Iowa Corn 300

Iowa Corn 300
Verizon IndyCar Series
Venue Iowa Speedway
Corporate sponsor Iowa Corn Promotion Board
First race 2007
Distance 262.5 miles
Laps 300
Previous names

Iowa Corn Indy 250
(2007–2013)

Iowa Corn Indy 300
(2014–2015)
Most wins (driver) Ryan Hunter-Reay (3)
Most wins (team) Andretti Autosport (7)

The Iowa Corn 300[1] is an IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The first event was held in 2007. From 2007-2013, it was a 250-lap (218.75 miles) race; beginning in 2014, the race was increased to 300 laps (262.5 miles).

The race takes place in the "Corn Belt" of the United States, and highlights the league's ties to the ethanol fuel industry.

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.

In October 2013, Iowa Speedway announced that the 2014 race was extended to 300 laps.[2]

In most years since its inception, the race has been held as a Sunday afternoon event. In 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, it was held as a Saturday night race under the lights.

Past winners

Verizon IndyCar Series

Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report
Laps Miles (km)
2007 June 24 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:48:14 123.896 Report
2008 June 22 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:38:36 136.007 Report
2009 June 21 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:39:48 134.371 Report
2010 June 20 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:42:13 131.205 Report
2011 June 25 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:53:00 118.671 Report
2012 June 23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:43:39 129.371 Report
2013 June 23 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet 250 218.75 (352.044) 1:30:16 148.559 Report
2014 July 12 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 300 262.5 (422.452) 2:01:59 131.923 Report
2015 July 18 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 300 262.5 (422.452) 2:03:50 129.943 Report
2016 July 10 United States Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara Chevrolet 300 262.5 (422.452) 1:52:16 143.33 Report
2017 July 9 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 300 262.5 (422.452) 1:55:11 139.702 Report
2018 July 8 Canada James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara Honda 300 262.5 (422.452) 1:47:32 149.636 Report

Indy Lights Series

Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2007 June 23 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:53:19 115.707
2008 June 21 United Kingdom Dillon Battistini Panther Racing Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:47:06 130.986
2009 June 20 Brazil Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:48:05 128.285
2010 June 19 Colombia Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:46:10 133.614
2011 June 25 United States Josef Newgarden Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:40:27 152.478
2012 June 23 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:40:59 150.53
2013 June 22 United States Sage Karam Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 115 100.625 (161.94) 0:39:59 154.274
2014
Not held
2015 July 18 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Dallara Mazda 100 87.5 (140.817) 0:36:50 145.621
2016 July 10 Puerto Rico Félix Serrallés Carlin Dallara Mazda 100 87.5 (140.817) 0:34:45 154.396
2017 July 9 Brazil Matheus Leist Carlin Dallara Mazda 100 87.5 (140.817) 0:37:08 144.436
2018 July 8 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport Dallara Mazda 100 87.5 (140.817) 0:34:37 154.935

References

  1. ↑ Lewandowski, Dave (2013-06-23). "Hinchcliffe dominates Iowa for first oval win". IndyCar Series. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. ↑ http://www.iowaspeedway.com/aspx/AboutSpeedway/News.aspx?id=1473
Preceded by
Kohler Grand Prix		 IndyCar Series
Iowa Corn 300		 Succeeded by
Honda Indy Toronto
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