NEWTON, Iowa — Five thoughts after NASCAR’s inaugural Cup Series weekend at Iowa Speedway …
The enthusiasm was obvious from the start.
When Joey Logano first visited Iowa Speedway as a 16-year-old racing in the Pro Cup Series, he was wowed by a packed grandstand. Eighteen years later, Logano said the passion from Iowans hadn’t changed a bit when NASCAR showed up for its inaugural Cup Series race.
“They love it,” he said. “I don’t know where everyone is coming from, because I just see a lot of cornfields around here. It’s kind of like the...