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Young’s Motorsports EchoPark Speedway | Lime Rock Park Team Preview – Speedway Digest

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team: Driver: Ben Maier Primary Partner(s): Executive Chevrolet | Skip Barber Racing School Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST Crew Chief: Jason Miller 2025 Driver Points Position: N/A 2025 Owner Points Position: 30th Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies Notes of Interest: ● NASCAR Debut: Young’s Motorsports is proud to announce that 16-year-old racing sensation […]

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No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Ben Maier

Primary Partner(s): Executive Chevrolet | Skip Barber Racing School

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Jason Miller

2025 Driver Points Position: N/A

2025 Owner Points Position: 30th

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

● NASCAR Debut: Young’s Motorsports is proud to announce that 16-year-old racing sensation Ben Maier will be behind the wheel of its flagship No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Saturday afternoon’s LiUNA! 150 at the legendary Lime Rock Park.

This weekend is the second and final race in the back-to-back weekend of competition. The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series teams will enjoy a three-week break before returning to competition at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday, July 25 for the TSport 200.

● About Ben: Maier, a rising star in the Motorsports world, has spent years honing his skills in various racing series like Stadium Super Trucks with Robby Gordon, Trans Am, Cars Tour and Travis Pastrana’s NitroCross and now, with the support of Young’s Motorsports, he is ready to take on the competition in the highly competitive Truck Series.

His youthful enthusiasm and passion for racing have already garnered attention and fans can expect an exhilarating performance as he takes to the track.

● All Board: Executive Chevrolet will serve as the primary marketing partner of Maier’s No. 02 Chevrolet RST for Saturday’s 100-lap race.

At Executive Chevrolet, we’re passionate about connecting drivers around Wallingford, Hamden, and Cheshire, CT, with vehicles they’ll love. With a wide selection of the latest models and a team dedicated to exceptional client service, we’re here to make your automotive experience enjoyable and rewarding.

At our Chevrolet dealership, we carry a wide range of vehicles so that you can find the ideal combination of performance and practicality in our new car inventory.

If you’re searching for a powerful truck for tough jobs, the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 delivers top-tier, heavy-duty capability. For those needing a versatile SUV, the Chevy Trailblazer offers both comfort and efficiency for your daily drives and family outings.

Executive Chevrolet is a community where our team and clients share a passion for driving. Our commitment to exceptional client service has made us a trusted hub for drivers around Wallingford, Hamden, and Cheshire, Connecticut.

● Ben Maier Truck Series Lime Rock Park Stats: Saturday afternoon’s LiUNA! 150 will mark Ben Maier’s inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series track start at the iconic 1.53-mile, seven-turn, road course.

Lime Rock Park has a long history of hosting major motorsport events, and the arrival of NASCAR and ARCA in 2025 adds a new chapter to its storied legacy.

The Park hosted 20 NASCAR (the then Busch North Series) events from 1993 through 2011, with winners spanning from Ken Schrader to Ryan Truex. Now, after a 14-year hiatus, NASCAR returns to Lime Rock Park in what is set to be one of the most significant events in the track’s history.

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series rolls into Lime Rock Park for its 15th stop of the season, kicking off a jam-packed doubleheader weekend.

Lime Rock Park, nestled in the heart of the Constitution State, will host the 15th race on an expanded 2025 Truck Series calendar, which has grown by two races compared to 2024.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Lime Rock Park: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series track start in Lakeville, Connecticut.

In the team’s history, they have participated in 38 previous NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series road course races, earning one pole, one top-five and five top-10 finishes, including a runner-up performance at Circuit of the Americas in 2021.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 524 starts from 71 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019 and 2021), seven top-five finishes and 33 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 23.3 and an average finishing position of 22.2.

● Follow on Social Media: For more information on Ben Maier, please like him on Facebook and follow him on Instagram.

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Ben Maier Pre-Race Quote:

On Making NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series Debut with Young’s Motorsports: “I’m so thankful for Tyler and Young’s Motorsports for taking this chance on me. I’ll give them my best effort.

“I also need to thank Executive Chevrolet and our other partners for making it happen. I can’t wait to wheel the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado truck around Lime Rock Park!”

Race Information:

The LiUNA! 150 (100 laps | 147.8 miles) is the 15th of 25 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races on the 2025 schedule. The two-day show begins with practice on Friday, June 27, from 1:05 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. Qualifying will follow on race day, Saturday, June 28, launching at 9:30 a.m. The field will take the green flag shortly after 1:00 p.m., with live coverage on FOX, the NASCAR Racing Network (Radio), and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.

Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR Xfinity Series

EchoPark (Ga.) Speedway | Focused Health 250

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No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Anthony Alfredo

Primary Partner(s): Brand South Africa

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Camaro

Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott

2025 Driver Points Position: 21st

2025 Owner Points Position: 23rd

Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing

Notes of Interest:

● Year Two, Full Throttle: In January, Young’s Motorsports announced that NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Anthony Alfredo would compete full-time for the team in its second year of Xfinity Series competition.

Alfredo is driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the entire 33-race schedule, which continues this Friday night with the Focused Health 250 at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway).

The 2025 season marks Young’s Motorsports’ sophomore campaign in the series, following a promising debut year with rookie Leland Honeyman Jr. behind the wheel.

● About Anthony: A popular driver, Alfredo, a native of Ridgefield, Connecticut, joins Young’s Motorsports with an array of Motorsports experience, including starts in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, respectively.

The 2025 season will mark Alfredo’s fourth full-time Xfinity Series campaign, and he joins the Mooresville, N.C.-based team after spending the 2024 season with Our Motorsports.

The 25-year-old finished the 2024 Xfinity season 15th in the championship driver standings, collecting an Xfinity Dash 4 Cash win at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway and adding two more top-fives and seven top-10s to his impressive statistics in 133 career Xfinity Series starts.

● All-Aboard!: For the 17th of 33 Xfinity Series races this season, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Brand South Africa as the primary partner on the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the 163-lap race on Friday night.

Brand South Africa is a South African government agency responsible for promoting the country’s image domestically and internationally.

Its primary goal is to manage South Africa’s brand reputation, ensuring that the country is recognized for its strengths and attractiveness as a destination for investment, tourism and international cooperation.

● Fueled by Support: In addition to primary partner Brand South Africa, Alfredo and Young’s Motorsports will once again enjoy significant secondary support from some of Brand South Africa’s strategic partners, including Brooklyn Biltong, Superformance LLC., 7th House, HERO (Healing the Environment, Regenerating Ourselves), The International Rhino Foundation and the Lekker Network.

● Anthony Alfredo NASCAR Xfinity Series EchoPark Speedway Stats: Friday night’s Focused Health 250 will mark Anthony Alfredo’s ninth trip to Hampton, Ga.

In his previous eight starts at the 1.5-mile hybrid superspeedway, Alfredo has recorded two top-10 finishes.

His best result came during the 2024 edition of the Raptor King of Tough 250, where he powered to a track-best seventh after starting 15th, while driving for Our Motorsports.

Overall, he holds a solid Xfinity Series average finish of 18.3 at EchoPark Speedway.

The Ridgefield, Connecticut native also brings NASCAR Cup Series experience to the incredibly fast asphalt layout, having made two Cup starts at the track, with a respectable Cup track best of 26th in the 2021 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart for Front Row Motorsports.

Now 16 races into the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season — and with 17 events remaining — Anthony Alfredo and the Young’s Motorsports team are keeping their focus squarely on building momentum in their push toward the Playoffs.

A strong performance, or potentially a breakthrough win in Friday night’s race, could mark a pivotal turning point in their postseason campaign.

The Focused Health 250 headlines a high-stakes doubleheader weekend at the newly rebranded EchoPark Speedway. The weekend opens Friday night, June 27, with a 163-lap Xfinity Series showdown—often described as a high-speed chess match—where drafting, precision, and pit strategy typically dictate the path to Victory Lane.

On Saturday night, June 28, the NASCAR Cup Series takes center stage with the Quaker State 400. The event not only showcases the sport’s top-tier talent but also kicks off the highly anticipated in-season $1 million challenge, as part of the fifth race in the second leg of the regular season.

● Anthony Alfredo Xfinity Series Career Stats: Entering Atlanta, Alfredo has 134 NASCAR Xfinity Series races to his credit, earning a career-best third-place finish twice, most recently at Talladega Superspeedway after starting 11th in the 2024 edition of the Ag-Pro 300 for Our Motorsports.

Since 2020, he has earned one pole, five top-five, and 23 top-10 finishes and has an average finish of 19.7.

● Pocono Raceway | Explore The Pocono Mountains 250 Race Recap: Following an international journey to Mexico City for the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ return to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Anthony Alfredo and the Young’s Motorsports team made the long haul to the Pocono Mountains for Saturday’s quick-hitting 100-lap dash at Pocono Raceway.

