RICK WARE RACINGIowa Corn 350Date: Aug. 9, 2026Event: Iowa Corn 350 (Round 23 of 36)Series: NASCAR Cup SeriesLocation: 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. ● Denny Hamlin remains the championship leader after Iowa with a 103-point advantage over second-place Gibbs. Lost power steering, and that would go in and out throughout the race, so definitely a big workout there. 51 Costa Oil Filters ChevroletNext 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.