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.

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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