NASCAR in Iowa: Xfinity and Cup racing; How to watch; qualifying results and lineup
A week after mingling with the pretty people on the Left Coast, NASCAR heads cornstalk deep into the heartland this week, culminating with Sunday's inaugural Cup race at Iowa Speedway.
Iowa gained its place on the schedule when plans for a Montreal race couldn't be completed in time. Maybe next year.
What about Iowa beyond this year? A lot has to do with how things go this weekend.
And it's a full weekend, by the way, with a race each day starting Friday.
IOWA SPEEDWAY It's surrounded by corn, of course. But did you know all this about the NASCAR track?
NASCAR TV Schedule This Weekend
Friday
4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice (USA).
5:30: Cup Series practice (USA).
8 p.m.: ARCA Series Atlas 150 (FS1).
Saturday
Noon: Xfinity Series qualifying (USA).
1 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying (USA). (Results below)
3:30.: Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 (USA).
Sunday
7 p.m.: Cup Series Iowa Corn 350 (USA).
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Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Lineup
Starting lineup for Sunday's Cup Series debut at Iowa Speedway:
1. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
3. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
4. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
6. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
7. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
9. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
12. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
14. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
15. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
16. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
17. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
18. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
19. Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
20. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
21. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
22. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
23. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
24. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
25. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
26. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
27. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
28. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
29. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
30. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
31. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
32. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
33. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
36. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR How to Watch | Is there a race today? Starting lineup