Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds held a press convention on Tuesday morning to disclose the information.
The 7/8th-mile paved brief observe, situated in Newton, Iowa, will host a NASCAR race weekend on June 14-16 subsequent season with an ARCA Menards Collection race on June 14, a Xfinity race on June 15 and a Cup occasion on June 16.
Iowa was on the ARCA schedule this season and the Xfinity Collection final competed at Iowa in 2019. The observe has by no means beforehand hosted a Cup sequence occasion.
Iowa would be the first brief observe on the Cup scheduled situated exterior the Southeast United States.
“We’re actually excited to be heading to Iowa Speedway,” mentioned Ben Kennedy, NASCAR‘s senior vp of racing growth and technique. “The primary time in what would be the 76-year historical past that we’ve had a (Cup) race at Iowa Speedway, and the primary time in a very very long time that we’ve had a (Cup) race within the state of Iowa, so we’re excited to get there.
“We discuss loads in regards to the racing product and what that appears like, and we hear from plenty of our followers that want to see extra brief tracks. After which we additionally hear how good intermediate racing is with this Subsequent Gen automotive. And I believe Iowa in plenty of methods exhibits each the brief observe in addition to an intermediate race observe in the best way that it races. I’m so excited to see it on the schedule.”
Race Winner Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Supra Ruud
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The Midwestern brief observe is a favourite amongst drivers and followers all through its 17-year historical past. With Tuesday‘s announcement, the NASCAR Cup Collection returns to the Hawkeye State for the primary time since 1953, when Herb Thomas drove the No. 92 Fabulous Hudson Hornet to victory at Davenport Speedway, a 0.5-mile dust observe 130 miles east of Iowa Speedway.
“This can be a dream come true,” mentioned NASCAR Corridor of Famer Rusty Wallace, Iowa Speedway‘s co-founder and designer. “This observe was constructed with the intent of internet hosting a NASCAR Cup Collection race in the future, and to lastly see it come collectively is a testomony to the tenacity of the nice race followers in Iowa.”
