Iowa Speedway practice and qualifying results for the NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grounds in Newton, Iowa. The field is set for a round of practice and qualifying on the 7/8-mile of Iowa Speedway ahead of tomorrow’s race.
View NASCAR qualifying results from Iowa Speedway below.
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Chase Elliott wiggles and finds the turn one wall at the halfway point in practice. He backs it into the wall and picks up light damage.
Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin are suffering from brake issues during practice. Both teams are fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing.
Brad Keselowski spins on his second lap in qualifying after a great first lap. He backs it hard into the fence.
Ryan Blaney will start from the pole position in Sunday’s race. He turned a laptime at 23.474 seconds.
Iowa Speedway
Qualifying Results
August 8, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Ryan Blaney
23.474
2. Kyle Larson
23.492
3. Joey Logano
23.492
4. Brad Keselowski
23.503
5. Tyler Reddick
23.523
6. Ty Gibbs
23.545
7. Austin Dillon
23.545
8. Connor Zilisch
23. 550
9. Ross Chastain
23.566
10. Erik Jones
23.595
11. Michael McDowell
23.598
12. Austin Cindric
23.599
13. Josh Berry
23.602
14. Zane Smith
23.617
15. Noah Gragson
23.625
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23.643
17. Todd Gilliland
23.653
18. Carson Hocevar
23.655
19. William Byron
23.662
20. Chase Briscoe
23.663
21. John Hunter Nemechek
23.663
22. Christopher Bell
23.674
23. Shane van Gisbergen
23.682
24. Austin Hill
23.687
25. AJ Allmendinger
23.701
26. Bubba Wallace
23.709
27. Chris Buescher
23.718
28. Riley Herbst
23.729
29. Denny Hamlin
23.762
30. Alex Bowman
23.777
31. Ty Dillon
23.802
32. Chase Elliott
23.819
33. Daniel Suarez
23.848
34. Cody Ware
23.870
35. Ryan Preece
23.964
36. Cole Custer
24.004
Iowa Speedway
Practice Results
August 8, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Erik Jones
23.710
2. Ty Gibbs
23.766
3. Austin Cindric
23.778
4. Todd Gilliland
23.812
5. Ryan Blaney
23.813
6. Denny Hamlin
23.859
7. Joey Logano
23.877
8. Ross Chastain
23.924
9. Christopher Bell
23.936
10. William Byron
23.950
11. Bubba Wallace
23.956
12. Austin Hill
24.002
13. John Hunter Nemechek
24.008
14. Brad Keselowski
24.011
15. Zane Smith
24.034
16. Josh Berry
24.035
17. Tyler Reddick
24.041
18. Chris Buescher
24.051
19. Kyle Larson
24.054
20. Chase Briscoe
24.060
21. Cody Ware
24.075
22. Alex Bowman
24.079
23. Shane van Gisbergen
24.090
24. Carson Hocevar
24.100
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
24.104
26. Carson Zilisch
24.110
27. Michael McDowell
24.136
28. Ty Dillon
24.153
29. AJ Allmendinger
24.153
30. Chase Elliott
24.154
31. Riley Herbst
24.169
32. Austin Dillon
24.187
33. Daniel Suarez
24.243
34. Noah Gragson
24.275
35. Ryan Preece
24.286
36. Cole Custer
24.355
Iowa Speedway
Practice Speeds (10 Lap)
August 8, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Avg Speed (10 Laps)
1. Ryan Blaney
131.536
2. Christopher Bell
131.034
3. Joey Logano
130.880
4. Austin Cindric
130.734
5. Todd Gilliland
130.628
6. Ty Gibbs
130.610
7. Ross Chastain
130.579
8. John Hunter Nemechek
130.557
9. Josh Berry
130.483
10. Bubba Wallace
130.471
11. Tyler Reddick
130.455
12. William Byron
130.432
13. Chase Briscoe
130.293
14. Denny Hamlin
130.274
15. Kyle Larson
130.251
16. Carson Hocevar
130.007
17. Chris Buescher
129.982
18. Zane Smith
129.969
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
129.953
20. Alex Bowman
129.944
21. Austin Hill
129.941
22. Chase Elliott
129.853
23. Ty Dillon
129.844
24. Daniel Suarez
129.660
25. AJ Allmendinger
129.599
26. Brad Keselowski
129.590
27. Cody Ware
129.480
28. Erik Jones
129.424
29. Shane van Gisbergen
129.422
30. Noah Gragson
129.362
31. Connor Zilisch
129.271
32. Austin Dillon
129.097
33. Michael McDowell
128.821
34. Riley Herbst
128.269
