Ty Gibbs -- the 23-year-old grandson of former NFL coaching great and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs -- used late pit strategy and held off teammate Christopher Bell over the final 20 laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
Ryan Blaney turned a lap of 134.191 mph in Saturday's qualifying to win the pole for Sunday's 350-lap NASCAR Cup Series race at the .875-mile oval in Newton, Iowa, while defending champion William Byron qualified 19th.
NASCAR plans to implement a new stage-break procedure for its Cup Series races beginning this weekend at Iowa Speedway and continuing through the remainder of the season.
For the first time in six years, Daytona International Speedway will host NASCAR's exhibition Clash in 2027, leading up to the season-opening Daytona 500.
Corey Heim, 24, passed team co-owner Denny Hamlin on the final restart Sunday afternoon and then held off the hard-charging cars of Christopher Bell and Joey Logano to capture his first Brickyard 400 crown in Indianapolis.
RFK Racing co-owner Brad Keselowski said Saturday his team exercised its option on Ryan Preece "a few months ago," keeping the driver with the team through next season.
Carson Hocevar, who drives for Spire Motorsports, used a late qualifying run to knock Tyler Reddick out of the No. 1 spot, then survived a late charge from Daniel Suarez to capture his first Brickyard 400 pole Saturday in Indianapolis.