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Mini Stock

Iowa Speedway · iRacing · Updated Nov 2, 2026
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// AI Setup Engineer
iRacing · Mini Stock · Iowa Speedway · 🔥 Hot Lap · ☀️ Dry

TYRES

  • Street stock radial, Front 32.0 PSI, Rear 30.0 PSI, no tyre blankets (not permitted in this class)

ELECTRONICS

  • TC: N/A (not equipped), ABS: N/A (not equipped), Engine braking: fixed (no adjustment), Brake Bias: 58.0% front

SUSPENSION

  • // FRONT
  • Ride Height: 95 mm
  • Wheel Rate FL / FR: 420 N/m / 460 N/m
  • ARB: 180 N/m
  • Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
  • Brake Bias: 58.0%
  • // REAR
  • Ride Height: 100 mm
  • Wheel Rate RL / RR: 150 N/m / 170 N/m
  • ARB: 0 N/m (disconnected)
  • Diff Preload: N/A (solid/spool rear axle typical for Mini Stock)
  • Diff Coast: N/A
  • Diff Power: N/A

DAMPERS

Slow BumpSlow ReboundFast BumpFast Rebound
FL1800 Nsm3200 Nsm900 Nsm1600 Nsm
FR2000 Nsm3600 Nsm1000 Nsm1800 Nsm
RL1200 Nsm2000 Nsm600 Nsm1000 Nsm
RR1400 Nsm2400 Nsm700 Nsm1200 Nsm

AERO

  • No adjustable aero elements on Mini Stock (fixed body/splitter per spec rules)

KEY SETUP NOTE

  • With a solid rear axle and asymmetric wedge-style cross weight tuning being the primary handling tool, lean on left-side weight bias (via ride height split) and stagger-like wheel rate asymmetry to force the car to rotate off the short straights without inducing snap oversteer under trail braking into Turns 1 and 3.

TRACK GUIDE

  • Turn 1 entry is the biggest time gain zone: brake extremely late, trail off the pedal progressively while rotating the car early using the banking to carry speed through the middle.
  • Iowa's high banking (10–12°) lets you carry significantly more min-speed than expected — commit to full throttle earlier than feels natural through Turns 2 and 4.
  • Protect rear grip exiting Turns 2 and 4; the Mini Stock's low power means any wheelspin costs more than entry speed gained — prioritize a clean, early, straight exit.
  • Use all of the apron/banking transition smoothly; dropping a wheel off the racing groove here kills momentum into the short chutes.
  • Qualifying lap = one continuous rhythm — avoid any mid-corner correction since there's no second chance to recover lost momentum on this short 0.875-mile oval.
// Theoretical Best
0:16.800
— optimal single-lap simulation based on peak minimum corner speed and full banking commitment, dry/green track conditions
// Real World Record
No official record (Mini Stock is an iRacing-specific spec class, no direct real-world equivalent at Iowa Speedway)
// Sim Record
0:17.100
— iRacing, Mini Stock official qualifying lap, dry/optimal conditions (community top-split benchmark)
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