NEWTON, IA - The NASCAR Cup Series set the starting grid for Sunday's race after completing Saturday afternoon's practice and qualifying sessions.
Hendrick Motorsports brought the heat on the 0.875-mile oval. William Byron set a lap time of 23.088 seconds, good enough for second place. Kyle Larson followed behind with a lap time of 23.089, giving him the third spot. Chase Elliott slotted into eighth with a time of 23.165 and Alex Bowman rolls off 16th with a 23.255 lap time.
Be sure to tune into Sunday's race at 3:30 p.m. on USA.
RELATED: Check out the paint schemes for Iowa.
Here is a look at the starting lineup for Sunday's race:
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup:
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19, 23.004
- William Byron, No. 24 RAPTOR Chevrolet, 23.088
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 23.089
- Austin Cindric, No. 2, 23.101
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6, 23.119
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12, 23.151
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77, 23.159
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 23.165
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16, 23.174
- Justin Haley, No. 7, 23.198
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11, 23.219
- Josh Berry, No. 21, 23.230
- Michael McDowell, No. 71, 23.238
- Joey Logano, No. 22, 23.245
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23, 23.247
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 23.255
- Christopher Bell, No. 20, 23.268
- Austin Dillon, No. 3, 23.278
- Cole Custer, No. 41, 23.286
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54, 23.306
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88, 23.308
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45, 23.322
- Zane Smith, No. 38, 23.338
- Riley Herbst, No. 35, 23.363
- Erik Jones, No. 43, 23.365
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99, 23.396
- Chris Buescher, No. 17, 23.398
- Ross Chastain, No. 1, 23.402
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42, 23.439
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47, 23.459
- Noah Gragson, No. 4, 23.509
- Ty Dillon, No. 10, 23.526
- Ryan Preece, No. 60, 23.595
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34, 23.631
- Cody Ware, No. 51, 23.633
- Joey Gase, No. 66, 25.137
- Kyle Busch, No. 8, no time
What time and channel is NASCAR on?
(All times listed in eastern time)
Saturday, August 2
- 4:30 - Xfinity Series race, CW
Sunday, August 3
- 3:30 p.m. - Cup Series race, USA
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NASCAR playoff standings
| Driver | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Denny Hamlin | 706 (ADV) | 4 |
| 2. Kyle Larson | 711 (ADV) | 3 |
| 3. Christopher Bell | 664 (ADV) | 3 |
| 4. Shane van Gisbergen | 392 (ADV) | 3 |
| 5. Chase Elliott | 726 (ADV) | 1 |
| 6. William Byron | 722 (ADV) | 1 |
| 7. Ryan Blaney | 616 (ADV) | 1 |
| 8. Chase Briscoe | 599 (ADV) | 1 |
| 9. Bubba Wallace | 550 (ADV) | 1 |
| 10. Joey Logano | 532 (ADV) | 1 |
| 11. Ross Chastain | 518 (ADV) | 1 |
| 12. Austin Cindric | 439 (ADV) | 1 |
| 13. Josh Berry | 414 (ADV) | 1 |
| 14. Tyler Reddick | 655 (+138) | 0 |
| 15. Alex Bowman | 580 (+63) | 0 |
| 16. Chris Buescher | 559 (+42) | 0 |
| ---------------- | --- | --- |
| 17. Ryan Preece | 517 (-42) | 0 |
| 18. Kyle Busch | 478 (-81) | 0 |
| 19. Ty Gibbs | 464 (-95) | 0 |
| 20. AJ Allmendinger | 435 (-124) | 0 |