Zane Smith | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -165 |
| 28 | * Todd Gilliland | 364 | -362 | 28 | * Todd Gilliland | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -195 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 363 | -363 | 29 | Justin Haley | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -196 |
| 30 | Austin Dillon | 356 | -370 | 30 | Austin Dillon | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -203 |
| 31 | Daniel Suarez | 351 | -375 | 31 | Daniel Suarez | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -208 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 346 | -380 | 32 | Ty Dillon | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -213 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 280 | -446 | 33 | Cole Custer | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -279 |
| 34 | * Noah Gragson | 275 | -451 | 34 | * Noah Gragson | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -284 |
| 35 | * Riley Herbst | 262 | -464 | 35 | * Riley Herbst | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -297 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 149 | -577 | 36 | Cody Ware | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -410 |
| 37 | * Katherine Legge | 56 | -670 | 37 | * Katherine Legge | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for Playoffs – Not Fulltime |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | -691 | 38 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 | -721 | 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 | -723 | 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 | -724 | 41 | Casey Mears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 | -725 | 42 | Burt Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Will Brown | 1 | -725 | 43 | Will Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | -725 | 44 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IOWA SPEEDWAY DRIVER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Driver stats below are from 2024 – Present)
Christopher Bell
(No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 4.000, fourth-best
- Average Running Position of 13.423, 10th-best
- Driver Rating of 97.2, sixth-best
- 225 Laps in the Top 15 (64.3%), 11th-most
Josh Berry
(No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 7.000, seventh-best
- Average Running Position of 5.746, fourth-best
- Driver Rating of 110.2, fourth-best
- 338 Laps in the Top 15 (96.6%), fourth-most
Ryan Blaney
(No. 12 Team Penske Ford)
- One win, one top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 1.000, series-best
- Average Running Position of 2.617, series-best
- Driver Rating of 146.0, series-best
- 346 Laps in the Top 15 (98.9%), second-most
Alex Bowman
(No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 8.000, eighth-best
- Average Running Position of 11.943, ninth-best
- Driver Rating of 91.6, eighth-best
- 251 Laps in the Top 15 (71.7%), ninth-most
Kyle Busch
(No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
- One top 35
- Average Finish of 35.000, 13th-best
- Average Running Position of 17.300, 17th-best
- Driver Rating of 80.3, 12th-best
- 219 Laps in the Top 15 (62.6%), 12th-most
William Byron
(No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 2.000, second-best
- Average Running Position of 5.257, second-best
- Driver Rating of 120.0, second-best
- 337 Laps in the Top 15 (96.3%), fifth-most
Ross Chastain
(No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet)
- One top 15
- Average Finish of 11.000, 11th-best
- Average Running Position of 11.811, eighth-best
- Driver Rating of 94.4, seventh-best
- 269 Laps in the Top 15 (76.9%), eighth-most
Chase Elliott
(No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 3.000, third-best
- Average Running Position of 5.520, third-best
- Driver Rating of 116.6, third-best
- 346 Laps in the Top 15 (98.9%), third-most
Brad Keselowski
(No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 10.000, 10th-best
- Average Running Position of 11.214, seventh-best
- Driver Rating of 86.6, 11th-best
- 304 Laps in the Top 15 (86.9%), seventh-most
Kyle Larson
(No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- One pole
- Average Finish of 34.000, 12th-best
- Average Running Position of 16.080, 13th-best
- Driver Rating of 88.6, 10th-best
- 203 Laps in the Top 15 (58.0%), 13th-most
Joey Logano
(No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 6.000, sixth-best
- Average Running Position of 7.480, fifth-best
- Driver Rating of 100.4, fifth-best
- 313 Laps in the Top 15 (89.4%), sixth-most
Daniel Suárez
(No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 9.000, ninth-best
- Average Running Position of 8.891, sixth-best
- Driver Rating of 90.1, ninth-best
- 350 Laps in the Top 15 (100.0%), series-most
2025 TOP 16 IN THE CUP DRIVER STANDINGS AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
| Rank | Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNFs | Average Finish | Driver Rating | |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 116.6 | |
| 2 | William Byron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 120.0 | |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 88.6 | |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 42.1 | |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.2 | |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 71.6 | |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 146.0 | |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 64.8 | |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 91.6 | |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 57.5 | |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 68.0 | |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.4 | |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 94.4 | |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 46.0 | |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 80.3 | |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 61.5 |
* – Based on one race at Iowa Speedway (2024).
