NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 Iowa Corn 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 16, 2024, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa . Contested over 350 laps on the 0.875-mile (1.408 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 17th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Ryan Blaney won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Chase Elliott finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five, and Joey Logano , Josh Berry , Alex Bowman , Daniel Suárez , and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top ten.
The repaved inside turns caused serious tire issues.
Report
Background
Flagstand of Iowa Speedway in June 2007, the track where the race was held. 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 race replaced the Pala Casino 400 due to planned construction at the Auto Club Speedway .[ 10]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Noah Gragson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.828 seconds and a speed of 137.988 mph (222.070 km/h).[ 11]
Practice results
Qualifying
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.084 and a speed of 136.458 mph (219.608 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 70
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 140
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
6
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
4
8
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
3
9
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
2
10
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 140
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
350
57
2
4
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
350
42
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
350
44
4
10
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
350
33
5
35
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
350
32
6
11
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
350
36
7
3
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
350
45
8
33
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
350
29
9
13
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
350
36
10
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
350
32
11
17
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
350
26
12
14
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
350
28
13
19
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
350
25
14
20
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
350
23
15
31
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
349
22
16
23
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
349
21
17
16
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
349
26
18
15
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
349
23
19
36
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
349
18
20
25
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
349
17
21
24
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
349
20
22
8
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
349
15
23
22
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
349
14
24
12
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
348
18
25
27
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
348
12
26
34
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
348
11
27
29
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
348
10
28
6
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
348
9
29
30
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
348
8
30
21
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
347
7
31
26
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
347
6
32
32
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
347
5
33
28
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
345
4
34
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
314
22
35
7
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
272
3
36
18
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
54
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 17 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 49
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes, and 37 seconds
Average speed: 102.874 miles per hour (165.560 km/h)
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns , Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kurt BeckerSteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
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