2024 Iowa Corn 350 Explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 17 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Race Name:	Iowa Corn 350 powered by Ethanol
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Year:	2024
Location:	Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa
Course Mi:	0.875
Course Km:	1.408
Distance Laps:	350
Distance Mi:	306.25
Distance Km:	492.862
Avg:	102.874mph
Pole Driver:	Kyle Larson
Pole Team:	Hendrick Motorsports
Pole Time:	23.084
Most Driver:	Ryan Blaney
Most Team:	Team Penske
Most Laps:	201
Car:	12
First Driver:	Ryan Blaney
First Team:	Team Penske
Network:	USA
Announcers:	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Ratings:	1.4 (2.7 million)
Radio:	MRN
Booth Ann:	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Ann:	Mike Bagley (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

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 0.875miles 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.

Report

Background

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30miles 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.^[10]

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1			Chevrolet
2			Ford
3			Chevrolet
4	Josh Berry (R)		Ford
5			Chevrolet
6			Ford
7			Chevrolet
8			Chevrolet
9			Chevrolet
10			Ford
11			Toyota
12			Ford
14			Ford
15	Kaz Grala (R)		Ford
16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)		Chevrolet
17			Ford
19			Toyota
20			Toyota
21			Ford
22			Ford
23			Toyota
24			Chevrolet
31			Chevrolet
34			Ford
38			Ford
41			Ford
42			Toyota
43			Toyota
45			Toyota
47			Chevrolet
48			Chevrolet
51			Ford
54			Toyota
71	Zane Smith (R)		Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar (R)		Chevrolet
99			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 137.988mph.^[11]

Practice results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	10				22.828	137.988
2	54				23.067	136.559
3	48				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 136.458mph.^[12] Qualifying was shortened to one round after it was delayed due to rain.

Qualifying results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	5			Chevrolet	23.084
2	12			Ford	23.109
3	4	Josh Berry (R)		Ford	23.176
4	24			Chevrolet	23.231
5	6			Ford	23.275
6	14			Ford	23.676
7	8			Chevrolet	23.697
8	45			Toyota	23.707
9	9			Chevrolet	23.749
10	20			Toyota	23.884
11	22			Ford	23.281
12	11			Toyota	23.896
13	99			Chevrolet	23.286
14	38			Ford	23.909
15	17			Ford	23.358
16	23			Toyota	23.984
17	1			Chevrolet	23.412
18	16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)		Chevrolet	24.035
19	51			Ford	23.475
20	77	Carson Hocevar (R)		Chevrolet	24.037
21	2			Ford	23.500
22	34			Ford	24.041
23	10			Ford	23.534
24	7			Chevrolet	24.130
25	21			Ford	23.571
26	71	Zane Smith (R)		Chevrolet	24.211
27	54			Toyota	23.599
28	15	Kaz Grala (R)		Ford	24.314
29	41			Ford	23.663
30	31			Chevrolet	24.332
31	19			Toyota	23.698
32	43			Toyota	24.522
33	48			Chevrolet	23.716
34	42			Toyota	24.628
35	47			Chevrolet	23.988
36	3			Chevrolet	24.891
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 70

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	6
6	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	5
7	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	3
9	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 140

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	9
3	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	7
5	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	6
6	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	4
8	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	3
9	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	2
10	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 140

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	2	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	350	57
2	4	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	350	42
3	9	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	350	44
4	10	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	350	33
5	35	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	350	32
6	11	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	350	36
7	3	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	350	45
8	33	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	350	29
9	13	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	350	36
10	5	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	350	32
11	17	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	350	26
12	14	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	350	28
13	19	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	350	25
14	20	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	350	23
15	31	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	349	22
16	23	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	349	21
17	16	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	349	26
18	15	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	349	23
19	36	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	349	18
20	25	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	349	17
21	24	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	349	20
22	8	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	349	15
23	22	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	349	14
24	12	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	348	18
25	27	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	348	12
26	34	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	348	11
27	29	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	348	10
28	6	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	348	9
29	30	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	348	8
30	21	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	347	7
31	26	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	347	6
32	32	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	347	5
33	28	15	Kaz Grala (R)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	345	4
34	1	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	314	22
35	7	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	272	3
36	18	16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	54	0
Official 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: 102.874mph

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.

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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		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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 schedule . Jayski.com. . October 3, 2023.
2. Web site: NASCAR Cup Series race named Iowa Corn 350, powered by Ethanol. December 4, 2023. Jayski's Silly Season Site.
3. News: NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar. Taranto, Steven . October 4, 2023 . April 21, 2024 . CBS Broadcasting Inc.
4. News: NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs . October 4, 2023 . April 21, 2024 . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC.
5. Web site: Entry List. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 10, 2024. June 10, 2024.
6. Web site: Practice Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024.
7. Web site: Qualifying Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 15, 2024. June 15, 2024.
8. Web site: Iowa Corn 350 Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 16, 2024. June 16, 2024.
9. Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 16, 2024. June 16, 2024.
10. Web site: NASCAR adds Iowa Speedway to 2024 Cup Series schedule. Bromberg. Nick. October 3, 2023. Yahoo! Sports.
11. Web site: Utter. Jim. NASCAR Cup Iowa: Several tire issues as Gragson leads practice. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. June 14, 2024. Newton, Iowa. June 14, 2024.
12. Web site: Utter. Jim. NASCAR Cup Iowa: Kyle Larson beats Ryan Blaney to pole. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. June 15, 2024. Newton, Iowa. June 15, 2024.