IOWA SPEEDWAY – HIGHLIGHTS & INSIGHTS
RACE DATA – IOWA CORN 350
Season Race #: 23 of 36 (August 3, 2025)
Race Purse: $9,797,935
Race Length: 350 laps (306.25 miles)
Stage 1 Length: 70 laps (Ends on Lap 70)
Stage 2 Length: 140 laps (Ends on Lap 210)
Final Stage Length: 140 laps (Ends on Laps 350)
TRACK DATA – IOWA SPEEDWAY
Location: Newton, Iowa
Track Size/Type: 0.875 Mile – Asphalt Paved Oval
Number of Turns: 4
Degrees of Banking Turns: 12-14 degrees (progressive banking)
Degrees of Frontstretch: 10 degrees
Degrees of Backstretch: 4 degrees
QUALIFYING & RACE RECORDS
Track Qualifying Record:
Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 136.458 mph, 23.084 seconds, June 15, 2024
Track Race Record:
Ryan Blaney, Ford, 102.874 mph, (2:58:37), June 16, 2024
HISTORY
- On April 16, 2003, the Newton City Council unanimously approved the Iowa Speedway proposed project which would include a $30 million, 7⁄8 mile (1.4 km), 25,000-seat, multi-use racing facility headed by the U.S. MotorSport Entertainment Corporation and its CEO, Paul Schlaack.
- In June 2003, NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace was announced as the leading designer of the project.
- Although plans were made to hold groundbreaking in spring of 2004, construction was delayed in June due to a lack of funds for the now-$50 million project.
- In February 2005, progress on the Iowa Speedway project resumed when developers announced that they had gathered enough funds; by this point, the budget had increased to $70 million, and the opening year was delayed until 2006.
- Groundbreaking was held on June 21, 2005. By August, Todd Melfi was appointed as the track’s general manager.
- In mid-October, the track confirmed racing dates for the 2006 season with ARCA Menards Series and United States Auto Club (USAC)-sanctioned events, with a Hooters Pro Cup Series race being scheduled to christen the facility on September 15, 2006.
- The facility opened as scheduled on September 15, 2006, with Woody Howard winning the first race at the track. The race and its preliminary sessions were marred with excessive tire wear, with mandatory competition cautions being implemented prior to the event.
- Three weeks later, the facility held its first music festival.
- In 2007, the facility held its first IndyCar race, with Dario Franchitti winning the first major race at the facility.
- In late February 2008, chief financial officer Jerry Jauron replaced Stan Clement as the track’s president. The same year, the facility was awarded annual NASCAR races for 2009, with the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
- Three years later, in accordance with a plan to transfer ownership of the track within five years, U.S. MotorSport Entertainment sold controlling interest of the facility to the Clement family, a family from Newton.
- Jauron left shortly thereafter in September, handing over the track’s control to Doug Fritz, the senior director of marketing for NASCAR.
- In 2013, the facility was sold to the sanctioning body of NASCAR for $10 million, with Jimmy Small taking over Fritz’s position of leadership.
- In February 2018, David Hyatt, the former president of the Motor Racing Network (MRN), replaced Small as the president of the track.
- On October 3, 2023, Iowa Speedway announced it would hold its first NASCAR Cup Series races since its opening. The event would be held in 2024.
- In February 2024, Eric Peterson, a NASCAR regional director for corporate sales, was appointed to replace Hyatt as the track’s president.
- Iowa Speedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series race on June 16, 2024, and the event was won by Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney driving a Ford.
STARTS
- A total of 36 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race at Iowa Speedway.
- None of the 36 drivers in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway were making their series debut.
- Drivers that made a top-five start in the 2024 Cup race: 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Ryan Blaney, 3. Josh Berry, 4. William Byron, 5. Brad Keselowski.
POLES
- One driver has won the NASCAR Cup Series pole at Iowa Speedway – Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 136.458 mph, 23.084 seconds, June 15, 2024
- No Cup drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Iowa Speedway.
- Youngest Cup pole winner at Iowa Speedway: Kyle Larson (June 15, 2024 – 31 years, 6 months and 15 days).
- Oldest Cup pole winner at Iowa Speedway: Kyle Larson (June 15, 2024 – 31 years, 6 months and 15 days).
- One organization has won a pole at Iowa Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Hendrick Motorsports (Kyle Larson, 2024).
- Chevrolet leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Iowa Speedway with one pole (2024).
