Iowa 300

Iowa 300
IndyCar Series
Venue	Iowa Speedway
First race	2007
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] 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). For 2020, the race reverts back to 250 laps, with consecutive 250-lap races on Friday and Saturday night.

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, 2015 and 2019, it was held as a Saturday night race under the lights.

In 2020 IndyCar will have two 250-lap races at the track using a double header format with both races taking place at night on July 17th and 18th.

Past winners

IndyCar Series

Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed	Report
Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed	Report
2007	June 24	Dario Franchitti	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Team Penske	Dallara	Chevrolet	300	262.5 (422.452)	1:56:53	137.664 mph (221.549 km/h)	Report

2019: Race started four hours late due to severe weather just before Midnight EST on July 20th. The race finished at 2:15 AM EST on July 21st, including a red flag 55 laps in due to a brief rain shower.

Indy Lights Series

Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed
Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed
2007	June 23	Alex Lloyd	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	Panther Racing	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:47:06	130.986 mph (210.802 km/h)
2009	June 20	Ana Beatriz	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:48:05	128.285 mph (206.455 km/h)
2010	June 19	Sebastián Saavedra	Bryan Herta Autosport	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:46:10	133.614 mph (215.031 km/h)
2011	June 25	Josef Newgarden	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:40:27	152.478 mph (245.390 km/h)
2012	June 23	Esteban Guerrieri	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:40:59	150.53 mph (242.25 km/h)
2013	June 22	Sage Karam	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:39:59	154.274 mph (248.280 km/h)
2014	Not held
2015	July 18	Max Chilton	Carlin	Dallara	Mazda	100	87.5 (140.817)	0:36:50	145.621 mph (234.354 km/h)
2016	July 10	Félix Serrallés	Carlin	Dallara	Mazda	100	87.5 (140.817)	0:34:45	154.396 mph (248.476 km/h)
2017	July 9	Matheus Leist	Carlin	Dallara	Mazda	100	87.5 (140.817)	0:37:08	144.436 mph (232.447 km/h)
2018	July 8	Patricio O'Ward	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Mazda	100	87.5 (140.817)	0:34:37	154.935 mph (249.344 km/h)

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.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Preceded by Honda Indy Toronto	IndyCar Series Iowa 300	Succeeded by Honda Indy 200

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[1] 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.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)