Iowa Speedway
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| Iowa Speedway | |
| Rusty Wallace Signature Series Track | |
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| Facility statistics | |
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| Location | Newton, Iowa |
| Broke ground | June 21, 2005 |
| Opened | September 15, 2006 |
| Owner | U.S. Motorsport Entertainment Corp. |
| Operator | Iowa Speedway |
| Construction cost | $70 million |
| Architect | Paxton Waters Architecture Rusty Wallace |
| Former names | |
| Quad Cities International Raceway Park (planning stages name) |
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| Major events | |
| Indy Racing League Iowa Corn Indy 250 (2007) ARCA |
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| Seating capacity | |
| 25,000 | |
| Current dimensions | |
| Track shape | Tri-oval |
| Track length | 0.875 miles (oval) 1.3 (road course) |
| Track banking | Turns 12°-14° Frontstrech 10° Backstrech 4° |
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8 mile long paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately 30 miles east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It will have 25,000 permanent seats at the time of its completion as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.
The track opened in September 2006 with the Soy Biodiesel 250, won by Woody Howard, for the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Four Champions playoff. The Indy Racing League has announced that they will race there on June 24, 2007. The track has secured a combined NASCAR Grand National Busch East-AutoZone West race where results will count towards both series' championships. [1] The track is also likely to pursue future NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series dates.
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