NASCAR arrived at Iowa Speedway for the 2026 Iowa Corn 350, and the 23rd points race of the season was intense. Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 while Christopher Bell won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane. Instead, it was a different Joe Gibbs Racing driver who held off Bell.
At the end of the day, Gibbs won his second Cup Series race of 2026 at Iowa. After a brief overview of the notable moments, here are the NASCAR TV ratings following the 2026 Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa on Sunday afternoon!
NASCAR and USA Sports earned 1.929 million average viewers for the Iowa Corn 350 on USA Network. It was down 11% from the 2025 Cup Series race at Iowa, which sat at 2.2 million viewers. Overall, it was a decent turnout for NASCAR and USA Sports on Sunday
afternoon.
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR TV ratings for Cup Series race at Iowa in August 2026











