NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Iowa Speedway

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

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)

‘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)

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

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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Thunder Road Crowns 1st Champion of 2025 with Squier Cup Championship 100 on Thursday

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Barre’s Jason Corliss (#66VT) is looking to lock in his first championship of the summer season as he leads the Squier Cup Triple Crown presented by Milton CAT going into the championship, 100-lap event this Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

Thunder Road World Famous Port-a-Potty Grand Prix Pits Championship Hopefuls for the Golden Toilet Seat!

Barre, VT – Thursday night’s showcase at Thunder Road kicks off an important stretch of racing to both round out the month of July and kick-off an exciting month of August. The annual WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night on Thursday, July 31 is headlined by both the Squier Cup Championship 100 presented by Milton CAT and the late, great Ken Squier’s World Famous Port-a-Potty Grand Prix!

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