NASCAR: Ty Gibbs holds off Christopher Bell for Iowa win

Ty Gibbs held off a charge from his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell Sunday at Iowa Speedway to capture his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2026 season.

Gibbs led the final 20 laps, springing ahead of Bell during the final green flag pit stops, inheriting the lead on lap 330.

Gibbs thanked his crew chief Ty Allen for the race-winning call on his teammates.

For Bell, the result was his seventh second-place finish of the 2026 campaign, extending his winless streak to 30 races, dating back to Bristol last September.

“This is what you call a bad second-place finish for sure,” Bell said to USA Network post-race.

Polesitter Ryan Blaney, who own Stage 1, finished third.

Josh Berry earned his first Top-5 effort of the year in fourth.

Points leader Denny Hamlin, who started at the rear of the field with brake issues, finished fifth.

Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastian, A.J. Allmendinger, William Byron, and Austin Dillon rounded out the Top-10.

SOURCES
NASCAR, Racing-Reference.info, USA Network

Throughout the race

5 to go: Bell is about .35 seconds behind Gibbs.

10 to go: Gibbs continues to lead by a few car lengths over Bell.

21 to go: Gibbs back to the lead after Chastain pits.

36 to go: Chastain leads while the leaders have pit. The race may come down to Gibbs and Bell in fourth and fifth.

Lap 254: Bell powers to the lead around the outside of Blaney.

Lap 251: Bell is there, right at the rear bumper of Blaney for the lead. Gibbs is third, about 2.5 seconds back

Lap 219: Green flag for Stage 3. Blaney back to the lead.

Lap 210: Bell wins Stage 2. 2-10: Logano, Chastain, Gibbs, Briscoe, Hamlin, Byron, Blaney, Smith, Zilisch.

Lap 155: Bell and Hamlin lead the field back to the green.

Lap 149: Caution on the front stretch, Larson and Bowman make contact and into the outside retaining wall.

Lap 141: Caution for a Hocevar spin in Turn 4.

Lap 108: Back to green and Bubba Wallace leads.

Lap 99: Caution for a Stenhouse spin in Turn 4

Lap 98: Back to green with Blaney and Elliott at the front.

Lap 91: SVG goes for a spin in Turn 3. Caution.

Lap 79: Back to green with Blaney and Logano leading the way.

Lap 70: Ryan Blaney wins Stage 1. 2-10: Logano, Larson, Gibbs, A. Dillon, Chastain, Bell, Briscoe, Zilisch, Smith.

Lap 55: Blaney closing on lapped traffic including Chase Elliott and Chris Buescher. Blaney has a multi-second lead over Logano and Larson.

Lap 13: Back to green, Blaney and Larson front row.

Lap 4: Tyler Reddick and Erik Jones crashed in Turn 1. Both drivers were in the Top-10.

Lap 2: Ryan Blaney leads lap 1.

3:42 p.m. ET: The green flag waves for the Iowa Corn 350!

3:41 p.m. ET: Cars are pacing around the track.

3:33 p.m. ET: Engines are fired for the Iowa Corn 350.

3:27 p.m. ET: Pre-race festivities are underway.

Ryan Blaney will start on the pole.

Green flag: 3:40 p.m. ET (approx.)