Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in

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, approximately east of

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. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.

History

The track opened in September 2006 with the Soy

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250, won by Woody Howard, for the

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Four Champions playoff. The

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announced a race there on

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, 2007, the Iowa Corn Indy 250, which was won by Dario Franchitti, who barely nipped

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at the finish line. The track also secured a combined NASCAR Camping World

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race where results counted towards both series' championships. That race delivered a dramatic battle between 17-year-old

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from the Busch East Series, who defeated Daytona 500 champion

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, 1998 West Series champion, who represented the West Series at the end of the race. The track was awarded a

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race and a

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race in 2009. On July 5, 2011, it was announced that the Manatt family, builders and primary owners of the Iowa Speedway, through the holding company U.S. Motorsports Corporation, had sold their majority interest to the Clement family, owners of Featherlite Incorporated. "It was our privilege to help build the track five years ago, and like a proud parent, we've enjoyed watching it thrive and grow," said company president Brad Manatt. Featherlite Incorporated already has a long-standing relationship with NASCAR. Many race teams use

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and

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for the transport of cars and staff. Rusty Wallace will remain a minority owner in the track. Following news of financial issues at the track, the facility was purchased by

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by November 2013. The track has periodically been rumored as a candidate for a

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race; in 2013, a bill to allow $8 million in upgrades to the speedway toward that goal began circulating in the Iowa Legislature. In April 2020, the NASCAR-sanctioned races at Iowa for the 2020 Xfinity and Truck seasons were canceled due to the

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. Only the

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and

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races were held in July, with an extremely reduced number of spectators. After the races, it was reported that the track is for sale following the 2020 season. Iowa Speedway did not host an

race in their 2021 seasons, but did

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the

. IndyCar announced in August 2021 that they would be

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Other events

The facility also hosts a few driving schools, such as the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience and The Formula Experience, where visitors have the opportunity to experience the speedway from behind the wheel of a race car. In August 2022, the facility will host the annual

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convention, a weeklong event featuring fireworks displays, educational seminars, pyrotechnic manufacturing, and other activities related to the pyrotechnic arts.

Track length and layout

The track was designed with influence from

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and patterned after

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as a D-shaped oval, a short track where Wallace was very successful. The track length is disputed by the two major series that run at Iowa. The NASCAR timing and scoring use a length of . The IndyCar Series timing and scoring use a length of .2015 IndyCar race result at Indycar homepage
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Races

Current

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** Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google (July) ** Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 presented by DoorDash (July) *

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(July) *

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– Calypso Lemonade 150 (June)

Former

CircuitCity.com 250 The CircuitCity.com 250 presented by Tamron was a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race which has been held every spring since 2011 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, in either May or June. It had different title sponsor almost every yea ...

(June) ** U.S. Cellular 250 (July) *

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– **

M&M's 200 The M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores was a 200-lap NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The race ran from 2009 to 2019 before being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and re ...

(June) **

Fan Appreciation 200 The Fan Appreciation 200 was a 200 lap NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The second race held at Iowa Speedway, it originally shared a name and title sponsor with its sister race, the American Ethanol 2 ...

(September) *

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(July) * Grand Am

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* USAC Silver Crown * USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship * USAC NOS Energy National Midget Championship *

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and

(July) * USAR Pro Cup *

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Notes

References

Speedway website

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Trackpedia guide to driving this track
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