Round 12: Iowa Corn Indy 300, Newton, Iowa. 11th & 12th July, 2014.

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The AAA, (American Automobole Association) held the very first very race in Iowa at the Tri-State Fair Grounds in Burlington, on July 9, 1915. It was a 100-mile (160 km) race, won by Bob Burman. Additional AAA races were held at Des Moines Speedway, in Valley Junction on a one-mile (1.6 km) wooden board track, in 1915 and 1916. However the track closed and dismantled soon after.

The current IndyCar event event was first held in 2007 and was won by Dario Franchitti, driving for Andretti Green Racing. From 2007-2013 the race was a distance of 218.75 miles, or 250 lapsor. This year the distance has been increased to 262.5 miles, or 300 laps.

The Iowa Speedway is the shortest track on the IndyCar calendar, at 0.875 miles long and producing a lap time of under 18 seconds.

Track Layout:


Length: 0.875 mi - 1.4 km
Turns: 4
Lap record: June 22nd, 2013. Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Dallara DW12-Chevrolet, 17.3324 seconds, 185.65 mph - 298.77 kmh

Last year's winner:
James Hinchcliffe,
Andretti Autosport,
Dallara DW12-Chevrolet

Laps: 250
Distance: 218.75 mi - 352.044 km
Race Time: 1:30:16.0266
Average Speed: 148.559

TV Coverage:
NBCSN
Green flag, 8:00pm ET.