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#8 :
Iowa Speedway:
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Rusty Wallace Drive Newton, IA 50208
Iowa Corn Indy 250
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Gates: 4:00 pm Event: 1:00 pm
Ticket
Info
Race
Track Website
IRL
Announcement (with track photo)
Des
Moines 'Juice' website (For local info)
"Oh man ... this place is different," Marco Andretti. "It is a short oval, but it is flat-out
so you have to treat it like a superspeedway"
The
track :
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.
[2] The track is also likely to pursue future NASCAR Busch
Series and Craftsman Truck Series dates.
Backstory:
The Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Ethanol will be held
at the 7/8-mile oval in Newton, Iowa on June 24. The inaugural
race is scheduled to showcase ethanol before a live national
television audience on ABC.
The announcement was made at the Iowa State Fair by IndyCar
Series ABC/ESPN broadcaster and former NASCAR champion Rusty
Wallace, who designed Iowa Speedway. Wallace was joined by
Team Ethanol IndyCar Series driver Jeff Simmons, Iowa Speedway
officials, and representatives of Iowa Corn and presenting
sponsor the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council.
"I've watched the impact ethanol fuel is making
on racing, especially the Indy Racing League," Wallace
said, "It's an honor for us to have a major sponsorship – for
a major race – from a major industry group here in
the state of Iowa. It's really great for racing, for
Iowa Speedway, and for the many folks here in Iowa who make
their living growing corn."
IndyCar Series Merchandise
Kyle Phillips, ICPB chair-elect and a corn grower from Knoxville,
Iowa, said Iowa Corn is proud to carry their ethanol message
to consumers nationwide by sponsoring the race.
"This is a great opportunity to show the entire U.S.
that ethanol is a winner," Phillips said. "With
all the Indy Racing League cars running on 100 percent ethanol
in 2007, it's an ideal fit."
Iowa Speedway president Stan Clement said Iowa Corn, Iowa
Speedway and the Indy Racing League are a nice fit.
"If you're a farm kid growing up in Iowa, or
anywhere in the Midwest, you usually have a pretty good understanding
of corn, cattle, and auto racing," Clement said. "I
think the Indy Racing League also has a good understanding
of what ethanol fuel can mean for racing, too. So we're
delighted to have Iowa Corn as our title sponsor for next
year's Iowa Corn Indy 250."
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