NEWTON, Iowa — For the second time ever, the NASCAR Cup Series will race at the beloved 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway. Follow here for live race updates.

STAGE TWO AT IOWA

Stage two is 140 laps, ending on lap 210 of 350.

LAP 98: Brad Keselowski finally gets by William Byron. That took much less time than the first run. He now has 1.3 seconds to make up on leaders Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney.

TOP-10 (LAP 90): Briscoe, Blaney, Byron, Keselowski, Larson, Hocevar, Cindric, Elliott, Austin Dillon, Allmendinger.

LAP 83: William Byron drops from second to fourth while Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney go 1-2. Brad Keselowski is trying to get by Byron but Byron is letting up and goes for second on Blaney.

Alex Bowman and Ryan Preece to the rear of the field to start the second stage. They are both on the playoff cutline and are dreading a possible win by Brad Keselowski.

Keselowski earned his first stage win in stage one but he will start behind three drivers after pit stops.

Off pit road: Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, A.J. Allmendinger, Carson Hocevar, Justin Haley.

STAGE ONE WINNER AT IOWA: Brad Keselowski

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STAGE ONE TOP-10 (LAP 70): Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, Carson Hocevar, A.J. Allmendinger, Justin Haley.

This is Brad Keselowski’s first stage win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

LAP 69: Brad Keselowski finally passes William Byron for the lead. Byron loses second to Austin Cindric. Ryan Blaney takes fourth from Chase Briscoe.

Brad Keselowski is all over William Byron for the lead with four laps to go in the stage. Ryan Blaney passed Kyle Larson for fifth and is looking fourth on Chase Briscoe. The defending winner has a fast long-run car.

LAP 59: Kyle Busch goes a lap down after starting in the rear of the field.

LAP 47: William Byron and Brad Keselowski race side-by-side for the lead as leaders are in lap traffic. Noah Gragson, Kyle Busch, Ty Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are directly in front of the leaders. Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe have caught up to Byron and Keselowski.

LAP 26: Brad Keselowski takes second from Austin Cindric.

William Byron is holding serve out in front at lap 22. Austin Cindric and Brad Keselowski closed but a lap car seems to have separated them.

Keselowski winning would be a massive upset for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff cutline as he is 24th in points and would need a win to get in.

Chase Briscoe started on the pole but is back to fourth on lap 10. The top-10 is William Byron, Austin Cindric, Brad Keselowski, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar, Chase Elliott, A.J. Allmendinger and Denny Hamlin.

RACE START

Chase Briscoe leads the field to the green with William Byron to the outside. Kyle Busch and Noah Gragson will start in the rear.

Broadcast: USA, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 350 laps / 306.25 miles
Stages: 70 / 210 / 350

Average time of race: 2:58:37

Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution car speed: 45 mph

Fuel Window: 110 laps

Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.

A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.

Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick’s final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen’s stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers’ stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.

Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com