Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell dominated the action Sunday (August 9th) during the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway. However, at the end of the day it was a two-tire call for Ty Gibbs that put the fourth-year NASCAR Cup Series driver back in victory lane, for the second time in his career and the second time this season.
Stock Car Scoop host Eric Schneck breaks down Sunday’s running of the Iowa Corn 350, which included the continued short flat track dominance by Blaney, Joe Gibbs Racing and their brake issues and Gibbs stealing victory in the closing moments of the race.
Joining Schneck are Frontstretch trackside reporters Danny Peters and Michael Bellifemini, who give their thoughts on Gibbs winning Sunday’s race, the early exits of Tyler Reddick and Erik Jones, Connor Zilisch‘s positive day and next year’s Fourth of July race at Iowa Speedway.
Closing out the show, Schneck dives into the Cup Series points standings as well as looks ahead to next week at Richmond Raceway.
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Danny Peters has written for Frontstretch since 2006. An English transplant living in San Francisco, by way of New York City, he’s had an award-winning marketing career with some of the biggest companies sponsoring sports. Working with racers all over the country, his freelance writing has even reached outside the world of racing to include movie screenplays.
Michael Bellifemini joined Frontstretch in February 2026 as a contributor. Bellifemini was born and raised in New Jersey and graduated from Seton Hall University. He called Seton Hall men's and women's basketball games for their college radio station, 89.5 FM WSOU, and continues to broadcast in the area. Outside of covering NASCAR, Bellifemini is also an avid baseball, football, basketball, and hockey fan and enjoys watching different sports leagues on a daily basis.