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 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.
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Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 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.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Official entry list
Practice Noah Gragson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.828 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.828 137.988 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.067 136.559 3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.105 136.334 Official practice results
Qualifying Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.084 and a speed of . Qualifying was shortened to one round after it was delayed due to rain.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.084 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 23.109 3 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.176 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.231 5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 23.275 6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.676 7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.697 8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 23.707 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.749 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.884 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23.281 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.896 13 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 23.286 14 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.909 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 23.358 16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 23.984 17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 23.412 18 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 24.035 19 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 23.475 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 24.037 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23.500 22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 24.041 23 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.534 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 24.130 25 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.571 26 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 24.211 27 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.599 28 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 24.314 29 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.663 30 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 24.332 31 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.698 32 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 24.522 33 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.716 34 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 24.628 35 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 23.988 36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.891 Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 70
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 140
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 93 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 48 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 210 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 140
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 350 572 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 350 423 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 350 444 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 350 335 35 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 350 326 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 350 367 3 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 350 458 33 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 350 299 13 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 350 3610 5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 350 3211 17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 350 2612 14 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 350 2813 19 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 350 2514 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 350 2315 31 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 349 2216 23 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 349 2117 16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 349 2618 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 349 2319 36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 349 1820 25 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 349 1721 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 349 2022 8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 349 1523 22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 349 1424 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 348 1825 27 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 348 1226 34 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 348 1127 29 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 348 1028 6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 348 929 30 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 348 830 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 347 731 26 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 347 632 32 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 347 533 28 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 345 434 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 314 2235 7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 272 336 18 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54 0Official 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:
Media
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.
USABooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Mike BagleyTurns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker Steve PostJacklyn DrakeChris Wilner
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Chase Elliott 591 1 2 Kyle Larson 583 (–9) 3 Denny Hamlin 553 (–38) 2 4 William Byron 537 (–54) 5 Martin Truex Jr. 530 (–61) 2 6 Tyler Reddick 527 (–64) 5 7 Ryan Blaney 501 (–90) 1 8 Christopher Bell 498 (–93) 2 9 Brad Keselowski 498 (–93) 10 Ross Chastain 479 (–112) 3 11 Ty Gibbs 478 (–113) 1 12 Alex Bowman 474 (–117) 13 Chris Buescher 435 (–156) 14 Bubba Wallace 414 (–177) 1 15 Joey Logano 408 (–183) 1 16 Kyle Busch 383 (–208)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 617 2 Toyota 607 (–10) 3 Ford 588 (–29)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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