MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2025) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to America’s Heartland for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday at Iowa Speedway in Newton. While it will be just the second visit the Cup Series has made to the .875-mile oval, the track is not new to NASCAR.
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TRACK – Iowa Speedway (.875-mile oval)
NXS RACE – HyVee Perks 250 (250 laps / 218.75 miles)
TUNE IN – CW, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90 at 4:30 p.m. (ET)
RACE INFO FROM JOE GIBBS RACING
DATE: Sunday, August 3, 2025
RACE: Iowa Corn 350
TRACK: Iowa Speedway (Newton, IA)
TRACK LENGTH: 0.875 miles
TV: USA Network (3:30 p.m. ET)
RADIO: MRN Radio / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (3:30 p.m. ET)
Simon Chapman of SpeedCafe reports that in his second year of racing full-time in the United States, Shane van Gisbergen has his first oval win with victory in the Cook Out Summer Shootout season finale.
Van Gisbergen has been competing on and off in the Legend Cars with compatriot Scott McLaughlin and fellow NASCAR Cup Series racer Bubba Wallace.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 29, 2025) – NASCAR Cup Series driver and Buffalo Bills fan Zane Smith joined the NFL team during training camp today ahead of the upcoming Go Bowling at The Glen NASCAR race weekend at Watkins Glen International. Smith stopped by St. John Fisher College in Rochester, where the Bills hold their training camp, and spent some time with the team as they prepare for the upcoming football season.
In three NASCAR Cup Series starts at Iowa Speedway, Spire Motorsports has logged one top-15 finish. Carson Hocevar earned a team-best 14th-place finish in last season’s inaugural Iowa Corn 350. Spire Motorsports fields the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet ZL1s in the Cup Series for Justin Haley, Michael McDowell and Hocevar, respectively.
The Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol will be televised live on USA Sunday, Aug. 3 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 22nd of 36 points-paying races on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series calendar will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Channel 90.
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).
Haas Factory Team Iowa Event Info:
Date: Sunday, August 3
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Newton, Iowa
Format: 350 Laps, 306.25 Miles, Stages: 70-210-350
TV: USA
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Iowa Event Info For RFK Racing:
Date: Sunday, August 3
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Newton, Iowa
Format: 350 Laps, 306.25 Miles, Stages: 70-210-350
TV: USA
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Joseph Srigley of TobyChristie reports that Stewart Friesen, a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, has been transported to a local hospital following an accident in a Super DIRTcar Series event at Autodrome Drummond on Monday.
The incident occurred during a feature event at the Drummondville, Quebec-based racetrack when Friesen was in a three-wide battle and went wide on the straightaway, sending his Halmar International-sponsored machine up the racetrack and towards the barrier.
