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Noah Gragson | Todd Gilliland | Zane Smith
Iowa Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Race Advance
Event Details:
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Track: Iowa Speedway
Track Size / Surface: 0.875 miles / Asphalt
Track Location: Newton, Iowa
Race Date: August 9th, 2026
Race Start Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Race Information: 350 Laps (Stages – 70 / 210 / 350) – 306 Miles
Television: USA
Radio: SiriusXM / MRN
Event Notes:
23rd points-paying event of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. 25th on-track event overall this season for the series.
First and only NASCAR Cup Series race at the Iowa Speedway this season.
Four races remaining until The Chase, the NASCAR Cup Series postseason.
No. 4 Team Details
Driver: Noah Gragson
Crew Chief: Grant Hutchens
Primary Sponsor: Long John Silver’s
Standings: 31st
Recent Season Results:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 26th) – 22nd
North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 19th) – 25th
EchoPark Speedway (July 12th) – 27th
Driver Track History (NASCAR Cup Series)
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Finish: 22.5
Recent Results:
2025 (August) – 29th
2024 (June) – 16th
Driver and Team Event Notes
Noah Gragson is set to make his third NASCAR Cup Series start at the Iowa Speedway.
Gragson has two NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Part Series starts on the oval, both in 2019, finishing sixth in the June event and fourth in the July event.
Gragson also has two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start at the Newton, Iowa, track. In the June 2017 event, Gragson led the field to green, led 16 laps, and finished sixth. In the June 2018 event, Gragson started third and finished second.
Long John Silver’s Event Notes
This will be Long John Silver’s sixth race of the 2026 season with Gragson and the No. 4 Ford team.
No. 34 Team Details
Driver: Todd Gilliland
Crew Chief: Chris Lawson
Primary Sponsor: Love’s Travel Stops
Standings: 23rd
Recent Season Results:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 26th) – 24th
North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 19th) – 8th
EchoPark Speedway (July 12th) – 19th
Driver Track History (NASCAR Cup Series)
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Finish: 23.0
Recent Results:
2025 (August) – 34th
2024 (June) – 12th
Driver and Team Event Notes
Todd Gilliland is set to make his third NASCAR Cup Series start at the Iowa Speedway. Gilliland gets back behind the wheel following his underdog run in NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge, beating Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 team for the $1 million prize in the final round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Gilliland has two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at the track, finishing 29th in the June 2018 event after suffering a crash and 10th in the June 2019 event.
In his lone K&N Pro Series East start in July 2017, Gilliland captured the checkered flag after starting fourth in the event. Out of the 150 scheduled laps, Gilliland led 147.
Love’s Travel Stops Event Notes
This will be Love’s Travel Stops 13th race of the 2026 season with Gilliland and the No. 34 Ford team.
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No. 38 Team Details
Driver: Zane Smith
Crew Chief: Ryan Bergenty
Primary Sponsor: Patriot Mobile
Standings: 24th
Recent Season Results:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 26th) – 15th
North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 19th) – 22nd
EchoPark Speedway (July 12th) – 30th
Driver Track History (NASCAR Cup Series)
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Finish: 33.5
Recent Results:
2025 (August) – 36th
2024 (June) – 31st
Driver and Team Event Notes
Zane Smith is set to make his third NASCAR Cup Series start at the Iowa Speedway.
Smith has two starts at the track in the ARCA Menards Series, finishing 13th in July 2017 and fourth in July 2018.
Smith also has two NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts with JR Motorsports in Iowa, finishing fifth in the June 2019 event and ninth in the July 2019 event.
Patriot Mobile Event Notes
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ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization competing in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, FRM has earned top honors including a 2021 Daytona 500 victory and the 2022 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship. Based in Mooresville, N.C., FRM fields the No. 4, No. 34, and No. 38 entries in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with the No. 34 and No. 38 teams in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. For more information, visit FrontRowMotorsports.com and follow Front Row Motorsports on social media — X: @Team_FRM, Instagram: @teamfrm, Tik Tok: @Team_FRM, YouTube: @FrontRowNASCAR, and Facebook: facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.
