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| Location | 3333 Rusty Wallace Drive, Newton, Iowa, 50208 |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 / UTC−5 (DST) |
| Coordinates | 41°40′40″N 93°0′52″W / 41.67778°N 93.01444°W |
| Owner | NASCAR (November 2013−present) Clement family (July 2011−November 2013) U.S. MotorSport Entertainment (2006−July 2011) |
| Broke ground | 21 June 2005 |
| Opened | 15 September 2006 |
| Construction cost | US$70 million |
| Major events | Current:
Former:
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| Website | iowaspeedway |
| D-shaped Oval (2006–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.875[a] miles (1.408 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns: 12–14° Frontstretch: 10° Backstretch: 4° |
| Race lap record | 0:17.4908 ( Ryan Briscoe, Dallara IR-04, 2008, IndyCar) |
| Road Course (2006–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.300 miles (2.092 km) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Banking | Turns 1–2: 12–14° Frontstretch: 10° Backstretch: 4° |
| Race lap record | 0:41.624 ( Michael Valiante, Riley MkXI, 2007, DP) |
Iowa Speedway is a 7⁄8 mile (1.4 km) oval short track in Newton, Iowa. Since its inaugural season of racing in 2006, the track has hosted a variety of racing events, including events sanctioned by NASCAR and IndyCar. NASCAR has owned the facility since 2013, with Eric Peterson currently serving as the track's president. Iowa Speedway is served by Interstate 80.
As of 2023, the track holds 30,000 seats. Along with the main track, the track complex also features seven road course layouts, including a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) road course layout that combines parts of the main track along with the infield road course to make a "roval".
After an initial proposal to build a 1 mile (1.6 km) track by businessmen Jerry Lowrie and Larry Clement failed in the early 2000s, in 2003, the Paul Schlaack-owned U.S. Motorsport Entertainment Corporation made a bid to build a shorter facility. After another delay due to a perceived lack of funds that lasted throughout 2004, groundbreaking commenced in mid-2005, with the facility holding its first races in September 2006. The sanctioning body of NASCAR later bought the track in 2013 to save the facility from financial issues.
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