Iowa Speedway, Oval

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile short oval located near Newton, Iowa, which opened in 2006 after construction of the roughly $50 million facility. The track was designed with input from NASCAR star turned commentator Rusty Wallace, and its layout was modelled on the Richmond International Raceway, the kind of bustling short track on which Wallace excelled. The tri-oval is 60 feet wide and carries compound banking of 12 to 14 degrees in the turns, with 10 degrees on the front stretch and 4 degrees on the back stretch. It was the first circuit to have the SAFER barrier installed around its entire perimeter. The venue has hosted NASCAR's Truck and Xfinity divisions as well as the IndyCar Series, whose Iowa Corn Indy 250 debuted in 2007 with Dario Franchitti winning a near photo-finish. A two-tier recreational vehicle viewing area overlooks the back stretch, helping push total capacity to around 40,000 spectators. Ownership passed from the Manatt family to the Clement family in 2011, and in 2013 NASCAR itself bought the facility outright. An Alan Wilson-designed 1.3-mile infield road course, smaller ovals and a drag strip round out the site.

Operated by: NASCAR (Speedway Motorsports LLC)