Team Penske's Ryan Blaney took the pole position for Sunday's Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway in Saturday afternoon's qualifying session.
He earned the top spot for Sunday afternoon's 350-lap race around the four-turn, 0.894-mile (1.439-kilometer) Newton, Iowa oval by recording a top lap speed of 134.191 miles per hour in his No. 12 Ford.
Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson, whom Blaney beat to the top spot by 0.018 seconds, is set to start beside him on the front row behind the wheel of his No. 5 Chevrolet. Larson and Team Penske's Joey Logano posted the exact same qualifying speed, but Larson's came first, so he was awarded the tiebreaker. Logano is set to start third in his No. 22 Ford.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below, with the most notable one being the one that will likely be heading Brad Keselowski's way after he crashed his No. 6 RFK Racing Ford during his second qualifying lap.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Iowa
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
2 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
4 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
5 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
6 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
7 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
8 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
9 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
10 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
11 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
12 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
13 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
14 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
15 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
17 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
18 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
19 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
20 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
21 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
22 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
23 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
24 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
25 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
27 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
28 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
29 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
30 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
31 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
33 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
34 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
36 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
The Iowa Corn 350 is set to kick off USA Sports' portion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series broadcast schedule, with live coverage set to be provided by USA Network beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 9. Start a free trial of FuboTV now and don't miss it!
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