Overview
- NASCAR resumes after an off week with ARCA racing on Friday, O’Reilly Series and Cup practice and qualifying on Saturday, and the Cup Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday.
- The CW and ESPN Unlimited will carry O’Reilly Series practice, qualifying and the Hy‑Vee Perks 250, restoring live O’Reilly streaming for the first time since September 2024.
- Linear broadcasts this weekend include FS1 for Friday’s ARCA JR&CO 150 and USA Network for Sunday’s Cup Iowa Corn 350, with in-car camera feeds available on HBO Max.
- Pre-race analysts named Ryan Blaney as their Cup pick, Jesse Love as the O’Reilly favorite, and Carson Brown as the ARCA choice, and those selections should be read as predictions rather than results.
- Warm, humid weather with a risk of showers on Friday and Sunday could disrupt sessions and force teams to adjust practice and qualifying plans while Iowa Speedway reports strong local demand and recent facility investments.