The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to Iowa Speedway this weekend for a doubleheader at the “Fastest Short Track on the Planet.”
With two races adding up to a bevy of championship points on the line, and superstars like Ed Sheeran and Caitlin Clark highlighting festivities, INDYCAR Iowa weekend is quickly becoming a fan-favorite spectacle.
Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward will try to defend their race wins at Iowa a season ago in the first oval races on the schedule since the 2023 Indianapolis 500.
Fans in attendance will also enjoy four massive concerts bookending each race. On Saturday, Carrie Underwood will perform the pre-race concert, with Kenny Chesney performing the post-race concert. On Sunday, Zac Brown Band will kick things off, with Ed Sheeran closing out the weekend in Iowa.
So when should you tune in to catch Race No. 2?
Sunday, July 23rd: Hy-Vee One Step 250
The following day, the Hy-Vee One Step 250 will begin at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday on NBC and Peacock.
Race 1 Recap:
Josef Newgarden proved once again he’s the man to beat in Iowa, leading the most laps en route to a fifth career victory at the short track. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin finished close behind, but Newgarden was so dominant that only five total cars finished on the lead lap.
WHAT. A. FINISH.
Relive the last few laps of the Hy-Vee Homefront 250.#INDYCAR // @INDYCARatIowa pic.twitter.com/yEGIPXSv0E
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) July 22, 2023
NTT INDYCAR Series points standings:
With four race wins in 2023, Alex Palou enters the doubleheader weekend with a commanding advantage in the standings.
1st. Alex Palou, 442 points
2nd. Josef Newgarden, 344 points
3rd. Scott Dixon, 328 points
4th. Pato O’Ward, 309 points
5th. Marcus Ericsson, 307 points
6th. Scott McLaughlin, 298 points
7th. Will Power, 274 points