For Alfredo, the afternoon was defined by strategic execution and precision on track. From the drop of the green flag, he methodically worked his way forward in the No. 42 Clancy Relocation & Logistics Chevrolet, leaning on pit strategy to gain track position and positioning the team within striking distance of the top-10 in the race’s final stage.

Despite running out of laps to notch his second top-10 of the season, Alfredo kept his car clean and capitalized on opportunities, bringing home a solid 13th-place finish — Young’s Motorsports’ best result since Texas Motor Speedway in May.

Now 16 races into the 2025 campaign, Alfredo and the No. 42 team remain focused on gaining momentum during a crucial summer stretch, where rhythm, reliability and resilience will play key roles in their Playoff pursuit.

● Calling the Shots: Guiding Alfredo as crew chief of the No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is longtime crew chief Andrew Abbott.

On Saturday, he will be crew chief in his 146th NASCAR Xfinity Series race. In his previous 145 races, he has four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes.

The season’s 17th race will be his seventh tango at EchoPark Speedway as crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Xfinity Series at EchoPark Speedway: This weekend’s Focused Health 250 will mark Young’s Motorsports’ fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series appearance at EchoPark Speedway.

Last summer, rookie Leland Honeyman Jr. finished 17th after starting 35th, showcasing an impressive rally from the rear of the field to a lead lap finish.

In the team’s three previous Xfinity Series performances, the team earned a track-best effort of 17th during the 2024 edition of the Focused Health 250 on September 7, 2024.

Beyond its growing Xfinity résumé, the Mooresville, N.C.-based organization brings experience to Atlanta through its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series program.

Since 2015, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 23.1 and an average finish of 22.0 in 21 starts at EchoPark Speedway overall.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Xfinity Series History: Since entering the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, the family-owned organization has logged 49 starts and maintains an average starting position of 26.1 and an average finish of 23.0.

● Follow on Social Media: For more on Anthony Alfredo, please visit AnthonyAlfredo.com, like him on Facebook (Anthony Alfredo Racing), follow him on Instagram (@anthonyalfredo) and X | Twitter (@anthonyalfredo).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Anthony Alfredo Pre-Race Quotes:

On EchoPark Speedway: “I am pumped to return to EchoPark Speedway because we had a really great car in the spring race there. We unfortunately got taken out late in the race, so I plan to see this one through to the end and have a shot to win.”

On Keys to Success at EchoPark Speedway: “Having track position and a good drafting partner will be important to get to the front and ultimately stay there.”

On Racing at EchoPark Speedway in the Summer: “The track will have a lot less grip and track position will be even more important since it should be more single-file with less grooves to move around in.

“Tire wear will likely be more of an issue because of this as well.”

On Racing at EchoPark Speedway Without Any Practice: “I’d like to have multi-car practice to work on our balance in traffic, but qualifying is pretty easy there, similar to Daytona and Talladega.

“You just need to get a good launch and through the gears well, then hope the car is fast from there. Balance in the pack is more important than single-car speed, though.”

On Strategy at EchoPark Speedway: “I think there will be a few opportunities for strategizing track position or a tire advantage late in the race. That should play into our favor.”

On Goal for EchoPark Speedway: “A top 10 would be a great day at Atlanta. You never know what can happen there, so I have faith that if we stay out of trouble, we can be in legitimate contention at the end.

“From there, my spotter and I will just need to execute.”

Race Information:

The Focused Health 250 (163 laps | 251.02 miles) is the 17th of thirty-three (33) NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2025 schedule. Qualifying will launch on Friday, June 28, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. The 38-car field will take the green flag shortly after 7:30 p.m., with live coverage on The CW Network, the Performance Racing Network (Radio), and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

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Ribeiro declared FR Americas Race 1 winner at NJMP

Bruno Ribeiro took his third win of the 2025 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) season in the opening round of the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend. In a wild race filled with obstacles and challenges for championship contenders, Ribeiro (No. 01 Alfa Cem / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) rose to the top to […]

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Bruno Ribeiro took his third win of the 2025 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) season in the opening round of the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend. In a wild race filled with obstacles and challenges for championship contenders, Ribeiro (No. 01 Alfa Cem / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) rose to the top to increase his lead in the standings.

With Ribeiro in second, Jett Bowling (No. 22 Bullhorn / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) led the field down the starting grid at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). From the instant the lights went out, fourth-place starter Nicolas Ambiado (No. 55 Velox USA / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) looked to make forward progress. Reaching the rear wing of Ribeiro’s machine as they raced through Turn 5, the two made contact, which sent Ribeiro off track and allowed Ambiado to sneak by. From there, Ambiado turned his focus to Bowling, making the pass to take the lead with just over 18 minutes left on the clock.

