IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway
Venue
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)
Iowa 300
(2019)
Iowa IndyCar 250s
(2020)
Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 presented by DoorDash
(2022)
Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google
(2022)
Most wins (driver)
Josef Newgarden (6)
Most wins (team)
Team Penske (9)
Most wins (manufacturer)
Chassis: Dallara (21)
Engine: Chevrolet (13)
The Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart and Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade are IndyCar Series races held at the Iowa SpeedwayinNewton, 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 returned to the 2022 schedule with the 250/300 format held in years previous.[1]
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.[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 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.[3]
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 event going forward, with one 250 lap race and one 300 lap race.[4]
Season
Date
Driver
Team
Chassis
Engine
Race Distance
Race
Time
Average Speed
Report
Laps
Miles (km)
June 24
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:48:14
123.896 mph (199.391 km/h)
June 22
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:38:36
136.007 mph (218.882 km/h)
June 21
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:39:48
134.371 mph (216.249 km/h)
June 20
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:42:13
131.205 mph (211.154 km/h)
June 25
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:53:00
118.671 mph (190.982 km/h)
June 23
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:43:39
129.371 mph (208.202 km/h)
June 23
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:30:16
148.559 mph (239.083 km/h)
July 12
300
262.5 (422.452)
2:01:59
131.923 mph (212.309 km/h)
July 18
300
262.5 (422.452)
2:03:50
129.943 mph (209.123 km/h)
July 10
300
262.5 (422.452)
1:52:16
143.330 mph (230.667 km/h)
July 9
300
262.5 (422.452)
1:55:11
139.702 mph (224.829 km/h)
July 8
300
262.5 (422.452)
1:47:32
149.636 mph (240.816 km/h)
2019*
July 20–21*
300
262.5 (422.452)
1:56:53
137.664 mph (221.549 km/h)
July 17
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:41:25
132.220 mph (212.787 km/h)
July 18
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:38:40
135.900 mph (218.710 km/h)
Not held
July 23
250
218.75 (352.044)
1:39:34
134.674 mph (216.737 km/h)
July 24
300
262.5 (422.452)
1:54:23
140.681 mph (226.404 km/h)
July 22
250
223.5 (359.688)
1:33:40
143.155 mph (230.386 km/h)
July 23
250
223.5 (359.688)
1:40:25
133.527 mph (214.891 km/h)
July 13
250
223.5 (359.688)
July 14
250
223.5 (359.688)
Season
Date
Driver
Team
Chassis
Engine
Race Distance
Race
Time
Average Speed
Laps
Miles (km)
Indy Pro Series
June 23
115
100.625 (161.94)
0:53:19
115.707 mph (186.212 km/h)
Indy Lights
June 21
115
100.625 (161.94)
0:47:06
130.986 mph (210.802 km/h)
June 20
0:48:05
128.285 mph (206.455 km/h)
June 19
0:46:10
133.614 mph (215.031 km/h)
June 25
0:40:27
152.478 mph (245.390 km/h)
June 23
0:40:59
150.530 mph (242.255 km/h)
June 22
0:39:59
154.274 mph (248.280 km/h)
2014
Not held
July 18
100
87.5 (140.817)
0:36:50
145.621 mph (234.354 km/h)
July 10
0:34:45
154.396 mph (248.476 km/h)
July 9
0:37:08
144.436 mph (232.447 km/h)
July 8
0:34:37
154.935 mph (249.344 km/h)
2019
–
2021
Not held
July 23
75
67.05 (107.907)
0:29:52
134.693 mph (216.767 km/h)
Indy NXT
July 22
HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing
75
67.05 (107.907)
0:27:54
144.126 mph (231.948 km/h)
July 13
55
67.05 (107.907)
Starting in 2015 until 2020, 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)
July 17
159*
139.125 (223.90)
1:42:36
81.364 mph (130.943 km/h)
July 17
150
131.25 (211.23)
1:14:42
105.403 mph (169.630 km/h)
July 8
150
131.25 (211.23)
1:27:30
90.395 mph (145.477 km/h)
July 7
150
131.25 (211.23)
1:19:56
98.521 mph (158.554 km/h)
July 19
150
131.25 (211.23)
1:20:40
97.624 mph (157.111 km/h)
July 18
150
131.25 (211.23)
1:22:23
95.590 mph (153.837 km/h)
Season
Date
Driver
Team
Race Distance
Race Time
Average Speed
Laps
Miles (km)
July 9
Oliver Askew
Cape Motorsports
60
52.50 (84.491)
0:24:48.4972
126.970 mph (204.338 km/h)
Season
Date
Driver
Team
Race Distance
Race Time
Average Speed
Laps
Miles (km)
July 18
Weiron Tan
Andretti Autosport
100
87.50 (140.8176)
0:42:28.9554
123.580 mph (198.883 km/h)
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:[11]
Season
Date
Driver
Race Distance
Laps
Miles (km)
June 24
Bobby East
100
87.50 mi (140.82 km)
June 22
Bobby East
100
87.50 mi (140.82 km)
Source:[12]
Preceded by
Grand Prix of Toronto
IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway
Succeeded by
Music City Grand Prix
Current (2024)
Former
