Iowa Speedway
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| "Rusty Wallace Signature Series Track" | ||
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| Location | Newton, Iowa | |
| Time zone | GMT-6 | |
| Capacity | 30,000 [1] | |
| Owner | U.S. Motorsport Entertainment Corp. | |
| Operator | Iowa Speedway | |
| Broke ground | June 21, 2005 | |
| Opened | September 15, 2006 | |
| Construction Cost | $70 million | |
| Architect | Paxton Waters Architecture Rusty Wallace |
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| Former Names | Quad Cities International Raceway Park (planning stages name) | |
| Major Events | NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series IRL IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 IRL Firestone Indy Lights Iowa 100 ARCA RE/MAX Series Prairie Meadows 250 (2007) Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Iowa 400 (2007) |
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| Tri-oval | ||
| Surface | Asphalt | |
| Circuit Length | 0.875 mi (1.4 km) | |
| Turns | 4 | |
| Banking | Turns: 12°-14° Frontstrech: 10° Backstrech: 4° |
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| Lap Record | 17.4908 (Ryan Briscoe, Penske Racing, 2008, IRL IndyCar Series) | |
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| Surface | Asphalt | |
| Circuit Length | 1.3 mi (2.09 km) | |
| Turns | 9 | |
| Banking | Turns 1-2: 12-14° Frontstretch: 10° Backstretch: 4° |
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| Lap Record | 41.709 (Jon Fogarty, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, 2007 Daytona Prototype) | |
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.
The track opened in September 2006 with the Soy Biodiesel 250, won by Woody Howard, for the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Four Champions playoff. The Indy Racing League announced a race there on June 24, 2007, the Iowa Corn Indy 250, which was won by Dario Franchitti, who barely nipped Marco Andretti at the finish line. The track has secured a combined NASCAR Camping World East-West race where results will count towards both series' championships. [2] That race delivered a dramatic battle between 17-year old Joey Logano from the Busch East Series, who defeated Daytona 500 champion Kevin Harvick, 1998 West Series champion, who represented the West Series at the end of the race. The track has been awarded a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in 2008, and a Nationwide Series race for 2009. It was announced on June 21, 2009 that the Indy Racing League will return to the track in 2010 and possibly 2011. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Iowa Speedway Adds Seating for June IndyCar Series Race". http://www.iowaspeedway.com/newsline/news.asp?newsID=150. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ nascar.com article "Iowa Speedway hoping for NASCAR cornucopia"
- ^ indycar.com article "Back for more in '10"
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Coordinates: 41°40′40″N 93°0′52″W / 41.67778°N 93.01444°W
