Cup Series

NASCAR’s premier stock car racing series, originated in 1949 in Daytona Beach, Florida by Bill France Sr. and a group of dedicated racers.

HSR NASCAR Classic Returns to VIRginia International Raceway at the HSR VIR Historics, September 5-7

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HSR NASCAR Classic Returns to VIRginia International Raceway at the HSR VIR Historics, September 5-7

HSR NASCAR Classic Celebrates First Anniversary Where the Historic Stock Car Series Debuted
VIR Follows Next Weekend’s HSR NASCAR Classic at the Go Bowling at The Glen, August 8-10, at Watkins Glen International 

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – The HSR NASCAR Classic presented by Goodyear marks its first anniversary this September when it returns to the site of its series’ debut last year at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), and that’s worth a celebration!

Officials from VIR and HSR announced today that the HSR NASCAR Classic presented by Goodyear Celebration will be among the featured races at the HSR VIR Historics, September 5-7, on the 3.27-mile Southern Virginia road course.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Iowa Speedway

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Iowa Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series At Iowa Speedway

Next Race: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol
The Place: Iowa Speedway
Track Length: 0.875 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, August 3
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA Network, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 306.25 miles (350 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 70),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 210), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 350)

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Sim City in the Hawkeye State: Race Simulator Helps Cody Ware Prepare for First Iowa Start

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Sim City in the Hawkeye State: Race Simulator Helps Cody Ware Prepare for First Iowa Start

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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‘It’s what I need’: Shane Van Gisbergen Scores First Oval Win (Now With Video)

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‘It’s what I need’: Shane Van Gisbergen Scores First Oval Win (Now With Video)

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.

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NASCAR Cup Series Driver Zane Smith Visits Buffalo Bills Training Camp Ahead of NASCAR Race Weekend at Watkins Glen International (Video)

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NASCAR Cup Series Driver Zane Smith Visits Buffalo Bills Training Camp Ahead of NASCAR Race Weekend at Watkins Glen International (Video)

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.

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Spire Motorsports Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Race Advance

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Spire Motorsports Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Race Advance

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.

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