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NASCAR at Iowa: Weekend schedule, viewing information, favorites for Iowa Corn 350 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
NASCAR on NBC it’s back.
Starting this weekend in Newton, Iowa, the remaining 20 races of the 2024 season will be contested air on NBC or USA Network. Coverage begins with a complete unknownalso, when the Cup Series visits Iowa Speedway for the first time.
The short oval track is just under a mile and has hosted races for NASCAR’s lower series from 2009 to 2019. Now, Iowa Speedway has a shot at the big leagues.
Who runs in Iowa? What is the TV and streaming schedule? And which drivers could compete for victory on Sunday? Here’s everything you need to know for the Iowa Corn 350 this weekend:
NASCAR on Iowa entry list
Thirty-six drivers career in iowa – the 34 full-time workers, plus two others.
Kaz Grala will drive the No. 15 during Rick Ware Racing while continuing his part-time effort. Then there’s AJ Allmendinger, who will make his sixth start of the season for Racing Kaulig.
Here is the complete registration list for Iowa:
| car number | Driver | Equipment | Sponsor |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | track racing | Luz Busch |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Menards |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Careers | Bass Pro Shops |
| 4 | jose berry | Stewart-Haas Racing | Crowd |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | king hawaiian |
| 7 | Corey La Joie | needle motorsports | Gainbridge |
| 8 | kyle busch | Richard Childress Careers | Zone |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Bass Pro Shops |
| eleven | Danny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Interstate batteries |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Advanced Auto Parts |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mahindra Tractors |
| fifteen | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing | Remixers.com/Xemex |
| sixteen | AJ Allmendinger | Racing Kaulig | Action Industries |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Fastenal |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Fine Reser Foods |
| twenty | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Reem |
| twenty-one | Harrison Burton | Wooden Brothers Racing | Menards |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Shell/Penzoil |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | Racing 23XI | McDonald’s |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Liberty University |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Racing Kaulig | Circle |
| 3. 4 | Michael McDowell | Motorsports in the front row | The journey of love stops |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Motorsports in the front row | Rüdebusch |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Morton Buildings |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | dollar tree |
| 43 | Eric Jones | Legacy Motor Club | family dollar |
| Four. Five | Tyler Reddick | Racing 23XI | McDonald’s |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Kroger/NOS Energy |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Ally |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | MotoRad |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | monstrous energy |
| 71 | Zane Smith | needle motorsports | Focused health |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | needle motorsports | Top-notch security |
| 99 | Daniel Suarez | track racing | Kubota Tractors |
When is the NASCAR race in Iowa?
The Iowa Corn 350 is scheduled for Sunday, June 16 at 7 pm ET.
Before Sunday’s race there will be training and qualifying sessions. The 36 drivers will have an hour of practice on Friday.
The field will then compete in two-round qualifying on Saturday. Is that how it works:
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The 36 drivers will be divided into two groups (found here).
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Each driver will do two laps in the first round, and the five fastest cars in single lap speed from each group will advance.
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In the final round, the remaining drivers each get two laps to establish the top 10 starting order, with positions 11 to 36 established based on the first round times.
What is the NASCAR TV schedule this weekend?
Rick Allen (play-by-play), Jeff Burton (analyst), Steve Letarte (analyst) and Brad Daugherty (analyst) will be on the NBC call all weekend. Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters, while NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett will serve as a beat reporter and studio analyst for pre- and post-race coverage.
Here is the Complete TV and streaming programming:
Friday, June 14 (USA Network and streaming)
Saturday, June 15 (USA Network and streaming)
Sunday, June 16 (USA Network and streaming)
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Countdown to green: 6:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports app
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Iowa Corn 350: 7 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports app
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NASCAR post-race: 10:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports app
Past NASCAR Iowa winners, racing history
Well, there’s no racial background here. This is the inaugural Iowa Corn 350 and the first Cup event ever held at this track. However, there are plenty of past Iowa winners in the field.
Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones and William Byron have wins in both the second-tier Xfinity Series and the third-tier Truck Series. Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. lead the Xfinity Series with three Iowa wins each.
Here are all the Past Iowa Winners Sunday races:
XFINITY SERIES
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Brad Keselowski (2009, 2013, 2014)
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Kyle Busch (2010)
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2011, 2011, 2012)
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Chris Buscher (2015)
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Ryan Blaney (2015)
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Erik Jones (2016)
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William Byron (2017)
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Ryan Preece (2017)
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Christopher Bell (2018, 2019)
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Chase Briscoe (2019)
TRUCK SERIES
NASCAR in Iowa chooses favorites, drivers to follow
This is a total shot in the dark given the lack of history in Iowa.
But there are three questions you can answer to choose this weekend, in this order of importance:
1. Who has been fast on short tracks this season?
Iowa will be the sixth race this season to be held on a track of one mile or less. In those first five events, Hamlin has three wins (Bristol, Richmond, Dover), Bell has one win (Phoenix) and Byron has one win (Martinsville).
All of the Toyota drivers from Joe Gibbs Racing (Hamlin, Bell, Truex, Gibbs) and 23XI Racing (Reddick, Wallace) have been especially fast on this type of track, but the Hendrick Motorsports Chevys (Byron, Larson, Elliott) have been particularly fast. They awarded the top. three locations in Martinsville.
2. Who has tested at Iowa Speedway?
NASCAR held a tire test in Iowa last month with a representative from each manufacturer: Bell for Toyota, Larson for Chevy and Keselowski for Ford.
While it may not seem like much, spending a full day of laps on a new track could be an invaluable experience. The drivers will only have an hour to practice on Friday, but these three will arrive with a better idea of what to expect.
3. Who won at Iowa Speedway in the lower series?
What’s less important is that you can look at the previous winners mentioned above to determine who might perform well on Sunday. However, it does not deserve as much consideration as the previous two questions. In the lower series, drivers with larger teams have a big advantage. So, don’t make a big deal out of this one, but don’t ignore it completely either.
