Ty Gibbs wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa in August 2026

The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Iowa Speedway, and it was an exciting event. Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 while Christopher Bell won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane. Instead, it was a Joe Gibbs Racing driver showdown with Bell finishing in the runner-up position.

Ty Gibbs and the No. 54 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday, earning their second victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Gibbs held off a hard-charging Bell, who earned his fourth second-place finish in the last five races. For Gibbs, it is his second career Cup Series victory.

Tyler Allen, the crew chief of the No. 54 car, made the right strategy call with two tires during the final green-flag pit stops. Gibbs was able to hold off Bell

and his four fresh tires on the No. 20 car. It was a thrilling beginning to USA Sports' portion of the NASCAR schedule with Gibbs ending up in the winner's circle.

NASCAR results: Cup Series race at Iowa (August 2026)

1. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
2. No. 20 Christopher Bell
3. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
4. No. 21 Josh Berry
5. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
6. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
7. No. 1 Ross Chastain
8. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
9. No. 24 William Byron
10. No. 3 Austin Dillon
11. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
12. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
13. No. 17 Chris Buescher
14. No. 22 Joey Logano
15. No. 9 Chase Elliott
16. No. 38 Zane Smith
17. No. 4 Noah Gragson
18. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
19. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
20. No. 60 Ryan Preece
21. No. 35 Riley Herbst
22. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
23. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
24. No. 10 Ty Dillon
25. No. 71 Michael McDowell
26. No. 33 Austin Hill
27. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
28. No. 41 Cole Custer
29. No. 2 Austin Cindric
30. No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen
31. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
32. No. 51 Cody Ware
33. No. 5 Kyle Larson
34. No. 48 Alex Bowman
35. No. 43 Erik Jones
36. No. 45 Tyler Reddick

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