Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately 30-mile (48 km) east of Des Moines. 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.
"The Fastest Short Track on The Planet" | |
Iowa Speedway layout | |
| Location | Newton, Iowa |
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| Time zone | UTC-06:00 |
| Coordinates | 41°40′40″N 93°0′52″W |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Owner | Iowa Speedway, LLC (subsidiary of NASCAR) |
| Operator | Iowa Speedway, LLC |
| Broke ground | 21 June 2005 |
| Opened | 15 September 2006 |
| Construction cost | $70 million |
| Architect | Paxton Waters Architecture Rusty Wallace |
| Former names | Quad Cities International Raceway Park (planning stages name) |
| Major events | Current: IndyCar Series Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google & Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 presented by DoorDash (2007–2020, 2022–present) Indy NXT (2007–2013, 2015–2018, 2022–present) ARCA Menards Series Calypso Lemonade 150 (2006–2013, 2015–present) Future: NASCAR Cup Series (2024) NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 (2009–2019, 2024) CircuitCity.com 250 (2011–2019) Former: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series M&M's 200 (2009–2019) Fan Appreciation 200 (2012–2013) US F2000 (2010, 2017) Pro Mazda (2009–2012, 2015) Rolex Sports Car Series (2007) |
| Website | http://www.iowaspeedway.com |
| D-shaped Oval (2006–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.875 miles (1.408 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns: 12–14° (Progressive) Frontstretch: 10° Backstretch:4° |
| Race lap record | 0:17.4908 ( Ryan Briscoe, Dallara IR-04, 2008, IndyCar) |
| Road Course (2006–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.300 miles (2.092 km) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Banking | Turns 1–2: 12–14° Frontstretch: 10° Backstretch: 4° |
| Race lap record | 0:41.624 ( Michael Valiante, Riley MkXI, 2007, DP) |
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