{
  "id": 325417,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Iowa starting lineup: Ryan Blaney earns pole over Kyle Larson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/nascar-cup-iowa-starting-lineup-ryan-blaney-earns-pole-over-kyle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T20:23:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-iowa-starting-lineup-blaney-pole-over-larson/10845104/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ryan Blaney secured pole position at Iowa with a 23.474s lap in his No. 12 Team Penske Ford, beating the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Kyle Larson by 0.018s. Blaney's Penske teammate Joey Logano will start third. This will be Blaney's 15th career pole and his first at Iowa. He also won the inaugural Cup race at Iowa in 2024. \"Really cool day. I appreciate the really fast car ... Keep…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Remembering one of the strangest finishes in NASCAR history at Iowa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/remembering-one-of-the-strangest-finishes-in-nascar-history-at-iowa",
        "published": "2026-08-06T17:06:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}