After that, it turned into a race of attrition, as Bowling came down pit road mid-race due to a mechanical issue, losing two laps the field. Then, a late-race caution gave the field another chance at a restart, but with Titus Sherlock (No. 31 Rayne Nutrition / Ronald McDonald House Charities / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) suffering a gearbox issue on the start, competitors were sent scrambling down the front straight. As they took the checkered flag, Ambiado led the way, with Ribeiro in second and Jake Pollack (No. 5 The NRP Group / Foreview Ventures / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) in third.

Following the event, the stewards issued Ambiado a penalty for causing a collision. The drive-thru penalty was converted to a 30-second time penalty, which dropped him to fifth in the final results. Ribeiro inherited the race win, while Pollack was scored second and Sherlock was promoted to the third and final podium position.

  • Shipman goes three in a row with Race 1 win at NJMP in F4 U.S.
  • Irazu wins Ligier JFC Race 1 at NJMP

Notes of Interest:

Bruno Ribeiro claimed his third win of the 2025 season to extend his championship points lead.

Jake Pollack earned his first-career podium with a runner-up finish in Race 1 on Saturday afternoon.

With a third-place finish, Titus Sherlock earned his sixth podium of the season.

Finishing fourth, James Lawley tied his career-best finish in FR Americas competition. He also finished fourth at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last season.

Anthony Autiello recorded a career-best finish with his eighth-place result in Round 12.

FR Americas Race 2 is set for 9:10am ET and will stream live on SpeedTour.TV,

SEE MORE:  Race 1 Official Results

> WATCH THE STREAM:  Stream Round 12 from NJMP

FR Americas is back on track tomorrow at 9:10 ET for Race 2. The event will stream live on SpeedTour.TV



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NASCAR practice stopped after Kyle Busch has huge wreck at Iowa – Motorsport – Sports

Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice came to an abrupt halt after Kyle Busch suffered a terrifying wreck at Iowa Speedway. While mired in a 79-race winless streak, Busch has not shied away from discussing Richard Childress Racing’s misfortunes during the 2025 campaign. Last week, he was handed yet another tough break upon getting caught up […]

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Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice came to an abrupt halt after Kyle Busch suffered a terrifying wreck at Iowa Speedway.

While mired in a 79-race winless streak, Busch has not shied away from discussing Richard Childress Racing’s misfortunes during the 2025 campaign. Last week, he was handed yet another tough break upon getting caught up in a stackup during the Brickyard 400.

In the latest stroke of bad luck, Busch was running second-fastest in Group A when his right-rear tire stepped out on corner entry at Turn 1. When he attempted to correct the issue, his No. 8 Chevrolet overcorrected and went barreling into the outside wall at an alarming speed.

Flames and a plume of smoke quickly began bellowing out of the front of Busch’s car, which suffered severe damage from the hard collision, leading to the session being red flagged. Fortunately for the 40-year-old, he was able to exit the vehicle under his own power and head to the infield care center before being released with no serious injuries.

Assessing what went wrong, Busch told reporters: “[We were] just continuing to make changes to make improvements to the rear grip and getting the rear of the car more secure everywhere around the corner. Literally, anywhere that I would push a little bit harder [and] I would feel rear chatter. I felt really good about the changes that we made.

“Came out of Turn 4 really hot and heavy, and on it, and went off into Turn 1 with too much trust. Chattered the right rear, and then overcorrected and smacked the fence. Not really sure how to find more trust, or when you feel something good in one corner, it’s not there in the next.”

When asked if the track felt especially slick, Busch replied: “Each time I got out there and I got some laps under me, I felt stickier and stickier, and better and better. So I just tried to feel like the right rear was there off of 4 and trust it getting into 1, and it wasn’t there. So I don’t know, it’s a little bit treacherous but not as bad as when we were here testing.”

Heading into the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Busch had finished P11 or better in three of his last four races. Yet following Saturday’s crash, he will now have to pilot a backup car from the back of the pack.

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“It’s tough for the guys,” Busch said. “Hate it for the guys. Everybody at RCR — especially the No. 8 crew here. I’m sure we’ll rely on some of the No. 3 guys [teammate Austin Dillon] to get the backup car prepared overnight.

