Ryan Blaney wins pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ryan Blaney feels at home at Iowa Speedway.Blaney turned a lap of 134.191 mph in Saturday's qualifying to win the pole for Sunday's 350-lap NASCAR Cup Series race at the .875-mile oval.Blaney won the inaugural Cup Series race at the track in 2024. He has two other wins at the track — an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win in 2015 and picked up his first Truck Series race win here in 2012.“Personally, I just enjoy coming here,” Blaney said. “I won my first trucks race here a long time ago, so all those places where you get big first wins or big first opportunities, they always have a special place in your heart and in your head when you come back to these places. Even though it’s a lot different race track than what it used to be, I just enjoy coming here.”Blaney comes into t