Iowa 300
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| IndyCar Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Iowa Speedway |
| First race | 2007 |
| Last race | 2020 |
| Distance | 218.75 miles |
| Laps | 250 |
| Previous names | Iowa Corn Indy 250 (2007–2013) Iowa Corn Indy 300 (2014–2015) Iowa Corn 300 (2016–2018) |
| Most wins (driver) | Ryan Hunter-Reay (3) |
| Most wins (team) | Andretti Autosport (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chassis: Dallara (13) Engine: Honda (8) |
The Iowa INDYCAR 250s[1] are IndyCar Series races held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The first event was held in 2007. From 2007 to 2013, it was a 250-lap (218.75 miles) race; beginning in 2014, the race was increased to 300 laps (262.5 miles). For 2020, the race reverted to 250 laps, with consecutive 250-lap races on Friday and Saturday night. After being left off of the calendar for 2021, it will return to the 2022 schedule.[2]
Indy car history in Iowa[]
The first Championship Car race in Iowa took place on July 9, 1915. AAA held a 100-mile (160 km) race at Tri-State Fair Grounds in Burlington, Iowa, won by Bob Burman. Additional AAA races were held at Des Moines Speedway in Valley Junction, a one-mile (1.6 km) wooden board track, in 1915 and 1916. Only two championship car races, won by Ralph Mulford and Ralph DePalma respectively, were held at Des Moines, as the track closed and was dismantled shortly thereafter.
On August 6, 2006, IndyCar & Iowa Speedway officials announced the first IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway would be held June 24, 2007. The race itself was a crashfest with the 10th-place finisher of Scott Dixon finishing 77 laps down to the winning driver of Dario Franchitti.
In October 2013, Iowa Speedway announced that the 2014 race was extended to 300 laps.[3]
In most years since its inception, the race has been held as a Sunday afternoon event. In 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019, it was held as a Saturday night race under the lights.
In 2020 IndyCar had two 250-lap races at the track using a double header format with both races taking place at night on July 17 and 18. On September 30, 2020, IndyCar revealed their 2021 schedule and announced that due to financial issues with the Iowa Speedway their date had been dropped from the schedule along with Richmond Raceway, the latter not hosting a race in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Virginia.[4]
Iowa was left off the calendar for 2021, to the disappointment of fans and drivers alike. Former series champion and team owner Bobby Rahal managed to secure new sponsorship for the event from Iowa supermarket chain Hy-Vee and was successful in returning IndyCar racing to the speedway on a multi year agreement starting in 2022. A double header race weekend will be used as the format for the even going forward, with one 250 lap race and one 300 lap race.[5]
Past winners[]
IndyCar Series[]
| Season | Date | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Race Distance | Race Time |
Average Speed | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 2007 | June 24 |  Dario Franchitti
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Andretti Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:48:14 | 123.896 mph (199.391 km/h) | Report |
| 2008 | June 22 | Dan Wheldon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:38:36 | 136.007 mph (218.882 km/h) | Report |
| 2009 | June 21 | Dario Franchitti
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:39:48 | 134.371 mph (216.249 km/h) | Report |
| 2010 | June 20 |  Tony Kanaan
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Andretti Autosport | Dallara | Honda | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:42:13 | 131.205 mph (211.154 km/h) | Report |
| 2011 | June 25 |  Marco Andretti
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Andretti Autosport | Dallara | Honda | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:53:00 | 118.671 mph (190.982 km/h) | Report |
| 2012 | June 23 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Andretti Autosport | Dallara | Chevrolet | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:43:39 | 129.371 mph (208.202 km/h) | Report |
| 2013 | June 23 |  James Hinchcliffe
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Andretti Autosport | Dallara | Chevrolet | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:30:16 | 148.559 mph (239.083 km/h) | Report |
| 2014 | July 12 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Andretti Autosport | Dallara | Honda | 300 | 262.5 (422.452) | 2:01:59 | 131.923 mph (212.309 km/h) | Report |
| 2015 | July 18 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Andretti Autosport | Dallara | Honda | 300 | 262.5 (422.452) | 2:03:50 | 129.943 mph (209.123 km/h) | Report |
| 2016 | July 10 | Josef Newgarden
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 300 | 262.5 (422.452) | 1:52:16 | 143.330 mph (230.667 km/h) | Report |
| 2017 | July 9 | Hélio Castroneves
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Team Penske | Dallara | Chevrolet | 300 | 262.5 (422.452) | 1:55:11 | 139.702 mph (224.829 km/h) | Report |
| 2018 | July 8 | James Hinchcliffe
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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara | Honda | 300 | 262.5 (422.452) | 1:47:32 | 149.636 mph (240.816 km/h) | Report |
| 2019* | July 20–21* | Josef Newgarden
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Team Penske | Dallara | Chevrolet | 300 | 262.5 (422.452) | 1:56:53 | 137.664 mph (221.549 km/h) | Report |
| 2020 | July 17 |  Simon Pagenaud
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Team Penske | Dallara | Chevrolet | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:41:25 | 132.220 mph (212.787 km/h) | Report |
| July 18 | Josef Newgarden
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Team Penske | Dallara | Chevrolet | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 1:38:40 | 135.900 mph (218.710 km/h) | ||
- 2019: Race started four hours late due to thunderstorms within 7 miles of the circuit plus rain delay. Race started just before Midnight EST on July 20. The race finished at 2:15 AM EST on July 21, including a red flag 55 laps in due to a brief rain shower.