WINS
- One driver has won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway – Ryan Blaney, Ford, 102.874 mph, (2:58:37), June 16, 2024 – started from the second position.
- Youngest Cup race winner at Iowa Speedway: Ryan Blaney (June 16, 2024 – 30 years, 3 months and 16 days).
- Oldest Cup race winner at Iowa Speedway: Ryan Blaney (June 16, 2024 – 30 years, 3 months and 16 days).
- A NASCAR Cup Series driver has not won his/her first race at Iowa Speedway.
- One position on the starting grid has led to a win in the NASCAR Cup Series at Iowa Speedway – second-place starting position – outside front row (2024).
- One organization has won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Iowa Speedway – Team Penske (Ryan Blaney, 2024).
- One manufacturer has won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Iowa Speedway – Ford in 2024.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes:
- William Byron finished runner-up in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway in 2024.
Top-Five Finishes:
- A total of five different drivers have finished in the top-five in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway – 1. Ryan Blaney, 2. William Byron, 3. Chase Elliott, 4. Christopher Bell, 5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Top-10 Finishes:
- A total of 10 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway – 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.
LAP LEADERS & LEAD CHANGES
- A total of nine different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have led at least one lap at Iowa Speedway.
All-Time Cup Series Lap Leaders at Iowa Speedway
| Laps Leaders | Races | Led | Completed | % Led |
| Ryan Blaney | 1 | 201 | 350 | 57% |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 80 | 314 | 25% |
| Josh Berry | 1 | 32 | 350 | 9% |
| Chris Buescher | 1 | 16 | 349 | 5% |
| Christopher Bell | 1 | 7 | 350 | 2% |
| Brad Keselowski | 1 | 5 | 350 | 1% |
| Daniel Suárez | 1 | 4 | 350 | 1% |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 1 | 4 | 350 | 1% |
| Chase Elliott | 1 | 1 | 350 | 0% |
- Ryan Blaney leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Iowa Speedway with 20 laps led (57% of his laps completed).
- The most laps led by the race winner in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway was 201 laps led of the scheduled 350 by Ryan Blaney on June 16, 2024 – he started from the second position.
- The fewest laps led by the race winner in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway was 201 laps led of the scheduled 350 by Ryan Blaney on June 16, 2024 – he started from the second position.
- The most laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway by a driver that did not win the race was 80 laps of the scheduled 350 by Kyle Larson – he started on the pole and ultimately finished 34th in the race.
- The number of leaders in the inaugural Cup race at Iowa Speedway was nine (2024).
- The number of lead changes in the inaugural Cup race at Iowa Speedway was 17 (2024).
- The final lead change for the race win took place with 88 laps to go, when Ryan Blaney passed Josh Berry for the lead on Lap 263.
FEMALE COMPETITORS
- A female driver has not competed in the NASCAR Cup Series at Iowa Speedway.
TRACK / EVENT STATS
- The Margin of Victory in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway was 0.716-second – set by Ryan Blaney in the June 16, 2024 race over second-place William Byron.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway was not shortened due to weather.
- Qualifying has never been cancelled in the NASCAR Cup Series at Iowa Speedway.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway produced eight cautions for a total of 49 caution laps.
- A total of 14 cars finished on the lead lap in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway.
NASCAR IN IOWA
- There have been 45 NASCAR national series races among three tracks in the state of Iowa.
| NASCAR Tracks in Iowa | City | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined | First Year |
| Iowa Speedway | Newton | 1 | 22 | 13 | 38 | 2006 |
| Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2021 |
| Davenport Speedway | Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1953 |
| Total Races | 2 | 22 | 15 | 45 |
- The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Iowa was a NASCAR Cup Series race at Davenport Speedway, a half-mile dirt track, in Davenport, Iowa. The inaugural race was held on August 2, 1953 and 14 drivers battled it out for 200 laps, but it was Herb Thomas (Hudson) that took home the win.
IOWA IN NASCAR
- A total of 33 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Iowa.
- A total of five different drivers from Iowa have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series for a total of 33 wins.
- Dick Hutcherson leads all Iowa drivers with 14 combined NASCAR national series wins.
Winners from Iowa:
| NASCAR Winners From Iowa | Cup Wins | Xfinity Wins | Truck Wins | Combined |
| Dick Hutcherson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Johnny Beauchamp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Annett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Moffitt | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Total Wins | 16 | 4 | 13 | 33 |