After making his last pit stop on Lap 206, NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron managed the fuel – and the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol field.
Earning his first win since the season-opening Daytona 500, Byron endured the other end of fuel mileage calculations after leading at Michigan and running third at Indianapolis. Both times the No. 24 Chevrolet ran out of gas.
Not Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
Byron drove the final 144 miles on the final tank of fuel, outdistancing runner-up Chase Briscoe over the final few laps. Brad Keselowski, who won both stages, earned a P3, followed by last year’s winner, Ryan Blaney, and Ryan Preece.
“I think I ran out right there,” Byron told USA, pointing to the machine. “That’s why I stopped.”
Since the Michigan mishap, Byron finished P37 at Atlanta and P40 at Chicago. He also placed P31 at Dover and P16 after falling from third at IMS.
“We’ve been through a lot this year,” Byron said. “It’s been tough on us, but it feels really good today to get a win.
“Luckily, the fuel was there at the end. We needed one to go our way and it did.”
X (Twitter) users responded to a sunny (and crowded) Sunday at Iowa …
There’s nothing better than spending a summer Sunday at the race track. pic.twitter.com/8a7RgOeQRB
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
Going green at Iowa …
Every lap is even more crucial with the #NASCARPlayoffs quickly approaching.
The @iowa_corn 350 is underway on @USANetwork! pic.twitter.com/ENGCmUZD3m
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
Completing a 42-lap battle, Keselowski passed Byron, securing the Stage 1 win, his first of the season …
The pass that won stage 1 for Keselowski. pic.twitter.com/VtanZEuadl
— Rubbin is Racing (@rubbinisracing) August 3, 2025
Road racing ace Shane van Gisbergen, like a fish out of water, spun out at the 0.875-mile short track oval …
The No. 88 goes for a big slide in Turn 2! pic.twitter.com/xJXgzgIUvJ
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
Chase Elliott took on his teammate, Kyle Larson, who started to take things personally …
The No. 9 went for it and made big contact with his teammate. pic.twitter.com/WVs8BifvlR
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
On-track hater …
Harness that energy, @KyleLarsonRacin. pic.twitter.com/mrwoi4HNh6
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
Keselowski swept the stages for the first time in six seasons …
Get the broom out! 🧹@keselowski sweeps the first two stages of the @iowa_corn 350! pic.twitter.com/y8IqKJIHtF
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
The on-track joker …
.@keselowski's got jokes. 😂 pic.twitter.com/97l1dB6kBt
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
“It’s getting feisty out there:” Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick tangled in Stage 3 …
They saved it … and then they didn't. pic.twitter.com/4C0kqmWwYr
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
It all came down to the No. 24 team’s gas calculations. “Our confidence in each other never wavered,” Byron said …
There are less than 40 laps to go in the @iowa_corn 350! @WilliamByron leads but @chasebriscoe is there! pic.twitter.com/wq9rsRS2IS
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
Byron secured the national series hat trick …
He knows a thing or three about getting it done at @iowaspeedway.
After today’s victory, @WilliamByron has won at the track in all three national series. pic.twitter.com/XA8jvAGvmK
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 3, 2025
