First race 2007 Most wins (driver) Ryan Hunter-Reay (3) Distance 422,453 m | Laps 300 Most wins (team) Andretti Autosport (7) Venue Iowa Speedway | |
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Corporate sponsor Iowa Corn Promotion Board Previous names Iowa Corn Indy 250
(2007–2013)
Iowa Corn Indy 300
(2014–2015) Similar Iowa Speedway, Firestone 600, Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, Grand Prix of Long Beach, Barber Motorsports Park | ||
2016 iowa corn 300 at iowa speedway
The Iowa Corn 300 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).
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The race takes place in the "Corn Belt" of the United States, and highlights the league's ties to the ethanol fuel industry.
2015 iowa corn 300
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.