PRERACE: The Xfinity garage will open at 9:30 a.m. ... Practice will be held at 11 a.m., followed by qualifying at 12:05 p.m. ... Driver introductions are at 4 p.m. ... The national anthem will be performed at 4:34 p.m.

Last year, NASCAR announced that it would hold a Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway after the sanctioning body decided to remodel Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, and needed a track to fill a hole in the schedule. Since then, Iowa Speedway has become one of NASCAR's favorite tracks.