{"id":45423,"date":"2025-08-04T20:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/45423\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T20:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:43:09","slug":"nascar-cup-series-qualifying-results-william-byron-leads-hendrick-motorsports-at-iowa-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/45423\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Cup Series qualifying results: William Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports at Iowa Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWTON, IA –\u00a0The NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> set the starting grid for Sunday’s race after completing Saturday afternoon’s practice and qualifying sessions.<\/p>\n

Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> brought the heat on the\u00a00.875-mile oval. William Byron<\/a> set a lap time of 23.088 seconds, good enough for second place. Kyle Larson followed behind\u00a0with 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.<\/p>\n

Be sure to tune into Sunday’s\u00a0race at 3:30 p.m. on USA.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Check out the paint schemes for Iowa.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a look at the starting lineup for Sunday’s race:<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup:\u00a0
\nChase Briscoe, No. 19, 23.004

\nWilliam Byron, No. 24 RAPTOR Chevrolet, 23.088

\nKyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 23.089

\nAustin Cindric, No. 2, 23.101

\nBrad Keselowski, No. 6, 23.119

\nRyan Blaney, No. 12, 23.151

\nCarson Hocevar, No. 77, 23.159

\nChase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 23.165

\nAJ Allmendinger, No. 16, 23.174

\nJustin Haley, No. 7, 23.198

\nDenny\u00a0Hamlin, No. 11, 23.219

\nJosh Berry, No. 21, 23.230

\nMichael McDowell, No. 71, 23.238

\nJoey Logano, No. 22, 23.245

\nBubba Wallace, No. 23, 23.247

\nAlex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 23.255

\nChristopher Bell, No. 20, 23.268

\nAustin Dillon, No. 3, 23.278

\nCole Custer, No. 41, 23.286

\nTy Gibbs,\u00a0No. 54, 23.306

\nShane van Gisbergen, No. 88, 23.308

\nTyler Reddick, No. 45, 23.322

\nZane Smith, No. 38, 23.338

\nRiley Herbst, No. 35, 23.363

\nErik\u00a0Jones, No. 43, 23.365

\nDaniel Suarez, No. 99, 23.396

\nChris Buescher, No. 17, 23.398

\nRoss Chastain, No. 1, 23.402

\nJohn Hunter Nemechek, No. 42, 23.439

\nRicky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47, 23.459

\nNoah Gragson, No. 4, 23.509

\nTy Dillon, No. 10, 23.526

\nRyan Preece, No. 60, 23.595

\nTodd Gilliland, No. 34, 23.631

\nCody Ware, No. 51, 23.633

\nJoey Gase, No. 66, 25.137

\nKyle Busch, No. 8, no time
\nWhat time and channel is NASCAR on?<\/p>\n

(All times listed in eastern time)<\/p>\n

Saturday, August 2
\n4:30 –\u00a0Xfinity Series race, CW <\/p>\n

Sunday, August 3
\n3:30 p.m. –\u00a0Cup Series\u00a0race, USA <\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Driver averages for Iowa<\/a><\/p>\n

NASCAR playoff standings
\nDriverPointsWins1. Denny Hamlin
\n706 (ADV)
\n4
\n2. Kyle Larson
\n711 (ADV)
\n3
\n3. Christopher Bell
\n664 (ADV)
\n3
\n4. Shane van Gisbergen
\n392 (ADV)
\n3
\n5. Chase Elliott
\n726 (ADV)
\n1
\n6. William Byron
\n722 (ADV)
\n1
\n7. Ryan Blaney
\n616 (ADV)
\n1
\n8. Chase Briscoe
\n599 (ADV)
\n1
\n9. Bubba Wallace
\n550 (ADV)
\n1
\n10. Joey Logano
\n532 (ADV)
\n1
\n11. Ross Chastain
\n518 (ADV)
\n1
\n12. Austin Cindric
\n439 (ADV)
\n1
\n13. Josh Berry
\n414 (ADV)
\n1
\n14. Tyler Reddick\u00a0
\n655 (+138)
\n0
\n15. Alex Bowman
\n580 (+63)
\n0
\n16. Chris Buescher
\n559 (+42)
\n0
\n—————-
\n—
\n—
\n17. Ryan Preece
\n517 (-42)
\n0
\n18. Kyle Busch
\n478 (-81)
\n0
\n19. Ty\u00a0Gibbs
\n464 (-95)
\n0
\n20. AJ Allmendinger
\n435 (-124)
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