Team Penske will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Iowa Speedway in August. Ryan Blaney won the pole for the 2026 Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa this weekend. Kyle Larson will join Blaney on the front row for Sunday afternoon’s event. It is Blaney’s third pole position of the 2026 Cup Series season.
Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, Shane van Gisbergen, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, and Ryan Preece all start 20th or worse for Sunday afternoon’s event. Elliott and Brad Keselowski spun out and hit the wall throughout the day.
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The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Iowa in August 2026 is below!
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Iowa (August 2026)
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No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
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No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at Iowa in August 2026
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