NASCAR Cup groups will expertise one thing new with their inaugural journey to Iowa Speedway.
Whereas this weekend incorporates a reset for all groups with the brand new location — USA Community may have all of the motion from Cup observe, qualifying and the race — not all the things may be neglected.
Some groups enter the weekend with momentum, and others want it.
Right here's the place issues stand for every Cup group heading into the 17th race of the season:
Races 23XI — Excellent news: Tyler Reddick has eight high 10s in his final 11 races. He has additionally received two levels within the final 4 races. Dangerous information: Bubba Wallace has a top-10 end within the final seven races.
Entrance Row Motorsports — Good Information: The group had each vehicles end within the high 10 for the primary time this season final weekend at Sonoma. Michael McDowell was second. Todd Gilliland was 10th. Dangerous information: The group has had a automobile fail to complete a race six instances this yr. That's double the full presently final yr.
Hendrick Motorsports — Good Information: Kyle Larson and William Byron each have three wins, tied for probably the most wins this yr with Denny Hamlin. … Larson has a median end of three.three within the three races at tracks beneath a mile this season (Bristol, Richmond and Martinsville). … Chase Elliott and Larson are the one drivers to complete within the high 10 in all three races at tracks beneath a mile this season. … Elliott's completion common this season is a series-best 9.5. … William Byron has probably the most Cup wins in a Subsequent Gen automobile with 11. … No Hendrick automobile has been penalized for rushing on pit highway this season. Dangerous information: Alex Bowman is the staff's solely driver with out playoff factors this season.
Kyle Larson climbs to No. 1 within the NBC Sports activities NASCAR Energy Rankings
Kyle Larson wins first place after his win at Sonoma.
Joe Gibbs Racing — Good Information: Sonoma is over. Dangerous information: Denny Hamlin's blown engine within the second lap at Sonoma stripped him of the factors lead. … Martin Truex Jr. misplaced 25 positions, working out of gasoline on the ultimate lap at Sonoma. … Ty Gibbs completed his penis after hitting the wall at Sonoma.
JTG Daugherty Racing — Good Information: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. received three consecutive Xfinity Sequence races at Iowa Speedway from 2011-12. Dangerous information: Stenhouse has a top-10 end within the final 14 races. … Stenhouse has been penalized a document 5 instances for rushing on pit highway this yr.
Kaulig Racing — Excellent news: Daniel Hemric is one among three drivers who’ve run to the end line in all 16 races this season. The opposite two drivers are Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. Dangerous information: The group had a top-10 end in 27 quick monitor begins. This was AJ Allmendinger's seventh at Bristol in 2022.
Legacy Motor Membership — Good Information: Presently final yr, Legacy Motor Membership vehicles had failed to complete 10 races. This season, that quantity has dropped to 4 races. … Erik Jones has two truck wins and an Xfinity win at Iowa. … John Hunter Nemechek has a truck win at Iowa. Dangerous information: Jones' solely top-10 end got here within the season-opening Daytona 500.
Richard Childress Racing — Excellent news: Austin Dillon's first NASCAR Nationwide Sequence victory got here in a 2010 truck race at Iowa. This additionally marked the primary win for black no. three in NASCAR since 2000. Dangerous information: Kyle Busch's Cup winless streak is a document 37 races. … Busch has 47 profession stage wins, however none this season. … Busch has a median end of 20.three within the three races at tracks beneath a mile this season (Bristol, Richmond and Martinsville) and Dillon has a median end of 27.three in these occasions.
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Rick Ware Racing — Good Information: Justin Haley has two high 10s within the final 4 races. Dangerous information: Haley is 32nd in factors.
RFK Racing — Good Information: Brad Keselowski received the inaugural Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway in 2009. This was one among three Xfinity wins he has on the monitor. … Keselowski took half in a tire affirmation check final month at Iowa with Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. Dangerous information: Chris Buescher is simply two locations higher than 14th within the final 9 races.
Spire Motorsports — Excellent news: We positioned all three vehicles within the high 20 for the primary time this season final week at Sonoma. Corey LaJoie was 11th, Zane Smith 16th and Carson Hocevar 17th. … Hocevar scored probably the most factors amongst rookies this season. Dangerous information: The group has by no means had a top-10 end in 50 quick monitor begins.
Stewart-Haas Racing — Excellent news: Sonoma is over. Dangerous information: It has been 64 races because the group final received a Cup race. That was in August 2022 at Richmond by Kevin Harvick. … After having a minimum of one automobile end within the high 10 seven races in a row, SHR has now gone consecutive races with out a automobile within the high 15.
NASCAR Cup, Xfinity racing returns to NBC, USA Community beginning this weekend in Iowa
Sunday night time's inaugural Cup race at Iowa Speedway shall be televised on the USA Community.
Staff Penske — Excellent news: Iowa was partially paved. The final oval the Cup participated in that was paved was North Wilkesboro. Joey Logano received the All-Star Race there. Dangerous information: Austin Cindric has a profession top-10 end in 14 quick monitor Cup races. … Joey Logano has a top-10 end within the final eight factors. … Ryan Blaney has three high 10s within the final 12 races.
Trackhouse Racing — Excellent news: Ross Chastain has two high 10s within the final three races. … Daniel Suarez received two Xfinity poles at Iowa. Dangerous information: Chastain has completed outdoors the highest 10 within the final seven quick monitor races.
Wooden Brothers Racing — Good Information: Harrison Burton scored a stage level final weekend at Sonoma, his first since Talladega in April. Dangerous information: Burton doesn’t have a top-10 end within the Cup on a brief monitor.