“Obviously, we had decent speed. Just trying to work on up to it and consistently just get better and better with laps. That’ll be about the same thing we got to do tomorrow. I was probably built up to about 75%, 80% trust, and now I’m back to zero.”



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“He’s Been Slowly Getting Better”: Kyle Larson Drops Verdict on Upcoming Hendrick Ace Corey Day’s Progress

In May 2024, Corey Day drew high praise from Kyle Larson for his impressive performances in the High Limit Racing Series and Late Model Stock Car Racing, with Larson noting, “I feel like he’s kind of a lot like me.” Soon after, the young driver found himself under the microscope in ARCA for his aggressive […]

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In May 2024, Corey Day drew high praise from Kyle Larson for his impressive performances in the High Limit Racing Series and Late Model Stock Car Racing, with Larson noting, “I feel like he’s kind of a lot like me.”

Soon after, the young driver found himself under the microscope in ARCA for his aggressive style, yet his name has remained a steady topic in NASCAR circles as he juggles in the Truck, Xfinity, and ARCA Menards Series this season. Larson recently reaffirmed his confidence in Day after a string of promising runs.

Driving for Hendrick Motorsports in the Xfinity Series, Day has made five starts this year so far, finishing inside the top-20 twice, at Texas and Nashville. However, his results in the Truck Series have been more eye-catching. Behind the wheel of Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado RST, he has logged seven starts so far in 2025, earning two top-five and two additional top-15 finishes.

In his last two Truck outings at Nashville and Indianapolis Raceway Park, Day finished fifth and second, respectively. Reflecting on that progression ahead of the Iowa race, Larson said, “It was good to see him have a strong run there. It was a track that I thought may, you know, suit his style, being able to move around and search for grip and things.”

“He was probably one of the first, if not the first, running below the apron that night and found some speed that way. So, it just lends itself to a dirt guy’s background, probably. But yeah, he’s been slowly getting better here lately in the stock car stuff, and I’m sure gaining confidence. So yeah, I’m hopeful and excited to see how he keeps going in the #17 car,” he added.

Larson emphasized that the Hendrick Motorsports team is fully behind Day, but also acknowledged the vertical learning curve for young drivers like him in today’s NASCAR environment, where limited practice and a lack of real-world testing leave them heavily reliant on simulators. The No. 5 HMS driver said he’s encouraged to see Day starting to figure it out.

Coming from a dirt and High Limit Racing background, Day faces the natural adjustment of learning NASCAR tracks, adapting to heavier cars, and enduring longer race distances. His run at Indianapolis highlighted that learning curve and his ability to rise to the occasion.

At Indy last week, with qualifying washed out by lightning delays, Day started 16th based on NASCAR’s grid metrics. He finished the 200-lap race in second, 1.864 seconds behind Layne Riggs.

Day was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 14 positions from start to finish. He advanced to eighth by the end of Stage 1, slipped to 13th at the close of Stage 2, and then stormed through the final 80-lap green-flag run to claim the runner-up spot, showing the adaptability that has quickly made him a name to watch.



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Briscoe rockets to another Cup Series pole in Iowa

Chase Briscoe’s done it again. One week after claiming the pole for the Brickyard 400, Briscoe laid down a quick lap of 136.933mph (23.093s) to take the top spot again for the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway. The result is Briscoe’s sixth pole of the 2025 season, triple the two he had in four […]

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Chase Briscoe’s done it again.

One week after claiming the pole for the Brickyard 400, Briscoe laid down a quick lap of 136.933mph (23.093s) to take the top spot again for the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway.

The result is Briscoe’s sixth pole of the 2025 season, triple the two he had in four seasons before arriving at Joe Gibbs Racing. He’ll hope continuing that trend won’t lead to a repeat of his race results on Sunday. Briscoe has yet to take a win from any of his pole runs this season.

“It’s definitely been great on Saturdays for our Bass Pro Shops Toyota,” Briscoe said. “I would love to convert that to Sundays. We’ve been fast on Sundays, too – just haven’t been able to come out on top.”

After a Toyota-led practice, qualifying saw contenders from all three manufacturers. William Byron was second for Chevrolet with a speed of 136.435mph. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson followed in third at 136.429mph.

Ford drivers took the next three spots, led by Austin Cindric (136.358mph). Brad Keselowski (136.252mph) completed the top five, with inaugural race winner Ryan Blaney (136.063mph) coming home sixth.

