IOWA SPEEDWAY - NEWTON IA
The Cup Series made their first trip to Iowa Speedway in 2024. Fans had long wanted to see the Cup stars run at the competitive 7/8 mile track; and it finally happened. Lets look back on it's history first. The track opened in September 2006 with the Soy Biodiesel 250, won by Woody Howard, for the USAR Hooters Pro Cup. 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. NASCAR made their first foray to the track in 2009 as both the Truck series and the Xfinity Series ran events. Brad Keselowski won the first Xfinity race beating Kyle Busch by 1/2 a second. Mike Skinner was the victor in the first Truck Series race over Aric Almirola. 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. Many race teams use Featherlite Trailers and Featherlite Coaches 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 NASCAR in November 2013. The Cup Series will make it's debut at the track on June 16, 2024. More updates after that.