At-track photos: 2026 Iowa Speedway weekend
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Ty Gibbs and his No. 54 team chomp down on some corn in Victory Lane after a thrilling win at Iowa Speedway.
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Ty Gibbs celebrates his second career win the Heartland.
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Ty Gibbs celebrates his Iowa win with a showman's bow in honor of Kyle Busch.
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The party starts now for Ty Gibbs and the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team.
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What a smoke show! Ty Gibbs burns it down in corn country.
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The No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing crew celebrates Ty Gibbs' win at Iowa Speedway.
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Ty Gibbs holds off Christopher Bell in the final run to win the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol.
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Ty Gibbs cycles to lead late at Iowa after a two-tire call on his final stop.
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Ryan Blaney leads Christopher Bell as the the final stage gets underway at Iowa.
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A general view of pit stops after the second stage.
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Christopher Bell gains control and wins Stage 2 of the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol.
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A view of the sold out grandstands at the "fastest short track on the planet."
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Alex Bowman suffers damage after being collected in a crash with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson.
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Kyle Larson brings his car to pit road after an on-track incident during Stage 2 of the race.
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Cup Series rookie Connor Zilisch turns laps during the race at Iowa Speedway.
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Austin Hill (L) races against Brad Keselowski (R) during the 23rd event of the 2026 Cup Series season.
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Current points leader Denny Hamlin started from the rear and slowly climbed his way up the field.
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Ross Chastain sports a special look on the No. 1 Busch Light Chevrolet for racing in the Heartland.
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Bubba Wallace, who started 26th, surges to the lead at Iowa ahead of Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott early in Stage 2.
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Chase Elliott (L) battles Ryan Blaney (R) for the lead as Stage 2 gets underway at Iowa.
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Time for a pit stop! Joey Logano comes in for service.
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After starting on pole, Ryan Blaney goes wire-to-wire to win Stage 1 in corn country.
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Cup Series races goes back to green and Ryan Blaney jumps to a commanding lead.
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Tyler Reddick talks with Erik Jones after ending both of their races prematurely.
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The No. 43 team inspects the damage in the garage area at Iowa Speedway.
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Trouble strikes Tyler Reddick on Lap 4 as he collects Erik Jones in early wreck.
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Two short-track winners earlier this year, Ty Gibbs (L) and Joey Logano (R), race each other early.
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Time for the action to begin at Iowa Speedway with the green flag waving to start the race.
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A view of Ryan Blaney (L) and Kyle Larson (R) pacing the Cup Series field before the start of the race.
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Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain walks the stage during driver introductions.
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Team Penske driver Joey Logano waves to fans before the Cup Series race at Iowa.
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23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace walks the stage during driver introductions.
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Joey Logano (L), Kyle Larson (C) and Ryan Blaney (R) have a conversation during the driver's meeting at Iowa Speedway.
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Dierks Bentley (L) and Ross Chastain (R) are all smiles in the heartland.
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Ross Chastain (L) and Dierks Bentley (R) talk in the No. 1 hauler before pre-race ceremonies.
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General view of Ryan Blaney's tribute helmet for Kyle Busch.
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And the night Busch became a two-time Cup Series champion is pictured too.
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Different photos of Busch's biggest milestones are scattered across the helmet -- including his first Cup Series win.
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Close-up look at the details on Ryan Blaney's "Rowdy" tribute helmet for the Iowa race.
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Carson Kvapil celebrates his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win at Iowa in Victory Lane.
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Carson Kvapil takes the checkered flag and shakes the hand of a NASCAR official after winning Saturday's O'Reilly Series race.
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Two cheers for two straight Carson Kvapil victories.
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Burn it down, Carson!
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The checkered flag flies, and it's back-to-back O'Reilly Series victories for Carson Kvapil.
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Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing runs near the front late in Saturday's O'Reilly Series race at Iowa.
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Ross Chastain leads the O'Reilly Series race at Iowa in the final stage.
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William Sawalich scored a crucial third-place finish at Iowa to vault above the O'Reilly Series cutline.
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The O'Reilly Series field rolls through the corner during a restart at Iowa.
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Trouble for Mason Maggio (No. 92) as he suffers damage in a crash at Iowa Speedway.
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Hard wall contact for Corey Day ended his afternoon early Saturday at Iowa.
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Justin Allgaier leads the field down the Iowa Speedway backstretch during a restart.
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Carson Kvapil works his way through the Iowa Speedway field in Saturday's O'Reilly Series race.
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The O'Reilly Series field refires for a restart Saturday at Iowa.
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Joe Gibbs Racing teammates William Sawalich and Brent Crews battle for position in Saturday's O'Reilly Series race at Iowa Speedway.
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Some side-by-side action between Justin Allgaier, left, and Sheldon Creed at Iowa.
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Ryan Sieg commands the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field during a restart at Iowa.
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The green flag flies, and first-time O'Reilly Series polesitter Ryan Sieg leads the field to green at Iowa.
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Points leader Justin Allgaier waves to fans ahead of Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Hy-Vee Perks 250 at Iowa.
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Corey Day greets fans during driver introductions for Saturday's Iowa O'Reilly Series event.
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Ryan Blaney celebrates his Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday's Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway.
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Ty Gibbs stands on pit road before making a qualifying lap in his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
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All smiles for Joey Logano, who will start third in Sunday's Iowa Cup Series race and rides serious momentum to the Midwest.
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Chris Buescher of RFK Racing prepares to qualify at Iowa.
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Bubba Wallace leans on the pit-road wall before Cup Series qualifying at Iowa.
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Shane van Gisbergen walks pit road ahead of qualifying his No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet at Iowa.
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Ryan Blaney lays down a lap during Cup Series practice at Iowa.
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Chase Briscoe -- who battled brake gremlins on Saturday -- turns a lap in Cup Series practice.
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Spire Motorsports teammates Michael McDowell (L) and Daniel Suárez (R) convene on pit road.
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Erik Jones paced Cup Series practice Saturday at Iowa Speedway.
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Brad Keselowski rips laps in his No. 6 RFK Racing Ford during practice. He later qualified fourth, but backed into the Turn 1 wall during his attempt.
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Christopher Bell straps into his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for Cup Series practice at Iowa.
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Points leader Denny Hamlin walks pit road before Saturday's Cup Series practice session at Iowa.
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Chase Elliott stands on pit road before commencing Cup Series practice at Iowa. He spun and suffered damage in a crash during the session, but later returned to the track and laid down a qualifying lap.
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RSS Racing driver Ryan Sieg posts the fastest time in qualifying to win the pole for Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Iowa Speedway.
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Sam Hunt Racing driver Dean Thompson drives his No. 26 Toyota during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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Sam Mayer turns a lap in his No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Taylor Gray wheels his No. 54 Toyota during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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Jordan Anderson Racing's Carson Brown navigates his way around Iowa Speedway in his No. 32 Chevrolet during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice. He's making his national series debut.
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Sammy Smith turns a lap in his No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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Sammy Smith's No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet carries the late Michael Annett's name above the driver's door to honor the Iowa native.
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JR Motorsports honors the late Michael Annett with "Thank You Michael" on Sammy Smith's No. 8 Chevrolet.
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JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith stands on pit road during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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Justin Allgaier prepares to enter his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet for NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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A Joe Gibbs Racing crew member marks the front splitter of William Sawalich's No. 18 Toyota during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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JR Motorsports' Carson Kvapil soaks in NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brent Crews looks on during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.
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JR Motorsports driver Rajah Caruth stands on pit road ahead of NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Iowa Speedway.