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Iowa Speedway is a 7/8 mile long paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa
Newton, Iowa

Newton is a city in the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 15,579....
, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
 and patterned after Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....
, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle
Recreational vehicle

In North American English the term recreational vehicle, and its acronym RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both a vehicle and a temporary travel home....
 viewing area along the backstretch.

The track opened in September 2006 with the Soy Biodiesel
Biodiesel

Biodiesel refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of long chain alkyl esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat , which can be used in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles....
 250, won by Woody Howard, for the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Four Champions playoff.






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Iowa Speedway is a 7/8 mile long paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa
Newton, Iowa

Newton is a city in the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 15,579....
, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
 and patterned after Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....
, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle
Recreational vehicle

In North American English the term recreational vehicle, and its acronym RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both a vehicle and a temporary travel home....
 viewing area along the backstretch.

The track opened in September 2006 with the Soy Biodiesel
Biodiesel

Biodiesel refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of long chain alkyl esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat , which can be used in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles....
 250, won by Woody Howard, for the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Four Champions playoff. The Indy Racing League
Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
 announced a race there on June 24, 2007, the Iowa Corn Indy 250
Iowa Corn Indy 250

The Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on June 24, 2007, for the first time....
, which was won by Dario Franchitti, who barely nipped Marco Andretti at the finish line. The track has secured a combined NASCAR Camping World East
NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series

The Camping World Series East is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. Races are held at oval tracks ranging from 1/3 to 1 mile in length and on two road courses, 1.53 and 2.45 miles in length....
-West
NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series

The NASCAR Camping World Series West is a regional stock car racing division of NASCAR. The West Series was first formed in 1954 as a proving ground for drivers from the Western United States who could not travel to race in the more traditional stock car racing regions like North Carolina and the rest of the Southern United States....
 race where results will count towards both series' championships. That race delivered a dramatic battle between 17-year old Joey Logano
Joey Logano

Joseph "Joey" Logano nicknamed Sliced_bread#The_greatest_thing_since_sliced_bread by Randy LaJoie, is an American race car driver who currently drives the #20 The Home Depot Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series and the #20 GameStop Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing....
 from the Busch East Series, who defeated Daytona 500
Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
 champion Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick is an United States race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil car....
, 1998 West Series champion, who represented the West Series at the end of the race. The track has been awarded a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Camping World Truck Series race in 2008, and a Nationwide Series race for 2009. An agreement has been reached with the IRL that will see three more years racing at Iowa from 2009 onwards.

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