Stock car racing events in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series have been held at the Iowa Speedway. The track held 2 races annually from 2011 to 2020, when the track was removed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track returned to the schedule following the release of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule, supporting a Cup Series race on the same weekend.
Current race
The Hy-Vee PERKS 250 is a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The race has been held in May or June from 2011 to 2019 and was going to be held again in 2020 before being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was removed from the Xfinity Series schedule entirely in 2021. The race returned to the schedule in 2024.
Carson Kvapil is the defending race winner.
History In the race's first year in 2011, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his first win in what was then the Nationwide Series despite his engine blowing coming to the start/finish line on the last lap. His Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards, who was running 2nd, could not see through the smoke coming from Stenhouse's car and as a result, he hit the back of Stenhouse's car which allowed him to cross the start/finish line 1st and win.
The race had different title sponsor almost every year in its first stint on the schedule. The revived Circuit City brand was the race's title sponsor in the last of those years in 2019. On March 27, 2024, Hy-Vee was announced as the title sponsor of the race in 2024 in its first year on the series' schedule since 2019. The grocery store has been the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series doubleheader races at the track since 2022. The store is highlighting their rewards program PERKS in the name of the race. The track also announced in that announcement that the 2024 race had been sold out.
Past winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed(mph) Report Ref Laps Miles (km) 2011 May 22 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 218.75 (352.044) 2:03:40 106.132 Report 2012 May 20 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 218.75 (352.044) 2:02:29 107.157 Report 2013 June 9* 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 218.75 (352.044) 2:08:05 102.472 Report 2014 May 18 54 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 218.72 (352.044) 2:04:28 105.45 Report 2015 May 17 60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 259* 226.625 (364.717) 2:24:17 94.242 Report 2016 June 19 18 Sam Hornish Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 218.72 (352.044) 2:07:51 102.659 Report 2017 June 24 9 William Byron JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 218.72 (352.044) 2:32:52 85.859 Report 2018 June 17 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 218.72 (352.044) 2:08:33 102.100 Report 2019 June 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 218.72 (352.044) 2:19:02 94.402 Report 2020–2023 Not held 2024 June 15 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 253* 221.375 (356.317) 2:36:27 84.899 Report 2025 August 2 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford 250 218.72 (352.044) 2:29:26 87.832 Report 2026 August 8 1 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 260* 227.5 (366.12) 2:43:38 83.418 Report
2013: Race postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain. 2015, 2024 & 2026: Races extended due to NASCAR Overtime. 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Homestead–Miami due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 2 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2011–2012 Sam Hornish Jr. 2014, 2016 Sam Mayer 2024-2025
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 4 Roush Fenway Racing 2011–2013, 2015 JR Motorsports 2017, 2018, 2024, 2026 3 Joe Gibbs Racing 2014, 2016, 2019
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 5 Ford 2011–2013, 2015, 2025 4 Chevrolet 2017, 2018, 2024, 2026 3 Toyota 2014, 2016, 2019
Former second race
The U.S. Cellular 250 was a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race which was held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa every summer from 2009 to 2019. It was traditionally held in late July or early August, while U.S. Cellular was the title sponsor every year since the event's inception with different presenting sponsors over the years. The race was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being removed from the schedule entirely in 2021.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)Report Laps Miles (km) 2009 August 188 Brad Keselowski JR Motorsports Chevrolet250218.75 (352.044)2:22:5391.858 Report 2010 July 3118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota250218.75 (352.044)2:05:56104.222 Report 2011 August 66 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford250218.75 (352.044)2:11:2099.937 Report 2012 August 42 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet250218.75 (352.044)1:53:31115.622 Report 2013 August 322 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford250218.75 (352.044)1:56:58112.211 Report 2014 August 222 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford250218.75 (352.044)2:02:49106.867 Report 2015 August 122 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford260*227.5 (366.125)2:12:02103.383 Report 2016 July 3020 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota250218.75 (352.044)2:05:43104.401 Report 2017 July 2920 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota254*222.25 (357.676)2:17:3796.9 Report 2018 July 2820 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota257*224.875 (361.901)2:18:0097.772 Report 2019 July 2798 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford250218.75 (352.044)2:28:0088.682 Report 2020* August 1 Race Canceled and moved to Kansas Speedway due to COVID-19 pandemic
2015, 2017 and 2018: Race extended due to overtime. 2020: Race canceled and moved to Kansas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 3 Brad Keselowski 2009, 2013, 2014
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 4 Joe Gibbs Racing 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 3 Team Penske 2013, 2014, 2015
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 5 Ford 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 4 Toyota 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 2 Chevrolet 2009, 2012
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