Current support series winners[]
ARCA[]
Starting in 2015 the race was held as a support race for the IndyCar weekend.
| Year | Date | Driver | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time |
Average Speed | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||
| 2015 | July 17 | Mason Mitchell | Chevrolet | 159* | 139.125 (223.90) | 1:42:36 | 81.364 mph (130.943 km/h) | [6] |
| 2016 | July 17 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:14:42 | 105.403 mph (169.630 km/h) | [7] |
| 2017 | July 8 | Dalton Sargeant | Ford | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:27:30 | 90.395 mph (145.477 km/h) | [8] |
| 2018 | July 7 | Sheldon Creed | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:19:56 | 98.521 mph (158.554 km/h) | [9] |
| 2019 | July 19 | Chandler Smith | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:20:40 | 97.624 mph (157.111 km/h) | [10] |
| 2020 | July 18 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:22:23 | 95.590 mph (153.837 km/h) | [11] |
- 2015: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
Previous support series winners[]
Indy Lights Series[]
| Season | Date | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Race Distance | Race Time |
Average Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
| 2007 | June 23 | Alex Lloyd
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports | Dallara | Infiniti | 115 | 100.625 (161.94) | 0:53:19 | 115.707 mph (186.212 km/h) |
| 2008 | June 21 | Dillon Battistini
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Panther Racing | 0:47:06 | 130.986 mph (210.802 km/h) | ||||
| 2009 | June 20 | Ana Beatriz
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 0:48:05 | 128.285 mph (206.455 km/h) | ||||
| 2010 | June 19 |  Sebastián Saavedra
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Bryan Herta Autosport | 0:46:10 | 133.614 mph (215.031 km/h) | ||||
| 2011 | June 25 | Josef Newgarden
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 0:40:27 | 152.478 mph (245.390 km/h) | ||||
| 2012 | June 23 |  Esteban Guerrieri
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 0:40:59 | 150.530 mph (242.255 km/h) | ||||
| 2013 | June 22 | Sage Karam
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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 0:39:59 | 154.274 mph (248.280 km/h) | ||||
| 2014 | Not held | ||||||||
| 2015 | July 18 | Max Chilton
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Carlin | Dallara | Mazda | 100 | 87.5 (140.817) | 0:36:50 | 145.621 mph (234.354 km/h) |
| 2016 | July 10 |  Félix Serrallés
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Carlin | 0:34:45 | 154.396 mph (248.476 km/h) | ||||
| 2017 | July 9 | Matheus Leist
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Carlin | 0:37:08 | 144.436 mph (232.447 km/h) | ||||
| 2018 | July 8 |  Patricio O'Ward
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Andretti Autosport | 0:34:37 | 154.935 mph (249.344 km/h) | ||||
U.S. F2000 National Championship[]
| Season | Date | Driver | Team | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||
| 2017 | July 9 | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports | 60 | 52.50 (84.491) | 0:24:48.4972 | 126.970 mph (204.338 km/h) |
Pro Mazda[]
| Season | Date | Driver | Team | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||
| 2015 | July 18 | Weiron Tan | Andretti Autosport | 100 | 87.50 (140.8176) | 0:42:28.9554 | 123.580 mph (198.883 km/h) |
USAC National Midget Championship[]
| Season | Date | Driver | Race Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||
| June 19 | Bobby Santos III | 30 | 26.25 mi (42.25 km) | |
| June 24 | Caleb Armstrong | 50 | 43.75 mi (70.41 km) | |
| June 22 | Bobby Santos III | 30 | 26.25 mi (42.25 km) | |
| Source:[12] | ||||
USAC Silver Crown Series[]
| Season | Date | Driver | Race Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||
| 2011 | June 24 | Bobby East | 100 | 87.50 mi (140.82 km) |
| 2012 | June 22 | Bobby East | 100 | 87.50 mi (140.82 km) |
| Source:[13] | ||||
References[]
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave (2013-06-23). "Hinchcliffe dominates Iowa for first oval win". IndyCar Series. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Returns to Iowa for 2022 Doubleheader".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IndyCar reveals 2021 calendar, two ovals gone".
- ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES RETURNS TO IOWA FOR 2022 DOUBLEHEADER". IndyCar.com. IndyCar Group. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
{{cite web}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help) - ^ "2015 #ThisIsMySpeedway 150". USA Today Sports Media Group. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ABC Supply 150". USA Today Sports Media Group. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Fans With Benefits 150". USA Today Sports Media Group. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Fans With Benefits 150". USA Today Sports Media Group. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "2019 Fans With Benefits 150". Racing Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Shore Lunch 150". Racing Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Iowa Speedway event history from The Third Turn
- ^ Iowa Speedway event history from The Third Turn
External links[]
- Iowa Corn Indy 300
- Recurring sporting events established in 2007
- IndyCar Series races