From there, it was all Chevrolet. Carson Hocever (136.016mph), Chase Elliott (135.981mph), AJ Allmendinger (135.928mph) and Justin Haley (135.788mph) wrapped up the top 10. Regular season championship contender Denny Hamlin slotted in 11th.

It was a tight session, with 0.629s separating 35 of the 37 potential qualifiers. Garage 66’s Joey Gase was 2.169s off in 36th. Kyle Busch failed to complete a lap after crashing hard during the preceding practice session. His Richard Childress Racing team will roll out a backup car for Sunday’s race.

With the field so close together, small mistakes carried big consequences. Playoff bubble driver Chris Buescher was a distant 27th at session’s end. Thankfully for him, the driver he’s racing for the final playoff spot – RFK Racing teammate Ryan Preece – was even worse in 33rd.

The driver Buescher is chasing should another winner move the cutline up, Alex Bowman, qualified 16th.

No accidents during the session, though Keselowski lost the nose of his No. 6 and had to chase his car up the track during his run, but managed to make the save.

The Iowa Corn 350 will go live Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA. It’s the first race of NBC Sports’ 2025 Cup slate.

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Kyle Larson Very Much in the Hunt for Regular-Season Championship

NEWTON, Iowa. – Three Hendrick Motorsports drivers are 1-2-3 in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with four races left in the regular season—the closest competition for the 15-Playoff-point bonus that goes to the regular-season winner since the current system was installed in 2017. Chase Elliott has a four-point lead over teammate William Byron in second, […]

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NEWTON, Iowa. – Three Hendrick Motorsports drivers are 1-2-3 in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with four races left in the regular season—the closest competition for the 15-Playoff-point bonus that goes to the regular-season winner since the current system was installed in 2017.

Chase Elliott has a four-point lead over teammate William Byron in second, with Kyle Larson 15 points back in third.

Byron finished second in last year’s Iowa race, and Elliott ran third, but Larson, despite his 34th-place finish, arguably had the fastest car in the field.

Larson won the pole for the inaugural Cup race at the 0.875-mile track and scored a stage win before contact from Daniel Suarez’s Chevrolet spun Larson’s No. 5 Camaro into the outside wall and ruined his race.

“I feel like our team was really, really strong to start the year (this season),” Larson said. “We had those five or six weeks where we had fallen off a bit, but these last two have gone well. We were competitive here at Iowa last year…”

In all probability, the teammates will battle for the regular-season title until the final regular-season race at Daytona. If there’s a spoiler, it’s likely to be Denny Hamlin, who trails Elliott by 20 points despite missing a race for the birth of his son.

“It’s great to see Hendrick Motorsports atop the standings right now—at least three of us are—with just a few races left till the end of the regular season,” Larson said. “That’s something to be proud of, but there’s still a lot of racing left, and the Playoffs can be crazy.”

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How to Watch Iowa Corn 350: Stream NASCAR Cup Series Live, TV Channel

Chase Elliott leads the NASCAR Cup Series onto Iowa Speedway for the Iowa Corn 350 for the second ever race in the state of Iowa. The NASCAR Cup Series heads into Iowa Speedway for the 23rd race of the regular season. Chase Elliott leads the field into the Iowa Corn 350 with a slight lead […]

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Chase Elliott leads the NASCAR Cup Series onto Iowa Speedway for the Iowa Corn 350 for the second ever race in the state of Iowa.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads into Iowa Speedway for the 23rd race of the regular season. Chase Elliott leads the field into the Iowa Corn 350 with a slight lead over the rest of the field in the season points standings. This is the second edition of the Iowa Corn 350, which is the first on Iowa Speedway and in the state of Iowa in NASCAR Cup Series history. In the first edition of the Iowa Corn 350 last year Ryan Blaney became the inaugural champion. He held off William Byron, Elliott, Christopher Bell, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for the win. 

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Heading into this race Blaney is seventh in the points standings. He has one win this season and is coming off back-to-back top eight finishes to build momentum. Blaney has 14 total wins in his NASCAR Cup Series career.

Elliott leads the field with 726 points, just four ahead of the rest of the field. Byron is right behind him 722 points with Bell in third place (664 points). Those four drivers, Blaney, Byron, Elliott, and Bell head into the second edition of the Iowa Corn 350 with momentum and experience on the track.

After this race there are just three more regular season races for the drivers to earn points and qualify for the playoffs. Up next is the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in New York.

What Time Is the NASCAR Cup Series Iowa Corn 350 Race?

The Iowa Corn 350 race will take place on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great NASCAR action.

What Channel Is the Iowa Corn 350 Race On?

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