RICK WARE RACING
Iowa Corn 350
Date: Aug. 9, 2026
Event: Iowa Corn 350 (Round 23 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Iowa Speedway in Newton (.875-mile oval)
Format: 350 laps, broken into three stages (70 laps/140 laps/140 laps)
Race Winner: Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Winner: Ryan Blaney of Team Penske (Ford)
Stage 2 Winner: Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
RWR Finish:
● Cody Ware (Started 34th, Finished 32nd / Running, completed 347 of 350 laps)
RWR Points:
● Cody Ware (35th with 188 points)
Race Notes:
● Ty Gibbs won the Iowa Corn 350 to score his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second of the season and his first at Iowa. His margin over second-place Christopher Bell was .253 of a second.
● There were seven caution periods for a total of 45 laps.
● Only 10 of the 36 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Denny Hamlin remains the championship leader after Iowa with a 103-point advantage over second-place Gibbs.
Sound Bites:
“It felt like everything that could go wrong, did go wrong today. Lost power steering, and that would go in and out throughout the race, so definitely a big workout there. Then, I was losing brakes for all of the last stage, pretty much. Frustrating, but just gotta move on and get ready for Richmond.” – Cody Ware, driver of the No. 51 Costa Oil Filters Chevrolet
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Cook Out 400 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. The race begins at 7 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
