Ty Gibbs had enough tires to hold off teammate Christopher Bell and take his second NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, winning the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
Bell took four tires on his final stop with 60 laps left, but Gibbs’ No. 54 crew went with two to hand the 23-year-old the lead that he maintained in the battle of Joe Gibbs Racing teammates and win by 0.253 seconds.
It was Gibbs’ second career win in 146 races, while Bell’s winless streak extended to 30 races with his seventh runner-up showing this season.
Polesitter Ryan Blaney finished third. Josh Berry and Denny Hamlin finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Toyota won for the 14th time in 23 Cup races in a standout 2026.
Tyler Reddick started the race second in points, but his day ended in last place less than four miles in with a crash in Turn 1.
Just after three laps had been completed at the 0.875-mile oval venue, Reddick saw his downward spiral down the standings continue as he lost control of his No. 45 Toyota entering Turn 1 and hit the wall along with Erik Jones’ No. 43.
In the remainder of 70-lap Stage 1, Blaney showed the way by pacing the 36-car field in every circuit, and the segment proved to be a banner one for Team Penske’s best Fords.
Blaney earned valuable points by being the first to the checkers, while teammate Joey Logano was runner-up. Kyle Larson, Gibbs and Austin Dillon completed the top five, but the Toyotas of Bubba Wallace and Hamlin improved significantly up the leaderboard following poor qualifying runs.
Wallace started 26th in the 350-lapper but went to the front on Lap 108, roaring past Chase Elliott’s Chevrolet that started at the field’s rear after a Saturday crash. However, Wallace was penalized for entering pit road and sent to the back after the fifth caution.
JGR’s Bell, Chase Briscoe and Hamlin stayed out during that caution, and Bell maximized his points by winning Stage 2 with a surging Logano in second. Ross Chastain, Gibbs and Briscoe followed behind.
Logano had a problem during his pits, sending him just outside the top 25 on the restart, and his teammate Blaney pulled away from Bell, Elliott and Chastain as the final run began to unfold.
