NEWTON, IA – April 2, 2012 – The first race of the 2012 season is just a couple weeks away. Saturday, April 21, runners and sprinters will be converging on Iowa Speedway to take part in the ‘Where the Rubber Meets the Road’ 8K race and the ‘High Heels on High Banks’ 150 Yard Dash. […]
NEWTON, IA – March 29, 2012 – Pizza Ranch, the popular Midwest pizza and chicken buffet restaurant, has renewed its sponsorship of Pizza Ranch Victory Lane and will continue to deliver a winning pizza to every driver who visits it at Iowa Speedway through the 2013 season. “We are extremely proud of the fact that […]
Pella, Iowa— The Pella Knights of the semi-Pro Football League is pleased to announce its upcoming season in Pella, Iowa. Owner Tom Lathrop has signed on Steven Miller as the Head Coach for the Knights and he and his staff are preparing the Pella Knights to be a premier semi-pro team in the Mid-West. Coach […]
United Way of Siouxland First Charity Selected FONTANA, Calif. (March 23, 2012) – Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson kicked off the 2012 Helmet of Hope campaign today at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., by announcing Blue Bunny Ice Cream as the title sponsor of the program. Johnson unveiled this year’s helmet, […]
Local Bands, Pre-Race Concerts to Drive More Fans to Attend NEWTON, IA. – March 22, 2012 – As part of the initiative to improve the already great fan experience, Iowa Speedway is moving this year’s concert acts to the pre-race festivities – allowing more fans an opportunity to attend. Also new for this year: local […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s very own Mayhem Girls, or OMG, hosted their first bout of the year at the PAC in Oskaloosa Saturday night, taking on the River City Dames of Anarchy. The prep began the day before with laying and installing the special surface used for roller derby. Sunday was used to pack it […]
Green flag for the 2012 Iowa Speedway race season will be at 7:00 p.m. on May 19th NEWTON, Iowa – (March 7, 2012) – Graham Tire Company, a franchise of 11 retail Goodyear Tire dealerships and one retread plant located in Iowa and Minnesota, has signed an agreement with Iowa Speedway to be the presenting […]
Sukup 100 will be Saturday, June 23, prior to the Iowa Corn Indy 250 NEWTON, Iowa – February 29, 2012 – Iowa Speedway is pleased to announce Sukup Manufacturing Co. will be back as the official sponsor of the Sukup 100 Firestone Indy Lights race on Saturday, June 23. In a weekend that is filled […]
Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Will Be Held May 20, 2012 JOHNSTON, Iowa – Feb. 22, 2012 – Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, and Iowa Speedway today announced Pioneer as the title sponsor for the May NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Iowa Speedway. The Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 will be held Sunday, May 20, at the Iowa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Barnstomers Coach Mike Hohensee said he was looking forward to Wednesday, “It’s the first day of pads.” Rules for arena football state that 3 days of practice are needed before pads are used. Hohensee said that practices are going well, “we’re throwing a lot at them early”, and he says that […]
