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Stock Car Scoop: Breaking Down the First Cup Series Race at Iowa

Ryan Blaney outran the competition — and his recent bad luck — to claim the win at Iowa Speedway on Sunday (June 16), the NASCAR Cup Series’ first visit to the venue.

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Caleb Barnes fills in for Adam Cheek, and he’s joined by Stephen Stumpf to break down how expectations for the race differed from what happened on-track, Blaney finally winning in the 2024 season, Toyota’s general absence from the front of the pack and more.

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Caleb began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where he officially covered his first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, Caleb met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and he joined the video editing team after graduating from Liberty University with degrees in Strategic Communications and Sports Journalism. Caleb currently work full-time as a Multi-Media Journalist with LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky and contributes to Frontstretch with writing and video editing. He's also behind-the-scenes or on camera for the Happy Hour Podcast, live every Tuesday night at 7:30!

Stephen Stumpf is the NASCAR Content Director for Frontstretch and is a three-year veteran of the site. His weekly columns include “Stat Sheet” and “4 Burning Questions.” He also writes commentary, contributes to podcasts, edits articles and is frequently at the track for on-site coverage.

Can find on Twitter @stephen_stumpf.