Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet Unloads Far From Ideal in Balance

Date: August 9th, 2026

Event: Iowa Corn 350 (Round 23 of 36)

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Iowa Speedway, Iowa (0.875-mile oval)

Format: 350 laps, broken into three stages (70 laps/140 laps/140 laps)

Start/Finish: 33rd / 23rd (Running, completed 350 of 350 laps)

Point Standing: 12th with 565 points

• Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway was a race of attrition for the Spire Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series trio. Daniel Suárez led the team with a 23rd-place result. Suárez fell to twelfth in the driver championship point standings with three races remaining before The Chase field is set.
• After qualifying 33rd in the No. 7 Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Suárez struggled to find grip throughout the race, but worked his way into the top 20 ahead of the final stage. He was able to race into the top 10 prior to the final green-flag pit stop of the day, but a continued lack of grip resulted in Suárez falling the 23rd in the final laps.
• Next, up the NASCAR Cup Series will race under the lights at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, August 15. The 400-lap race at the .75-mile short track will be broadcast live on USA beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 24th of 36 points-paying races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet racing for Spire Motorsports:

“Unfortunately, we didn’t have what we needed to get the best finish this weekend, we just didn’t have enough speed. I think we did a good job Saturday to Sunday, so we will take what we learned today and move forward to Richmond.”