This will be just the second time the NCS has ran an event in Corn Country. While NASCAR has held many races in Iowa among its supporting series, it was not until 2024 that they brought out the big guns to one of the more intriguing tracks in the Midwest. Last season, Ryan Blaney managed to pull out a win at the 3/4-mile oval.

Chase Briscoe is on the pole for the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race on August 3 at Iowa Speedway. Briscoe's lap of 23.004 seconds was less than a tenth of a second better than William Byron in Saturday's qualifying session.