2025 Iowa Corn 350
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 3, 2025 | ||
| Location | Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.875 miles (1.408 km) | ||
| Distance | 350 laps, 306.25 mi (492.862 km) | ||
| Average speed | 92.905 miles per hour (149.516 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 23.004 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 140 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | |
| Time | 23.748 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.2 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4) | ||
The 2025 Iowa Corn 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 3, 2025, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Contested over 350 laps on the 0.875-mile (1.408 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 23rd race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
William Byron won the race. Chase Briscoe finished 2nd, and Brad Keselowski finished 3rd. Ryan Blaney and Ryan Preece rounded out the top five, and Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, Carson Hocevar, Joey Logano, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten.
Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch. The track hosts the NTT IndyCar Series and NASCAR events.
After the 2020 race was canceled due to the pandemic, the race was removed from the 2021 schedule.[7][8][9] In 2024, it was announced that the Xfinity Series would return to Iowa with a Cup Series race.[10][11]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 23.511 seconds and a speed of 133.979 mph (215.618 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.511 | 133.979 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 23.526 | 133.894 |
| 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.546 | 133.780 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time 23.004 of and a speed of 136.933 mph (220.372 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 70
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 140
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 140
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 350 | 41 |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 350 | 55 |
| 4 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 350 | 49 |
| 5 | 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 350 | 34 |
| 6 | 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 350 | 31 |
| 7 | 16 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 34 |
| 8 | 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 33 |
| 9 | 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 350 | 28 |
| 10 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 28 |
| 11 | 28 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 26 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 350 | 42 |
| 13 | 12 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 350 | 29 |
| 14 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 26 |
| 15 | 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 350 | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 350 | 24 |
| 17 | 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 350 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 21 |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 350 | 18 |
| 20 | 37 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 23 |
| 21 | 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 350 | 23 |
| 22 | 27 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 350 | 15 |
| 23 | 10 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 350 | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 350 | 11 |
| 27 | 13 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 10 |
| 28 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 14 |
| 29 | 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 350 | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 350 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 349 | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 349 | 5 |
| 33 | 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 347 | 4 |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 347 | 3 |
| 35 | 32 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 2 |
| 36 | 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 344 | 1 |
| 37 | 36 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 340 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 12 for 72
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes, and 47 seconds
- Average speed: 92.905 miles per hour (149.516 km/h)
