Iowa Corn 300

Iowa Corn 300

IndyCar Series
Venue	Iowa Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Iowa Corn Promotion Board
First race	2007
Distance	262.5 miles
Laps	300
Previous names	Iowa Corn Indy 250 (2007–2013) Iowa Corn Indy 300 (2014–2015)
Most wins (driver)	Ryan Hunter-Reay (3)
Most wins (team)	Andretti Autosport (7)

The Iowa Corn 300^[1] is an IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The first event was held in 2007. From 2007-2013, it was a 250-lap (218.75 miles) race; beginning in 2014, the race was increased to 300 laps (262.5 miles).

Since 2011, the race has been scheduled as a Saturday night race under the lights.

The race takes place in the "Corn Belt" of the United States, and highlights the league's ties to the ethanol fuel industry.

Indy car history in Iowa

The first Championship Car race in Iowa took place on July 9, 1915. AAA held a 100-mile (160 km) race at Tri-State Fair Grounds in Burlington, Iowa, won by Bob Burman. Additional AAA races were held at Des Moines Speedway in Valley Junction, a one-mile (1.6 km) wooden board track, in 1915 and 1916. Only two championship car races, won by Ralph Mulford and Ralph DePalma respectively, were held at Des Moines, as the track closed and was dismantled shortly thereafter.

In October 2013, Iowa Speedway announced that the 2014 race was extended to 300 laps.^[2]

Past winners

Verizon IndyCar Series

Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report
						Laps	Miles (km)
2007	June 24	Dario Franchitti	Andretti Green Racing	Dallara	Honda	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:48:14	123.896	Report
2008	June 22	Dan Wheldon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dallara	Honda	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:38:36	136.007	Report
2009	June 21	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dallara	Honda	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:39:48	134.371	Report
2010	June 20	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Honda	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:42:13	131.205	Report
2011	June 25	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Honda	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:53:00	118.671	Report
2012	June 23	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Chevrolet	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:43:39	129.371	Report
2013	June 23	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Chevrolet	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:30:16	148.559	Report
2014	July 12	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Honda	300	262.5 (422.452)	2:01:59	131.923	Report
2015	July 18	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Honda	300	262.5 (422.452)	2:03:50	129.943	Report

Indy Lights Series

Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
						Laps	Miles (km)
2007	June 23	Alex Lloyd	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:53:19	115.707
2008	June 21	Dillon Battistini	Panther Racing	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:47:06	130.986
2009	June 20	Ana Beatriz	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:48:05	128.285
2010	June 19	Sebastián Saavedra	Bryan Herta Autosport	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:46:10	133.614
2011	June 25	Josef Newgarden	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:40:27	152.478
2012	June 23	Esteban Guerrieri	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:40:59	150.53
2013	June 22	Sage Karam	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Dallara	Infiniti	115	100.625 (161.94)	0:39:59	154.274
2014	Not held
2015	July 18	Max Chilton	Carlin	Dallara	Mazda	100	87.5 (140.817)	0:36:50	145.621

References

1. Lewandowski, Dave (2013-06-23). "Hinchcliffe dominates Iowa for first oval win". IndyCar Series. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
2. http://www.iowaspeedway.com/aspx/AboutSpeedway/News.aspx?id=1473

• http://www.iowaspeedway.com/
• IndyCar.com race page
• 2011 IndyCar Results Page