{"id":5758,"date":"2025-08-03T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2025-08-03T19:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:16:02","slug":"2025-nascar-cup-series-race-twenty-three-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/2025\/08\/2025-nascar-cup-series-race-twenty-three-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NASCAR Cup Series Race Twenty-Three Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<p>Cars in field: 37<br \/>\nPole: Chase Briscoe (19)<br \/>\nOutside Pole: William Byron (24)<br \/>\nStages: 70-140-140<br \/>\nWeather: Mostly cloudy, 75\u00b0F, Feels like 74\u00b0, Feels like (shade) 71\u00b0, Wind SE 13 mph, Wind Gusts 13 mph<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!-- 1607 -->Brad &#8216;It&#8217; Keselowski (6) wins stage one after passing leader William &#8216;WilliB&#8217; Byron (24) on lap 68 of 350.<\/p>\n<p>Every time I check the channel with the race I see a commercial, or some weird split-screen shot. The WNBA game is easier to follow visually, so I&#8217;m watching the game and listening to the race.<\/p>\n<p>Green flag stops underway on lap 158 of 350.<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 169 of 350 for a spin by Shane &#8216;SVG&#8217; Van Gisbergen (88). The rear of the car tagged the outside wall.<\/p>\n<p>Caution for a spin by Cody Ware (51) on lap 182 of 350.<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 204 of 350 for a crash by Ty Dillon (10) with an assist from Todd Gilliland (34).<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 210 of 350 for a spin by Carson Hocevar (77).<\/p>\n<p><!-- 1723 -->Brad &#8216;It&#8217; Keselowski (6) wins stage two under caution.<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 221 of 350 for a slide by &#8216;Desperate&#8217; Denny Hamlin (11).<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 229 of 350 for a spin by Zane Smith (38).<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 243 of 250 for Darrell &#8216;Bubba Wallace (23) getting John Hunter &#8216;JHN&#8217; Nemechek&#8217;d (42) and tagging the outside wall, while Erik Jones (43) got Chase Briscoe&#8217;d (19) and went around.<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 253 of 350 for Tyler &#8216;TyRed&#8217; Reddick (45) and Christopher &#8216;CBell&#8217; Bell (20) spinning.<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 262 of 350 for a spin by Shane &#8216;SVG&#8217; Van Gisbergen (88).<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 270 of 350 for a Ty Dillon (10) spinning.<\/p>\n<p>Caution on lap 281 of 350 for debris, the right side window from the Todd Gilliland (34) car.<\/p>\n<p>MRN is hammering on fuel concerns for &#8216;WilliB&#8217; (24).<\/p>\n<p><!-- 1856 -->William &#8216;WilliB&#8217; Byron (24) wins finishing 1.192 seconds ahead of second place.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of on-track activity in the middle of the race after a snoozer of a first stage. Since the television broadcast was typically showing something else when on-track action occurred it was a pretty boring race to watch.<\/p>\n<p>MRN called a lively event. The television product did not reflect the action-packed racing the radio guys were calling. Occasionally during replays tv would show the interesting racing that MRN called live.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Keselowski (6) wins the point for the fastest lap of the race at 132.643 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Get caught up on the latest racing news.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Motorsport News:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayski.com\/2025\/08\/02\/sam-mayer-scores-second-straight-xfinity-series-victory-at-iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Mayer scores second straight Xfinity Series victory at Iowa<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayski.com\/2025\/08\/02\/xfinity-series-post-race-inspection-for-iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xfinity Series post-race inspection for Iowa<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45890698\/mclaren-boss-f1-healthier-place-christian-horner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 &#8216;healthier&#8217; without Horner, says McLaren boss<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45858819\/norris-leads-dominant-mclaren-1-2-hungarian-gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norris edges Piastri with dominant 1-2 at Hungarian GP<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45891997\/hungarian-gp-charles-leclerc-retracts-frustrated-radio-messages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leclerc retracts frustrated radio messages<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45892697\/hungarian-grand-prix-oscar-piastri-lando-norris-difficult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piastri on finishing behind Norris: &#8216;Bit painful&#8217;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45892853\/lewis-hamilton-insists-loves-f1-ferrari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Low-spirited Hamilton insists he still loves F1<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/motorsport\/articles\/cx23k20gp99o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evans reclaims WRC lead as Rovanpera sets record<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2025\/08\/02\/nascar-cup-drivers-excited-inaugural-mlb-speedway-classic-bristol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR Cup Drivers Excited for Inaugural MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2025\/08\/02\/jenson-altzman-nate-cicero-win-road-america-120\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenson Altzman, Nate Cicero Win Road America 120<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2025\/08\/02\/nick-yelloly-wins-road-america-weathertech-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Yelloly Wins Road America WeatherTech Pole<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedwaymedia.com\/2025\/08\/03\/bruno-ribeiro-cooper-shipman-and-gaston-irazu-win-at-njmp-on-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruno Ribeiro, Cooper Shipman and Gast\u00f3n Iraz\u00fa Win at NJMP on Saturday<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nascar\/prayers-pouring-in-for-kyle-busch-after-scary-practice-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayers Pouring In For Kyle Busch After &#8216;Scary&#8217; Practice Crash<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/sports\/local\/2025\/08\/02\/mlb-speedway-classic-braves-reds-nascar-pit-crew\/85494195007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Look: NASCAR pit crew introducers players pregame at MLB Speedway Classic<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/sports\/motor\/auto-racing\/2025\/08\/03\/nascar-race-today-cedar-rapids-native-joey-gase-iowa-speedway-king-of-the-hill\/85492613007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cedar Rapids native Joey Gase to race in NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nascar\/nascar-iowa-speedway-2026-return-uncertain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: NASCAR Races at Iowa Speedway May Not Return in 2026<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nascar\/nascar-rumors-corey-day-headed-for-full-time-ride-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR Rumors: Corey Day Headed for Full-Time Ride in 2026<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2025\/08\/02\/McCumbee-McAleer-Racing-lead-a-day-of-MPC-firsts-at-Road-America\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCumbee McAleer Racing lead a day of MPC firsts at Road America<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/dunne-finishes-second-f2-sprint-201916861.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dunne ninth in Formula 2 feature race in Hungary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/wrc-rally-finland-kalle-rovanpera-114732384.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRC Rally Finland: Kalle Rovanpera takes historic home win in Toyota 1-2-3-4-5<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/lewis-hamiltons-cryptic-response-ferrari-163052198.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s cryptic response to his &#8216;Ferrari needs to change driver&#8217; comments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/red-bull-reveals-cause-hungarian-164551624.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Bull reveals cause of Hungarian GP meltdown<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/lewis-hamilton-hints-background-issues-164748093.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewis Hamilton hints at &#8216;background&#8217; issues at Ferrari in another deflated interview<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/max-verstappen-escapes-penalty-bold-170152770.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Verstappen escapes penalty for bold Hungarian GP move on Lewis Hamilton<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2025\/08\/03\/walker-evans-1938-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walker Evans, 1938-2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2025\/08\/03\/hamilton-frustrated-but-not-demotivated-vasseur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamilton &#8216;frustrated, but not demotivated&#8217; \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Vasseur<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45893112\/lando-norris-ready-tight-title-battle-oscar-piastri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norris ready for tight title battle with Piastri<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2025\/08\/03\/ingram-moves-into-btcc-points-lead-after-strong-showing-at-croft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingram moves into BTCC points lead after strong showing at Croft<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2025\/08\/03\/rll-bmw-strike-up-a-1-2-finish-at-road-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RLL BMW strike up a 1-2 finish at Road America<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/definitely-why-did-hamilton-useless-215008213.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;He definitely has it&#8217;, so why did Hamilton say he was useless?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/racing\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/45893386\/how-mclaren-split-strategies-helped-lando-norris-upset-oscar-piastri-hungarian-grand-prix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How McLaren&#8217;s split strategies helped Norris upset Piastri<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Next Race: Watkins Glen<\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>GO Hendrick 48 &amp; 9!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cars in field: 37 Pole: Chase Briscoe (19) Outside Pole: William Byron (24) Stages: 70-140-140 Weather: Mostly cloudy, 75\u00b0F, Feels like 74\u00b0, Feels like (shade) 71\u00b0, Wind SE 13 mph, Wind Gusts 13 mph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily","category-sports","category-things"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}