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2026 Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Starting Lineup: Ryan Blaney on Pole & Starting Grid — August 9

Ryan Blaney starts P1, with Kyle Larson alongside in P2 for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway. The listed field contains 36 starters.

Pole position

Ryan Blaney

No. 12 · Ford

Outside pole

Kyle Larson

No. 5 · Chevrolet

Field

36 starters

NASCAR Cup Series

Race weekend

Sunday, August 9, 2026

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Grid briefing

Ryan Blaney leads the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol starting lineup

How the front row was set

Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson occupy row one in the latest available starting order. The table below preserves the listed start-position order, car number and manufacturer supplied for the event.

What track position means at Iowa Speedway

Iowa is a 0.875-mile progressive-banked oval with bumps, tire wear and several potential lanes.

Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol grid watch

Cup teams must balance stage points with the setup and track position needed for the final run. Watch entry bumps, upper-lane momentum and tires-versus-track-position calls. The approaching cutoff makes the provisional Chase bubble part of the race story. For this event, the season role is Cup regular-season points race 23 of 26.

Starting-order facts checked against ESPN Core. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol starting positions

RowStartDriverCarManufacturerSponsor
11Ryan BlaneyNo. 12FordBODYARMOR FLASH I.V
12Kyle LarsonNo. 5ChevroletMenards
23Joey LoganoNo. 22FordShell Pennzoil
24Brad KeselowskiNo. 6FordMenards
35Tyler ReddickNo. 45ToyotaMobil 1
36Ty GibbsNo. 54ToyotaMenards
47Austin DillonNo. 3ChevroletMenards
48Connor ZilischNo. 88ChevroletMenards
59Ross ChastainNo. 1ChevroletMenards
510Erik JonesNo. 43ToyotaMenards
611Michael McDowellNo. 71ChevroletMenards
612Austin CindricNo. 2FordMenards
713Josh BerryNo. 21FordMenards
714Zane SmithNo. 38FordMenards
815Noah GragsonNo. 4FordMenards
816Ricky Stenhouse Jr.No. 47ChevroletMenards
917Todd GillilandNo. 34FordMenards
918Carson HocevarNo. 77ChevroletZeigler Auto Group
1019William ByronNo. 24ChevroletMenards
1020Chase BriscoeNo. 19ToyotaBass Pro Shops
1121John Hunter NemechekNo. 42ToyotaMenards
1122Christopher BellNo. 20ToyotaInterstate Batteries
1223Shane van GisbergenNo. 97ChevroletRed Bull
1224Austin HillNo. 33ChevroletMenards
1325AJ AllmendingerNo. 16ChevroletMenards
1326Bubba WallaceNo. 23ToyotaMenards
1427Chris BuescherNo. 17FordMenards
1428Riley HerbstNo. 35ToyotaMenards
1529Denny HamlinNo. 11ToyotaProgressive
1530Alex BowmanNo. 48ChevroletMenards
1631Ty DillonNo. 10ChevroletMenards
1632Chase ElliottNo. 9ChevroletMenards
1733Daniel SuarezNo. 7ChevroletMenards
1734Cody WareNo. 51ChevroletMenards
1835Ryan PreeceNo. 60FordMenards
1836Cole CusterNo. 41ChevroletMenards

36 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol winner started

Ty Gibbs won after starting P6

Ty Gibbs moved from P6 to the win, a net gain of 5 positions. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol?

Ryan Blaney is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Ryan Blaney starts P1 and Kyle Larson starts P2.

How many cars are in the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol starting lineup?

The listed field has 36 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

  1. 1

    Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.

  2. 2

    Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.

  3. 3

    Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:
  • An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
  • A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.