Overview
- The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and ARCA Menards Series race at Iowa Speedway this weekend, with Cup practice and qualifying on Saturday and the Iowa Corn 350 set for Sunday, Aug. 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
- All 36 chartered Cup teams are entered for the Iowa Corn 350 and Saturday practice begins at 2:05 p.m. ET followed by qualifying, with those sessions televised on truTV.
- Denny Hamlin leads the Cup standings by roughly 84 points over Tyler Reddick as the regular season enters its final four races before the 16-driver Chase, making points and stage results at Iowa especially consequential.
- Iowa Speedway announced about $20 million in planned upgrades tied to securing another 2027 Cup date and officials expect the weekend to sell out, a development that strengthens the track’s immediate future on the Cup schedule.
- Storylines to watch include Cup contenders who perform well at short tracks, the NOAPS debut of Carson Brown in the No. 32, and the weekend’s varied broadcast windows and streaming options across USA Network, truTV, The CW, FS1, HBO Max/Peacock and the ESPN app.